Connecticut western news., 1893-03-16


 If law could be passed that would make newspapers mot transferable" the average editor would double his circula- tion in a month.-Dansville Breeze The annual meeting of the V. I. Society was postponed from last Satur- day to Saturday night of this week. The society will meet at the house of B. A. Peirce.
 Many women who are victims of the bad habit may be surprised to know that biting off the thread when sewing is the chief cause of blood poisoning among women.
 James l.. Trowbridge has reappear- ed on the surface of our village life after spending the winter in Southern Cali fornia He has renewed his former as- sociation with Dr H. A. Church. The abundance of snow this winter has made it very difficult for foxes, skunks and crows to get enough to eat in the woods, and the result is that they are reported as frequent visitors about the houses.
 Cur FLOWERS FoR EASTER. Bermu- da lilies. calla lilies, double yellow daf- fodils, Roman hyacinths, carnations in variety, violets. A limited supply of roses. Please send in your orders as early as possible. CARL SwENsoN, Florist, Winsted Conn.
 Charles s. Lane, for several years the roadmaster of the Naugatuck road, has resigned his position and will em- bark in business with his brother. MT Lane comes of family of railroaders, and was for number of years roadmas- ter ot the Housatonic road.
 The funeral of Mrs Sarah J. Knick erbocker took place Saturday forenoon at her late residence on the corner of Reed street and Oak avenue. Rev F. w. Barnett officiated, reading the burial office of the Episcopal church. Ed mund D. Lawrence, Daniel l.. Peirce, Luman Foote and Horace B. Stevens were the pall-bearers. The remains were taken on the 1238 train to Salis- bury for interment.
 A. P. Freeman has two photographs of views on street in Shullsburgb, Wisc., which were, we understand, giv en to him by Jos s. Adam. One was taken by moonlight and the other on dark night. They are both perfect representations of the scene under the circumstances. In the dark view there is wavy white line through the middle of the street, which is the result of man passing along with lantern.
 V-Some of the train crews of the P. R. & N. E.. road are overworked and need rest On Sunda ay train arrived here and the crew ,supposing their work was done. sidetracked the train and went to the barber shop to get shaved. While waiting for shave they received orders to go out again with the train. Some of the crew refused to go until af ter they had got shaved.at least, as they had already put in eleven days'time dur ing the past week.
 Mrs Sarah A. Cogswell, former resident of Canaan but who for several years has made her home with her | daughter, Mrs Evans at Ct Harrington, has been i'll and ''shut in" nearly all winter and for the last four weeks has been confined to her room and most of the time to her bed. She is now gain ing slowly and has been down to din. ner with the family two or three times. The indications are that with the return of warm weather she will be restored to her usual health.
 | -Messrs Ernest o. and Arthur I. Spur. sons of Andrew J. Spur of Cha pinville, Conn.,, took Horace Greeley's 's advice, "Go West Young Man and they are now growing up with the cour- try. The Sioux Valley News, publish ed at Correctionville, Iowa, in its issue of March 9th says:
 MT E. 0. Spur is now agent for the D. Joyce Lumber O. at this place. MT Heritage who has held the position for a number of years sent in his resignation some time ago to take effect March l.
 MT A. I. Spur, recently from Connec- ticut, will take the position made va- cant by the promotion of B. c. | The Rev Dr Hiram Eddy will reach his 80th mile stone on the journey of life tomorrow, March 17th, and will thus joln the large class of octogenarian S
 residing in this to,oaa. It would be of
 public interest to know the exact mum
 Der and ages of the members of this
 large class. Without making canvass
 of the town it is impossible to name
 them, but at this moment we think of
 nine octogenarians in this uiHage as fol
 lows: Pepoon Jacobs, born Feb. 16, 1894;
 Laurence Deming, born July IA, 1906;
 Mrs Jane W. Branch, born June 19. 1907;
 Mrs Lucretia F. Sheffield, born July 6,
 1909; Tillinghast B. Strong, born Oct.
 IT, 1909; William Bennett, born Dec.
 25, 1909; Murray 0. Hoag. born Marc |
 IS, 1911; William Watson, born Jan. 12,
 1913; Patrick Lynch, born Jan. 28, 1913.
 The letter published elsewhere iu regard to laying 8 new floor in the up. per part of the town hall building is
 timely and worthy of consideration } Now is the time however to make an
 other long-needed improvement, viz. ] dressing rooms for the stage, and real . exit therefrom to be used at all times