Connecticut western news., 1893-10-05

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 Work has been resumed on Dr Ross new house. The doctor expects to oc- cupy.it by the first of November,
 The game law was off Oct. 1st and the woods resound with the popping oi shot guns but we don't see much game brought into town.
 MT William R. Baldwin, who has been visiting his uncle, LA. Underwood, expects to return to Jacksonville, Ind, within two or three days.
 -Soutbfield has clergyman named Rev Mir Sleep; but they say his name doesn't fit him, for he is very wide awake preacher.-Pittsfel Gall.
 -J. S.Adam left yesterday for Pomp. ton, N. J., where he will enter the em. ploy of the Empire Wool Cleaning Co.,, of which Chas H. Briggs is general man. ager.
 There will be Flower Festival and sale of potted plants at the Methodist church parlors on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, Oct. II. An oyster supper will be served from 5.3C until g..
 Fuller & Peet's delivery clerks have been supplied with new uniforms. The uniform is of light blue overall stuff with bright red facings and stripe down the sides of the pants. It is "neat but not gaudy.'
 All those attending the 26th annual meeting of the Litchfeld Northwest Conference at Norfolk last Thursday were taken in carriages to the Hillhurst and entertained at dinner provided by the generosity of the Misses Eldridge.
 Prof J. M. Tyler. of Amherst Col lege, will lecture under the auspices of the Agassiz society in the town hall, Monday evening, Oct. 9tn. Subject; "The relation of flowers to insects, or why flowers have bright colors and sweet odors" Admission 25 cents.
 It has been reported that the Bar mum Richardson Go. would blow out the furnace about tine first of this month and shut down for the winter, but il has finally been decided to make, re- duction in the workmen's wages and continue the operation of this one fur. mace indefinitely.
 MT Adelbert Weaver has been sick several weeks with typhoid fever and g complication of diseases. At times he seemed to be improving but within a week very unfavorable symptoms: have developed and at this writing (Wednes day afternoon) little or no hopes are en- tertained of his recovery.
 Mrs George Gibson died of con. sumption at her home in Southfeld Mass, last Monday night. Her funeral will be attended at her late residence to-day (Thursday) at 1.30 p. m. Mrs Gibson was daughter of the late Ezekiel Fitch, and was an aunt oi Messrs Acel and Martin Rood of Canaan
 The old engine formerly called the Bloomfield, of the H. X o. W. road. has recently been thoroughly repaired and mum bered 1855. It will be used on the Rhinebeck branch of the P. X R. road. This is the engine that rolled down the bank at West Norfolk with Messrs Savage and Greer in the cab, some years ago. Mir B. D. Ives, of Norfolk, has made contract with the Leggett Spring < Axle Co.,, of Pittsburgh, Penn, to represent that concern for the sale oi their goods in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the New England States. MT Ives will also con tinue to represent the Atwater Mfg, O. of Southington, Conn.,, as he has done heretofore.
 -''I have learned" said an aged mother in Israel, ito go directly to Goo with every trouble and every joy. He has invited me to cast my care upor him, and why should I try to bear il all myself?" Beautiful lesson of child like trust in the love and tender solici tude of our heavenly Father. "Ht knoweth our frame; he remembered that we are dust, ,"-Sel. l/ Receiver Sherwood has appointed 0. M. Lawler general superintendent O the Philadelphia & Reading in the place of W. E. Bailey, resigned, who will re sume his former position as sup't. 0 transportation of the Lehigh & Hudson MT Lawler has been sup't. of the Allan tic City division of the Reading system He entered on his duties Tuesday a midnight and made a tour of inspection of the road yesterday.
 Last week Wednesday mornin, Blon Rice was found by Peter Nihil beside the Housatonic track between here and Falls Village. Rice was in dazed condition and had probably beel struck by one of the night freights. H was badly bruised on one side and it supposed that the tender of the loco motive hit him as he was walking be side the track. Dr Lee attends Ric and says that no bones are broken an that he will pull through all right.
 Tt is we'll known that MT B. R. Lol rain, the architect and builder, Ina erected a number of the finest resider ces in Norfolk and Ct. Harrington
 While in Ct. Harrington last Thursda
 the editor of the NEWS was show
 through Dr Bates new, novel and artis
 tic. but convenient, house which WE
 designed and built by Mir Lorrain; als
 shown through Mir F. G. Tefft's larg
 and elegant stable which was designe
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