Connecticut western news., 1893-11-30

water, water main having been laid there during the past week.
 Frank Hitchcock is building large addition to the north part of his house. He has greatly improved the premises by removing the front fence.
 The Winsted Herald says that M. H. Granger, of Colebrook, recently butchered pig which tipped the scales at 718 pounds when dressed.
 J. Sedgwick Tracy, of Falls Village, and John c. Beckley are taking in the Yale Princeton foot ball game at New York to-day. They will remain in the city few days and enjoy themselves. A Thanksgiving service will be held in the Pilgrim church next Sunday eve- ming at seven o'clock. Leaflets, or the responsive readings, prepared for Thanksgiving service in Congregational churches, will be used.
 |, /-The F., R. & N. p. railroad are soon to place on their New England di- vision ten new locomotives from the Baldwin works at Philadelphia. Seven of these are 80-ton freight engines of the compound pattern, and three are 70-ton passenger engines.
 The NEWS has received a postal card from Mrs Lucia D. Smith, dated Hudson, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1893, which reads as follows: "Please send my paper the rest of the year to me at Los Angeles, Southern California, Porte Restante. We think of starting to-day. "
 The piano in the town hall build ing has recently been overhauled and put in perfect order. As there seems to be some misunderstanding in regard to renting it we will state that the rent of the hall does not include the rent of the piano. One dollar and fifty cents per evening will be charged for the use of the piano.
 The NEWS has received a postal card from the Rev l.. H. Reid, dated Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 24th, 1893, which reads as follows: We hope before you go to press again to be in our new house. so please change address to 29 Atwood St. from 352 Collins St. We are all pretty we'll, and hope you are enjoying the same blessing"
 
 "A Danbury gardener, who doesn't want his name printed, sent 8 dollar to a western city few days ago in response to an advertisement of man who ofer- ed to tell how to raise beets. The reply came Saturday. The envelope contain ed slip of paper on which>was printed "Take hold of the tops and pull for all you are worth. ."-Danbury News.
 There seems to be difference of opinion as to which correspondent has served the NEWS the longest. We should like to hear the opinion of O. NJ. Hall, of West Cornwall. We do not know exactly how many years MT Hall has been correspondent but we think he was on the staff when the present editor bought the NEWS nearly eleven years ago.
 MT Andrew J. Spur, of Chapin- vile, now rises up and says that he is the oldest corresp ondent of the NEWS. He states that he was the first one in Chapinville to subscribe for the NEWS and has been a continuous subscriber and writer ever since. MT Spur has not written for us every week and for that reason we> forgot to reckon Mir Spur as on our list of regulars.
 -On Friday, Nov. 17th, in the Su- perior court at Litchfeld, in the case of J. M. Schultz vs Addie E.. Schultz the plaintiffs demurrer to the defendants 8 answer was allowed, and the defendant s demurrer was overruled. The case is one between husband and wife, the point at issue being the right of the wife to deed piece of land conveyed to her by her husband on the condition that she would not leave him during his life. The defendant claims that her husband B treatment of her is such that she Is un- able to carry out her part of the com pact.
 A peculiar acting and almost fro zen individul appeared at Constable Drake's Sunday morning and asked di rections to Meriden As there was nc train to Meriden and as Drake noticed something was wrong, he took the per son to the lockrp, built fire and com menced to thaw him out. Upon fur. ther acquaintance Drake discovered that the man was an escaped imbecile by name of Furman. from Dr Knights institution at Lakeville. Proper parties were notified and in the afternoon Fur man was taken back to Lakeville. He escaped Saturday night.
 The meeting of the Literary society Friday night was we'll attended. Wm | Emmons gave some Worlds Fair ex periences after which the debate on the | question Resolved, That for the people the Brazilian Monarchy is preferable te the Brazilian Republic. The dispu tants were s. A. Eddy and Wm. Elm mons. affirmative; J. H. Roraback, F N. Brown, negative. The weight of ar gument was with the affirmative; tl merits of the question were not decided the vote being tie. Next meeting Dec. 8, with an open discussion on tht l question "Is foot ball as it is played { suitable game for intelligent young people.
 I/-Don't get left! If you want to g to Albany, N. r., or to points west o Albany. you will have to leave Canaan at 8. 12 a. m. or 103 33 a. m. via tn, F., R. & N. B road and Harlem road or at 9 40 a. m. or 12.38 p. m. via tn, Houaatnnic routa otharuira vnrHnopro