Connecticut western news., 1893-02-23
Local, News.

5.
 -Only g above zero last Friday morning.
 John W. Nicoll is engineer at R. D. Peirce & Co.'S.
 Dave Phillips, of Lakeville, visited friends here last Friday and Saturday.
 IA. W. Nicoll, of Yonkers, N. Y., was in town several days this week on business.
 There will be meeting of the liter- ary society tomorrow night. Debate on the Hawaiian question.
 We are obliged to condense some correspondence this week on account of the lateness of it's arrival.
 The island Dogs Misery mention ed by "A Citizen in his letter publish cd elsewhere, is situated on West Main street.
 -Kirtland Parsons was in town last Friday. He formerly was harness maker here. but now lives near New Haven.
 We suspect that the Rev T. H. Barag wanath was billed to lecture some- where, otherwise two blizzards would not occur within one week.
 Fuller & Peet will build large double tenement house on Railroad St north of Thomas Buffers premises. A number of men commenced work on the cellar last week.
 Miss Mary Parsons is still under the doctors care. There is absolutely Loth- ing in her condition to cause alarm but it may be some weeks before she will be !. we'll enough to leave her bed.
 -E. R. Lorrain has resumed work on his ho use near the town hall. Dur ing the past-tw years he has worked on this house whenever his men were not employed elsewhere. He intends to complete the house this time and oc- cupy it in the spring.
 Principal Adams of the high school reported for duty Monday morning but the blizzard kept the teachers in the other departments at home. Only eight scholars for the three schools re- ported, and they were taken into MT Adams room where school was kept all day.
 Good news Two more passenger trans will be added to the P. R < NE. schedule next Monday. They will be 8 great accommodation to people residing between Winsted and Poughkeepsie, and north and south of Canaan. For particulars see notice published else- where.
 Ut has been discover ed that some of the five dollar gold pieces of 1892 do not ring when thrown on hard surface. The reason is that they are slightly cracked, because of the imperfect mix ing of the gold and alloy when made up into sheets preparatory to being stamp ed The coins are full value just the same.-Ex.
 MT Henry Gay and others have pc tioned the General Assembly for the in corporation of the Winsted Street Rail road Company, and the North Associa- tion ofCongregational Ministers of Litch- field County for law to prevent cor ruptions at elections. A good thing. We hope such law will be passed, and then see that it is executed. Winsted Citizen. The Housatonic valley will shout .tAmen!''
 The employees of the P. R. & E. road ara paid every week with checks instead of cash. Fuller & Peet have al. ways cashed the checks for the employ. ees in this section. Last Saturday af ternoon however they received tele gram from New York notifying them o1 the Wall St slump in Reading securities and the probability that Reading cheeks would not be promptly paid. Fuller & Peet therefore refused to cash any more Reading checks for awhile or until fur ther information concerning them.
 The committee of five, appointed al the late special town meeting to consid CT the question of the North Canaan public records and report, came to ar agreement in regard to the matter a the1r meeting on Saturday. The repor has been given to the selectmen with request that they call 8 town meeting tt take action on the same at an early day It is generally understood that the re port is strongly in favor of the purchas of the town hall building and lot (y. cluding land where the band stand is sor e4OOO.
 The Rev T. g.. Bonds text last Sun day morning was selected from I Sam uel, XII. 1-5. MT Bond compared George Washington to Samuel, <an' showed the integrity of both. Amonl other facts he stated that the latest his torians affirm that George Washington refused to accept any salary while Pres ident of the United States. Mir Bond sermon pleased his audience; and it i safe to assert that both Samuel ant George could not be displeased witt that serwon-if they heard it-and wh' can infallibly affirm that those worthie did not hear it?