Connecticut western news., 1893-03-23
Local News.

.-Forty-three calves were shipped from this station on Tuesday.
 There are still two feet of frost Tn the ground at the lower cemetery.
 -Z. Thorpe (the barber) and his family have moved to Sidney Centre, NY.
 MT and Mrs 0. s. Foster, of West Winsted, visited at H. B. Stevens on Sunday.
 On and after April 9th Lewis O. Rhoades' barber shop will be closed on Sundays.
 Theodore Adam and family are moving into the Thomas Baker house, SO called, on Railroad St.
 -G Otto Elterich, of Clayton, began driving his new span of carriage horses this week. They are beauties.
 The O. U. A. M. had supper at the close of their meeting Tuesday eve- ning-and that is all we know about it.
 George Fl Pasmore has bought lot on Barlow street, next to Mir Merrill's, and will build house on it as soon as the weather will permit.
 Mrs William Warner has returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Waterbury. Winsted and Ct. Bar rington during the past two months.
 HI. 0. Crandall will sell at public auction. live stock, harness, carriage, farming tools, seed potatoes, household goods, etc. at his residence in Falls Will lage on Wednesday. March 29th at 10 g. mI
 HJohn Green, brakeman on the P. R. & N. E. road, had his hand severely injured while coupling cars at Pough- keepsie last Thursday morning. He was taken to Vassar Hospital, where it was thought amputation may be neces- sary.
 Our 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.
 THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS will receive, acknowledge, and prompt ly forward contributions to save Dr Talmage's Brooklyn Tabernacle. from passing into the hands of the Sheriff on April 1st Read the Appeal For Aid' published on the fourth page.
 John H. Pulver and family have moved from J. O. Richmond's farm to Miss Parks farm near Chapinville. Sor- " to have them leave town, but Miss Parks needed such a man as MT Pulver to manage her farm and has offered him good inducements to take charge of it.
 Auction posters of all sizes. and pos ters and programs for entertainments of every description, all printed neatly and quickly at the NEWS job printing rooms. For those favoring us with their pat ronage we will gratuitously publish in the NEWS a reasonable notice of the date and place of auctions, entertainments, etc.
 -Luman Foote has tried an experi- ment to ascertain whether onions will live in the ground during the winter. Last fall he planted lot of onion seed and the onion tops had grown to height of about ten inches before winter set in During the winter the tops frove off even with the ground but have now sprouted up fresh and green as ever.
 At the adjourned annual meeting of the V. l. Society, held at the resi- dence of B. A. Peirce last Saturday night, the following officers wese elect ed for the ensuing year: President, A. P. Freeman; vice president, D. o. Whit tlesey; secretary, Louise Fl. Bragg; treasurer. G. Willis Parsons. It was voted to repair the lamps and, as far as possible, add new ones, also to make a canvass of the village in order to give all an opportunity to subscribe to the society fund.
 The large audience that filled the Methodist church last Sunday evening was one of many evidences of the esteem in which the Rev Dr Eddy is held at home and abroad. Revs T. s. Bond and D. O. Stone of Canaan and the Rev B. M. Wright, of Kent, assisted in the services. Dr Eddy's sermon entitled, '.An old mans view of old age" was g grand and comprehensive production, alluding to many of the important events which have taken place Tn the world during the past eighty years, the pro gress of civilization and the arts, sciences and inventions. Dr Eddy gave many interesting statistics, and concluded by showing the bright side of old age. The sermon was of more than an hours dur ation-far too long to be published en tire in the NEws-but we trust thst next week we may be permitted to pub fish an outline or synopsis of it.
 The funeral of Leonard Lawrence was attended on Tuesday afternoon Brief services were held at his late resi- dence in East Canaan at o'clock, con ducted by the Rev H. Utterwick. Th' remains were then conveyed to the Eas Canaan Congregational church wher' the funeral was held. Rev Utterwicl offered prayer and read the Scriptures Rev Dr Eddy preached the funeral dis course. The remains were laid to res in the family lot in the lower cemetery Rev Dr Eddy conducted the services a the grave. It is proper to mention tha the rain fell in torrents during the ser vices at the house and at the church kkS.o v,rouonfipr roonu frapo otfonIip,