Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2l, 1898.
Local News.

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 Help the worthy poor.
 -J. Henry Roraback has been sick with the grip since last Tursday. G
 Typhoid fever cases, grip and very bad colds are numerous at Millerton. N. Y. and vicinity.
 -Jonas Fl. Clute, of Westport, father of Prof Clute and the Misses Clute, wis ited here this week.
 Albert Edleman, wife and three children have all been sick abed with the grip within week.
 -Miss Mary Finnegan, of Railroad street, is home from Winsted whore she has been It work in the hosiery.
 Sheriff Crosby. of Pittsfeld, attend ed the funeral of his life long friend and former neighbor, MT John 0. Roraback.
 M. l. Osborne. IT,. of the New Hastford Tribune was home over Sun day and John Fl. Benton of the NEWS was in New Hartford over Sunday.
 The NEWS wishes all it's readers a Merry Christmas. and it trusts that the holiday supplement accompanying the current issue will be read and enjoyed by an.
 There is no school in the high or intermediate departments at present, owing to Miss Roraback's great afflction and tho illness of Miss Langdon.
 Miss 8. J. Roraback, the principal of Canaan High.school. fell on the ice Dsc. 5th and sprained her arm so badly that 1t will be some time before she re- covers the use of it.
 On Monday there was good sleigh ing from Hartford to West Norfolk but no snow tt all between the latter place and Salisbury. in fact it,was summer in Canaan and winter in Winsted.
 Palms and Ferns arc in fashion. If you should wish jardenier filled with those beautiful plants (a handsome Christmas present. call or write to Carl Swenson, the Winsted florist. He has now on hand beautiful collection of palms and ferns. Remember he is headquarters for cut flowers.
 Going to move, going to have any weddings in your family. are you in businsss, going to have an auction, or get up dance? In fact. are you going to want any printing? If so remember ua. Come and see our samples of pos- ters. tags, envelopes. bill and letterheads, statements, wedding invitations, dance programs and invitations, cards. tickets etc.
 Mrs E. w. Warner gave her annual social last evening at the Warner House. It WAS as usual we'll attended. An ex- cellent supper was served. That dusky prince of the piccolo. Jones.l was pres ont with two other Philippians and the music from this trio was very entertain ing. W. B White, of Winsted, fur nished tho music for the dancing which was enjoyed by many present. Mrs Warner,s socials are always pleasing and this one will be pleasantly remembered until her next one, next year. v The new calendar "AH Around Me Fear, 1894" published by Lee and Shepard, Boston. Mass, is very neat and artistic, with designs in color by J. Pauline Sumter. It is printed qu heavy cardboard. gilt edges, with cham, tas sells and ring. Size, 4axba inches Price. boxed. 50 cents. It has . page for each mouth of the year. and quaint pictures of little people, in ell sorts oi attitudes. and the verses are appropri ate to each picture and season. As 2 : holiday souvenir for friend nothing could be moro suitable.
 4 William Nisbet has recently en larged his store at East Winsted and ha, absorbed the space formerly occupied by the post office and by Iarkin $ Sparks' store. His entire space, includ ing the basement and second story, Il filled with seasonable goods of whicf holiday goods are . leading feature q present. In one show window is [ model of the Ferris wheel in motion run by clock work. The model is jus one -fiftieth the size of the Ferris vince at the Worlds Fair. It is worth jour ney to Nisbet's just to see the wheel ;an' you can see the elephant by steppinl inside the store.
 "A person registering as F. Howell Brooklyn, N. r., stopped at the Warne House Wednesday night. He did no appear Thursday morning and as no an swer could be gotten from his room a ; noon the door vss forced in and he wa found in . supplied condition. D Church was called and found MT Howe suffering from an overdose of morphine The patient was treated with antidote 3uQ piouty oA onAoTCcO OAoHOASo0 0oAAn the day. and on Friday morning b arose. paid his doctor and hotel bill and departed. On Friday afternoon I Howell registered at the Atlantic Hot' n Bridgeport. Monday he shot himse in the head while in his room. He die soon after. On examination of his pc son his name was found to be F. E Royce. He was 28 years old and sul
 posed to belong Tn San Francisco Mol
 ey difficulties probably made him d
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 vas 7l cents. pictures ol two girls, an
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