Connecticut western news., 1893-03-30

of the sash and blind factory.
 | Thomas O'Brien. who was shot in the head by Richard Healey on the 18th inst. at West Stock bridge, died on Sat urday morning.
 | William Garfield shipped his en- tire tobacco crop of about II tons raised on eight acres of land, to Sutter Bros. of Chicago, last week.
 | A blaming and matching machine for T. B. Brewer, of Mill River, was shipped to this station last week. It planes and matches lumber at the same time.
 Many of the Douglas Library books are being very much injured. Those who draw books ought to be more care ful of them, or if they iniure them they should be made to pay damages. The bans of marriage between John Edward Greer and Miss Mary O'Malley, and Michael Mullen and Miss Ellen Stack were published for the first time at St. Joseph's church on Sunday.
 Miss Minnie Quinn, who has been telegraph operator at New Britain, came home last Thursday to spend few days until she should be transferred to some other office by the superintendent.
 There will be Easter services, with special sermons and extra musical pro- grams and floral decorations on Sunday at Christ church and at the Methodist church. At Christ church the services will be at 10. 45 a. m. and D. m, and at the Methodist church at 1030 a. m and 2 p. m.
 The good people of Canaan are punching up the town authorities to lay a new floor in the town hall. They zealously look out for their sole's salva- tioE over there, and the slivers in the floor of the old hall do raise the dick ens " Winsted Herald.
 Principal Adams has been ill for several days and therefore been obliged to omit the last week of the term. The other rooms will close this week Thurs day. All the rooms will reopen for the spring work Monday, April 10th. MT D. L. Pierce, and MT and Mrs o. B. Vroman were in Boston last week and attended the recital given by Fade rewski Padee Ruseki, Paddy Risky. Paddy Whiskey, or whatever you choose to pronounce that jaw-breaking name. ] | The Agassiz meeting for April (semi-annuaD will be at J. l.. Bragg's, Tuesday evening, April 4. A paper on the "Glacial Period" repetition Of "Agassiz's Life and Work" and a "Re- view, are promised for the evening Election of officers will take place. On Thursday, April 2Oth, at 10 m., William vaill will dispose of large amount of personal property at public auction at his place on East St. Tn Corn wall. Nine wagons, household goods of every description, farming tools, blacksmith's ,tools, carpenters tools, wagon makers tools, five barrels of vim egar, wagon lumber, spokes, etc. will be sold. See posters.
 Contributions to the relief fund for Dr Talmage's Brooklyn Tabernacle will be received at the NEWS office up to 9p. m. today (Thursday) and the money will be forwarded to Brooklyn tomorrow morning. Hand in your dollars and your dimes without further delay, and thus have share in this good cause. Next week the NEWS will acknowledge the amounts received.
 l Young Master Drake has begun railroading pretty young. The other day, after helping Engineer Mcintyre on the engine in switching, he got onto the caboose with the intention of taking 6 trip to Ashley Falls. But by the time the train was bowling along at pretty good gait he reconsidered the matter and jumped off, falling as he struck the ground and rolling over two or three times like a pumpkin. He sustained no injuries except that the next day, on rising, he noticed some little touches of rheumatism, as he called it.
 | The regular meeting of the Literary society was held Friday night. The at tendance was small, the weather being bad. Mrs Dr Adam read ..True Story of her own composition, we understand
 Miss Eddy read paper showing wha, 1 Spain is doing in regard to the Worlds Fair. In the debate the question oi government control of the railroads was ably discussed. Although the point was not really put in issue it was pretty clearly shown that government owner ship of the railroads would be beneficial to the country. It was argued that this was proved by the advantages of oul postal system and of government own. ership of the telegraph lines in England
 There was quite brisk little blaze in the depot restaurant on Sunday after noon about one o'clock. The fire was caused by the oil in the lamp under the coffee urn getting ignited in some way not clearly understood. The fire was blazing up on the outside of the duml
 waiter shaft when it was discovered by Charles Rodemeyer and Jimmy Reel John Joyce soon after came and prompt ly smashed in the window and with the
 help of one or two others the flames were soon quenched with no further damage than the oharring of the paint
 and woodwork. As Joyce was running
 up the step-ladder with pail of water