Connecticut western news., 1893-12-28
Local News.

 their new house on High street last week.
 Most of the stores in this village were cloaed Christmas afternoon and evening.
 Mir and Mrs Geo. 0. Peet were guests of relatives in New York over Christmas.
 -Miss Mary Finnegan. of Railroad street, has been housed up during the past week with the grlp.
 The primary department of our school closed last Friday afternoon with . Christmas tree and appropriate ex- ercises.
 -Conductor George M. Brown, of the Housatonic road, is critically ill with typhoid fever at his home in Bridgeport.
 Judge Whittlesey has been very sick indeed with the grip during the past week but will be at his office again the last of this week.
 "A sunrise prayer meeting will be held in the M. E. church on New Years morning at 7.15 o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend.
 Several cases of chicken pox have broken out in town the past week or 30. John s. Reed is among the victims Harry Waller and Bessie Frein are near ly recovered.
 The sociable given by Mrs B. w. Warner last week Wednesday night for the benefit of the rector netted $120 besides the clergy's Christmas wagon full of provision.
 We were misinformed last week as to the physician who attended the would-bs suicide, F. Howell Royce All the doctors in town were sent for, but Dr Lee was the one who attended.
 70. s. Warne, the station agent. Is i, taking few days rest It hls home in Coplay, Pa. Mir Warne was threatened with grip 80 started for home about Christmas time, to recruit himself and to enjoy . visit.
 -Mr 8. w. Barnes was attacked with the grip nearly two weeks ago. He sat up some last Sunday and Monday but took cold which developed his old com plaint, the rash. and he has since been obliged to remain in bed.
 Mrs Maria Roraback was able on Wednesday to be removed from the residence of George O. Peck, in Shef field, to the residence of her daughter. Mrs John 0. Richmond, in Canaan, where she will spend the winter at least.
 Those who failed to hear the Rev 0. D. Milliken's Christmas sermon last Sunday morning missed an intellectual and spiritual feast. The text was select ed from Luke II. 10: Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people"
 z Last Fridsy Louis Holt, who works in the sash and blind factory. wal struck in the wrist by steel splinte, from stone chisel. The splinter on. tered the wrist and made very painful wound and tho wrist swelled 80 quickly that the splinter could not be with drawn for few days.
 MT Robert Marvin, of Chicago, hal been in poor health year or more and was quite feeble when he arrived at tho home of his sister, Mrs S. M. Humphrey in Canaan about . month ago. Mr Mar win says he has improved very mucf since he reached Canaan but he doe' not yet venture out much.
 The editor of an exchange says h. knows some people 50 exceedingly mod est that in speaking of persons lel they persist in calling it limb; but tn young lady who in speaking of 2 certai' breed of chickens called them Brow Limbhorns is, he thinks. entitled to tn cske and the whole bakery.
 --Going to move, going to have an weddings in your family, are you i business, going to have au auction, o get up dancea In fact, are you goin to want any printing? If 50 remembe us. Come and see our samples of pos ters, tags, envelopes, bill and letterhsad' statements, wedding invitations, danc programs and invitations, cards, tickets lotc.
 / "A change of time on the F., R. N, E. road as follows: The 6.05 .. n and 3 D. m. train Nake's) has been dil continued west of West Winsted. tn Millerton train passes Canaan at 5.3 instead of 5 42 p. m.. and the New Tor express for Winsted leaves Canaan g 6.b7 instead of ITO p. m. All othe trains run as heretofore. All passenge trains run into Colliville on the Y.
 The assembly of the Social club o Tuesday. evening was we'll attended The arrangement committee had pre- tily decorated the room with holly, an there was sprig of mistletoe. IT edge of the evening was spent at card dominoes, etc. The dancing started 9.3O with grand march in which near all participated. Baldwin's four pie' orchestra of Ct. Burlington furnisht musio. \ buffet lunch was served. 4 rspowt very pleasant evening. Fl nszt asssnbly occuzs Jaa. 9.