Connecticut western news., 1893-04-06

Now look out for field and forest fires, started by sparks from loco omotives.
 Miss Minnie Deming. who has been very ill for long time, is now improv- ing.
 Edward Sly, of Ashley Falls, is learning the tonsorial art at Rhoades' barber shop.
 -George H. Pasmore's house is al- ready nearly built It is raised, covered and shingled.
 Ice 30 inches thick was cut on one of the Twin Lakes last week. Pretty good for the latter part of March.
 Miss Addie Kellogg is going to live with, and take care of, Miss Prudence Belden who is in very poor health.
 HAY FoR SALE. A few tons good stock hay at the barn, for cash. G. F. BARTHOLOMEW, Ashley Falls, Mass.
 -Losrl Half the pleasure of house. keeping without the New Richmond Range sold by J. H. Alvord, Winsted, Ct,
 >-It is reported that a new time table will go into effect on the P. R. & N. B. road about the middle of the present month.
 -MrsW burlington is now living with, and taking care of, Mrs Jane W. Branch who is nearly 86 years of age, nearly blind and afflicted with rheumatism.
 T still have the agency for the W. s. A. corset and health waist. I guar antee them comfortable and perfect fit- ting. MRS J. s. ADAM, Canaan, Conn.
 Miss J. E. Newton, Miss Brainerd, Rollin Newton and Hans Owen, of New York, spent Sunday at R. 0. Newton's, returning to the city Monday morning.
 Prof Weaver has been solicited to take musical charge of a congress" of music teachers from all over the country in Boston during the coming summer.
 Canaan is to have new $4, GOO town hall. .--Millerton Telegram-Come over Neighbor Card, inspect the ed1fice and then tell us whether or no you think it is new one.
 The wedge-shaped focks of wild geese. each headed by the veteran gan der, have already been seen flying tow ard the frozen regions of the North. This indicates an early spring.
 We go to press this week wednes- day afternoon as some of our force arc band boys and have to participate in the concert and dance given by the band in town hall tonight Wednesday, hence we will have to wait till next week to report the entertainment. i Rev Robert Hunt, pastor of the NJ. E. church, Pawling, was recently the recipient of purse of $2l0. Mir Hunts services as pastor will terminate this spring, and he has decided to become a permanent resident of Pawling He has been pastor of the Pawling M. B church for eight years including both terms. Y ! Brewster Standard.
 Miss Mary Carey and Miss Jennie Lermond, waitresses, have left the War ner House; the former having been there eight years and the latter for var ious periods during the same space of time. The girls will be much missed by the boarders and regular patrons of the hotel, who have fully appreciated their uniform efficiency, good nature | and attention.
 The members of the Winsted Gun Club seem to have read the Governor s Fast Day proclamation to very little purpose as we judge by the following | clipping:
 The Winsted Gun Club will celebrate Fast Day with rife shoot at the Will low Brook range. The annual meeting and election of officers will also be held. f-Winsted Herald.
 A land flowing with milk and honey is.nothing lin some anti-Murphy mems estimation) to a town whose gutters are flowing with whiskey. This latter de- lectable scene was exhibited in Fort Scott. Kan, where the Assistant Attor- ney General, having confsicated the stock of illegal dealers, emptied BIO, GOO worth of rum in the streets. Some of the dealers fled over the Missouri line.
 Rev. Fr. O'Connor officiated at St. Joseph's church on Easter Sunday and delivered very able discourse on the Resurrection of the Lord. Besides GOV ering other points. he showed conclu- sively how we'll authenticated the resur- rection is as matter of history ard how the Christian faith rests this great fact as on foundation The reverend gen. tleman spoke with much eloquence and feeling.
 The trout season opened last Satur- day, April 1st, and if anybody knows how to catch those pretty April fools, he is at liberty to do so. Since the days of the Apostles, to go no further back, fishing has had charms for the human race, and as long as there are pictur- esque, romantic trout streams, with deep, dark pools where the speckle6 beauties turk under the messy rocks near the little cascades, just so long vii there be devoted disciples of Sir Isaac Walton.
 -BeDjamin J. Bradley, aged 56 years died at West Granville. Mass, Marcl 22. Mir Bradley had been in poor healtl several years but the immediate caus, of his death was shock of paralysis ol apoplexy. He was born at Cornwall Hollow, Conn.,, and was well known II this section, having at different times ' l ok