The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-19
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 Next Tuesday Is Christmas and the day will mark the progress for good which has made life pleasant the past year.
 The way one is in the habit Of getting information is the pleasantest way per- hops after all. If one goes a long time without knowing what is going on the information will finally come through talk with a friend, and that will be q pleasant way enough to get 1t. suli there are quite few people who like to learn each day through newspapers what is to take place and what has happened. The plan of getting inform ation through newspaper IS good one, as there Is much to be gained py knowing a thing as early as you can.
 Much happiness and joy and Merry Christmas We give to all.
 Standing on ones front door step ana looking about the future comes to one on such day as Monday in way to lead you to know that indeed and In truth all is well.
 All along the line of the railroads everywhere at the stations people should bring refreshments at times to the men who work on the trains and get acquainted with trainmen.
 The pleasant ways of life are to be seen to-day and tomorrow and all the time. No one need look to the future for something better. The future Is al- ways with us and all it's beauty.
 The shop gongs of three cities can be heard here of a noon when It IS clear day.p
 Over the mountain and away from here there Is on one side of the road house and on the other a barn. This Is at a place where two roads run in together and make one road after that. Along further and the same thing can be seen. In doing work this takes the farmer and his help across the street a number of times and makes 1t pleas ant. In some cases, or rather at some of the houses, there are two barns, one being on the same side with the house. At such places you may also see an old-fashioned well with its bucket let down and brought up by long wooden pole fastened on post.
 On Center street the Bissell building should be visited by people living as far away as Cheshire, as tie store win dow is fixed up for Christmas. Among the things are nice pictures, and there are many articles showing beauty and which are for use.
 On my desk is one of the best looking little lamps have ever used. It chal- lenges admiration the moment 1t is looked at I have never seen one like it, but I. like to look at it even in the daytime. when it is not in use. It is all metal except the glass chimney and looks like polished silver. It gives me lesson to-day which you may easily learn and it is hoped that you will en. joy learning it. picked it up and held it in the sunshine and it looked bright CT. It is more than a common lamp and would show to you and me the | beauty there is in workmanship. It may have been written about be fore. but it may again be, mentioned | that there is a place here called tht "oven.'' This name was given to i l playfully it may be, by some children | long ago, but be that as 1t may, thu "oven is a place on Main street hal way between Southington and Plants vile. and takes it's name because ther' is a gentle warmth there when othel places are cold along the street. Th' I road at the"oven" is safe from the wis | it's of the north wind, as there is al embankment there and also woodland This is the principal street, and vol may notice on most any day that it i warmer there than elsewhere along tn | street
 How much interest the people wan to give just now before Christmas t what may be done here in the way o public improvement no one can be sur of if the improvement is not to b made before next spring. A great dea of interest is being taken in the comin holidays and when the improvement are fully planned we will all be please to know what the plans are and som will like to study in detail while al will be glad to have them carried ou,
 The sons of men who went to tn war are to have time here this week When they become fully interested Ii their organization and have fine uni forms which will please everybody W will be glad to see the men parad with other organizations which ma turn out in future. This organizatio is well known, being the Sons of Veter ans. .. -, sat 5..
 School children will have good pla spell now for a few weeks and whe New Years is over will return to schoc with the purpose of winning g. rewar of merit at the end of the sprin term. ...s
 You can buy good wood brought your door for $4 a cord to be used fc stove fire wood. If you want some thing better you can get ttafor $4.5G
 It~must have been worth looking g
 to get up about a quarter Of a mil
 higher upon the Waterbury mountai
 and look down on the peach orchaI
 there a week ago last Sunday 1whe the ice. storm commended its props share of attention The trees are grow ing about fifteen to eighteen feet 'apal
 and from a place on the top of tt
 mountain above them looks good z daytime. ~,... ...s. q, [, The. students of Lewis high .scho when they come down from that ol school of, learning bring with .t thea 2, an air of life which is worth lookin , at and you may be sure that the l f, ,,n f,1ll of ta n,oj,,aaa and. are fnnd