Connecticut western news., 1894-02-22
Mrs Watson Dewey and niece. from Granby. are guests at B. M Adams.

Mrs Watson Dewey and niece. from Granby. are guests at H- NJ, Adams.
 We shall have to joke Sheriff R,ch- mond for leaving his prisoners nngusrd ed in the lookup last Tuesday night.
 Officers from out of town raided Fitxgerali's house on. Railroad street last evening and secured quantity of beer.
 Mrs A. H. Adams, secretary of the Woman's Relief Corps connected with D. s. Cowles Post, attended as delegate the state convention of the W. R. O. at Rock vile this week.
 -Messrs W. Fl. Ferguson and F. H. Partridge have worked hard in their store at Lenox Dale, but have been un- successful. We are sorry for them, and sorry for their creditors.
 David s. Cowles Post No. 60, G. A. R. sent the following delegates to the G. A. R state encampment at Hartford last week: Commander H M. Adams; Past Commander A. P. Briggs; Comrsde John Rodemeyer.
 When tramps are left in the lookup unvlsited for nearly 24 hours they be- gin to wonder whether they are Jeff Prometheus-like or have been forgotten. But for goodness sake don't tell Jim Drake told you.
 Without even considering the moral welfare of the community or the saving of human life but simply to avoid the expenditure of time and paltry dollars iu trying criminal cases, supporting paupers, and in burying the victims of rum. would it not be economy for this town to enforce the liquor law? -Acel F. Tobey was taken to the hospital for the insane at Middletown on Friday by James Fl. Drake Mr Tobey had shown indications of insanity for some weeks past and quite recently he attempted suicide by cutting his throat with jack knife. Mir Tobey's mother and sisters have the sympathy of all in this aff1iction.
 Two trains on the F., R. N E were stalled in the snow last Friday af | ternoon between State Line and Miller ton. A passenger train on the Housa tonic road was stalled in the snow neal Stockbridge. All the trains had to be shoveled out, however, most of the trains on both roads managed to pull through about on time.
 The Village Improvement society could not exist without the generou, aid of the ladies; in fact the ladies keeI 1 the breath of life in the institution, an6 frequently furnish ''the staff of life" ane ' large variety of other eatables tha constitute good supper for the benefit of the society. The net receipts o the supper last Tuesday evening were $43 O5.
 1 The Ancram N. Y. Lead Mines
 correspondent of the Millerton Telegram says: Two and one-half cents pound is being realized by some of our farmer for lambs which have cost seven cents [ pound to grow. The sheep business has been a failure the past season ant the small prices all along the line caus' the rsisers to tear their whiskers Q mention of the subject"
 There was an unusually large at tendance at the meeting of the Literar, society on Friday evening. A very in teresting sketch of Constance Fennimor, Woolson was read by Miss Eddy. ana
 Mi.s Bragg read selection from th'
 writings of Miss Woolson. The debate on the change of name was very hvel. and amusing. It was on the change o
 name of thls village and the opponent
 of change were victorious.