Connecticut western news., 1894-01-11

was . guest at Miss Weltha Ann Beck ley's over Sunday.
 Next week we will inform you why there are only 25 letters in the English alphabet. h the meantime you can chew on this statement.
 MT and Mrs Calvin Langdon. who live near "Dutcher's bridge" were both very sick with the grip last week, but were improving at last report.
 -Presidiog Elder Travis has trans, ferred the Rev Mir Barnes from Nor folk, Conn, to Lithgo, N. r., and the Rev Mir Ellicott from Lithgo to West Stock bridge, Mass.
 Just at present there Is wonderful efficacy in the mystic number "95.' Just have the date of your subscription changed to "95" and it will bring joy to you and to the printer.
 Mfrs Darius Rood. Of Vineland, N. J.. renews her subscription to the NEWS and writes under date of Jan. 9th as fol lows: "Weather mild; people blowing, trimming trees and vines, and doing spring work generally"
 Next Wednesday, Jan. 18th. Miss Weltha Ann Beckley will join the ranks of the octogenarians; and on the same day MT Cornish Hitchcock will join the ranks of the nonogenarians.
 The Winsted Herald of Jan. 9th says: Four more freight crews were laid of in the yards of the Philadelphia and Reading road to-day. This makes total of fifteen crews dismissed by this road within a month.
 We are frequently unable to supply the demand for the NEWS although we print many extra copies each week Better subscribe for the NEWS, and then you will not be disappointed but will be sure of at least one copy each week.
 Miss Watson invited few guests at the fifth lesson of her dancing class Those attending passed a very pleasant evening. Light refreshments were par taken of. The class is progressing nicely under Miss Watson's instruction. MT Henry J. Holt, of Hays City, Kans., formerly of West Norfolk. Ct., renews his subscription to the NEWS and writes under date of Jan. 4th as follows: "A very mild open winter 80 far and very dry, as it has been most of the time the past eighteen months"
 At the town hall. Wednesday even- ing, Jan IT. will be given an entertain ment by the pupils of the Primary de- partment under the direction of Mrs Root. It will take the place of the usual sociable of Christ church guild Admission 10 cts. Doors open at 7.30 p. m.
 Mrs Lucy Dibble, aged 90 years, died at her home in Weatogne (Salis- bury) last Monday morning. Her fun | eral will be attended at her late resi- dence at 10 @. m., to-day (Thursday. ) Revs D. O. Stone and 0. D. Milliken will officiate. Burial in the cemetery at Weatogue.
 If you will read the Rev Dr Tal- msge's sermon published on the fourth page of this paper, you will see that Dr Talmage handles the tariff question without gloves, but he names, "Some of the Causes which lead to the Ever Present Distress among the Working Classes"
 Next Monday evening, Jan. 18th, will be the sixteenth anniversary of the railroad disaster at Tariffville, Conn.,, when an excursion train. returning from the Moody and Sankey meetings at Hartford, plunged through the bridge into the Pennington river and thirteen lives were lost and about 200 persons injured more or less.
 Mir w. H. Watson, the lessee. and manager of the hotel connected with the Keeley institute at North Adams, Mass renews his subscription to the NEWS, and writes under date of Jan. 9th as follws: I've often have patients from Southern Berkshire, and to them, as we'll as our own family, the NEWS comes like a message from home."
 Horace Johnson, the weather prophet, remarks that the average fal of snow during the month of December 1893, amounted to twenty-two inches During the winter of 179s-4 the mercur, did not drop as low as zero during th. winter. The months of November anc December have been visited with [ lower temperature than has been re corded within the past forty years.
 At the annual meeting of Housaton ic Lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M., held Dec 23. the following officers were elected Chas, H. Johnson, W. M; c. E. De Hart, s. w.; H. H. Beardsley, J. W. Junius Rhoades, Treas. Frank A. Peet Sec'y.; M. J. Kilmer, s. D.; H. G. Will Hams, J. D; J. H. Graney, s. s.; L. 0 Rhoades, J. s.; D. l., Peirce, Chap; Fl. Drake, Marsh. A. P. Freeman, Tyler
 If any have neglected to read ths grand sermon, entitled Between Tw, Years," which the Rev Dr Talmag
 preached on the last day of the yea
 1893. and which was published in tn NEWS of Jan. 4. 1894, they should mak : it their first business to read that SCI mon, for it is fraught with consolatio and spiritual profit and is withal sx ceedIngly timely while the Angel c Death is reaping such a harvest.
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