Connecticut western news., 1894-11-29
Local News.
Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving.
 -Comes but once 8 year.
 And is here to-day. Observe it.
 Mir and Mrs GeoO. Peet are spend ing Thanksgiving in Bridgeport
 MT Edmund D. Lawrence is recov- ering from his recent attack of illness.
 MT and Mrs A. F. Freeman visited relatives in Lee. Mass, over Sunday.
 Mfr and Mrs Leroy Stone, of Bethel, visited relatives in Canaan last week.
 -FoR SALE CHEAP. Parlor organ. Address box 194, or inquire at this office.
 About three inches of snow fell last Saturday night, and hung on like poor relation.
 Miss Bridges is visiting in New York city, where she will remain over Thanksgiving.
 We have been obliged to use the "blue pencil" little on our correspond ence this week.
 Some of the Canaan foot ball eleven are in Torrington this forenoon playing with Winsted against Torrington.
 -Clinton Barnes and Misses Edith Barnes and Carrie Wolcott are home from New Haven for Thanksgiving.
 The sum of $1O was cleared at the Lend-a- Hand society supper at the NJ. E church pariors last week Wednesday night
 MT Smith P4itchard, of Waterville, aged 85 years, 9ecently had shock of paralysis but survived it. His wife is | sister of Mi.s Caroline Bailey, of Ca naan.
 The Central Amusement and Cor cert Go. will give an entertainment at Town Hall to morrow night. The com pany are we'll spoken of in other towns near by where they have played. The show is of the vsu leville order. A dance will follow the performance.
 In order to induce people to have their work done now instead of waiting until just before the holidays when there is always rush, Demlng, the Photographer, will give during Novem Der 8 beautiful silver frame with every dozen cabinets. Samples can be seen at the studio, open every Thursday.
 The post office will be closed to- day from 10 a. m. to 12 m. and from p. m. to p. m. The stores of Parsons & Son and Fuller & Peet will be closed at 10 m. for the day. Camps drug store will be closed from p. m. to 5 p. m J. l.. Bragg's store will be clos ed all day. The meat markets will close at 12 m. for the day.
 NOTICE If the contestants for the prize of bicycle, offered by John c Beckley, want to purchase extra copies of the NEWS containing the "School Child Ballot" they can be supplied witl, any quantity desired if they will leave orders at the NEWS office to have the papers printed for them. It is not probable that the contest will be decid ed by the number If ballots tbat can be collected from regular subscribers to the NEWS.
 From the Springfield Union We learn that the most fashionable and in- hnential persons of North Adams, Mass attended the reception given Mir and Mrs E. Rogers on the fiftieth anniver- sary of their marriage, by the Congregs tional church of North Adams on Tues day evening. The reception was held in the chapel which was elaborately decorated for the occasion with palms. cut flowers and Chinese and Japanese lanterns. Refreshments were served speeches were made; and letters of re gret were read from number of former pastors who were unable to be present
 The P. R. & N. E, R. R has jus, put on gale at all Of their ticket offices between Winsted and Lakeville round trip excursion ticket to New York via Millerton and the Harlem k. R., which will be good 30 days from date of sale and will be sold during the winter months as we'll as summer The ratt to New York for the round trip from Winsted will be S5 %. We are advised that the P. R & N E. Go. intend tc continue the through coach service be tween Winsted and Grand Central Depot. New York, as long as the patron age is kept up
 MT Oscar s. Warne. who for the past fifteen months has been the F. R. & N E R. R station agent at Canaan ,ihas been promoted to agent of the Winsted stations and will take his new positio Dec. 1, at which time MT D. R Sulli van who for the past six months has been the acting agent at Wins.ed vii be transferred to the Canaan station MT Warne has been an efficient and courteous agent and has made man! friends in Canaan who will regret hi departure, but they congratulate hin on his promotion. The promotion wa entirely unsought, and Mir Warne reluc tantly accepts it. as he is 10th to leave Canaan people and form new acquain stancss.