Connecticut western news., 1894-01-25
Local News.

Local News.
 Tt is said that boneset tea is an ex- cellent remedy for the grip.
 Every business house in town should be represented in this paper.
 -Geo. l.. Parsons is recovering from . siege of the grip and bilious attack.
 A new time schedule will go into effect on the F., R. & N. E. railroad Sunday.
 -Dr Keely, of gold cure fame, de- clares that there is nothing equal to asa fetida as cure for the grip.
 Items are always welcome at this office. If you have any news of local interest please hand it in to us.
 John Parmalee has moved from Warmers tenement to the second story of James Fitzgerald's house on Railroad street.
 The "funny" editor of an exchange says that tone reason why a mans stockings cost less than his wife's is because they do not come so high.
 Frederick Gillette is now able to work again after being laid up since Jan. 9th, on which date he cut long and deep gash in his instep while chop ping wood.
 Word received here Wednesday afternoon from Falls Village stated that Dr Carter had been taken ill, his con- dition was critical and he was not ex- pected to live. Dr Skiff is attending him.
 Edward G. Roraback, brother of Milton Roraback of this place, died near Albion, N. Y, on Jan. IS, of apo plexy. aged 64 years. MT Milton Rora- back attended tho funeral on Monday at Albion.
 West Main street has been greatly improved by cutting down the bushes where Frederick Gillette's meadow ad joins the highway. Alfred B. Evans did the work and was given the wood and old fence rails in payment, and he deserves thanks besides.
 Don't be afraid of catching the small pox from William Nisbet's adyer- tisement published on this page. Won der the New Hartford Tribune does not quarantine Nisbet's advertisement inas- much as New Hartford, Torrington and Barkhamsted ordered quarantine against Winsted.
 Maitland L. Osborne, Jr., has re- signed his position on the New Hartford Tribune in order to accept position in Waterman & Wright's job printing office Tn Hartford. He goes to Hartford next Monday. and J. H. Benton of the CoNN. WESTERN NEWS will take the po- sition vacated by Osborne.
 On the first page is published the Rev J. O. Goddard's remarks at the fu- neral of Mir Silas Wells; Mrs Lucia D. Smiths letter entitled "The Golden Land;" and correspondence from East Canaan; also Dr Talmage's announce ment that he intends to leave the Tab ernscle pulpit next spring.
 The meeting of the Social Club was held on Tuesday evening in the new hall and was we'll attended, many bringing friends. Camps orchestra played for the dancing. The next assembly will be held next Thursday evening, Ia week from tonight in the town hall. Note the change from the regular evening.
 -Physicians say that they have trsced cases of diptheria in children to the use of moldy apples. Apples stored in cellars or elsewhere are invariably covered with mold or mildew-often invisible but just as real. This mold consists mostly of microscopic plants, including nu- merous species of fungi, all of which are more or lee6 pOl6OnOu6.
 Charles o. Garvin and N. s. Stev- ems, both of Canaan, were released from jail yesterday on habeas corpus suit, but were immediately re-arrested, be- fore they had time to leave the build ing, on new charge filed by John Sim mons. Stevens succeeded in getting bail, but Garvin was obliged to return to jail.-Winsted Herald, Jan. 20.
 Everyone would regret to see the new town hall vanish in flames and smoke. A fire hydrant located where the water main enters Prospect Ave would protect the town hall and the other buildings in that vicinity. Let us provide the hy- drants at once, either townwise or by private subscriptions. If necessary the NEWS will contribute $500 for said pur. pose.
 Doctors Hubert and Pratt, Attor' ney Herman and George H. Spencer o1 the board of burgesses, are in Torring ton today, looking after the interest ol this place in the appeal from quarantine The quarantine order by Dr Hanchett was cruel and most unjust, as we'll as cowardly act, and some of Torrington'i best citizens do not approve of it. Winsted Herald, Jan. 23.
 -"Evsrvone reads the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS" From the mountain, and valleys of old New England to the fertile plains of Illinois come letters and suggestions in response to the proposi tion of the NEWS to change the name oi this village from Canaan to Great Ca naan. We have not room to publish all these responses and their accompanying reasons, but next week we will briefly
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