Connecticut western news., 1894-03-22


 The New York conference of the M. E church will meet in Calvary church, New York city, on April 4th. St. Patrick's day was foine one. and many lad and lassie donned the green ribbon for the occasion. pr Church will build barn on his premises on Prospect Ave, and has commenced drawing stone for the foun- | dation.
 Maitland l.. Osborne, Jr., printer, has accepted position on the Spencer (Mass Sun, and commenced his duties last Saturday.
 James Graney will build barn on his premises on Bragg St. He is blast ing out the rocks on the site where the barn will be located.
 The frogs sang a roundelay last Sun- day but whether they reioiced at the re- turn of spring or because they had sur vived St. Patrick's day is the query. Mrs George W. Cowdrey has sold ali her land on the north side of the Blackberry river, excepting the house lot and Welles woods, to G. Archibald Adam.
 Doctors are looking forward glee- fully to the early Easter and the big in- crease in their business among the gid dy-headed certain to follow.-Gowanda Herald.
 Mir John Rodemeyer IT,, late editor of the Winsted Herald, has accepted the position of city editor of the South Norwalk News. daily journal recently started in that place.
 An exchange says: "The man who gets mad at what the newspapers say about him should return thanks three times day for what the newspapers know about him but don't say"
 The farm and personal property belonging to the estate of David Scott deceased will be sold at auction on the premises in Weatogue, town of Salis- bury, on Saturday. March 24th.. at l p. m. See posters.
 -Dr Ross has sold his lot on Pros pecs Ave to J. Henry Roraback. A house is to be built thereon which will be occupied by Mrs John Roraback and Miss Sarah J. Roraback.
 Rev E. F. Atwood, chaplain of the state prison, has resigned. MT Atwood was formerly pastor of the Congregation al church of Fact Canaan and is well known ia Litchfeld county as we'll as to Grand Army men all over the state. Winsted Herald.
 The Rev M. A. Hunt. of Southing- ton, died on Sunday. Father Hunt is we'll remembered in this vicinity. as he once conducted mission here and also preached at the dedication of the Lake vile convent. He was an eloquent and effective preacher.
 A store recently opened in Chicago is to keep on sale nothing bnt articles made from aluminium, the metal of the future. All kinds of kitchen utensils are on the list, among them the frying pan. to which food never sticks, and which is always bright and shining New Hartford Tribune.
 The meeting of the Literary society on Friday evening was unusually well attended. Mrs H. D. Humphrey read Q paper on Events of two weeks" and Miss Grace Roraback read selection from Washington Irving's works. There was good debate on the matri- monial question. Lester Adams and John Sedgwick on one side and Lester Root and William Emmons on the other.
 A petition for the restoration of Conductors Madden and Lake to their old positions on the P. R. & N E road is being circulated Tn Winsted and it receives many signatures. When Win sted gets through with it, give Canaan ties chance to sign it. LATER. Sim;- lar petitions are receiving numerous signatures in Canaan and many other stations on the line of the P. R. x N. E
 The North Canaan Water company expect to build new reservoir this sum mer which will be larger than their pres- ent one and will receive it's supply from another spring. At no time has the water company failed to supply suffi- cient quantity for necessary demands. but the numerous extensions of pipes in the past few years seem to demand 8 greater reserve in case of prolonged drought. Waterbury American.
 The Windsor Locks Journal has the following:
 An old-timer says that he has dis covered an easy way of ridding farm of woodchucks. Just as soon as spring opens take an apple, and opening it on one side put in lot of Paris green. Roll one of these death dealing apples into every woodchuck's hole and the woodchuck will not be on deck to spoil the garden when the days are warmer aud the vegetables thrifty. He has dealt death to the woodchucks in this way and has rid his farm of the pests. William McMahon, of Winsted, a brakeman on the N Y. & N. E. road and brother of Engineer John McMa- hon of the P. R. & N. E. road, fell off from his train between the cars at Wheaton's station near Waterbury on | Friday night. McMahon was almost cut in two at the waist and was other wise dreadfully mangled. He was 27 years old and unmarried. His mother and two brothers survive him. The funeral took place at Winstsd, Sunday | afternoon.