Connecticut western news., 1894-12-27

Rev F. Thompson offciated in the Episcopal church at Lime Rock on Christmas day.
 Mrs Adeline Beckley returned last Friday from her three weeks visit at R. R. Smiths in New Hartford.
 The Rev John l.. Maile, of Hart ford, will occupy the Pilgrim Church pulpit next Sunday morning and will present the cause of the American Ed ucatlon Society.
 There was large attendance at the Pilgrim church last Sunday morn- ing, and the Rev O. D Milliken preach ed a grand sermon from Philippians II. 9. 10. his theme being'The Supremacy of Christ"
 Last week Miss Duggan received some very pretty Christmas presents from her pupils, viz; a plush glove box containing two embroidered silk hand kercheifs and silver hat pin, also a plush perfumery box and some bottles of perfumery.
 The religious Herald, published at Hartford. entered on its 53d. volume last Thursday and at the same time changed its form from an eight column folio to four column 16 page journal, which does not enlarge it's space but presents it in more attractive form.
 The stock of goods of W. N Rogers was insured in the Phoenix Fire Ins Go. of Hartford, for $40O. The loss was adjusted al $275. about $50 worth of stock being saved. The building. we understand, was insured in the National Fire Ins. Go, of Hartford, for $500 and the loss was adjusted at 1875.
 At the annual meeting of Housatonic Lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M. held Dec 22, the following officers were elected: 0. O Briggs, W. M; W. H. Cropper, s. w.; M. J. Kilmer, J. W; H. E. Holt, secretary. Junius Rhoades, treasurer J. H. Drake. s. D. James Graney. D Lewis Rhoades, s. S.; M. K. Belden, J. s.; D. l.. Peirce. chaplain. S. 0. Beck ley, marshal; Wm. Weaver, tyler.
 We are indebted to Charles D Ocain (business manager of The Union Publishing Go, publishers of the Bridgeport Daily and Weekly Union) for the December edition of the Bridge port Board of Trade Journal which gives description of the manufactur- ing, commercial and shipping interests of the city of Bridgeport and also pre-. sents sketches and pictures of the prom inent business men of that city.
 The P. R. & N E. R R. (Pough- keepsie Bridge Route) has just com pleted traffic arrangement with the New York Central & Hudson River Rail- road for putting into effect 8 new joint tariff applying between all stations on the P R. & N. B. R R ,and all stations on the N Y ca H. R. R.R. These new rates will be of great advantage to ship pers of hay to New York city for New York Central delivery; also for general merchandise to New York state points, including Buffalo.
 The NEWS of Dec. 20 was in error in Stating that the late David Joyce, of Lyons, Iowa, was born in the town of Sheffield, Mass. Mir Joyce was born in the town of Mount Washington, Mass Some may think 1t is of trifing interest where Mir Joyce was born. and that the newspaper error is hardly worth correct ing. Such errors should always be corrected in justice to the pride of towns where great men are born; for instance, North Canaan would have reason to kick if some newspaper or some historian should state that the writer of this item was born in some other town. See?
 The meeting of the whist club at the Town Hall on Friday night, under the auspices of Mesdames Bierce, A. F. Rood and ". H. Camp, was we'll at tended The old hall, which knows SC we'll the scenes characteristic of the town meeting and the dealings of the Goddess of Justice with the colored gentry of Sand Town and nocturnal visitants of Fuller & Peet's clothing emporium, hardly knew itself after its transformation by the magic of feminine taste, and no doubt imagined itself some fair lady's parlor. The lady's first prize, glass box for veils, was won by Mrs Dr Camp. Judge Roraback and O. O. Briggs tied on the gentleman's first prize, smoking set, and played the tie off between them, 0. O. Briggs win- ming. Judge Roraback is under VOW not to smoke as long as a Democrat sits on the presidential throne of George Washington, but perhaps that will cease to be the case after the 4th, of March, 1897 Miss Kitty M. Granger secured the lady's second prize, blank diary inscribed with the legend What know about playing whist" and F. R. Collin won the gentleman's second prize, 8 showy sun bonnet trimmed with cheese cloth and plumes of the Thanksgiving turkey. The refreshments consisted oi raspberry sherbet, ice cream and cake. POINTERS.