Connecticut western news., 1894-11-29
Yesterday was quite Marchy.

Yesterday was quite Marchy.
 t-Dr P. o. Cummings and his sister, Mrs Caldwell, are spending Thanksgiv- ing with Sherwood 0. Cummings at Norwalk.
 Mrs N. A. VanDensen went to New York Sept. 18th and returned Monday. She will stay at Edmund D. Lawrence's through the winter.
 Special sale, ten days only, com mencing Saturday, Dec. 1st nickeled copper tea-kettles 69c. each, at J. H. Alvord's, Winsted, Ct. . 5
 There will be dance at the Town Hall tonight Thanksgiving under the auspices of about thirty of the young gentlemen of the village. All invited.
 The Rev B. Seeholzer is taking vacation, and with his family went to Poughkeepsie on Tuesday to remain febout two weeks and visit relatives in that city and vicinity.
 There will be meeting of the lit- erary society at G. A. R. hall tomorrow Friday night. at 8 15 o'clock, to organ ize for the coming season. All mem- bers will please attend.
 We have carpenter in our village who thinks nothing of taking three or fonr 12 foot boards on his shoulder and getting onto his weel and riding off at 2:40 clip. We have seen him do it.
 You are not strictly sin it" unless you have engraved calling cards. We furnish these from one of the best en- graving houses in New York. See our samples of engraved cards and wedding announcements etc.
 John Rodemeyer, Jr., who has been associate editor of the Daily News of South Norwalk, almost since it's birth few months ago, has severed his connection with that journal and accepted position on the c.aff of tEe Danbury News.
 There will be no Thanksgiving service to-day in the Pilgrim church. and the Thursday evening prayer meet ing is omitted, but next Sunday eve ming the Rev 0. D. Milliken will preach g Thanksgiving sermon.
 James H. Drake's pointer pup was poisoned and died last Thursday. and previously to that Mrs John N. Van Deusen and MT Lynehan bad eac'l several pet cats and kittens poisoned. Mir Drake's dog was very valuable animal for which he would not have taken $50. The poisoning of a dog or cat is mean, cruel and contemptible act.
 General Manager Lawler, of the F. R. & N. E. road and General Superir- tendant Fennell, of the N. Y. &. N. E. road, were guests of Assistant Superin- tendant King, of the P. R. & N. E. road, at>the Warner House over Sun day. They arrived Saturday evening in special car attached to train No and departed Monday morning in the same car attached to train No 4.
 Mrs Dr Camp and Mrs O. Fl. Briggs entertained the whist club at Dr Camp'- on Tuesday evening. There was large attendance, about fifty in all being present, and, of course, it proved very pleasant occasion. Mrs William War ner and Mir c. o. Briggs won the first prizes and, such is the uncertainty of the game. "booby prizes" were ad- judged to Miss Kitty M Granger and Mir D. O. Whittlesey. The next meet ing will be held at Dr Ross one week from tomorrow (Friday) evening.
 Newspaper men are blamed abou a number of things they can't help, such as partiality in mentioning visitors, giv- ing the news about some folks and leav- ing others out, etc. He simply prints the news he finds. Some people tell him about things and others do not 4 reporter should not be expected to know all the names and residences of your aunts, uncles and cousins, even if b" sees them get off the train. It's news that makes the newspaper and every man, woman and child can be associate editor if they only will.-Bethel Eagle
 The Winsted Herald of Nov. 27 re ports as follows about Col Hodge wh' formerly lived in Canaan and conduct ed marble and granite works on tht premises now occupied by Mir John Rodemeyer:
 Col Justin Hodge of Riverton was in town today attending to few matters of business. The venerable colonel looks hale and hearty but says his legs are not as good as they used to be. This will not seem very strang. when it Is known that he served in the Mexican war as we'll as through the civil war. When Col Hodge returned from the Mexican war he was as fine looking soldier as we ever saw. straight as harrow-as Yorkshire-man would express it-and he retains his good looks even to this day.