Connecticut western news., 1894-04-19
Local News.

LOOdl NCWS.
 -George Rogsrs has been appointed postmaster at Millerton, N. Y.
 Lyman Fl owe, who has been ill with pueumonia. is " improving. : Mrs Geo. B. Cogswell and daughter Clara returned to PittsHeld last Satur- day.
 Dandy weather for fishing. wheel ing. or anything except work-its too fine for that.
 The obituaries of MT Lorenzo Flakes and Mrs Hawley Dean were received late and are deferred until next issue.
 Fred Smith has been promoted from. freight conductor to passenger conductor on the P. R & N. E. road.
 Place on file for reference, if not for reverence, this issue of the NEWS containing the conference appointments.
 Receiver Underwood says the per sonsl property of the N. s. Stevens Go. sold at very low figures at auction last Friday.
 The Hon s. P. Ensign arrived at his home in Lime Rock last Saturday frora Hot Springs, Ark. much im- proved in health.
 It IS reported that the South Berk- shire Institute building at New Marlbo- TO, Mass. will be opened for summer guests this coming season.
 Friday. May 4th, will be Arbor day but you arc not compelled to wait until that date before doing something in the line of village improvement.
 Capt Jones, editor of the New Hartford Tribune, has been engaged as orator for Memorial Day by D. 8. Cowles post. The full program for Mem6rial Day will soon be published.
 Game and Fish Protector Kennedy has the names of sixty-two persons liv> ing in the towns of Cop.ke and Hills dale who have been violating the fish laws. All will be prosecuted.-Ex.
 The East Canaan Grange will give m old fashion New England supper at their hall in the Stevens building at East Canaan on Friday evening. April 20 at 8 o'clock. Supper 25c Every body come Per order COMMITTEE.
 County Health Officer Walter s. Judd. will in conformity with the re- queet of the State Board of Health, examlne the registration of vital statistics in the several towns Tn the county, and hereafter violations of the law in that respect will be promptly looked after.
 Next Tuesday. April 24. H. A. Cook, Millerton. N. r., will sell at auction his entire stock of household furniture. including a fine mahogany cased Kranach & Bosh piano, an elegant parlor suit. beds. bedding, etc. The trotting marc s.Lil" and all the wagons, harness, etc. Col Card. auctioneer.
 "A family in this vicinity recently welcomed new baby, whose pre- deoessor was only yearling toddler. A 6ve-years-old brother, who thought himself quite man, was asked What hsve you at your house-a baby?" "We've got f,co babies" was the reply. G Co hoks vo6 hot tx,r Hartford Tribune.
 At the Literary society meeting last Friday night Miss Spaulding read sketch of James Whitcomb Riley and selections from his writings. and Will Emmons had paper on labor organ izations. In the debate, in which Rev Mir Milliken took part. the subject of the worlds indebtedness to scholars was discussed.
 In the superior court at Litcbfield last week John Fl. Grant was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the county jail for his share in the Sand Town affny of . few weeks ago. Stal- ker, who it will be remembered assault cd one Flcuton with an ax on Mrs Wsaltha A Beckley's farm last winter. was remanded. His case could not be tried. the witnesses against him not ap- pearing. It ie reported that they have joined Coxey's army.
 -Lucier's Minstrels gave fine~ per- formance in Town Hall Tuesday even- ing and played to . crowded house. The musical speciality part of the per formance was well rendered by the Lucier brothers. Marguerite Lucier and Fred Palmer; Joseph Lncier, the blind musician playing very fine cor net solo. The dances by Miss Lucier were very prettily done. Eddie La Barre, comedian; the Freeze Bros., dancers; Kenno. the frog man; and Charles Lucier, musician and comedian were all excellent in their specialties The company carry good band and orchestra and is under the management of Dr Geo. Huntley, veteran snowman
 The Norfolk Amateur Dramatic Company gave the play. "Placer Gold. at the town hall in this village las Thursday evening. There was a fan sized audlence, but the bad traveline doubtless kept many away The plo of the play is the story of how "Uncl' Nathan Bardwell" is cheated out of hi farm by swindlers and how he gets i back again. The parts were we'll sus tained, special praise being due to Mis- Stevens as ''Gipsy" and to Mir O'Conno as"Uncle Nathan. Messrs Peck ant Stevens, who took the parts of the twt Irish farm hands, were very amusing. M Perkins, as lover, was trlfle colo