Connecticut western news., 1894-01-04
Local News.

Local News.
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 James Fitzgerald is reported sick with pneumonia.
 Jacob New, of Chatham, N. r., ar rived Saturday to visit his son. J. s. New. MT Keates, of New York city was guest of Mrs Chas. Collins during the holidays.
 Begin the year right by paying the printer. Many little bills make big load to carry.
 MT and Mrs N. Green, of Lime Rock, were New Year guests at Frank Van Deusen's.
 The cloak sale at the Warner House will continue only to-day and tomorrow. Get there Sallyl
 Editor Stevens, of the Litchfeld County Leader, and MT John Hopson of Kent. were in town Tuesday.
 Mir and Mrs D. l.. Freeman visited their daughter, Mrs J. D. Seacord. at Lee, Mass, over Sunday and New Years. We ask our correspondents to boil doacn their letters next week as we al ready have considerable copy for next issue.
 We begin the year with clear office towel, but oh my. how the old one looksl It would make a good rife target.
 Mrs Warrington went to Tariff vllle yesterday where she will keep house for her brother, Mir Hack, whose wife has recently been taken to an asy- lum.
 -Condnctor Geo. M. Brown, of tho Housatonic road, is still very weak. but the fever turned last Thursday nigh, and he was slowly improving at last re- ports.
 -Tbe choir of St. Joseph's church gave Mrs Eugene Bill chair uphol- stered with plush, and gave Mrs John Parmalee . toilet set as New Years presents.
 The Rev T. 8. Bond was summoned to Kingston, N. r., last week by the illness of his mother, but she was much better on Saturday and Mir Bond return ed to Canaan.
 MT A. o. Randall, president of the National Iron Bunk, was a guest at Dr Clemans' on New Years day. and he does not hesitate to say he had good dinner and . good time.
 The New Year arrived with bright and smillng face, but appearances are sometimes deceitful and we shall be thankful if he does not prove to be as tough Q customer as his predecessor.
 The Literary society meets Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the G. A. R. hall. The subject for the discussion is Resolved, that independent action in politics is preferable to party allegiance.
 Our Chapinville correspondent sends us an item about the recent rob bery of hen roosts in that place. We think it advisable to suppress the item : until the thieves are prosecuted and convicted.
 -J. W. Peet has been confined to the house this week with stiff neck, caus- ed by burning midnight oil and bend ing over his desk while dolng the great amount of writing which the New Year always brings.
 Tt appears that when Miss s. J Roraback fell on the ice, Dec. 9th, she broke one of the tendons in her wrist Lest week plaster cast was placed upon her hand and it will have to remain there several weeks.
 The following named persons are recovering from the grippe or hard colds: Mrs Rev Elisha Whittlesey, Miss Whittlesey MrsG Geo. s Fuller, Miss Jennie Lermond, Miss Lulu Roraback, Mir P O. Cummings. Master Marcus Barnes.
 Miles l.. Ingraham is now in New York city, but will leave there. the 18th inst. on the Clyde steamer Algonquin for Charleston, s. O., and from thence he goes by rail to Summerville where he will remain the rest of the winter.
 Over forty persons attended the sunrise prayer meeting at the Methodist church New Years morning. If any turned over a new leaf, and permanently gummed it down. the Thursday evening prayer meetings ought to be largely at tended in future.
 Who ever heard of five Jacks in pack. The New York express trsir crew on the Reading road is composed of five Jacks, namely. Conductor Jacl Welch. Engineer Jack McMahon, Fire man Jack Greer, Baggage Master Jacl Egan, and Brakeman Jack Mcclure. = Winsted Citizen.
 On Monday, Jan. 8th, there will b. an auction on the premises of the lat John O. Roraback on the Silver stree road in the town of Sheffield, Mass The auction commences at 10 a. m Eight COWS, several wagons and sleighs and large lot of farming machiner. and implements will be sold. The farn of about 100 acres is offered at privat sale. For further particulars, see ad vertisement in this paper.
 The Children's festival at Chris church on Thursday evening of last wee was very largely attended. The churc was not as elaborately trimmed wit evergreens as usual but there wer enough decorations; and right here "