Connecticut western news., 1895-02-14
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 Women may not be the greatest in- ventors, but it is strange how apt they are in discovering new wrinkles.
 We make a specially of printing ali kinds of stationery. Give us trial or der and see if wo do not please you.
 An exchange has discovered that the 2Ist verse of the seventh chapter of the book of Ezra contains every letter in the alphabet.
 February 22i. Washington's birth day, is legal holiday in every state in the union except Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Vermont and Mississippi.
 A party of six young ladies of St. Josephs Church drove over and attend ed the lecture of Rev Dr Maher at Lakeville on Wednesday night.
 The Southfeld stage reached Ca naan on Monday for the first time since the previous Thursday, but was obliged to deyiate from its usual route via Clay ton.
 According to the New Hartford Tribune little New Hartford boy said this week, eff 1t is as cold as this at Zero, it must be pretty hot when it gets up to Aro."
 A man trying to do business with out having an advertisement in his town paper, always reminds us of clock trying to tell folks what time it is with out any hands, says the Dansville Breeze.
 Tue best definition of a "friend" ever given was recently printed in an E ,glIsh newspaper. It Is this: "Oue who guards another's interest as his or her own, and neither fatters nor de- ceives." A force of men with team began the work of digging the cellar for the new meat mal ket at the north end of Fuller & Peet's store, on Monday. The ground was found to be frozen to 8 depth of four feet. According to the new tariff, the duty on diamonds is increased p per cent With the income tax and the tariff on diamonds it looks as if Uncle Sam" depended entirely on country editors to furnish the revenue. The Canton CeEtre singing class. | under the direction of Prof l.. " Har- vAy, of Hartford, rendered the cantata '.Esther" last Thursday and Friday eve- nings at Canton Center. Prof. Harvey impersonated King Ahasuerus, and Miss Nellie Bristol impersonated Queen Esther
 Mrs George O. Peet entertained , the young ladies' Whist Club at tue residence of Mrs Col Hardenbergh on Saturday night. The party numbered about 16, which included the gentlemen friends of the young ladies present. who were fortunate enough to be invited, contrary to the usual practice, for this oc- casion.
 The big snow drifts and the buster iny winds did not prevent the Rev Father Bannon from driving over from L,keville and celebrating Mass at St. ,sephs on Sunday. The honor of b ing the first man to get here from Twin Lakes after the blizzard belongs to 0 L. Smith, who arrived here about 10 30 a. m. on Monday.
 The Millerton Telegram says: Rev T. 8. Bond has lecture appointments as follows: Housatonic, Feb J2th; An cram, March 9th and 8th; Rhinebeck, March 18th The New York NJ. E. Conference meets at Kingston, Wednes- day, April 3i. The proceeding evening Corporal Tanner will speak at the con- ference at the Veterans campfire.
 The Agnes Herndon troupe, who present the comedy drama La Belle but cancelled their engagement there on account of the Arctic weather. On Saturday they started for Pittsfeld where they were billed to appear that ight. They were snow bound at Ca tn from 1 45 p. m to 10 30 p. ID. W leu they left for Pittsfeld, but we do not know what time they arrived there. A madder troupe it would be difficult to imagine and 1t was fortunate for the weather clerk that he was beyond their reach.
 Joseph N. Little, who is we'll known here as the advance agent of the popu- lar New Orleans Speclalty Co.,, narrow ly escaped death by freezing last week Tuesday on the road from Saugerties N. Y to Millerton, N Y. When near the house of Harmon Miller the cutter got stuck in the snow drifts and the whiffle, tree broke. Mir Little managed to reach Mir Miller's house just as he was yield, ind to the effects of the cold. His face, hands and feet were frozen, bis shoes sticking to his feet. MT Miller thawed the frozen parts out in cold water Hii pain was then intense. When he could speak he told Mir Miller about the horse, which was found in an almost perisbing condition.
 We learn from our correspondence and by the reports of the doctors that there is much sickness at the present time, especially grip. Mrs R O. New ton was taken i'll with grip on Thursda, and her sister, Mrs Kellogg, on Satur day. They are both pretty sick. especi ally Mrs Newton, but were little bet ter yesterday. Miss J. E. Newton, 0
 New York city arrived on Tuesday tt