Connecticut western news., 1895-01-17

The fast young man doesn't always advance rapidly in business.
 The recently elected officers of Housatonic Lodge No 6l, & A. M' were installed last Saturday evening.
 Four new boys have been entered this week at the Canaan Academy and there will probably be two more soon
 Mrs Harriet Sisson, who has been at E. S. Roots several weeks, returned to her home in Hartsville, Mass, on Monday.
 There is no diphtheria in the family of Mrs Julia Weaver as has been reported. But little Grover Cleveland has sore throat and grip.
 August Boinay and family, of Falls Village, have moved into the Knicker- booker house, so called, at the lower corner, recently vacated by Mrs H. G Williams.
 Rev Fr. Ramon announced on Sun- day morning that the services at St. Joseph's church would in future always be at a. m. in the absence of special notice of another hour.
 Dewey & Parsons have taken the contract to furnish 900 tons of High land Lake ice for the P. R. < N. E l railroad company and commenced operations to day.-Winsted Herald, Jan. IA.
 MT and Mrs Edward Wood and Mrs Rhoda 0. Lawrence, of Saltwater, | N. r., were guests at 5. w. Barnes from Thursday until Tuesday, and in the meantime called on a number of other friends in town.
 On Sunday Rev F. Thompson off ciated in the Episcopal church at Lime Rock, which he is supplying during the vacancy of the rectorship; Rev s. F. Adam conducted the services at Christ church in the absence of Rev F. W. Bar nett at Newtown.
 William Bennett was quite i'll last | week and his friends were somewhat alarmed about him, for man of his age. 85 years last Christmas, does not rally as quickly as a younger person, but he rode out last Saturday and seemed to be none the worse for it.
 Jesse Drum says his cellar wall did not fall down, but one corner of the wall settled because it was laid on dirt recently filled in and not yet become solid. He took down the wall, and the heap of stones probably led some per sons to think the wall fell down. MT and Mrs David N. Fuller and daughter, of Great Harrington, visited relatives here last Friday and Saturday. Mir Fuller has nearly recovered from the accident whereby he broke his hip last summer, but be still uses crutches to steady himself when walking. If a bedstead creaks at each move ment of the sleeper, remove the slats and wrap the ends of each in old news papers. .-Exchange-What becomes of the sleeper? Is the sleeper to be wrap ped in old newspapers instead of wrap ped in slumber, and are the slats to be replaced?
 John Ryan fell on the ice last Fri day morning and broke his wrist. He works for S. w. Barnes, and he was on his way to the barn to feed the stock when he fell. He knew he was badly hurt but he finished the chores at the barn before he visited Dr Church who pronounced the wrist broken. Charley Hine, we'll known among theatrical people as the owner and manager of the "Colonel and l." has closed bis season on the road and taken the management of the Main St. Theatre in Naugatuck and opened season of continuous vaudeville there Monday evening. Hines company appeared here last fall in the "Colonel and l."
 Tt pays to be regular subscriber to the NEWS. In the issue of Dec 27, | 1894, two ''plate matter" stories got mixed in making up the forms; and in the issue of Jan. 8. 1895 the balance of said stories were also mixed, but if you separate them at the proper places you get two complete stories in two issues. That makes the average of one complete story to each issue. See?
 In some sections the grippe is re- ported to have again become quite prev alent. Probably the very best remedy is one of prevention. Avoid wet feet and being out unnecessarily in damp weather. In the case of the grippe an ounce of prevention is worth two pounds of the grippe, but the time to apply tl e prevention is before you get the grippe. -Thomaston Express.
 The Norfolk correspondent of tho Winsted Herald says: ''The marriage of John Dewell Swain of Worcester. Mass. to Miss Edith King Peck of this place will take place at the home of the latter's brother in Torrington, Wednes- day. Jan 16. After the wedding the couple will sail on the new steamer Kaiser Wilhelm. for four months trip in Europe" Miss Peck formerly lived at East Canaan. She is a niece of Miss Mary J. Peck of Canaan, and is a grand daughter Of the late Major Peck who for many years kept the hotel in Canaan now call the Warner House.
 There was meeting of the Literary society on Friday night. Twenty per- sons having pledged themselves to sup- port this society as active mem bers it will enter upon the enjoyment of new | lease of life It ouoht to and if ia hound