Connecticut western news., 1895-12-05
Local News.

John G Beckley returned from New York last Saturday.
 The Whist Club will meet at Mt. Elm tomorrow night.
 Michael Kennedy. of Coxsackie. N. r., has been in town the past few days. Charles Geer is the new landlord at the Elm Tree Hotel in Sheffiald, Mass.
 Irving Roberts, who was recently married, has leased the William Bennett house and has moved into it.
 Mrs Hiram Eidy. Mrs Daly and Misr Eddy attended the funeral of Dr Hiram Mao Eidy ct Brooklyn, N. r., yeserday.
 -Mrs Frank Coon spent Thanksgiv- ing with relatives in Westfsld, Mass. and will remain there until about the middle of the month.
 The marriage of Jeese 0. Benton of Canaan Valley, and Mary J. Ives Of Winsted, ie announced to take place place Dee. l8 at Winsted.
 
 The surest way for merchant to keep his goods on his shelves is to keep his advertisement out of the CoNNEcTI- CUT WESTERN NEWS.
 -"Christmas Gifts" is the title of an illustrated story written by Luella Dowd Smith, and published in The Youths Temperance Banner. Dec l.
 We are glad to state that Mir Win chell will assist in the distribution of holiday goods at Prindle's jewelry store in Great Harrington from now until Christmas.
 The United States night express trains on the P. R. < N. g road began running Monday night Messrs Chris tian and Flynn are the conductors. The trains do not carry passengers.
 Mrs Howard Case. North Canton, Ct. wins the Richmond range presented by Alvord. Weight of range. 404 lbs. 2 oz. Mrs Case guessed 404 lbs. 8 cz Thousands of gussaes were made.
 During the week of Dec. 18th to 28d, baking exhibition with the cele. brated Majestic Steel Range" will he given ct Alvord's, Winstsd. Ct Every body cordially urged to call and enjoy . good lunch free.
 Next Wednesday evening is the an- nual meeting for the election of officers in the D. s. Cowles Post and Woman 's Relief Corps. All members should b. present. The inspecting officer will probably be ia attendance.
 --Eugene Rowe will be missed as clerk at Geo. l. Parsons & Sons store Hia time expired last September but be remained until last Saturday thus giv ing Mir Parsons the opportunity to make the western trip and attend to other business after his return. Eugene's health makes it advisable for him to re- main at home this winter.
 Mise l. A Norie. of Brooklyn. N. r.. is in town making arrangements to bring out the we'll known operetta, ''1 he Gvpsy Festival by school children I ,structions free to those taking part Mias Norie receiving remuneration f l her work ct the operetta. Rehearssls every afternoon at the school house after school
 The Rev F. w. Barnett's Thanks giving sermon was an appropriate and comprehensive one, enumerating the many causes for thankfulnees as indi viduals and as nation. He also read the poem entitled Life is Good" We should be pleased to publish the ser mon if Mir Barnett can reproduce it ol give brief of it.
 The Agassiz meeting Tuesday eve ming was of unusual interest. 75 pe cent of the membership being present An error in the program as published last week was owing to defect in th' manuscript. One topic should hav' been "Grutogasse." a South American nut about the size of cocoanut ant contains gas which explodes, at tim of the maturity of fruit, with consider able report.
 About five o'clock last Saturda morning as Mrs Seneca Tallardy wa passing through the upper hallway 2 her home she mistook her way. in COT sequence of the dim light, and fe headlong down the stairs. She fractul ed her left wrist, cut so deep gash her under jaw that two stitches were rs qulred to close the wound, and badl bruised her head and other parts of he body,
 The first regular meeting of tn Monday Evening Club was held [ Judge Roraback's this week and ws largely attended. The program for th evening was arranged by committe and was very enjoyable Literary & lections were contributed b, Mas Oatf arine Adam. Mrs Mcfarland, Rev, I Seeholzer. Mrs 0 H. Briggs, Miss W. Adam and Mrs George Adam. Tn musical program was rendered by Mi A. F. Rood. w. H. Camp and wife. an a quartet of Mir Nicoll and sons and M Milliken.
 -Thomas Sullivan. of Tomah, Wis was.i in Canaan on Tuesday for the fir time in thirty-five years. Of coun Canaan has changed wonderfully duiir 35 years, and Mir Sullivan naturally e quires "where am at" He finds on very few c: his old acquaiptapces ali but he can find many familiar names ( lL~A- AL