Connecticut western news., 1896-03-26
EASY TO GUESS.

Two towns that wished your trade, And one had streets all hard and clean,
 While the other town displayed A sorry scene of mud and trash,
 Which town do you~think would get your
 cash2 Il. A. W. Bulletin.
 MT and Mrs J.D. Seacord are visiting D. l.. Freeman's.
 Rev S. T. Livingston is visiting Rev Chas D. Milliken.
 Two inches of snow fell Monday afternoon but Tuesdays sun gathered it in.
 Miss Lucille Godfrey of Bridge port. is visiting her aunt, Mrs George O. Peet.
 Mrs Col. HardAnburgh and her son George are at the Warner House for day or two.
 The house and store building re- gently sold to Dr !. D. Clemans by J. l.. Bragg will be painted as soon as the weather is favorable.
 John G. Adam, who took bis exams. for entrance into Trinity Medi- cal college, Ontario. lately, has heard from the faculty, that he has passed 'very we'll in everything"
 Mrs Robert Hunt received $5.000 on Tuesday. being the amount of in surance on the life of her late husband in the Northwestern Masonic Aid As sociation. -Pawling Chronicle.
 The Falls Village correspondence has been rather brief some weeks, but all will to-day see the reason for it, and will also extend sympathy to our correspondent iu his bereavement.
 We are indebted to Henry R. Jones. of New Hartford. for neat pamphlet containing Section Two of Sketches of the People and Places of New Hartford in the Past and Present, of which Capt Jones is the author.
 Rev B. Seeholzer has heen i'll since Friday with bilious attack. but ha is recovering. His pulpit was supplied Sunday morning ny Rev William Wake of Ashley Falls, Mass who preached a good sermon from Matthew viii. 9, Follow me-"
 Miss Muller, who was at N. s. Steveus' creamery at East Canaan some years ago. has secured position as butter maker at the creamery at Rich. mould, Vt. This is 8 large concern. with capacity of 2la tons of butter per week.
 Mrs George Adam read her paper on Scotland and Edinburgh, for the benefit of the New Haven Branch oi | the W. B. M. in the chapel of the United church, New Haven, last Satur day afternoon Tickets were 25c. and the proceeds were $80 %. Governor Coffin has appointed Friday, April 8, as day of fasting and prayer. His Excellency points out that sserious perils menace our peace and prosperity and exhorts all to seel the Divine guidance which gives cleal perception of duty, with wrsdom and courage to discharge it's obligations tt the acceptance of Oar Father fl | Heaven"
 Rev John P. Hawley of New Hart ford. preached in the Pilgrim churcl last Sunday morning by exchange. NJ Hawley delivered grand and orthodol sermon sparkling with many differen gems of thought from Ephesians ii. "For by grace are ye saved, througl faith." While in Canaan over Sunday MT Hawley was the guest of his olt friends MT and Mrs E. D. Lawrence.
 Thursday. April 2nd at 10 a. ID. i the time, and the Heman Harrison farn at Cornwall Hollow is the place, of tn big auction. Fifteen cows, thre yearlings, two horses and other liv stock, wagons, farming machines am implements of all kinds. one melodeon one sewing machine. big lot of house hold furniture. barrels of vinegar an, cider, potatoes, pork, lard, etc will b sold to the highest bidder. See post CTS.
 Lift your hat reverently when yo pass the teacher of the primary schoo She is the great angel of the republic She takes the bantling fresh from ih home nest, full of points and passions an ungovernable little wretch who's own mother honestly admits that sh sends him to school to get rid of hin Tais lady who knows her bushes takes a whole carload of those littl anarchists -one of whom, single hand ed and alone, is more than match f. his parents and at once puts them the way of being useful citizens.
 what expense of toll and patience an
 soul weariness. Here is the most r
 sponsible position in the whole scho
 system, and if her salary were doub she would not receive more than sl
 earns. s.-Woodbury Reporter. r.-Canaal
 ties will endorse the foregoing sent
 ments.
 The letter on the road question
 and signed "X," was written by cit zen Of neighboring state, whose bo
 hood was passed in North Canaan, al
 who still takes deep interest iu u welfare of North Canaan. We are n
 permitted to publish his personal lett in which he recounts the history of sta road making in the town where he T ' sides. Suffice it to say, he tells ho even one mile of state road in his tow has increased the value of proper 3 there, an how his townsmen now wa 5 someone to kick them because they we | stupid enough not to build three tim
 as much road at state expense, where