Connecticut western news., 1896-12-10
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1896.
Local News.
There are several cases of grip 1T

Miss Anna Rudge has gone to Ashley Falls, Mass, to remain two or three weeks.
 The selectmen are placing many loads of gravel on Railroad street, north of Bragg street.
 The annual meeting of Housatonic Lodge No. 61 F. & A. NJ. occurs next Tuesday evening.
 Taylor Ross. from Bakers Mills in the Adirondacks, visited his brother, Dr Ross, in Canaan the past week.
 A Presbyterian Church was organ ized at Wassaic, N. Y. last week. About fifty members are already enrolled.
 John Healey, whose funeral was attended at Collinsville last Sunday, was a brother-in law of Daniel R. Spauld- ing.
 The selectmen have given West Main street top dressing of gravel this week, from D. l.. Peirce's to the M. E. church.
 IN s. Stevens was reelected secre- tary of Mountain County Pomona Grange, at the annual meeting, by g unanimous vote.
 A goodly number attended the sociable at the rectory last Friday night and had pleasant time. About SIS was realized.
 Conductor Christian of the P. R. & N. E. railroad is sick at his home in Hartford. Arthur Collier of Winsted is in charge of his train.
 John Cudney and family have moved from Mrs Frederick Thompson s house to the house belonging to J. l.. Bragg and recently vacated by Robert DeF forest.
 The Pawling Chronicle says: "Pan- cakes and sausage are trumps." It might have added that newspaper man is lucky to even get turnips for breakfast.
 The farmers convention or meet ing of the Connecticut Board of Agri- culture will be held at Danbury on December 15, Is and IT. An interest ing program for each day has been ar, ranged.
 Among list of "Don'ts for Christ mas" are two very sensible ones as fol lows: Don't send your pastor embroid- cred slippers. To travel the straight and narrow path requires hobnailed shoes. Don't buy your daughter g piano and your wife washtub. If you reverse the order, you will do justice te both.
 There was very interesting trial of speed Tuesday afternoon at River. side Driving Park between Ed Fitz gerald's bay mare and Mike Madden's bob-tail pacer. Best time made was by the b. m., 23O. The track is no the best in New England. Ed. War ner and Lew Rhoades acted as judges Martin MoCarty started the horses.
 Rev Mir Keene, of New Haven preached in the Pilgrim church las Sunday morning. He delivered a very thoughtful and vigorous sermon iron Mark V. 36, "Only believe" Nil Keene emphatically told his hearers what to believe, and how to believe The sermon might not suit some whc attach too much importance to being orthodox, so called, nevertheless tn, sermon contained much food for re fection.
 A horse, which came to this plac, on Monday in the possession of tran sient man, was led, with one of its hint legs broken, through the streets ol Tuesday morning from the centre of thu village as far as the residence of Charle Gillette, where it was finally shot. Tn, sight of the poor animal being led il such condition for so long distance marking the road with bloody spots, ex cited all who witnessed it to great in dignation. It is strange that it wa permitted. Certainly there is cas- for the Humane Society.
 Miss Clara Cogswell, the twelve year-old daughter of Mir and Mrs Geo B. Cogswell, of Pittsfeld, Mass, ha suffered about two years with 8 whit swelling on one knee and has endure, several operations or experiments t, cure it, but thus far without success Last Saturday at hospital in Nev York city she underwent an operation which 1t is sincerely hoped will effect cure. Her entire knee-pan was remov ed and the bones or joint underneatl it scraped to remove all diseased parts the leg was sawed twice in two beloy the knee and about an inch of bone re moved in order to shorten the leg After the operation was completed, tn leg reset and the wounds dressed Clara was placed on cot and the le fastened in position higher than he head. to prevent hemorrhage. Sh must remain in that position four day when the wounds will be dressed agair The surgeon thinks that Clara will able to return home in about six weeks and that the operation will prove en tirely successful and that Clara wi eventually be able to walk withou crutches unless her blood is diseased At present there is no indication ( blood disease,