Connecticut western news., 1896-04-02

-oamuei 6. SaHlp IS Ab HOLne iIOu Yale for few days.
 Mrs Augusta Scott has returned to her home Tn this village.
 Miss May Adams is at home from Torrington for weeks vacation
 Thirty eight calves were purchas- ed at this station Tuesday, at prices ranging from 4 to cents per pound.
 MT and Mrs George Bourne, of Lenox. Mass were guests of Mir and NJ s H. B Ives at tue Warner House on Tuesday.
 The engagement has been announc- ed of Henry l.. Dawes, Jr, son of ex. Senator Dawes, and Miss Catherine Pingree. daughter of Mrs Thomas P. Pingree.
 The David s. Cowles post and W. R. corps will hold meetings next We'd nesday evening. A good attendance is requested, as important business will be transacted.
 A freight wreck on the Harlem road Saturday caused the evening P. R. & N. E. east bound train to be about four hours late Had to wait for pas sengers at Millerton.
 The course of sermons which the Rev J. H. George of Salisbury has delivered in Christ church on Fri lay evenings during Lent has been very interesting and instructive.
 The Agassiz society will meet at the house of Dr H. l.. Ross Tuesday evening at 30. It is desired that each member will bring some item of inter est. Election of officers Wil take place.
 The heavy rain of last Thursday evening ceased just in time to prevent big freshet. Another heavy rain prevailed from early Sunday morning to 2.30 p. m. and the Blackberry river had to swallow so much ice water that it got roaring mad about it. neverthe- less .March went out like lamb" and April came in over muddy roads.
 Edward Tanning, aged about IS. son of John Tanning, of Winchester Centre. and nephew of Mrs Albert A. Hubbard of this place, died on Sun- day If injuries received on Friday. On the morning of that day, while driving from Winchester Centre to Winsted. his horse took fright and he was thrown from his seat and dragged by the reins half mile. He sustained many injuries; bad cut on his head, many bruises and probably internal injuries. Young Tanning was attend ing school in Winst-d. H. was a very promising young man and one who will be sadly missed.
 Bishop Ninde will preside at the sessions of the New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church which convened in Union M. E. church at New York city yesterday Rev B. Seeholzer left home Monday intending to visit relatives day or two at Pough- keepsie on his route to the confer ence. :. There will be no preaching in the M. E. church at Canaan next Sun- day, but 8 responsive E,ster service will be held at 10.30 a. m. Sunday school at the usual hour. Commencing next Sunday the Y. P. s. c. E. will meet at 6. 45 p. m. and on and after April IS the Sunday evening preaching service will begin at 7.30 p. m
 The series of meetings of the Mon. day Evening Club closed at ,he Town Hall Monday evening. The program consisted of three trio songs by A. W. Nicoll and his sons Augustus and Willie, which were we'll rece,ved. and lecture by Rev s. T. Livingston on Sir Walter Scott's .'Lady of the Lake" This lecture was very scholarly. thoughtful and suggestive and was illustrated by a large map of the region where the scene of the poem is laid Mir Livingston, who seemed much in love with his sub- ject, read several extracts from the poem. In his introductory remarks he pointed out that Scott s writings must be read in the light of the history Of the social upheavals caused by the French revolution, and that it was the purpose of Scott to voice the senti ments of the conservative element in society, who felt that the tendencies of the revolution were too destructive, and that he (Scott) sought to make the old times as attractive as possible. Votes of thanks to MT Livingston and A. W. Nicoll were passed. The orean. izers and promoters of the Monday Evening Club are to be congratulated | h<>c <>f kh<sv aeo