Connecticut western news., 1896-12-24

school or college out flown have come home to spend the Holidays.
 MT and Mrs Weston NJ. Barnes in- tend to go to Florida early in January to remain about three months.
 The mercury registered only 10 degrees above zero last Thursday night but rose to 30 degrees by Friday morn ing.
 About 15 persons from this place availed themselves of the opportunity to go to Hartford on the excursion of Saturday.
 J. s. Adam proposes to raise geese and has equipped his place with a splendid Emden gander and two Tou- louse geese. .0e
 There will be the usual Christmas services, morning prayer, sermon and Holy Communion, at Christ church to- morrow at 10.3O a. m.
 Don't forget the dates of the Christ mas festivities in the churches, viz: To night at the Pilgrim church; to mor- row night at the NJ E. church. and at the East Canaan Congregational church; Saturday night at Christ church.
 One of our exchanges has come to wise, profound and sensible conclu- sion when 1t says: 1.-The longer we run a newspaper and write about persons and ev nts the more we realize how utterly imr ossible it is to scratch every man on the spot where 1t itches most. ]"
 Victory Council O. U. A. M. held its annual meeting last Tuesday even ing We will gladly publish the list of new officers if some member will fur nish it. A representative of the NEWS diminished around in the snow storm yesterday but could not obtain the list of new officers.
 Some local weather prophet recent ly observed that '.it was a warm moon' consequently he predicted green Christmas But at this writing 1t seems that Santa Claus does not intend to come with yoke of oxen and cart but with ia sleigh full of to, and eight tiny reindeer"
 The sermon in the M. E. church on Sunday morning was preached by Pre- siding Elder Mickle and VI as consider ed very able and edifying discourse by those who heard it. The text was St. John VIII. 36. If the Son there fore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed" The theme was Gospel liberty.
 Rev M. J. Lynch, until within about three months Rev T. F. Bannon's assistant, is now attached to Rev Fr. Clarke's church in South Boston, Mass. Father Bannon's present assistant is Rev Robert Early, recently of New Haven. It is understood, however. that his stay on the mission is only tempo rary and that he will be replaced by Q permanent curate.
 The Pawling Chronicle says: We don't expect any Christmas presents, but if some of our delinquent subscrib CTS will pay up we might possibly be able to make ourselves a present of Q new pair of shoe strings. We need them for certain. Office open at all hours from now until Christmas. If not convenient to call, send check, money order. postage stamps, or any thing that looks like money. According to diocesan ruling, promulgated by Bishop Tierney at the recent conference of the clergy, in re- gard to the el. ction of trustees, Rev T F. Bannon last Sunday submitted the names of six gentlemen to the congre- gation for their approval and. there be ing no objection. they were appointed as a committee to elect two trustees to assist the pastor in the management of the temporal affairs of the church at this place.
 The grade crossing on Bennett's hill should be abolished. It Is only 8 question of time when somebody will | be killed there. as with 8 northwest | wind and the noise of wagon on a frozen road, it is simply impossible to hear the whistle of 8 west bound train There have already been several narrow escapes. The selectmen should apply i to the railroad commissioners to have | something done. An electric bell might be better than nothing. | ID l.. Freeman and E W. Spur at tended the annual meeting of the Hart ford < Connecticut Western R. R. O. at Hartford last week Tuesday. Or motion of Mir Brock, of Philadelphia E. W. Spur was chosen chairman Mi Brock held the proxy of the Guarantee Fund and Safe Deposit Company o Philadelphia for 13,S99 shares The number of shares voted on was IA 348 The revenue derived from the lease O the company's property has been dis tributed among the shareholders.
 The NEWS has this week received business letter from Mir William Nis bet who recently moved from Winsted Conn to Westerly, R. I. In closing the letter MT Nisbet says: Genera
 business m town here is rather quiet
 but business at the new store 'N1sBET' s opened very we'll. and the people seem ed quite favorably impressed witl things Saturday. Dec. 19 was yer.
 busy day; they kept my whole holida,
 force teighteen of us) on the jump
 This week we are looking for quite
 rush provided the weather proves fair