Connecticut western news., 1896-02-13


 one of the bones in his arm, between the wrist aud elbow, is doing as we as could be expected.
 The furious storm prevent d the ladie~ of Christ Church from holding t. cir snci .ble last Thursday evening. It appears that duri g Leap Year woman proposes but God disposes.
 The Mil'erton Telegram says that D B McElwee made full assignme' of all his p perty. for the benefit of his creditors Feb. 3d The assign ment was made to Wallace Sh ldou. It is only due to those WI selected the official ink" for public records to state u at an order of notice was writ ten with said ink and posted on the N rth Capaan signpost on Wednesday of last week aud was exposed to U @ drencl ing rain storm all day Thursday without the inks running or being washed out in the slightest degree IL nt begins next week, the 18th, on Ash Wed esday and for forty days and nights we will have no more Whist !, Tub. and dancing parties. Your a. tenti n is now called from the spots O. the cards, the numbe 8 on th- pro- grams and the costumes of the ladies to the bilious colored label on your D per See if it reals 97
 The Norfolk Ama'enr Drama ic Club will present u cir up to-da,e Minstrel perform ance at the Town Hall. Sa' 'urday evening, February l5 There are % star performers an no pains or expense has been spared to make this one of the biggest and most gorgeons rstr-l shows ever seen in town of this size. Baker < T.eversidge orchestrs accompany the show. The Monday Evening Clnb was entertained this week at the Town Hall by Mir A W Nicoll Very fine musical numbers were rendered by Mr. Lee. Mrs Bierce, Mrs A P. Free man. Mrs Rood Miss Lorrian, MT R. D Peirce. W. H Camp and Mir Nicoll and sons The readings were all en- tertaining and were by Mrs Chas. Pease. Mrs Mcfarland, Mir Lester Adams, John Adam and paper by H. B. Mcfarland read by l. W. Arnold. Mir Nicoll also read very amusing original poem of local hits.
 The old furnace dam at Wassaic N. Y, gave way during the food at p. m la>t Thursday. Both of the upper bridges near the milk factory were swept away, a a serious washout oc- l cured near the iron railroad bridge at Dr Ia" ner's, thus del 'yi'g trains on the Harlem road over night at An enia and Dover The milk factory and stores at Wassaic were filled with water | to the depth of tour or five feet The Il mage to property in that vi lage is very heavy. the Milk Go. bel g the largest losers.
 | The recent government loan offer e,s fine oppo' tunity to make money without capital The bonds were sold by the government at little less than Ill and are now already worth He and IF All you had to do aas to wIite to the secretary of the treasury secu' the right to buy bonds at III, a d the | arrange with some bank to get the necessary money to purchase. on the strength of the acceptance of the d, aud then sell the bonds rt the advanced rate and pocket the difference. It is sad hat only few saw in time how the trick could be done.
 The sociable at the Town Hall given by the ladies of Christ Church, last Friday night. Was a very pleasant
 occasion As usual card playing and ,lanring were the main features, not to On it excellent refreshments A young colored gentleman and lady, the latter being what artists would call
 symphony pink, arrived and joined ! Q
 joy ment and to the amusement of the others Everybody said the man was
 Frank Van Densen and the lady Geo. c. Peet. As delin ors of the African character they were all right, Receipts
 were $l2.25.
 | -Dr Lees horse indulged in a runa-
 way performance Friday morning. Several incidents had contributed to shake the animals nerves when finally
 tile standing hitched in front of the
 doctors office, the wind raised its blan- ket up above the horses back three or
 tour feet and then let it drop with 8
 flap This uas too much. the horse
 sprang forward, snapped the halter
 brought the buggy with such force
 ,gainst the hitching post that the cross
 bar was broken and the horse freed
 from the buggy. The animal ran al
 great speed, with the blanket Tapping
 in the wind, as far as 0 M Deming's
 when it tripped up and fell, scrapine
 the skin of its knee. It was finally
 stopped over by the race track.
 Joseph Claffey, aged about 5$ r years, farm hand aud wood chopper
 we'll known in Sheffield and Canaan
 mad been choppi"g wood n Western Sheffiell tI,is wi ter md boa ding a William Johnson's in that place One morning last week he did not app ar a
 the break ast tab @, and did Lot repl when some member of the famil,
 ra ped at the door of his room Upor entering the room, Clafey ~as found in an unconscious condi lou with hi bod upon tn floor and his feet rest .. kho L.I NJ l,.a1 oil xx,o,