Connecticut western news., 1896-04-02
Local News.
Band meeting tonight.


 Band meeting tonight.
 Dancing class meets on Tuesday evening.
 Good Friday to morrow and Easter next Sunday.
 Mrs Julius s. Corbit is having her house painted.
 Rev s F. Adam preached at Christ church on Sunday.
 Robert Kaye, of Millerton, N. Y !, has moved to Madalin.
 The Poughkeepsie News-Telegraph of March 2s devotes nearly two pages to whooping up Lakeville."
 M ss Clara Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow. who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs H. P Tracy, left yesterday.
 Mrs Mary w. Ward and Miss Lila Ward, of New York city. are spending few days at the Warner House.
 Some articles of local interest are published to-day on the fourth page, especially the "Court of Common Pleas" article.
 Thomas Richards has moved from his winter residence at Lake Hopatcong, N. T.. to his summer residence at Stevensville. N Y. Edward McCartv and family have moved into the Bennett tenement house, SO called. Edw McCarty, Jr's. health is much improved and he isable to go out.
 Sunday was Palm Sunday. Palm branches were distributed to the con- gregation at St. Joseph's in commemo- ration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
 Mrs Mary E. Beebe, who has bet n in Norfolk, at her daughters, since the breaking of her wrist has returned to her home where she will be pleased to see her friends.
 Mrs Godfrey. of Bridgeport, with her daughter, Lucille, is visiting her sister Mrs George 0 Peet, until after Easter. when all will go to Bridgeport for visit of some days.
 The Sheffield correspondent of the Bsrkshire Courier says: March has broken all it's old records for being a severe month. even the March of the great Bl xzard having been pleasant as compared to this one.
 The net receipts of the "Orange Tea" at the M. E. church parlors on Wednesday evening of last wsek were 423.75. Oh dem stomach sociables, in the .sLand of milk and honey" am the best scheme known to raise lot of money.
 Hon A. NJ. Clrd of Sharon, for merly probate judge of that district, is spoken as lay delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church to be held at Cleveland, O., in May. General Conferences are held every four years. Judge Card was dele gate in 1888.
 Rev Henry M. Sherman. rector of St. Paul's Church, Bridgeport, has been elected archdeacon of Fairfield, succeeding the late Dr Tatlock. Mir Shermon was rector at Torrington, 1876-9O and was archdeacon at one time, as many of our readers will re- member.
 The Pilgrim Chnrch and congre gation regret that Mrs A. P. Freeman has resigned as organist, position she has faithfully aud efficiently filled for Q long time. The resignation was to take effect April l but Mrs Freeman has kindly consented to serve ss organisi on EAeter Sunday.
 Rev s T. Livingston preached a very thoughtful and encouraging ser mon in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning from the text selected from Matthew K. 4, "Go ye also into the vineyard" MT Livingston emphasized three topics of the text, viz, Time Work. Reward.
 Every dark night of late mann moth lamp is suspended in one of the cupolas of the milk factory and the whole north part of the village is light ed. The first night this light was placed there one man thought the whole fac. fory on fire and started to call out the hose company. .-Millerton Telegram.
 Brother Gard seems to have strong feelings on the cider question. He thus voices his sentiments:
 "As the season advances the eide hardsns and ec, os are beginning to b heard of and from the cider sots ant the cider hells of this section. s me o OUT good people who shudder at thu names of whiskey. beer. hotel, barroom etc should also begin to shudder ove cider, cider holes, etc"
 W. H. Camp has in his possessio, genuine Cuban machetS such as tn Cuban patriots are now using with sucl soothing effects on their Spanisl enemies. It is heavy blade about Il inches long with horn. handle and i shapel like cheese knife except tha it turns up to point at the end. would draw blood if you hit mai with it.
 The Rev c. D Millik of Canaar preached in the Congregational churc last Sunday morning in exchange witt Rev J. P. Hawley. Mir Milliken gay his hearers thoughtful sermon on th development of christian life and pro gress along the lines of individualit from the text He calleth his ow sheep by name. ."-New Hartford Trit une, March 27.