Connecticut western news., 1897-02-18
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1897.
Local News.

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 Mrs NJ. s. Spaulding has the sci .tica.
 MT and Mrs Henry B. Ives spent last week in New York city.
 Major Bennett was home from New York from Saturday until Tuesday.
 Probate Judge Gibbs, of Kent, was the guest of W. H. Camp yesterday.
 Misses Sarah and Mary Ferguson visited friends in Cornwall over Sum- day.
 Milton J. Kilmer is recovering from a severe attack of erysipelas in his face and head.
 Frank w Strong, of Dalton, Mass, spent Sunday with his brother. George P. Strong.
 The strike is still on at the shoe shop in Winsted. Both sides are con fideut of winning
 Tt is expected that Rev Henry Davies will preach in the Pilgrim Church Sunday morning.
 The children of the Amesville school passed through this village Tuesday in two large sleighs.
 ID. D. Walter is slowly improving from bronchial pneumonia, but is still quite weak and does not sit up.
 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher's condi- ton was unchanged at late hour Tues day night. at which time she was still unconscious.
 M. L. Osborne, Jr now has charge of the new Merganthaler linotype ma chimes in the office of the Fitchburg Mass Evening Mail.
 Congressman Hill, of Norwalk, has sent 25 packages of garden seeds to the NEWS office. We shall be pleased to share them with whosoever is in need.
 Monday night the young ladies of St Joseph's Church will give supper and ball at Town Hall. These enter tainments are always first class and Q nice time is assured everyone who at. tends.
 Rev Henry Davies, of New Haven, preached an excellent sermon (he called it . conversation in which he did all the talking) ill the Pilgrim church last Sun- day morning. His text was Acts XVI. 30 31.
 -Dr Fl. L. Ross, J. Henry Roraback and Harry Andrews, of Bridgeport. ap pear to-day before the fisheries ani game committee in support of a law to restrict the immoderate killing of game for sale. what is known as pot-hunting.
 At the special meeting of the mem bers of Pilgrim Church held on Tues day evening it was decided to again hear the Rev Magee Pratt of Hartford, and the Rev Henry Davies of New Hav- GU, and also to hear the Rev Mir Barua- by. of S,uthbridge, Mass, before mak- ing any definite arrangements for sup. plying the pulpit.
 The NEWS and neighboring paper have frequently stated their position in regard to Loyalty to Patrons {" Some of the correspondents of the NEWS will this week discover that free advertise ments of certain entertainments have been suppressed because certain parties did not favor any newspaper with their job printing for said entertainments.
 The Norfolk Minstrels will come in to town tomorrow afternoon in theil big band wagon and will parade the streets playing the popular marches oi the day. Reserved seats will be on sale at Collins till 7.30 p. m. The prices are: Admission 25c. Main Floor 35c Incline 50c. Performance at 15. The company have some dazzling new cos tunes and are giving good show.
 The North Canaan Rod and Cur Club held meeting last week Wednes day night at Roraback's office. The committee on rules aud bylaws made its report, which was accepted witt some changes. The club has appointed s protective committee. whose duty i is to be on the lookout for violations o the laws and report them to the club which will prosecute offenders.
 The article "It Takes Money t. Run a Newspaper" was handed us by Canaan gentleman who has been prompt paying subscriber to the NEW since the initial number, nearly 26 year ago. Said gentleman has also given tn NEWS his advertising patronage and hi job work all these years He can ap preciate the trenchant wit and sarcasm in the article. and he hopes that other will also see 1t.
 -Messrs N. l.. Jackson and Lorril Eggleston, of Millerton, N. r.. have ba, gained for Fuller & Peet's stock of ger eral merchandise except the hardware paints and oils. The title of the ne firm will be Jackson < Eggleston. Bot are enterprising business men, too we and favorably known to need an intro duction to Canaan people, but they wi be welcomed here nevertheless. M Egglestou will also retain his intere. iu the firm of Hotchkiss < Egglestou 6 Millerton, and goods will be purchase in large quantities for both irmi Messrs Acel F. Rood and Martin I Rood, who have been with Fuller Peet @ number of years, have been e, gagged as clerks by the new firm who e. pect to be ready for business abo' March i,