Connecticut western news., 1900-12-06

lsss tho copy reaches this office before Tuesday noon.
 Charles Rodemeyer visited rela- tivss in Bethel from Friday until Mon- day.
 HI. B. Ives is confined to his rooms at the Warner House with m attack of tonsilitis. Dr Lee is attending him.
 -Mis Emily Powell of Lancaster, N. H., former parishoner of Rev 5. A. Burnaby. was visitor at the Pilgrim manse two weeks ago.
 The annual meeting of David s. Cowles Post No. 60, G. A. R. will be held next Wednesday evening. Dec IF, A full attendance is requested.
 MT and Mrs A. l.. Hugins had two succeeding days of thanksgiving last week. A bouncing baby daughter was born to them on Friday, Nov. 30.
 The NEWS will be sent until 1902 for S2OO. This will apply to old sub seribers. who pay up their subscriptions to date, as we'll e to new subscribers.
 John F. Smith of New Hartford with party of friends will sail from New York on Saturday of this week for tour of France, Italy and other foreign countries.
 Miss Hume's missionary address in the Pilgrim church last Friday after noon was instructive and interesting and was attentively listened to by a fair sized audience.
 Duck hunting ct the Twin Lakes is in prime condition. It is stated that tho waters are alive with them in all sizes, conditions and color. They are quite wild and it requires an expert in the ducking business to land any of them.
 -Miss Jessie Decker of Ashley Falls, daughter of Charles Decker, left Mon day for Bridgeport where she has en- tered . training school for nurses. Miss Decker hes contemplated becoming e trained nurse for some time and hei many friends wish her success in hel chosen profession.
 A Swede girl employed at the Naples made . mistake the other night and backed of the chamber stairs in stead of entering the bathroom ss wal her intention. She suffered long fall . sudden shock, . we'll distributed sup ply of sundry bruises and succeeded 1T terrifying and scattering condemnation among the occupants of the house We arc happy to state that her injuria were not serious.
 It has been more or less stormy the past week and Tuesday the floods came and the winds blew and prevailed throughout the day and night, turning into . snow storm Wednesday morning Springs. wells. streams and lakes ar full and we are now in condition for tn annual freeze up, and the reputation o the old tradition that winter never set ties down in good, hope-to die earnss. ness until the lakes and streams ar full is preserved unsalled.
 A. v. A. Fslten has overtaxed hi strength this season by work in tb store and in building . new house am moving his household goods thereto He needs rest and 2 change of climate Monday evening he went to Hillsdale N. r.. to see his family. Yesterday h started for Asheville, N. O., Accom panied by Lorin J. Eggleston. one ( his partners in the mercantile bushes, Nr Eggleston will soon return but M Felten intends to remain in Ashevill several weeks. David Dempsey ( Millerton, N. Y, takes Mir Felten place in the store during his absence.
 The union Thanksgiving service the Pilgrim church last Thursday morl ing was we'll attended. Rev E. Kelly preached an excellent sermo from Palms XVI. 6: "The lines al fallen unto me in pleasant places; ye' have . goodly heritage" Mir Kell gave comprehensive historical sketc of the United States. its geographie' position, its climate, it's variety scenery. its educational advantages. i religious status and liberty. it progre' in art and science, it's wealth, it's pos ton among the civilize d nations, etc etc. He dwelt on the granduer an beauty of this section of New Englan, He mentioned some of the manifo blessings that CansAnites as individua and as a community should be thankf for; in brief, he gave his hearers mar topics to contemplate and rememb long after their Thanksgiving dinner bprUottse.