Connecticut western news., 1900-01-04
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 4. 1900.
Local News.

Local NeWS.
 The bicycle season of 1899 hung on until the year vanished.
 Miss Abbie T. Kellogg went to Winsted on Monday to remain several days
 The Old Year gave us the cold shoulder before taking his departure, and the New Year did not show Q warm heart
 Charles l.. Smith of Cornwall, N. '. has been visiting his sister, Mrs Robert Little, the past week.
 The Litchfield County Medical As sociatlon will meet for it's quarterly meeting at the Beardsley House, Win sted, Jan. 9th.
 None of the churches in this vil- lage held "Watch" meeting last Sun day night, nor . sunrise prayer meeting on New Years morning.
 Rev 8. A. Burnaby is called to Spencer, Mass. to conduct funeral service. Mrs Burnsby accompanies him. They will return on Friday.
 Among guests in town the past week were: Sheldon Downs of Tyring ham, Mass Martin Rood of Torrington, James Mcclure and wife of Millerton, N. Y.
 Rev N. s. Boardman will preach in St Johns church at Salisbury for five consecutive Sundays, commencing the 2lst inst, while the Rev J H. George takes rest before the work of the Len ten season.
 The cinematograph pictures of the Jeffries- -Sharkey fight were shown to 8 good sized audience at Town Hall last Friday night and were very entertain ing. Other good series of moving pic tures were shown, and the intervals were filled in by selections from large photograph.
 Conductor Frank Smith, who has been on the 0. N. E. train passing through here at 10. 24 .. m. and 3.59 p. m. has been transferred to the short run between Poughkeepsie and Pratt's Mills, and Conductor Cole of the short run transferred to Conductor Smiths former run. Conductor Smith is now k~lspr 6 -noL,o vo 70 kscp
 Tho children's Christmas services at Christ church were held last Thurs day evening and were enjoyed by the young people and by the large audi encs. The tree was an elegant and symmetrical one and reached to the ceiling. The exercises consisted of . procession and hymn by the children, carols by the children, an address by the rector, followed by tho distribution of presents.
 As G. Archie Adam was driving across the crossing of the North V switch near Union depot last Thursday forenoon, his horse caught fore foot in the fange space between the plank and rail and partly tore of the hoof and broke it's ankle. Mir Adam had the animal examined and after it's injuries were known it was shot and killed Tho horse was black, the best one MI Adam had, and he proposes to gel damages from the railroad company.
 The newly elected officers of Col Hardenbergh. Camp, No. 53, s. " Conn. Div, U. s. A, are: Captain, N Watson Hardenbergh; first lieutenant Joseph L. Parsons; second lieutenant Lyman Ball; chaplain, Samuel A. Eddy first sergeant, Edward l.. Roberts quartermaster sergeant, l.. A. Caldwell sergeant of guard, W. T. Owens; colol sergeant, M. J. Kilmer, Jr.; principa musician, 0. A. Rodemeyer; corpora of the guard, John Condon; camp guard, W. T. Sackett; picket guard John Juno.
 The fourth quarterly conference o the Methodist Episcopal Church vii be held tomorrow evening. Presiding Elder Clark Wright will preach her on Sunday evening. The Week o Prayer will be observed by meeting every evening except Saturday evening Revs Kelly and Burnaby desire to holt anion meetings, but that question can not be decided until the official boe7t of the NJ. E.. Church meet tomorrow evening. The notice published toda, in regard holding meetings next weel in the Pilgrim church was handed tn NEWS by Rev Burnaby just before h. left for Spencer. with the understandin, that in case it was decided to hold uniol meetings next week due notice woul, be given in both churches on Sunday
 The Pilgrim Club will long remem Der with pleasure New Years day 0 1900. In the afternoon the member met ct Jordan's studio and were photo grsphed in a group. In the evenint they were given reception or Ne' Years party by Mrs Mary G. Adam a her residence. The early part of tn evening was devoted to business Ralph Stanton was elected on the cour oil. The names of Joseph Quinn. Joh Jordan and William Joyce were pre- sented for membership. Then follow ed review of the work done by tn club this season. John Adam read a interesting article, after which ther was singing by aquartette compose, of Messrs John Jordan, Clinton Barnes John Adam and Fred Manvel. Alber