Connecticut western news., 1901-01-31

R Posts in this se ction will be held ln Barton's Hall at Millerton, N Y on Feb. 22.
 --J. l.. Bragg will discontinue his meat peddling business, which he has conducted for the past three years, next Saturday.
 The Central New England Railway Go. finished harvesting ice at Twin Lakes Sunday All their ice houses and creamelies along the line are now full.
 -Carter's auction of 125 new sleighs and other personal property at New Hartford on Saturday of this week ought to draw a crowd of bargain hunt CTS from this section.
 -Rollin H Cooke of Pittsfeld, Mass was in town Tuesday looking up the genealogy of the Fuller family to which Deacon David N Fuller belongs. He went from here to Sheffield, where he remained over night.
 The Pawling Chronicle says: A female swindler who organizes classes in fancy work. taking the entrance fee in advance, and disappearing in day or two, is visiting the towns in nearby counties and may conclude to come this way.
 Frank Hoag, who disappeared from his boarding place in Bridgeport on Jan. 15, was found ltst Thursday after noon at the home of his brother in- law. Harry Davis, at West TorriDgton. Frank was suffering from an attack of the grip when found.
 Tomorrow night is the time. the Town Hall is the place. and the occs sion is the 32d anniversary concert and ball of Housatonic Lodge of Masons Seven nearby lodges have been invited in body, and large number of indi- vidual invitations sent out, and all in. d;cations point to large attendance if the weather is not severe.
 While cutting ice at Twin Lakes Sunday 2 pair of horses belonging to Thomas O'Hara broke through the ice. They were large horses and foundered helplessly in the water. Ropes were soon passed around their necks and after being strangled into "Hoating in. sensibility" were dragged out onto firm ice where they soon recovered.
 Special O. E. trip for Christian Endeavorers and their friends, starting March 8 from New Haven, Conn to Washington, D. O.. Mount Vernon and Philadelphia, at cost of $23 50 for all expenses for six days. Side trip to Old Point Comfort and Fortress Monroe at $8 % additional. Circulars giving full information and the itinerary of the trips can be obtained by addressing J. H. Mansfield, SIS Chapel St, New Haven, Conn.
 John O. Stevens of Atlantic, la, was pitched from his carriage while driving from TorriL gton to Goshen on Tuesday morning. He broke his collar bone. and the injury may prove quite serious as Mr Stevens is heavy man and about 60 years of age. He is a brother of Deacon Horace B. Stevens of Cauaan. Last spring he rented his farm in Iowa. and since then he and his wife have been visiting relatives in Canaan and other places Tn this section but expecte d to return to Iowa on Feb. 13. .-...#
 Most persons hesitate about send ing personal items to a newspaper re- garding the movements of friends, lest the newspaper man should think them too anxious to see their names h print. He will think nothing of the kind, but on the contrary, he is glad to get such items. Many seemingly unimportant items are, when printed, news to large number of readers. One important thing should always be remembered, however, that the signature of the sen- der should accompany the item, not for publication but as guarantee of good faith
 An elderly man who resides on the "back" road to Falls Village, while in town the other day, purchased two pairs of ice creepers, one for himself and one pair for his wife. He took them home and after lengthy dis course to his family in eulogy of the creepers put on pair and went ont or the ice to demonstrate their worth and usefulness. He went through all kinds of gymnastics, stood on one leg and imperiled his life in dozen different ways to the anxiety, wonder and amaze ment of his family who watched his antics from the windows. He sooI tired of his exercise and returned to lh,
 house where to his surprise he dis covered that the creepers in which h'
 had placed so much faith had became
 unfastened from his shoes when he lief
 the house and that he had been danc
 ing on the ice unprotected by them.
 Forty thousand teachers are at pres
 ent em ployed in the common schools II