Connecticut western news., 1901-12-12

year has come and gone. In this wal it happens that people get in arrears with their newspapers. THE NEWS seek to obviate the unnoticed slipping away of time by printing with the subscrib CTS name the date showing expiration of subscription. Look at it now.
 Mrs A. H. Owens returned from New Rochelle last Saturday.
 Miss Consadine visited friends ir Winsted last Friday and Saturday.
 Miss May Bell of Chatham, N. T., visited at H D Humphreys last week
 MT and Mrs Everette Rhoades oi Thompson, were guests at Henry O. Barnes over Sunday.
 Miss Almira Stevens went yesterday to spend the rest of the winter with hel brother, Ed ward, in Norfolk.
 -Irs E. Chapman, father of Mrs w. K. Landon. returned to Winsted Tues day to remain during the winter.
 Miss Hattie E. Decker of Elizaville, N. Y is spending couple of weeks with her cousin, Mrs E. w. Warner.
 Miss 8. L. Perry was guest of her brother, w. B. Perry. at Lakevills over Thanksgiving and until last Saturday.
 Miss Mary Joyce is now employed in the Western Union Telegraph office and Hunts Local Telephone Company office at Winsted.
 --Miss Mary Watson is much better and expects to sit up today. Miss 6lighter of Pittsfeld. Mass, is still caring for her.
 Rev U G. Warren of Lake Msho- pee, N. T., arrived at Mrs Hamm's last Saturday sick with the grippe. He is much better and went out-doo yes- terday.
 IT. Lee Roberts, bookkeeper at Bordens' creamery, has been quite sick for several days with cold, but is very much improved and attending to his duties again.
 -Miss Mary P. Gillette of West Main street had rather poor spell last Friday She is quite weak yet, owing to her advanced age which is 86 years, however, she is little more comforta- ble.
 Henry V. Sims of Hartford is visit- ing his sister, Mrs William Warner. Samuel G. Simms of Cleveland, O.. has also been visiting his sister, Mrs Warner. He arrived Nov. 27, but leaves for New York city today.
 Mrs Frank N. Brown and son Nell son of New York city, arrived in Canaan Tuesday night to remain until after Jan. 1, after which MT Brown intends going to Grand Rapids. Mich., and will take his family with him.
 Genuine New England weather the past seven days. Here is the mercury record for the mornings: above zero, IA to 16 below zero, 20 below zero, 25 above zero, 35, 45, 32. Rain on Tues day morning which removed nearly all the snow that began to disappear on Sunday.
 John M Roys of Southern New Marlboro. Mass, was taken sick with sciatic rheumatism Nov. 21, and has suffered extremely, being obliged to keep his bed for IS days. He could not step, stand nor sit, and suffered ex- cruciating pain. At this writing he is some better being quite comfortable day times.
 A special communication of Housa : tonic Lodge. No. 61, F. & A. M, will be held on Friday evening. December 20. to confer the third degree. Western Star Lodge of Norfolk. Montgomery Lodge of Lakeville and Blazing Star Lodge of Cornwall have been invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and every effort made to make the occasion fraternal and enjoyable one
 The Litchneld Enquirer of Nov, 2s is most interesting number and will also be valuable for reference. It con. tains biographical sketches of all the Litchfield County Bar, and portraits oi several of the members, also pictures ol the buildings of the Litchfeld law school 1784- 1888, ss we'll as complete report of the banquet given at Winsted on the evening of Nov. %. 1901.
 Mrs Emma Roberts had long wanted to sell her house and lot or Bragg street. Dr Lee told her he did not want the property but he woult give her S1, 200 for it and she could hav' the privelege of selling it again if an! one would give more than that price She finally sold the place to Dr. Le' and gave him deed of 1t. Johr Devine recently offered $1, 800 for thu property, and Dr. Lee has transferred it to him, and Mrs Roberts thus get 83O0 more tor the place.
 The Central New England R.iIwa. announces its annual excursion t' Hartford from Millerton snd interme diats stations at reduced rates Saturday December 21st. Tram No. 5, leaving Hartford at 6:35 p. m. will run througl to Millerton, and theatre train ha been arranged to leave Hartford a II. 80 p. m. for Winsted and interme diate stations. The attraction st Par con Theatre is first class compan. plASing ssUncls Toms Cabin," yer. 1ntoroAtfng sntsrtaiumsnt for th u>I11oun ae wu1l = slase psvyls.