Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

WaSM1m&UO1s
 The excitement attending the small pox scare has all passed away, and the danger as well, there having been only one case. that of boy who is now well......W have just dedicated our new public hall, which has been. building during the past summer and fall The dedication exercises took place on Wednesday evening, the goth inst, and were very interesting, consisting of five minute speech by s. H. Mitchell, president of the hall association, who made some very appropriate remarks. followed by 8 prayer from Rev. Mir. Colton, pastor of the Congregational Church, who also made few remarks, and in turn was fol- lowed by Rev. Messrs. Churchill of Wood bury, Upson of New Preston, Jones of Roxbury. Bassett of Warren, G. A. Hick- OK of the Enquirer, aud several others, each occupying about seven or eight min utes. The speeches were interspersed with Nessrs. Smith, Nettleton, Pnney and Buckingham, assisted by Mrs. Brinsmade of Washington and Mrs. Sanford of Rox- bury, with the Misses Colton and Bucking- ham and Mrs. Fem of Washington. The exercises were very interesting and occu- pied about an hour, but we forbear to notice any particular part, as all were received with pleasure by the audience. After the dedication exercises were over, Dr. J. G. Holland delivered very interesting and in. structive lecture. occupying about an hours time. Suhiect-'TheM Mission of Conflict. ' We wish every young man in the country could hear it and profit by its sound sense and the ennobliug ideas contained in it. After the lecture 8 supper was served in the chapel. library room and parlor under the ball, of which nearly three hundred partook. The hall was filled with very large and apprecia,iye audience of about six hundred persons. We noticed many from surrounding towns, and among others an old friend, John T. Andrew and wife of Cornwall......The scenery of the Wash ington Dramatic Association is now being arranged on the stage in preparation for 8 dramatic entertainment at no distant day. ...... The Washington Match Company have just received lot of machinery from Ger many, and expect to soon get these works ready to run. The machinery has been ex pected for some time, and some anxiety felt during the recent very stormy season on the Atlantic that it might get lost, in which case it would be six months before another set could be procured. The con- pany expect to employ between thirty and forty hands. mostly girls, when they get ir good running order......The Shepaug Rail road has recently built and filled large ice house, to be used in the milk huslness or their road, which is becoming quite suc- ce ssful and satisfactory branch of theil freighting business The Freemasons art now enjoying their new lodge rooms oYel Baker & Brinsmade's store and H. Fowler. tin shop...... There was an oyster supper given for the benefit of the Episcopa Church, at MT. Henry Morehouse's, or Friday evening. the 22d, which was largely attended and quite successful in obtaining money for that obiect......The day anc boarding school opened by Mrs. Marver last fall has been success thus far, ant bids fair to become such an institution al is needed here.