Connecticut western news., 1876-09-08
Sheffield.


 The summer is over and gone, vacation is st an end, and the autumn work begins it is time, methinks. that return to my for mer allegiance to THE NEWS, in which l have never lost my interest though for two months past have contributed nothing to it's columns. 1 have read with interest what others have written for your paper. and have watched in vain sfor Kent items during the long weeks past. What has be- come of our Kent luminary? That Elder down there surely ought to act ss a substi- tute when 'Sor refuses to shine. Stir them up, Mir. Editor, for there are many inter- ested up heI in Berkshire in the doings of the Kenttes, and Widow Simpson, the tobacco farmeress of Warren, call her out. Well. what shall l say of Sheffield? The drouth is broken. the showers fall and hope revives for the willing pastures and suffer ing herds. Many guests have been in town for the last month, but fewer summer boarders than in many previous years...... Many parties are riding to the Twin Lakes and Lake Buell., the latter place being 0 very popular resort of late We are sure it's beauties can not rival those of Salisbury lakes. The M. K. Sunday school makes an excursion to Lake Buell. on Friday of this week.....The school opened for the fall term on Monday of this week. Mr. Hall returns to his position in the high school. where we hope he may remain for years to come, as change of teachers there could not in our opinion be for the better. Miss Hubbel has charge of the plain school Misses Manvlle and Field teach the Centre school as formerly, though they now oc- cupy tho High school building, thereby giving the new building to the High school. The Ashley Falls school is in charge of Miss Sage, who is assisted by Miss Hillyer. ......M MT. Goodsell, the present owner of the David Pratt place, is making extensive re- pairs upon the buildings. He is really making it thing of beauty and we can no longer recognize in the old brick house one of the landmarks of the town. We wish MT. Goodse!l might have purchased the place some years ago aud saved it from the neglect it has suffered. Agent Gray has routed the third house north of the ho- te, and there he may be found with his family keeping house as cosy as possible. .....Mrs Mercein and her mother, with Major Stevenson, returned from Sing Sing a week since, where they have deposited in her last resting place all that remains of Miss Georgie Stevenson, who died here last winter.....O Our merchant, Mir. Little, who suffers under great pecuuiary embarrass- men; just now, has the sympathy of Il null litule of frent S, who fain would lend a helping hand were they not also like him. self crippled by the pressure of the times. That MT. l.. will act uprighIly we all be- lieve, and that he may have strength of heart to endure the trials many prayers are offered MT. Hiram Bartholomew has lately erected a beautiful monument in the village cemetery, for himself and family. ,....Rev. Mir. Noble preached an excellent temperance sermon on Sunday morning from the text. Look not upon the wine when it is red" etc. He was awake to his subject, and we arc sure the "coat fitted" few of his hearers ut least. Sheffield is disgraced by her rum shops. Drunkenness is no uncommon sight in our midst, Only