Connecticut western news., 1877-03-16
Taft:-Merchant Taft of Ash.ey Falls has changed his advertisement this week.

@At'-MeTCnant 1aIt O1 Asn. ey FallS
 has changed his advertisement this week.
 Change of Business. .-MR, EDITOR :- 'Tis reported in Sheffield that a we'll
 known Saloon-keeper in the city of Bridge
 port has renounced the sale of lntoxicat-
 ing drink, and intends opening 8 ready
 made clothing store, having lately received | an invoice of goods from abroad. contaln-
 ing style of coat called the "Leu1s Napo-
 leon." This style of coat promises to be all
 the rage among the fashionable men the
 coming season. Call and examine friend
 As stock of goods before purchasing else> ! where. ft J@A -A.. K. Great Barrington.-A sad solemnity has
 marked this day in Great Barrington. The
 funeral of MT. H. H. Scott, principal of the
 High School here, has enlisted the sympa-
 thies of older and younger members of thls
 whole community. The impressive relig-
 iors services were conducted by the Rev.
 MT. Anderson, in the Episcopal church.
 Nearly fourth part of the seats therein
 wess occupied by the pupils who had so re-
 oanay been in the charge of the deceased.
 At the close and following the casket, the
 scholars first walked down the aisle in pairs.
 In the Yestibule they parted, moving on
 each side of the remains to take last view
 of the. loved and honored teacher and friend.
 AS the youthful company passed out they
 formed double line on the broad and am pie space in front of the church. Nearly | al m ha <l
 out, as if by one consent, passed little be-
 Yond these lines. awaiting with tender res pect the solemn procession of bearers of
 the dead. and the afflicted widow and sor-
 rowing kindred, c. III. s.
 Clayton.-W. F. Sackett, the Wagon
 maker in Sheffield for four years past,
 has moved into the house adjoining H. R..
 Bunnell. (and lately purchased by MT. B.,) and is ready for job. If any one wants anything in that llne, think they will do
 well to call on him. as he has the reputa-
 tion of being an energetic fellow, thor
 ough workman, and will do his work when
 and as, he agrees......C. E. Barnes has hired
 his nephew Grove Barnes as clerk for him
 the coming year, and has rented the Dem
 ming house for him......Mr. Benj. Curtiss
 remains on Mir. VanDeusen's farm......Mr.
 Lyman Smith has been confined to his room in part, the past week with a hard
 cold. Mrs. Morris has been suffering
 with inflammation of the eyes for about six
 weeks past, but is slowly recovering......
 Miss Florence Fitch has been home for g
 few weeks, but returned to her sisters ir Harrington last week...... Miss Bertha Gran
 ger has been visiting friends and rela,ive' in Clayton and vicinity ...... Mrs. Elishs
 Rood celebrated the anniversary of he birthday last week. by a party consisting :, of 8 few relatives and friends, and had al enjoyable time. May she live to mak' many such parties. l...,-.. H.
 Sheffield long drought is broker
 at last, the rain falls and the springs are be F ing revived; therefore man and beast re joices. Some say that the great decisiol , made in Washington last week had an eff : feet upon the atmosphere's vapors, and i so, then Nature weeps in sympathy witl , the defeated; perhaps the rain drops ar tears of joy! So great was the storm las
 Friday evening that we were unable to hea , the promised lecture of Rev. MT. Germond
 before the Union. However, we ar' pleased to learn that it was postponed tC Friday evening of this week. His address is to Young Women, and no doubt it vii prove instructive and profitable to us all Mir. Germond gave very excellent dis course last Sunday evening which he ad dressed particularly to Married Men. Hi , text was, Husbands, love your wives.
 His words were we'll chosen; he spoke ma ny truths, which sank deep into the heart of his hearers, bringing tears to the eyes 0
 not few. We wish he might repeat thi
 sermon, for many were absent, to whom
 might have done good. MT. G. said h would like to address the Married Womel
 had he the necessary courage! We hop he may see fit to make the attempt, fo there are many married women in this vi
 cinity as well as elsewhere to whom ''
 word in season" may prove saving power
 Don't neglect the sisters; they neec ser mon too......The annual town meeting tool
 place on Monday and was conducted in tn
 usual disorderly manner peculiar to Shef field. These public gatherings, as they ar : ordered, are disgrace to all true and loYa | citizens. We newspaper reporters are no privileged to witness the interesting scene transacted there, but rumors reach us o ' the eloquent speeches made by the talente orators of the town, whom we never hea ', from save on these grand occasions. Oh
 man! What privileges are thine; and wha D 8 cross it is to be woman. who must no speak in meeting. l..
 e salisbury.-A narrow escape, with a e most a fatal casualty. occurred in this vi d lage last week on the lst inst. As John c. . hill was stoning his well near bis house, tn e rope on which the bucket or tub was fast b ened to let down the stone, broke, an e down went the tub about 28 feet, just mis- 1t ing John, who was sitting down in the bot Il tom with his legs"across the well, he hay d ing just time to draw them away befol B. the tub struck, which only grazed his lef .. slightly. He went to work again, but h e wife, fearing he might get hurt, came o, al to warn him to be careful, and while |
 was looking up and telling her there WI no danger, stone dropped from the sic = of the bank and struck hlm on the fore /; head, cutting severe gash that bled pr' $ fusely and probably would have terminate
 fatally had not Dr. T. been soon on han ,a y and stopped the flow of blood which W,
 fast ebbing away. And then to add to u