Connecticut western news., 1877-12-28

Our schools.-The schools of this vil- lage closed last week Friday for 8 vacation or two weeks through the holidays; r-. term to commence Jan. Eth to contir ,, .eS weeks. In the upper room there ,,;,, l.. = class beginning with equatior , E. . .,aosso S1 with interest in National or;thm.t,c. one beginning latin and .Iso q class of two terms work in la'' n a class bec,nninp IT. D. n's,0fy @ @' .u possibly class in pbysiolo s'' ..s will furnish good opportunity '" scholars out of the district to engage in profitable school work for the winter. Tu- ition in the same proportion as before; for the ten weeks. common branches. $5 % ; higher branches, 96.7o It is very desra- ble that all be present the first week.
 Fl. M. ADAMS.
 Important To subscribers-We have our plans nearly completed for enforcing . collection of what is due us. People who owe us for subscription. and whose sub scriptiou account is one year and over, be- hind, are going to pay us, if the law has the | cry one has his subscription account on the colored slip of paper which is pasted on the NEWS he gets every week, and there is no occasion to send special bills, and we are therefore not called upon to be to that ex- pcnse and trouble. If our subscribers who are year and more in arrears, prefer to be compelled to pay us, with the added ex- pense of legal collection, they of course can indulge in that privilege. This is the last item we shall make before placing accounts in the hands of lawyer for collection. Gentlemen we are gong to have our pay. | Christmas Tree.-The Christmas tree and service at the Episcopal church in this village last Monday evening were very in . teresting. The church was trimmed very neatly ard appropriately; not perhaps so elaborately as it is some years at Christmas, but it was very pretty indeed. The tree was beautiful in it's form, and seemed ex- actly suitable for the position it occupied in the church. It was quite heavily laden with the gifts to the little folks, whose hopes and anticipations were not permitted to be disappointed. The Key. MT. Bodley was assisted by the Rev. MT. Whittesey, whom all were glad to see officiating in his ! old place, where he has conducted so many Christians services in years past and gone. Altogether the approach of the anniversary of the birth of the Saviour of the world was appropriately and very pleasantly observed. There was no service or tree in the M. E. Church ln this place.
 Harpers' School Biographies. s.-Harper & Brothers. the noted book and periodical publishers of New York City, have recent ly issued from their publishing house,a new series of school geography which bids fair to replace all other geographies in our schools. and that at not very distant day. The maps of these geographles represent the various countries as they are to-day; the typography and the general appearance of the books are unrivalled. as might be ex- pected of work issued from tue great publishing house of the Harpers of New York; and furthermore the price placed up on them is by no means an uDinteresting feature, for while the old line of geogra phies continue to be sold at $1.75 each, these, and which are certainly far superior in every respect will be. sold after fully in- troduced, at price not exceeding $1 25 each. The introductory price of the large change for the old books at 75 cents each, The Board of Education of this town have under consideration these geographies, and we understand the project of change, sub stituting the Harper geographies for those now used, IS favorably entertained.
 Such Winter Weather. The much item- ized theme. the weather, is now fit sub ject for newspaper paragraph. Here we are almost in the midst of winter, almost the first of January. aud the ground has yet scarcely been whitened with snow. A few windy, chilly days have come, and those were in November, but December has giv- en us almost an entire month of uninter- 1 rupted mild and pleasant weather, the tem- perature being more like what we usually get in October. Farmers are blowing for the next seasons haryests, and much work is going on that could not be done only at the season when there is no frosC. There have frequently been times in mid winter, when after considerable SHOW and severe cold. an oasis, if we may so call it, has been welcomed as relief from the tedious win ter; the snow would be gone and pleasant, mild, and almost summer days have occa- sionalIy come, but to have such weather as we have had thus far all winter, is proba- bly beyond the memory of the ever infalli- ble ''oldest inhabitaDI." In Europe, very severe weather Is experienced, with many and heavy snows, but the weather clerk has certainly been kindly disposed toward l America.
 West Cornwau.-Nathan Hart's milk business has increased to such an extent that he has built large milk house and creamery. which will give him increased facilities for the purchase and sale of milk, especially during the warm weather. ......... Benjamin Bradley is putting an addition
 on his store......The Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, sailed from the North Cornwall parsonage on Wednesday, Dec l2th, at 2 o'clock P. M. It was an intelli- gent and enthusiastic company, and when they get back we expect gold will be 60 plenty that the silver inflationists will be out of business......Rev.C c. N Fitch has closed his house on the hill for the winter and taken board for himself and family at the Foster House. "Westward the Star u! Empire takes its way.". "......DAvid L. Smith IS to s1perintend the North Cornwall Sab bath School on and after the first Sunday m January. R. R Pratt will continue in