Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25

| M. Stevens, Chapinville, Conn.,, IS
 v. MGClerrin, Chapinville, Conn, IS Wm. Hunt. 10 John St., Worcester, Mass, Is s. Silyernajl Elkhart. Ind. 20
 opera.-Remember the Burlesque Opera at the Town Hall in this village next Friday evening. ."' a.
 Potatoe Bugs.-The whole region seems literally to swarm with potatoe bugs. The plants of the potatoe are now getting above ground, and there are several bugs ready to bounce upon every hill of potatoes, and in fact have already begun their work of an- initiating them. Nothing but Paris green, and constant application of it, will save the crop. =-.. ..-- ....... Village Improvement. Village Im- provement Association of this place has just set out about dozen trees on School street, which adds much to the appearance of that street now, and bYe-and-bye when the trees are grown, to the comfort of all who live there as well as to the permanent beauty of the village. This association has recently erected three new lamps, which, with those erected last season, and which are regularly lighted and cared for, are a genuine comfort and pleasure to our citi- zens, as well as to the Stranger within our gates." ---...- .---
 The Heated Term.-Thursday. Friday and Saturday of last week were three hot ter days than is often experienced in the month of May, the mercury in thermome- ters marking as high at ninety in the shade, The transition from almost winter weather to this midsummer heat was so sudden that most people laid by their overcoats of the day before, and donned their linen clusters in place of not only their overcoats, but un- dercoats also, and even these were burden some. Vegetation sprang rapidly into ex- istence, and with showers that freshened the soil. all nature rejoiced in it's beauty and bloom.
 So Funny "A queer freak was that of Squire Whitbeck's "hired man," who, while divine service was being conducted in said Whitbeck's house in Salisbury last Sunday evening, went to his (Whltbeck's) stable, and bridling and mounting one of his fastest steeds, rode it on dead run to Lakevllle, and arriving there, turned ab- ruptly around and rode back as fast as tte nag could bring him. He has no explana- tion for the strange proceeding, and the Esquire" discharged him the next morning. That's all there is to the story any way, says tin-peddler Callendar, who gave us the item. Funny; isn't it O
 shef6eld.-The Sewing Society met last
 "Wednesday p. m.. at the residence of Mrs.
 Henry Butcher, where they were pleasant.
 iy and bountifully entertained. Sixty were present, several gentlemen coming to tea.
 The proceeds from fees amounted to near. ly $5. The society meet this week Thurs
 day at MT. Harvey Royce's......The child
 ren's concert took place at the Methodist
 Church Sunday night. The church was
 full. and all passed off creditably. ......To
 night (Monday) MT. Stephens and son, with
 two other gentlemen, give public concer
 at the Hall, burlesqueing the opera anc
 singing variety of songs. c.
 No orfolk Jottings. E. Beact and fam fly left here for Kansas ou Monday
 the 7th, where he has previously been, ant bought land to considerable extent, botf for himself and Mir. J. B. Eldridge. w regret very much to have MT. Beach leav, us, for we had not enough of such men be fore. The warm weather begins to hav' it's effect Judge Sedgwick and family, O New York have returned to their summe
 reside nee near HaYstack Mountain, tt [ spend few months......M Mrs. Hill, iron r Hartford is in town making improvement , on her lot east of the church. MT. H Riggs has COW which has given him dai- ly tor the past two weeks an average of fiji , ty-five pounds of milk. from which he ha l made over twenty-eight pounds of butter |, ...... Perhaps it would be well for some O
 the parishioners to keep an eye over ou !. pastor, as we hear of his being seen sittin, in the D-ps big arm chair few day o since. HASH. l Distinguished Visitors. o t War McCrary, General Sherman, Major e General Hancock. Brigadier Generals Saw. s telle and Tower, accompanied by Captail :. Mitchell and Lieutenant Green, aides re e spectively to General Hancock and Secreta ] ry McCrary, arrived in New London hal bor at o'clock on Saturday morning, ol l an official tour of inspection of militar, = stations in New England. They remaine, - on board the steamer Neversink, chartere,
 by the Government for the uses of the in 3 specting party, until o'clock, when the 3 proceeded to Fort Trumbull. They wer received with salute of seventeen guns b,
 the garrison under command of Genera Brannon. After inspecting the fort the, l re-embarked upon the Neversink ant 3 steamed off to the east shore of the harbo 3 to the fortifcation known as Fort Griswolt
 The party then paid semi-official visit tt } the navy yard and were there entertained At o'clock the distinguished party sa,IeG for port.-Hartford IEmes.