Connecticut western news., 1877-05-18

= AA N"o 0"SteAn Poit VI tuIS NllIdSe, MOnuaN
 gave chase to fractious and frisky men a Der of her flock, which was trying to brea b away from her, for greener fields and pas
 lures new, and in her zeal for the fugitiV
 failed to observe an unfortunate ditch tn,
 laid directly in her path, and into it an n down she went, full broadside to tn y weather. Our reporter who happene !. to be near, began to thin she was never more to rise again, for sh
 lay quiet some time before she essayed [ a rise, and he was about to summon assist ance. when she lifted herself to a perper cicular position, and casting an eye in tn direction of the fleeing COW, and then 6
 the ditch, began Q lecture in a tone o
 voice accompanied with suitable gesture , that would put to blush George Franci : Train, in eloquence and force of expres !, sion which she continued with no abate ment of enthusiastic zeal. till her ey ) chanced to ''drop upon" the dent she mad
 in the ground when she struck, when pres to! a look of surprise, wonder, and aston
 ishment instantly took the place of the rag
 that adorned her countenance moment be
 fore. and she was silenced. Tour reporter
 came away then.l Truly and indeed Han
 nah is one of the salt of the earth. She is
 one of the solid and substantial citizens of
 our town, and we record with pleasure the
 fact that she was in no wise injured by her
 fall, (which is more than we can say of
 the ditch.)
 The Chromo Man Again.-We learn
 that MT. Henry G. Stephens, the totally
 deaf and nearly blind soldier of the union
 army, who visited the people of this
 place and vicinity two years ago, will be
 here again 1n few days with the greatest
 collection of first class fine oil chromos eY-
 CT seen in this country, numbering some 200 subjects ; flowers, fruits, landscapes, scenery etc., all from the stores of broken merchants in New York, which he will sell at from five to fifty cents each, less than half their value. Our friends will do
 we'll to embrace this excellent opportunity of securing those desirable works of art. Pictures are necessity. It is the duty of every husband and father, not only to pro- vide food, fuel, and shelter, but also to sur round his family with those pleasing sights and sounds by which the sense of beauty may be developed. There are houses in which but few if any pictures are seen.
 We need a society in some towns in this state called tbe "Society for promoting beauty" MT. Stephens eyesight has be = come so feeble that his wife accompanies him from house to house. She will offer some very beautiful and useful articles needed in every family. at but little more than half the prices charged by agents. We trust that they may meet with that en- couragement and success in this communi- ", which IS ever granted to the worthy and deserving.
 C1ayton.-We seem to have left out the spring entirely, so rapidly has the warm, dry weather come on. Everything seems to rejoice in the beautiful sunshine. Bare- footed uichins are no longer a novelty, and sunbonnets have become a specialty...... We wonder if there be another piece of ground of equal dimensions, which yields 8 greater variety of edibles than does the garden of MT. James Shultz. Parsnips, pieplant, asparagus, and curled mustard are already on hand; anon came the onions carrots. nasturtions, vegetable oysters. and 3 long list of vegetable names. Two splen- did strawberry beds of astonishing yield, great noble raspberries in their season, red and white, plums, grapes in 'ich purple clusters we pause for breath. But it is true nevertheless. and he who ioubts should call round Tn ''succotash" ime......Mr. Luther Lindsey lost one of his lorses last week in very singular manner; le was wounded slightly on hls fore-leg while being shod. The wound swelled | and the animal appeared to be n great pain during the remainder of the lay. MT. Lindsey at once commenced reatment for it, and by evening of the lext day found It so much improved. as to indicate his being in harness again soon. The following morning, on going to the table, MT. l.. found the same leg broken one six inches from the wound, and the nimal was speedily released from his mise- y by killing him. The general opinion ppears to be that the horse laid down in he stable. and broke his leg'while attempt 1g to rise......Rev. R. Hunt. of Canaan, ave us very interesting and instructive ermon on Wednesday evening of last week rom the text, 'The thief cometh not, etc." ound in JOHN, X.-lO. He breaches here nee in two weeks at present.
 sheftield.-There is pleasant Hull in our illage after the ''excitement," and people re engaged in making gardens mostly..... A number of families are preparing for ity boarders... Miss Sarah Butcher has eturned to her position as organist in the church, after an absence of everal weeks...... The ladies of the Congre- ational church met last Thursday D. m., the Chapel. and organized a sewing soci- ty for the benefit of the church treasury nd for some ot the members personally, nd also to enjoy a social recreation. 'wenty-three ladies were present and voted 3 meet once in fortnight at the residenc s where invitations were extended. A fee f ten cents will be required at each meet ,g from those attending. Gentlemen are ordially invited to tea, who are willing to ay the fee, though we would not by any leans limit them to that sum should they 'ish to pay more, for which generosity we Till promise them extra attention. .. Il hear lat Strawberry Festival is also to be held oon by the ladies of the Congregational hurch, at the Town hall U1hera tbe horr;o, |