Connecticut western news., 1877-02-23

shefleld.-The interest Tn the prayer meetings upon the plain, continues, and the school house was well filled last We'd
 nestiay night......Revs. Mir. Fitch and Ger mond exchanged pulpits Sunday. Friday evening the Friendly Union was opened bA short address on "Winged insects" from Miss Mary Dewey. Music followed by the 0lee Club. after which Mrs. Mason Noble read paper upon New Zealand, which was handsomely written. Three ladies have gwen us short addresses this winter; stating that it was their ''first appearance as public lecturers" but as they have served in the capacity of principals to schools and semi nsries for several years, public reading can. not be very new to them. Miss Sage with her pupils from Ashley Falls, will give us an entertainment at the Friendly Union Hall next Friday evening. There is little pleasant rivalry felt between the two schools, but as they both belong to one town, under the same committee, who is impartial, it only plves zest to the enter talnments......S field No. l, gave a briet report of the High school exhibition I will add somewhat to it with your permission. The singing and instrumental music was very tne. Miss Kitty Skinner played and sang beautifully, Miss Minnie Field assist
 Ing her with splendid alto the last nam- cd young lady also gave fine reading in graceful manner, The pantomimes, '.Jack and Gill;" and Little Bopeep," elicited considerable applause. especially Little Bo- peep, who was nicely represented by Miss Alice Newton. The dialogue was we'll spok- en. The recipe for making Potato pu,. ding" excited the miIth ot the audience
 The housekeeper's part was performed to perfection by Miss Hattie Taft. Miss Ger lrude McMurray, in the dialogue, After school what acted the role of young la dy pupil very handsomely, as also did Miss es Carrie Chapin and Wiekwire. Others did well. whose names have escaped my memory, besides have not the space to speak further. These exhibitions are the more interesting from the absence of all stage atf, f,ctstion. The pupils enter into their Darts with 8 natural heartiness un- known tothe professional actor their very timidity is interesting. There will proba- tly be an exhibition at the close of th.
 winter term of the high school. We un
 derstand that Miss Addie Field, who 80 kindly sang and played for the Friendly Union in former winters, has been rendered the position of soprano singer in the choir at Grace chapel. She has also sung at sev
 eral concerts connected with that church ......There are quite 8 number of cases ot lung teyer in town. Dr. Smith attending. This young Doctor is becoming very popu- lar ; not onIS for hls professional skill, bul his kindly manner to hIs patients..A very pretty and natural pantomiue took place at the Congregational church near the close of the morning service. A little girl of three or four years. dressed in a white sack and hat, appeared suddenly in front of the altar. leaning gracefully to one side, her black eyes threw out wondering half grieved expression like some little an
 gel caught astray. The Pastor came down from the pHlpit and led her to her seat. Il was his daughter Rosy who had come in to seek her sister, thinking the services had closed. P