Connecticut western news., 1877-01-19
L.akeville. prayer meetings have

Salisbury. Last Winter the meetings were carried on with good deal of interest, and many were convinced of the error of their | ways, and resolved to serve their Blessed Master. The meetings will be held for a time as follows;
 Village prayer meeting at Salisbury and Lakeville every Sunday evening; young mens' prayer meeting alternately at A. F. Felt's. Salisbury, and T. L. Norton's, Lakeville, on Monday evening; Union prayer meeting on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Lakeville Academy, and same at Salisbury Academy on Wednesday and Friday evenings, and also g Temperance prayer meeting in academy in this village tee second Saturday evening of every month The meetings thus Ear this Wln' ter have be on very interesting and ail are cordially invited to come. The young men of all parts of the town are especially invited 10 attend their meetings, and and and all will receive the warmest welcome from their Christian friends. Union meet ng at Salisbury begins at o'clock, and at Lakeville at 80 on Friday of this week There is to be fellowship meeting at Ac- sdemy Hall, Salisbury. at o'clock in the afternoon, and 1t is hoped that good num- Der will be in attendsdce ; a good delega- ton is expected from Sharon, and if the meeting is as good as the one at Sharon last waek, it will be one of great good to the people,. Knight had an addition of several new scholars to his school, on Monday last.....A number of people took the train for Hartford, the other moroing to get their dividend on stock, but had to take it all in free ride......E. H. Jones has re- moved his insurance office from the build ing occupied by Lawyer Williams. to the dwelling occupied by his father. Ed. says
 he snail move elsewhere in the spring. Ton
 will find his place of business enc door north of Merchant Roberts stosc......M'
 Silas Wells is shipping hay at this statlon' for Hartford. ......The ice which was taken out of Lake Wononscopomoc last week was very fine, being about twelve inches thick. .. .. Professor Camp, of the firm of
 Camp & Holley, whils walking up Dodge
 Hill few days ago, was attacked by some
 drunken person and knocked down. but
 'Ev" said he rose up and struck him ana sent him headlong across the road; when
 the chap got up he satd he was not the fel-
 low he wos looking for, begged hls pardou
 and walked off. m' ! snef6eld.-The commencement of the
 New Year is marked by no unusual gaiety,
 great quantities of snow, but no sleigh-rides
 worth noticing, unless we except now and then, a sleigh load of men bound for the
 Paper Mill pond" on fishing expedition
 many of them returning well laden with
 pickerel and perch, many of the former
 have been caught of great size the largest \ weighing from three to four and one-halt
 hounds. Of course the news of such large
 ones being caught, would spread, and az
 soon in the morning as there is light enough to distinguish any thing, the fisher
 men living most convenient may be seen
 on the pond, hurrying to get their lines se' in the best places before those living fal } awsy can get possession. Sunday seems to b' no exception, as some of the largest hst
 caught, have been canght on that day.. , People living in the village are taking ad- } vantage of the cold weather, and having
 their ice houses filled as fast as possible but with more expense than usual, as thu
 proprietor of the pond where the ice ha' usually been got, has refused to let any Dc cut, fearing it might lessen the supply o water and might interfere with his mill op erations. There has been some ill feeling expressed toward the owner, which doe' not promise to benefit hlm much. as hi'
 business depends upon the patronage o
 the public The scarcity of water ln the E wells still continues, and few have sunk 7 them few feet and now have plenty o 1 water. It cannot be done however with 3 out hard labor, but it pays well, being F time when not much other work can be , done out of doors. ... Some families m th' outer part of the town are said to be sui l fering for inc necessaries of life, and 1t Ii !, to be hoped that those who have plenty and to spare, will see to them, that nen' , are left to starve and freeze this terribly , cold weather. :. :. On Tuesday night of las
 week, house in the east part of the towr belonging to Mir. Lef1ngwell, was de
 stroyed by tlre. A young man sleeping II
 the chamber was the first one aroused be- Ing almost suffocated by the smoke; h' had just time to get down stairs when th' roof fell in. Some of the furniture wa , saved, but about 100 bushels of potatoes it is said were lost The family must have suffered severely with cold, as they livee quite a distance from neighbors. Th'
 chimney was said to be defective, and tha was probably where the fire originated d.....
 The Dramatic Company are preparing tt play .'The Drunkard," some time in Febru , ary, before Lent. Mir. J. Smith, Mrs. Vo
 burgh, c. o. Dewey, Rollle Little, and oth , CTS, all good actors, are to take parts. To that Poet.-The following is respect fully dedicated to the Ashley Falls poet. Your machinery gives out
 In mighty great haste;
 Yet hope to hear more
 . From that wonderful place.
 You say 8 screws loose,
 Put on it head
 Or perhaps 'twould be better
 To cut new thread.
 So set the mill running,
 l To stand it will spoil.
 And while you're about it,
 Put on some sperm oil.
 And then please remember
 - And give us the rest;