Connecticut western news., 1877-12-28


 ley Falls way wanted some rye flour pretty bad, and last Saturday night at an hour when ghosts and thieves ply their vocation, be crswled up the raceway of the mill in that place, and entering the room above through trap door, filled large bag with rye flour and departed, very considerably and generously leaving the trap door and raceway behind; for which little courtesy Mir. Miller Abbott is undoubtedly grateful.
 Where's the Schoolmaster "A cores pendent writing to the Millerton Telegram from Lakeville, says the far in that place is under the charge of the "LadSe's Aid so- ciety of M. E. Church. ."-Y-s-s, jesse; and undoubtedly some of them are the w!fss of the parishioners. That correspond ent's ladie was probably there too. The fair was to pay the ''expenees" of repairing the parsonage-There, there young man; that will do. Where in the "Old Scratch" is the schoolmaster
 Comical Brown.-If you have not yet purchased your tickets for 'That Comical Browns" psho at town hall in this village next Saturday evening, you might as we'll make sure of good seat by attending to it at once. Tickets can be obtained at the post office in this village. ''Comical Brown" always draws full houses. We would say to our Lakeville patrons that they can depend on seeing first-class en- tertainment. Brown will visit you on Mon- day evening next, Dec. 3lst.
 Norfolk.-MR. EDITOR At the annual communication of W estern Star Lodge No. 37, F & A. M.. held Dec. 18th. the follow ing officers were elected and installed:
 H. A. stanard, w. M.; E. P. Smith, 8. w.; w. H. Merrill, J. w.; J. N. Cowles, Treas; Wm. Hrdderwick Jr., Sec'Y; c. H. Johnson, s. D.; George s. Johnson, J.. D.; George R. Bigelow. s. s.; A. E.. Cobb, J. s.; Arthur Cobb, Tyler; E. S.. Beach, Marshall.
 WILLIAM HRDDERWIoK JR., Sec'y.
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 GOSHEN. CT., Dec. IS, 1877.
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 That Time Table.-The Housatonic R. R. Go. has just had printed on large sheet, the time table of their road, giving time at all the stations, together with all connections and the time of departure from and arrival at New York, New Haven and Bridgeport. and the time passengers on each train will arrive st Albany, Saratoga, Rochester, Blffalo and Chicago, as well as other information for the travelling public. These large tables which will be posted al all stations, as well as at hotels and other public places, are the neatest, most practi cal in their arrangement, and altogether the best we ever saw issued by the Housatonit company.
 No Paper Next Wesk.-As has beer our GUS on for some years past. we shal publish no paper next week. For on' week only in the year, we ask to be relieved from the editorial treadmill. and this VI need and take at the close of each year, tt enable us to brush up and get Ourselve squared around to begin properly the worl ot anotber year, ,that all things may be dom decently and in order. We have yet t I1earn of more than one of our subscriber who are dissatisfied with us for taking on week of rest in 8 year, Jour patrons undoubt edly regarding our efforts to make our if ty-one papers in year better than any if ty-two papers they can get, as sufficient, uear 8 success to grant us, and that cheer fully, the respite we ask.
 | Falls Village. Christmas tree ant the accompanying exercises of the Congre sational socle,y passed off with great sue cess on Monday evening.....G. w. Halp Amesville store was broken into by som amateur Git is supposed) burglars one nigh last week. Some ready made clothing an' Fair of boots were taken......G. D. Cleve land of Lakeville and Sidney Reed of thi place each had buffalo robe and whip tax en on Friday night by some mean scamp o scamps......The benefit ball was a decided success; some fifty couples being present.. Frank. A. Beebe of Bridgeport is home ol d furlough......Th M. E., Sunday schoo have an entertainment tonight, (Tuesday of which will give a full account mex week. CLICK.