Connecticut western news., 1878-01-10

Masonic. Thursday evening Dec. 27tb, the members of Housatonic Lodge invited their friends to their pleasant and. richly furnished hall in this village, to witness their regular annual installation of officers. and to listen to an address. by the Rev. MT. Hunt, pastor of the M. E. church in this place. The hall Was well filled, and the ceremony of insts'.lation was evidently of great interest to the large number of ''gen- tiles" present. The address of the Rev. HoIt was certainly masterly effort, and commanded the closest attention of his hearers. The newly installed officers are as follows:
 H. J. Mead,W. M.; D. L. Freeman, s. w.; Wm. Waller, J. w.; D. l.. Pierce. Treas. s. A. Bennett, sec'y; H. Mc'rea, 8. D.; M. K. Belden, J. D.. H. H. Cogs- well, chaplain Geo. H. Brinton, s. stew ard; D. L. West, J. steward; $. 0. Beck. leys marshall; s. Malloy, tyler.
 At the close of the exercises at the hall, 8 bountiful supper one of Landlord Ri ker's best, (and that is good enough for any body, or any occasion ) was served at the Stevens House; after which large num- Der spent the hours to and past midnight in the health-giviug andafacinating 'all hands around Keeping time in their nimble step to Prof. Whites band of ''the viol, the harp, tue tabret and thelpipe." We are inclined to the opinion that the dissenting brethren, who were thus so kindly invited to enjoy the evenings entertainment, were by no means unfaYorably impressed with the ways and doings of thelr masonic friends and neigEbors.
 Kent.-Christmas was very joyful day ts the members and friends of St. Andrews Church. The day dawned clear and bright and the keen fresh air seemed to give one new health and strength. In the morning the church, which had beenibeautifully dec orated with evergreens, was we'll filled with an attentive congregation, which seemed to enjoy to the full the beautiful services. Many went forward to the Lords table to partake of the blessed feast which The Master has instituted in loving memory of Himself. In the evening. at the children's service, the church was densely crowded. A Christmas tree sparkling with lights, and filled with beautiful and useful presents gladdened the eyes of the little folks. Af- ter few appropriate remarks by the Rec tor, and number of carols which were
 well rendered by the children of the Sun day School, all returned to their homes much pleasediwith the services of the day.
 In the far off years to come the little ones
 will look back upon this day as being in truth Merry Christmas. s......The impromtu dancing party at the Town Hall last Thurs day evening was an exceedingly enjoyable occasion, with good music, bountiful colla-
 ton, etc. etc., ''and bright the lamps shone
 OCT fair women and braYe men and all went
 merry as marriage bell' l'.........Apropos of
 marriage bells, we shall soon expect to hear
 their silvery sounds, as numerous engage
 ments are announced and more in happy
 anticipation. QUILL DRIVER.
 Cornwall.-"We shall get our pay for
 this nice weather" the croakers said few
 weeks ago, and we have got it, for ''cold
 wave" has come upon us and those who got
 their pay in heaping measure were the ones
 who attended church last Sunday, for the
 house was SO cold that every one there was
 brought to realize ''there's no place like
 home" and hard wood. With all the repair
 ing, painting, etc., the society have forgot.
 ten the most essential thing; the comfort
 and health of the people who go to church,
 who are few enough and whose numbers
 will grow less unless the church is made
 warm. A meeting of our shoemakels was
 held last week to agree upon tariff of pri ces to be uniformiin all the shops in ouI
 village. The price of tapping boots was re-
 duced to 70 cents perl pair, new leather
 patching. 10 centsl per square inch. new leather; old leather, z cents. After strong ly condemning the Russian war policy, thereby raising the. price ot bristles, the meeting adjourned. d.....Among the gooG res olutions formed byIsome of our young men was to break off chewing tobacco, and they may now be seen chewing rags, leather. bones, and ID fact anything they can bite, however they are resolved to stick to it ol "bust" ...... Considerable commotion was caused by the appearance of live bride and groom in our midst few weeks ago. The bride was one of the lively damsels oi the hamlet on the hillside where marriages are SO common that they think no more ol
 them than they do of savings bank failures or the like, and they can say of this mar riage ''E Pluribus Unum." X. Y. z. Falls Village.-Thermome sell like hot cakes this weather. The mercury in dicated 16o below zero on Monday morn t ing, and l4e below that point ou Tuesday morning. .. The funeral of Charlie, only F son of Dr. c. B. Maltbie, was largely at tended at the latter's house on Sunday , morning. Cbarlie's death was as unexpected f as it was painful. He was taken ill or , Monday, the 3lst of Dec., with diphtheria
 which rapidly assumed a more alarming
 phase, ie: congestion of the lungs, to whicl disease he succumbed on Friday mornin.
 at z o'clock. About an hour before he ex pired he expressed the wish that Rev. MT . Reid of East Canaan should preach his flu. , neral sermon. It is a sad blow to the Doc tor and his family. as we'll as to the com
 munity at large, and he has the sympa
 thy of all in this great af1iction. Deceased was 19 years of age, and was buried a
 Sand Hill cemeterY......W. G. Gardner sur prised hls family and friends by his unex-
 pected appearance on Christmas. Gardne is looking hale and hearty and reports busl
 ness brisk in the West. The town safe i
 heinc removed from T., P Daan's office tt