Connecticut western news., 1878-03-07

the 90. Mir. Hill is Q telling speaker and worker. Nr. Bradford has e temperance poem called. "Under the Snow," which he reads superlatively we'll. Saturday after. noon this gentleman gave public reading to fine audience. The ladies have pre- vailed upon him to repeat it Monday eve ming when large audience Is expected. His rendering of Robert of Sicily" cannot be surpassed in our opinion. Messrs. Hill and Bradford work excellently together, and are strong team. They remain here some time yet.
 Falls Village. Nothing from your reg ular correspondent last week SO will make mention of few items that came under my observation.... .'"ren Nights in Barroom" was exceptionally rendered by the Good Templsrs on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18th. To discriminate would be unjust as all parts were almost perfectly given. They play in Lakeville this Tuesday, evening. The Home entertainment at South Canaan on wednesday evening last was the best yet given, the lack of sufficient music beng perhaps the only fAult.........S. W. Morris and lady were the recipients of gifts in the china line last week, it being the twentieth anniversary of their nuptlsls. 4 full house and an elegant time was the result. e. w. Hall has moved his clothing, furnishing goods, hats and caps, &c., into Crandall's building and has placed G. A. Randall in charge thereof. Give him a call. The Lakeyille Good Templars gave a variety show on Friday evening to rather slim house. The show was fair but not calculat- ed to give satisfactlen to the masses. ......G. W. Hall is i'll with rheumatism. .... Dennis Hurley has neuralgia in the head. Judge F,yler is stopping at the Crandall House dur ing the court session......L. D. Griswold of the N. Y., N. H. 6 H. R. R. in company with his sister are visiting at E. W. Spurs. AJAX.
 Salisbury. Tho Temperance meeting on Saturday night in Academy Hall was large ly attended by the wearers of the blue. Ali. ter remarks by several citizens permanent organization was effected with substantially the same list of officers as published last week ln the NEws. The next meeting is to be held at Lime Rock on Saturday evening March 9th. As result of this grand tenn perancs reformation, revival meetings are being held nightly in Academy Hall which attracts many benighted people who have heretofore been unacquainted with the,rudi. ments of temperance and christianity. The ladies have become very much interested in this movement, some of whom daily visit the houses of these people to enlighten them upon religious matters. The meetings are to be continued during the week. .... A few transfers of real estate have taken place re- gently, but as nearly one-haH of the resi- dences in this village are offered for sale, il would not be surprising If other changes should shortly follow. MT. G. W. BishoE has purchased Mrs. Stakes house and vii occupy it April Several wounded survivors of the Tarifville disaster will at tend the meeting called by Rev. MT. Tbom as st Winsted on Monday night to take part in the contemplated combined attack to be made upon the coHers of the railroad com. pany......Mr. s. W. Elliott has recently re. turned from Ohio with some of the fines, thoroughbred short-horn stock of cattle ev CT seen in this sectlon. x. oornwan-Gentle epEing is upon us ap- parently, but still some insist we shall gel our 'pay" for this weather ....W We noticed in the Winsted Herald last week remark able article on the rowdyism which is dis played by the citizens of South Cornwall when they visit that headquarters of Tenn perance, Science and Lit erature, viz, West Cornwall. It is to be regretted very much that two communities. in the same town should feel such an animosity toward each other. The literary society spoken of wat formed under the most favorable auspices In the first part of winter, and all promised well, but it vas soon apparent that some people thou ght that their literary eff forts did not mee with the praise which they thought was due them, and a coldness sprang up which ended in one of the w. C.s adopted citizens (but who takes won derfully after his parents) getting up . clustering article addressed 10 one of oul prominent citizens, and ended by saying that if he had grown thirty pounds heavier be would have-well, done wonders nc doubt. We will refrain from comment, but will leave your readers to judge who is the ''rowdy" ''hoss swarpin'" fe- yer has been raging in town the past few weeks-indeed man who has not swappeG hoaaoo ;o 1ook ed r1pon aa a vo0rort ThE mock trial is set down for Friday of thil week if the prisoner is secured...... Lumber manufacturing goes on lively in these days
 there being lots of water, but hard time to get logs to mill......We are all looking for the Canadian weather prophets snow storm which he advertised to come off tho first of March. XYZ Ashley Falls and Sheffield. On Wed nesday of last week there was very pleas ant wedding at the house of Grove D. Grif- filth in Ashley Falls. Miss Ellen Brigham
 a stepdaughter of Mrs. Griffith. was united |, in the matrimonial bonds to Louis William , of Holyoke, Mass. The ceremony wa performed by Rev. Mason Noble of Shef- field. About fifty friends gathered on thi happy occasion to witness the nuptials There were gifts of silver. glass, china lace, pictures, &c. in abundance, and con
 spicuous among the bridal offerings was al
 envelope containing check for $500. pre sented by John l.. Dodge of Burlington, al
 uncle of the bride. MT. and Mrs. W,liam
 left the same day for Boston, and our goo' wishes follow them, that they may be hap ny and prosperous and may life be as brigh to them as the sunshine of their marriage