Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Correspondence.

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 Farmers are busy harvesting, and crops are better than before in several years...... City visitors are putting ina welcome ap- pearance. Chas. Brittop and family are rustlcating at their old home and summer reslo ence in this town, and J. M. Ingersoll anc. lady, from N. Y. city, are also spending few weeks among friends here. ..-...N IS conjectured that Wilson Potter of fAent Hollow, who was found dead in his field last week, was sunstruck. X SOuthfieId.-
 The appearance of Mrs. E. Clark's resi- dence has been much improved by the ad : dtion of new front fence...... under stand that an excursion party from this place propose to do Mt. Everett this week |. ......The guests of Rev. c. E. VanAllen, are Mrs. Parks and two daughters from New York. Notwithstanding the universal cry holds her own pretty we'll. The Walter Booth Go. are running twelve hours a day, and employing large number of hands. The Berkshire Whip Co.,, M. R. Garfield. whip maker, and l.. Turner's lash establish ment, are all doing good business. Last, but not least, R. E. Walter. whip and lash maker, is running on full time, with orders ahead. Norton, who recently started a wagon and blacksmith shop here, IS finding plenty to do, and his customers are well satisfied with his work. He has engaged a blacksmith from Westfeld ..Mr. Ingra. ham has few city boarders, and his place is very cozy and attractive. .....H. l.. Bar. Der has returned from an extended tour, selling whips. Frank Hartwell of Boston, who recently graduated, and has int Sc v1ios fX h3 father......Mrs. Mills and two children from New York, are spending the summer at her fathers, J. Hyde. I
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 A party of ladies and gentlemen intend camping out at Twin Lakes this week. They will occupy house near the lake, and have their meals furnished them, thus saving them the annoyance of camp equip, page, cooking, etc., and giving them more time to enjoy the delights of boating, fish, ing and pleasure seeking generally.... Last Friday serious accident occurred to mas ter Frank Stocking, lad of abont ten years of age. He had shortly before obtained a pistol which he was exhibiting to a com panion, named Calhoun, on the street. and in fooling with the dangerous plaything, it was discharged, while in the hands of Cal houn, who had his hand over the muzzle. The bullet inflicted quite a severe flesh wound on Calhoun's hand, and then passing two feet distant, entered his body uear the region of the stomach, passing through and lodging near the spine. Stocking lies in 6 very precarious condition, but at last accounts he was improving very slowly. He is under the skillful treatment of Dr. Stillman and his assistant, Dr. A. F. Hoag. ..... Charles Sweeney, who broke hls leg some months ago, while jumping from an express train in motion, is rapidly recover ipg.....T The Catholic picnic last Wednesday was success, and enjoyed by all who at- tended.
 ShefHield.-
 The hot wave waited large number of people from the city to our beautiful town. The Miller house is unusually we'll filled. R. Little, B. Burtch, Peck's in Silver street, and Cooper's on Cooper hill are very literally patronized by city people,. Geo. Hoadley and family are sojourning with Deacon H......It is rumored that an effort will be made to secure the services of MT. H. to take charge of our high school, and with successful is highly probable that our popular Deputy John, will be appointed by Sheriff Root, to asslat in the closing ex ercises of the Ten lEyck affair. If there is any honor or pleasure to be derived in ta king hand in these concluding ceremonies Deputy Smith is entitled to the first choice for to no other man is this community more deeply indebted for the conviction of Ten Eyck, than to John c. Smith. At least 300 applications from this town have been sent-to Sheriff Root, for permission to witness the execution of Ten Eyck. While it is said tut four can be admitted from Sheffield. .....Rev. Robert Hunt If preaching some very able sermons now-a days and is fast becoming popular as a preacher and a citizen......T The good Temp lars are increasing rapidly in numbers, ant will soon be powerful institution in th' cause of Temperance.....Char Stillmar and family contemplate migrating 10 Cal itornia the coming fall......The hay crop l. | unusually good on the river meadows this season..... MT. J. Smith our popular paint | CT, with his worthy assistant Jack, are IT great demand as usual, this season. Johr has just contracted to trescoe and paint th, inside of the large Congregational church at Salisbury. .....Cyrus French is expecting large number of boarders from the city
 ...... Miss Emma Hunt has so far recovered from her late illness, as to take charge of |, class in muslc. Miss Hunt has au excelen reputation as musician.
 salisbury
 The usual monotony of this quiet villsg
 remains unbroken.......No city hoarderI
 have yet appeared to occupy the hotels ant
 boarding houses, and the season is SO ia
 advanced that it is improbable many will
 arrive. Notwithstanding, each resden
 here entertains the opinion that he reside
 in one of the most attractive villages ii
 New England, yet the outside public appea
 to thlnk differently. The absence of sum
 mer boarders is universally regretted, and
 is hoped that ere another year rolls around
 some improvements may be made, whic
 will result in attracting hither goodl,
 number of this desirable class of visitors
 ....D. T. Warner, Esq, and sister, Mis-
 Grace Warner, are sojourning for feI
 weeks at Nantucket beach......M. J. Wal
 ner. Esq of Waverly, N. Y., and Thoma
 M. Wells, of Negaunee, Mich, are in tow
 on brief visit to relatives and friends
 They are looking in excellent health. ...... Nil
 Jeremiah Bushnell, inaugurated his ne, reaping machine, on Monday, by cuttiB
 and raking into bundles, twelve acres 0
 oats, aided only by a pair of horses. ...... Gu
 ting, the tinsmith. appears to be the busies man in town, judging from the vast Quan
 titles of tin ware which he is sending ou
 from his establishment. He keeps sewers teams constantly on the road dispensln
 'Cuttlng's tln," which has become widel, and favorably known through thls section Merchant Clark has opened branc
 store at Ore Hill, with Albert Felt as mar ager of the same. Business is reporte good ..... Frank Scrihner succeeds MT. Eel as janitor of the Congregational churcf
 ......H Head Constable Adams, reports bus
 ness dull ID his department. x
 HOusatomfc.- We did not see the eclipse. Monday, bu 7 we know it rained Tuesday We went o , Beartowa, Saturday. after blusberrles, an that Hill that went with us is caution, tell you. If thought he wouldn't find out. Pdtell you how he fell into the brool l f1r- l.