Connecticut western news., 1878-10-30

down three young coons. Where is the lad of thirteen summers who can tell bet ter hunting story of his own experience and as truthful ss the above ?......A singing cucted by Prof. Volk, was opened last Monday evening at the lecture room in this place, with goodly number of pupils and f1attering prospect of success MT. T. 5. Gold turned herd of cattle into an ap. pie orchard last Sunday week, intending to leave them there only short time, but went to church and on his return found twenty of them quite Ill and unable to stand. Since then four have died, and the remaining ones of but little value.
 South Lee.-
 Miss M. Lowry has returned from two weeks sojourn in the Nutmeg state......
 Miss Hattie Lape and cousin have returned from Albany, N. Y. where they have been visiting frlends..... Miss Mary Culver is wis. iting friends in Winsted, Conn. .. The
 Hurlbut Paper Go. will shut down their mill the 18th of Nov. for weeks for re- pairs......Mr. H. Ross is building a nice fence around, and also enlargening his barn.yard......The South Lee debating club have called meeting for next Wednesday night to see what shall be done with the money in the treasury, and also see whether the debates shall be carried on this winter or not......Mr. Silas Danields with bis wife and daughter, were in town last week.
 MT. b. is f1nisher in 8 paper mill in
 Unionville, Conn......M MT. I. H. Pixley has placed new and attractive looking show case in his store, to be used for gents fan cy goods......M. B. Spooner has a cousin
 visiting him, so he says. It is very con- venient to have cousins, especially if they are nice looking young ladies......H. C..
 Hurlbut had several sheep bitten by dogs
 the other night, killing one, and wounding some others. probably fatally..... So far,
 Beebe's prophecy has been fulfilled. We
 would like it if he would try once more, and give us spring right away; think we
 could put off that much talked of sleigh
 ride uLtil another Year...... Republican rally
 Thursday night in Lee, a torch light pro cession, and music by the band. to well
 come Gen. Banks, who is speaker of the
 day. O. I. c.
 Sheffield.-
 Dr. Small has removed from Ct. Barring ton to Sheffield, and judging from the sick and death record for several months past in
 this town, there win be sufficient employ ment for two active physicians ....The chills and fever are abating somewhat, and invalids are convalescing.. ......For the Oct. Civil court Seth Lee was drawn as juror .....We have had three fires in Sheffield, , probably the work of incendiaries. A l week ago Tuesday the hay belonging to MT. , Nelson Gordon was burned, but the barn was saved. A barn of Peter Cassidy's was 1, burned with calf, 80 hens and the hay also shanty owned by William Lyons. l These fires we fear are only prelude to
 larger ones. ....... Two or three lady teachers from here attended the Institute at Monte. rey......Rev. MT. Barden preach,d d at the M. E. church Sunday evening. Mir B. is an eloquent speaker. and maintained the reputation for eloquence for which our pui- I pit is noted. The Ladies' Aid Society
 met at the residence of MT. Cyrus French, B Friday afteTnoon...... Uncle Toms Cabin ? was represented here last Tuesday, and t drew large and appreciative audience. Ii ) is remarkable that in these hard times a s house will be filled to witness play, while a free temperance lecture is so poorly pat.
 ronized and speaker upon any moral sub' , ject cannot even have his expenses paid I find no fault with amusements, we need ) them to react upon the worried mind, but good lectures ought also to be patronzed r. ...The Hon. J. E. Manning spoke at 6 g R"publican meeting Tuesday evening to g
 large audience in the town hall He is ar
 excellent speaker and what he said wt : mostly agreed with. He attributed the
 hard times to extravagance, and it may he
 SO in some respects but the so called ex
 travagance in dress, food and cultured beau S ty, keep the mills and looms active and af : ford means of support for thousands of la r borers, and the handsome dresses of the la dies (and who deserves them more than oul
 bright, industrious, New England women,
 furnishes work for the miIliner and dress } maker, and fills the local paper with adver- ? tisaments. What we need is enough circu
 ating medium, whether gold. silver ol
 greenbacks, or national bank notes for i,
 follows, that If In good times there is no,
 over $20 % to head in circulation, what
 must it be when contraction has re0uct d tbe amount nearly two thirds? It seems to me the best remedy is to put into office good honest men, who have not lived upon the government till they have become cor
 rupt. l notice that our audiences have 2 changed that where there used to be a
 hopeful, cheerful look upon the faces of
 men, there is a worn and anxieus appear
 ance and there is some reason for this......
 Mrs Magram was buried Tuesday, in Ct.
 Burlington, her funeral was largely attend
 ed, but on returning two or three teams be-
 Came manageable and MT. John Lyons was thrown out and somewhat injured, and carriage and buggy smashed. CAP. E BROKE THR',uGH THR BOTTOM. ."-An g immense lot of Blankets, Robes, Trunks, Satchels, etc., which will be sold below ) bottom prices, at the Salisbury Harness and Trunk Emporium, 444 Centennial Ave. Lakeville, Ot. J. NJ. MILLER.