Connecticut western news., 1878-08-08

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 The trial of Ryan and Butler,s the parties from Hartford who made the 6sturbance at the Wononsco House, came of last Thursday. they were fined $7 each and costs. '. .Satur- day evening party of our young folks, to- gether with quite number of our summer guests, had . very pleasant time in the grove, in the shape of social dance. The brass band from Falls Village, also paid us visit the same evening, and were treated to 6 sail on the lake, in return for which they gave us some delightful music. The Stocking boy, who was accidently shot in Millerton, few days since, is recovering. Landlord Potter has opened the billiard room opposite the hotel, for the accommodation of his guests. .. There is some talk of forming boating club, and getting one or more race boats here. The idea is good one we have 8 splendid lake and plenty of muscular young men who, with training and practice, would make Q first class crew. On Monday, the 9th inst, about twen- ty five persons from this village, went for . ride to Mt. Washington and Bash Bish. .Oui district school has closed, and the children seem to be enjoying their vacation very much OPTIC. [Too late for last week.
 Picnic and excursion parties are the order | of the day..... Our shipping on the Lake presents a very lively appearance on fine dayi and new additions are made every week. Up on the occasion of the Boat Go. launching their barge, the Band took possession, ant treated us to g very fine open air concert, while the steamer Lulu lowed them around the lake. Hope they will favor us again.
 The eclipse of the sun proved failure in thi
 locality. T. M. Wells, who has been hom, on 6 vacation, started Monday for his westerl home, Negaunee, Mich. N
 seuth salisbury
 Some one may say, where is South Salisbu ryP We will explain: The village proper i bounded on the north by Lake Wononpakok (commonly called Long Pond, on the east b, Tory Hill, which belongs to the same schoo district on the south by Sharon. and on tn | west by the Indian mountain range. In thi thriving little village may be found gris mill, saw mill, machine shop, foundry an' school house. The school has been conducte
 the past year and half by Cora Gibbs, wh has given the best of satisfaction to all con | cerned. The grist mill is carried on by Mi Hoag the saw mill is owned by George Lamt the foundry by Alfred E. Reed. A gentlema
 from New York has been at work in the ms chine shop the past winter, constructing
 machine for drying peat, which is procured i
 what was formerly known as Deacon Reed
 swamp. Several of our townsmen are COT cerned in the affair. In former years relie
 ious meetings were regularly held in the ittl school house, conducted by Col. Harrison Col. Benedict and Eliphelet Buel, the latte conducting the singing, and if the hymn give
 out was common metre he would invariabl
 say. eve will sing Near" But those worthie
 are all in their graves, and the echoes of pra.
 CT and praise have died away in the litt
 school house. Farther back in the history
 the Harrison District" lived Nathaniel Clarl
 grandfather of William and George B. Clarl
 celebrated for his peculiar religious tenet
 Samuel Fitch and Milton Bissell resided hel
 in the long ago, and also the Holdens i; but a have passed away. I doubt if there can | found more peaceable and quiet communii
 in the land, but that may be easily accounte for, for some of the inhabitants are Lamb some Birds, but no Wolves. This place ca ] boast of having George the Third, but l , has not been crowned king, as he is too your to reign, unless it should be in the househol r and there be would only make them Dodg Fl TAB K.