Connecticut western news., 1878-09-19
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The boaIders have all gone back to the city, and Cornwall! has relapsed into it's original stiffness which is oulY to be equal ed by that primeval stiffness, ''when the morning stars saug together" our people deplore this dead state of sffairs, but de- pIO7Tng don't seem to help matters...... Thieving is the only business that is real prosperous just at this time, nothing nova ble is safe. Tne last thing that was ''spot- ted" was ahog which two parties were at tempting to take out of a pen, having a wagon there for that purpose, we think think they must have been strangers, how ever, as they ran away just because some one cane out where they were. Among other articles stolen, were tobacco on lath, parts of harness, and other articles to nu. merous to mention. A real Texas vigil ance committee would do a good work here, as we have lots of trees and would furnish Iope......Rev. Mr. Stephenson Of Ellsworth, preached very instructive ser. mon in the l5t Cong. church on Sunday last, from the text, "W hat is man" be took the opposite ground from the "stump orators" who have been spreading them- selves to make people believe that man is no different from dumb heGst, and that they out of all the rest of the world, have solved the problem of when all things earth. ly shall have an end......A contribution was taken on Sunday last, for tLe yellow fever sufferers, and gro were raised to that ob- ject. X.YZ. sharon
 J. A. Jacobs. professor of the Pawllno Institute, N. Y, lectured on temperance in the town hall on Monday night, Sept. 10th. ..... Miss B. w. Greenwood of Brooklyn, gave very pleasing temperance address in the M. E. church, Sept 10th . The M. E. Sabbath school held picnic in the Lakevlle grove on Tuesday Sept 10th. The school aud teachers numbered two hundred aud fifty. and as may be expect- ed. tht y had happy time. Preparations are being made for a dance ia Orton's building on Tuesday nlght of this week "A party of pleasure seekers went from sharon to Bash BIsh for day of recrea- tion, on Wednesday, the 11th. Another party joined the excursonlsts on Monday the 9th, to Rockaway Beach. w. Fl. Humphrey and wife, of Brooklyn, are at the Rev. H. c. IIumphrey's.. Mrs. flaw ley Bartram and sister. of Williamsburgh h, are at Ezra Bartram,s. Caulklnstown. .... Miss Ida Clapp has returned to Danbury 1; her school orened on Monday Rev, Rob- ert Hunt of ShefHo.d was in town last week. Judge Marvice and Wife of AL bany. have been in Sharon few days.... Messrs. Nayes, Woodward. Bates. Gillette, Prayer & Co.,, took the early tram Mon day morning for New York. This looks like buelness. .....C H. Rowley and faml- Iy of Lime Rock, were in town on Sunday.
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 Cluor une dulIOr per barrel: apples fifty cents per uarre.; potatoes fifty cents per Dushel corn crop very heavy, and of supe- rior quality. ,Joln Lemlv of Water bury. was in town last week. and went over to Twin Lakes fishing, aud caught a four pound bass. ... Milton Chapman of Woverlv, N. Y., was in town last week. Welis Yale. of Low CT City, drives the fast est and finest horse in town The weather is much cooler, and there was a slight frost on Monday morning. e. The following young ladies have been engaged to teach our district schools: Miss Cleve- land and Mss Owen m AmesvIlle, Miss Brigner on Beebe Hlll, Mss Caul on Grassy Hill. The secoDd day of the fair was not as well attended as formerly, and the re- celpts showed a large failing of. The dls- play of horses and colts was verY good. the display in the aRrlcuitural hall. was also very good, but there did not seem to be as much interest manifested as hereto tore, aud 1t Is hoped that another year. there will be an effort made to resucitate tue tormer interest, and also. to hold a third or horse day, which has always proved to be the most interesting and profitable .. MT. Colby is putting the roads hereabouts ill good repair, long needed want. Mark Smith. formerly clerk n H. E. WetberelPs store. was ID town last week. He has been clerlSing in North Carolina, for year or two past, and expects to return there Tn a few weeks.
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 Miss k. M Greenwood lectured on tenn perance in the M. k. church. on Tuesday evening Sept. lO,h. A full house was ID attendapce......Bu few attended the tenn perance mass meeting on account of the raip...,..Rev. P. H. Whaley, rector of St. Johns church Tn this place, opened select school in the alsonage Monday, the 9th inst. We have long felt the need of such d school, and that it will be well patronized we have no reason to doubt. The M. E. Sabbath school held grand pic nic in the Lakeville grove on Tuesday the 10th inst. ......E. M. Winchester is now working the cross road near the residence of A. J. Bostwick. He is having the ledge of rocks taken away and making the road straight, also grading it, making a gradual ascent in place of the rocky pitch as heretofore. Surely the right man has been chosen this time in the right place. Miss Emma Hunt of Sheffield, spent the Sabbath with friends in Sharou.. Mrs. Judge Matice of Catts kill, N. Y., is spending few weeks in Sharon. .... Wakeman, the telegraph opera tor, has recovered and returned to his post ..... Miss Jennie Reed has reopened he se- ect school at Mrs. Harts...... Townsend the tinman, IS n. owing his shop back to the val ley. Now we may be able to find him.
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