Connecticut western news., 1878-12-25
SOuIh Lee.

w. l.. Kellogg of the Yale law school is home for the holidays.
 c. Ross of Chicago is visiting his mother.
 Mcrael Vanable Jr. received serious injury from beng thrown frem his horse, but IS improving.
 Schools all closed in town for the hoh. days except ours,. We have to wore, but never mind, our time wal, come by and bv.
 The quesunn chosen for ueaate by tue "l decline" ly ceum association IS, Resolved, that women should vote." F.. Morrison at- tilmatlve, J. Newman negative.
 C. G. Merrell took first premium on his dark BraHmas at uLe PltIsEeld poultry slow.
 Ire lvceum last week wass we'll d, not know HOW t0 express it. The boys dt not pay High Low Jack m tbe echoo.- room any mole al dc not UhInk they wlL at D. esent. ole. salisbury.
 Augustus Vau ValkenberGt, hving neal BaiIackn atitf Hill, was found dead in his bed by hls daugEter on FtIday morning last. He had been employed as usual on tue day precrdIug hls death sn drawing ore,but before retiring at night complained of pam in lns chest. It IS supposed to have beet case of heart rIserse.
 We alc E lad to know that our most Wur- thy young friend, MT. Frank Sclibner, wh, untOrtul atey inju ed one of his eyes witt all awl and Las entirely lost the sight of it, is SO far cUvaleso ent as to be out again. It IS to be Iegletted that his inability to at tend to lls GallN duties has lost for him the E. xtonsllp of the Congregational Church.
 Ii we can judge by tbe work being car lleG on in the evergreen hue by our Epis- copal friends, we should guess they anticl- HaIe very merry Chrlslmas.
 The members of the Congregational Church expect to hold a Sabbath-schoo sCc'able at our new Town Hall on Christ mas eve, where Santa Claus will he it. waiting to distribute Gis gifts in person, and the caIldIen anticipate rare pleasure III beholding St. Nick himself. GUESS. Falls Village.
 Professionalism is attended with consider able damage thIs (MonIav) morning, the lcc under tbm coat'ug of snow is like 'wolf in sheeps' clothlnR."
 Roy. Robert Hunt preached to good aud- fences on Sunday and administered the sacrament ill the morning.
 The Unlon AgrIcultural Society elected c. w. Barnum of Lime Rock as president and c. B. Maltbie as cIctary and treusur- CT (tbe present. lncumbent). An effort IS to be made this season to "reconst,uct'' this exhibition and an endeavor to make it a success,
 Master Mechanic SllnQlard's bull dog gave Engineer RuSseli's boy, Harry, quIt, a severe bite op Sunday. Harry was enter Ing MT Sllr glaLd's house and slipping up on the ice, fell down. whereupon the dog made for hin" D.. AverIll attended the young man.
 was mislnformsd in regard to the pro gramme at the NJ. E. Church for Christmas eve. No Chris tmas tree, but an entertain ment in tEe shape ot dialogues, recltations etc. by the members off::the Sunday school and an oyster supper in tue basement of tht church at the close.
 The Shstf"r's bell ringers had a small house on Frlday evening. but deserved (; large one. Their performance was good and the pe' tnlnneIs acted wei in thelr sev- elal positions. L"uIse Sna der is mal vel as a iaGY corTet.st, Ler execution belup most excellent.
 Smith and Sierlng exlibItcd the phono- graph on Wednesday evening, but did not have very much of croWC. It was for the benefit of the Cong. S. $. uhd the receipts fell snort of the expenses. CLICK. Sheffield The lecture of MT. Alexander Hyde at the Friendly Unlon last Fnday evening calico out a large audience and as we'll apprecl- ated. He dwelt upon the chanl es that had taken place lu BeI kshIre County within a huhdl cd years, and did uot seem to think hat they were all fer the better. The Misses Nellie auI Sadie Little sang finely and Mrs. Noble on the plano and Mir. Grove Curtlss on tue violin deiiGhted the audi ence. The boy are so enthusiastic in mak- ing nolse that we caunot tell when true applause Is 1ntrpded. In larger places ev- ep this matter IS subjected to order. This week Friday evening Miss Nj. E. Dewey will read, and although th,s iads has read so often she always draws an in- t"rested audience. Mss Addie Fled a.d MT. Preston Hunt will sIng.
 The Eplscopal society will have Chrlst- mas tree ou Christmas eye, and the M. E. and Congregational Churches will told thelr entertainment on the evening of Christmas Day; The CenGreg tiona, Ehprch IS beIpg very handsomely decorat- ed, and the programme will be a tree, a lunch, singing and speeches. The compa- ry of bell ringers will hold forth the same night In the Town Hall.
 The annual visit at the residence of Rev. Mason Noble will take place New Year s eye. This visit IS not strictly a donation , but e. 'mphmeDt 10 the Pas; or, who W el- crmes tvely oue cordially and enjoys the presence of h1s friends on such Cccaslons very much.
 Tine drama that took place last Thursday evening in behalf of tue Good Templars was well attended aLd was hIahIy spoken of,the acting being very fine. CAP. Ore EaiIl.-
 We are in very ruth a much married c cmmuulty, aud quIte fir, r,quently of late have been called upon TO attend silver, chl- na and tin weQd!pRs, all of winch have proved most enjoyable occasions of soclal lntei course, IL should seem that the young CT people heIcabuuts ought to follow the good example 50 repeatedly set them, and do thelr part to insure tle continuance of sucn atfaiis but If anything of like nature js m pl epararlon among them, 1t has yet to transplre. Last Thursday evening, the weather being proDitlous, programme previously decided upon was carr,ed out to the letter. Thursday was tue tW eutieth anniversary of the marriage of Mir. and Mrs. John Barnett, and cEiua wedding was decreed, in order to celebrate the day