Connecticut western news., 1878-11-20
CORRESPONDENTS.
H huntsville

I
 Guess we're having our Indian summer
 Our school under the efficient care of Mis
 J. nnie Chase, is in prosperous condition
 The pumher of pupils being 2S We ar
 sure Miss Jennie is doing her part toward
 having pleasant school, and if the schOl
 ATS do their part, (which they certainly
 ought to d"), think we will have what W, | might call grand schOol..... We are glat | to learn that few of our Huntsville friends
 are patronizing the singing class at Fall.
 Village......Dr. J qua has just completed piece of stohe Wall, it looks very nice from the road. If anyone eau beat the Doctor laying wall let them try it. H. SheffieId.-
 A calm has succeed the political excite. ment. A few houses were illuminated. the hotel brilliantly and Mir. John Smrh's artis tically, in honor of the Republican victory It is hoped now that it is decided to come down to that Hard money basis," that Vt shall not find the bottom out ...The Con gregatlonal Sewing Society held pleassn, meeting Wednesday at the residence oi Rev. Mason Noble, and this week it meets at MT. George Kelogg's, tea a, 6 o'clock D. m....... Rev. Mir. Hanaford lectures on tenn. perauee at the M. E church Wedncsday evening. He is an experienced and we'll known speaker......The schools have closed for vacation or.........Some small thefts have taken place on the Plain cider, apples and wood, nothing serious as yet. CAP. ~haron.-
 Mrs. George Wilbur returned to Sharon last wetk after an absence of scvera months at her home in Western New York ............Mrs. A. B. Clapp, who has beer spending some weeks ID the family of MT Feinenger, New York, returned home Ias week......Mr. Lemuel Merchant, who board ed with Mrs Hart until her severe illness necessitated him 10 leave. Is now bourdinp in the family of George Bump Esq, at bis old home......Mrs. G. A. Beebe of Iaurens N. Y.. is spending W days m her father's family, Mir. Ely RowIey... Dlphtheria has again bIpken Oui near Sharon Station, in the family of Walter Loucks. They are considered out of denger..... Mrs. George Cole is visiting friends in Hudson and Al bany....... There will be another mock trial at the Towr Hall on Wednesday night The ram has been falling since Saturday ant the ground is nicely soaked before fire, zipe. We may now look for winter wealhe,. God help the poor. ARoANUM, New MilfOrd.-
 Unoer the auspices of Coed Shepherd Lodge of Odd Fellows of this village, ex Vice President Schuyler Colfsx guye a lec- lure in cur Town Hall, on "Wednesday ev enlng Of last week, upon the life and ser vices of Abraham Lincoln. About l25 ci;- zens of Bridgeport with Wheeler & Vii. sons band came up, and at the close of the lecture were entertained by our Odd Eel lows in their IIodge-room. The address of Mr. Colfax was very interesting indeed and many new anecdotes We're told to llustrat. the character of Mir. Lincoln. Because of too rapid utterance or for some other req son, the enunciation of Mr. Culiax is not a all distinct; so that only by giving the clos. est attention could he be und. rsiood and followed. 1.-The storm on Monday lasr damptned the tobacco crop and gave our farmers the long deslred opportunity to strip it and get it If the poles. Many crops have been sold at prices ranging from + 10 l6 cents in the bundle Some of the have commenced asserting, and now that it can be handled, the business will probably be pushed... "A singing class of sixty or more persons has been formed with Prot. H. W. Green of Danhur, as teacher, and a good start has been made.
 C. Falls Village.--
 Frank Howe of Huntsville is working m he Dudley House stables. John Nc Graw, late with G. w. Hall, IS now at work for David Watts...... Geo. R. Peek is n New York buying horses for N. c. Wari )t East Canaan......Ira Mead has closed hi. blacksmith shop in this place and nov, d tt New York, where be is at work at hi. | rade. e...... M aster Mechanic Slingland of the | Il. R. R. Co.,, has the fever and ague, bu, l n light form......Lme Finkle is laid ur l with sprained ankle......L. B, StllsOn is l scting superintendent of the H. R. R, Co, 1 1.-The late cold snap brought smiles to he faces of our clothiers, coal merchants | nd stove deslers...... Geo. Bartram has nCved into his new house on Battle Hill | .....Will Cady is sIaughtering lots of vile game nowadays..:...The fox hunters here bouts seem to be having lively times, but ve don't see very many pelts......L lst Fri. lay night, Geo. W. Halis clothing store vas burglar z.d, and about $75 worth o, lothing taken. The thief gained an en- rance by boring and saving out the lock e then helped himself to new outfit which he evidently donned. and then pro- eeded on his way, and when he reached he bridge that crosses the river, threw his i'd clothes into the river where they were ound ns xt morning, but sffordtd TO cu. 9 the perpetrator. X. Outh Lee.-
 Once more we are back to our duties IL his village after a short vacation. Mir. ames Reynolds, who bus been in this place or some years in the employ of H. c. [urlburt, has returned to his natye lard, refund ....The carpet has been put down l the aisles of the church, making quite al improvement in looks........ Mir. FuImcl in town to put up the appro oh raiis o le new brldge,......... Mss M Lowrey and iece, Miss Nellie Pope, have returned from visit to Pittsfield.. ... W. H Ross and fam l.. y have returned to New York, but are ex- ,