Connecticut western news., 1879-12-03

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 ChaPinville.
 It is rumored that Mr. Hill of New York City has bought the Morgan farm, intending 1t for summer residence.
 Carpenters are busy framing the new barn on the Landon farm and will have it ready to be raised in short tme
 The painters have finished their work on the premises occupied by John Landon, great ly improving the appearance.
 Master Ernest Spurr will attend school at Canaan next term with his older brother.
 It is said watch and some napkin rings, believed to have been left by Webster, have been found in the Gray barn.
 Mrs. Ralph Mallory's auction was very well attended and the things brought good prices
 VER1TAs. sheffield
 Mrs. John Wright left her babe month old, and returned in short time to find it dead.
 Rev. Mason Noble preached on Thanks giving day sermon partaking somewhat of 3 political character. He felt thankful for the tr umph of right principles.
 The Cong sociable will meet at the res- idence of MT. Henry Dutcher's Wednesday evening.
 Deacon Hoadley has had successful oper- ation performed upon his hand, removing a cancer.
 It was Mrs Derrick Spur instead of Mrs. Frank Spur, who was buried, as 1 was at | first informed, also another mistake: The Friendly Union opens this week Friday at Vosburgs hall which is being enlarged and ] fitted finely. Dr. Bellows will not be able to be present, but other arrangements will be 1 made to entertain the audience. | If in our churches and societies arrange ments are begun early for Christmas enter tainments, it will give all who take part, time to prepare well for the occasion and SC cure good audience, and have no unusual displays as sometimes happens when hurried. | CAP. Ct. Harrington.
 MT. Chapin. of the firm of Chapin & Co.,, started Thanksgiving morning for Chicago 10 attend the golden wedding of his sister, taking his aged mother with him, she being 88 and her daughter 69 years old. Mrs. Cha pin is remarkable active old lady for one oi her years, regular attendant at the Congre gational church, beloved and honored by all who know her. She is the widow of Phineas Chapin, who many years ago lived at Chapin vile. Who can show another case where the mother goes nearly 1000 miles to attend the golden wedding of her daughter? z
 Frank Peck is the new pumpist at tht church.
 MT J. Lawrence spent Thanksgiving il Winsted.
 Will Lawrence has finished stripping his tobacco.
 MT. E. 0. Stevens and family return te Winsted this week.
 "Old Boreas" was promptly on duty Mon day morning.
 Mark Smith, former clerk of MT. L. Dun- ming, has been spending few days here.
 Mr D. O'Keefe has removed from thu house between the stores to the one Ion thu corner"
 Miss Libbie Stevens came home to spend Thanksgiving returning to her school Mon l day. Smith Roby came home from his schoo : bringing friends with him. MT. l.. F. Bronson is building new hatch way on the south end of his house to facilitate the handling of his tobacco
 Some of the young men request us to thanl the boys who so faithfully assisted in gather ing running pine
 ! [ ties stroll up here to church may be account ed for by the good physiognomy of East Can aan's fair ones Tout beware, boys; the s. s secretary guards them with jealous care.]
 Last Sunday evening was the one for tn regular monthly evening missionary meeting MT Reid in the course of his remarks an nounce the startling fact that there wer 100 OUO persons in the state of Connection ', ho acknowledged not to attend any church t1 is other remarks were interesting.
 LETHUM Sharon.
 The long talked of singing school will : commence in the Congregational al church Tues day (to-morrow night) and Wednesday. Non but those who have contributed or belong t the aforementioned church will be admitted Too bad it could not have been union affair Prof. Uriah Hart of North Haven, Ct., 8 t. be the instructor MT Hart is a man of larg experience and undoubtedly the enterpris will be success. MT J. Wade Hughes left this morning fol Poughkeepsie to attend the Supreme Court
 MT. Willard Baker, Esq, will spend tn winter with his father in Poughkeepsie, bu we learn that in the spring he intends return ing and setting up practice for himself, eithe at Kent or Norfolk. Rev. MT. Sanford, Presiding Elder of tn Poughkeepsie Conference, preached in tht M k. church on Sunday morning last.
 Mr. I. N. Bartram is fixing up the place h' purchased of MT. R. s. Moves.
 The town authorities have at last com menced the prosecution of those who failed t' comply with the Dog Registration Act Quit 8 large number have already been fined ant many more soon will as 1t IS understood tha clean thing will be made of it as it surel. ! Io +b hoxr tod 1apr ol before they went at the business to be thor ough with it. !
 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Engelke return et from quite protracted visit to friends a . Pine Plains last week.
 The Thanksgiving services of the Congre gational and Methodist churches were held il the Methodist church, Rev. B. K. Strong off cating.
 The wind moved the shed in connection with Orton's building on Friday night last
 MT. H. c Rowley has been suffering iron a severe attack of asthma. X. Falls Village. Prof. L. E. Rogers, the horse dentist, wa in town last week.
 Henry Wolfe of Poughkeepsie, N r., i stopping at the Crandall House. Dwight Graves is in Winsted, working in clo k shop
 James Ford has moved from this place t. Thomaston, Ct.
 The Dudley House is undergoing repairs.
 Billy Colepaugh is visiting in New Milford The jolly teamster is on the warpath be tween Ore Hill and Lower City furnace.
 M B. Richardson and family of Lime Rocl were at U. H. Miners on Thanksgiving. Hon. Daniel Brewsters children and grand children living hereabouts were at home ol Thanksgiving Day.
 U. H. Miner has bought out Notts mill route, thereby controlling the business. William Crowell, Esq, representative-elec