Connecticut western news., 1879-09-10

Master Ernest Spur will attend the fall
 term ot school in Canaan, going and return
 ing on the train
 Miss B. Greenwood favored us by speak.
 ing in our church last Sunday The discourse
 was one of series she has been giving this
 summer to the people of Sheffield. The sub
 Ject was taken from the book of Exodus, re
 latlng to the tabernacle of the children o
 Israel Her description and expositions were
 instructive and very interesting. She has
 promised to give us another treat next Sun
 day. VERITAs
 Norfolk
 Rev. J. F. Gleason has returned from his summer vacation.
 John ID. Bassett is soon to enter the bank
 ing house of Cowles & Eldridge.
 | We understand the Putnam Phalanx o
 Hartford are to visit this town soon l Geo. T. Johnson and wife, of the Norfolk
 drug store are spending a week in Wes | Haven, Ct.
 1 Report comes to town that Norfolk is the
 only town in the State that is perfectly free | of malaria.
 William Lawrence, formerly telegraph
 operator in this place, has accepted position l u. SPECIAL.
 East Canaan.
 Miss Car @ Smith is to teach the school il
 Sodom District the coming term. l Mss Jul;a A. Brigham has formed WI. az
 class in each of the school st''cts.
 Last Wednesday abolt twenty of the friends
 Of M ss Jenr'e Adam passed ye y nle.sant evening at her residence.
 | The Con2reeat onal unday school picnic o!
 last "Wednesday was quite largely attended | notwithstanding the threaten Dg " ea Der. 1 Frank Bishop of Ltcbfe'd w;lh freud Honer FiI!ey of New Haven. Were 'be gues l of Wm. Adam, 2nd, for few days last weeE Rev. MT. Hunt of ShefielG will deliver g | Temperance lee ure iu the Coreregut,ona
 Church Tuesday evening September 16 As
 Mi. Huat is well and favo'ablv koown here. abouts, fell attendsnce is expected. LETEUM. ] Sheffield.
 I notice that your correspondent from l Sheffield in his or her al ticle of last eek | was little b. oigl,jed io rega,I to our H gh school. I have DO disposition to comment
 upon the 1efec on Of lhe W. Ter, trey were | too harm es for that bat I do Y 'eh 70 say | that the lady teachers we have h%G, have ! given quite as perfect satisSact on as teachers l of the "male persuasion,' whose ser 'ces cost the tax payers of the town much moe. ! The present principal of tue High school is ! Miss Libbie F. Clark of No T East Out, hess 1 Co.,, N. Y., a graduate of Amenja Seminary,
 lder Prof. F cost, and highly recommended l by him as suitable person to conduct our i High school. She is not so yrupg as vour ! correspondent infels, being four yeas the senior of the late principa', M ss Emma F. i Hunt, " hose administration Of the schoCl was i So Iii, ny approved by the committee Miss i Clark is a fine Lat n and yIench scholar If there are any young ladies or gentlemen who desire to prepare for college Miss Clark can successfully fit them for the course. Those who know Miss Clark well, would conglatu- late the people of Sheffield in securing such a thoroughly competent teacher. NAUGHT
 LakevIIIe.
 The reading for the benefit Of the Read og Room by Mrs. Caroline Chapin at the Hall, was an entertainment worth attending and appreciated by all present. Mr. HuberG Will Hams made few introductory remarks, claiming that there was a mistake in the lady being an elocutouist, or at least she wished it to be understood that she did not '-claim to be. Now the audience differ with both and think the word Eyocutionist suits Ehe complaint exactly. Mrs. Chapin is an ex- celent reader. and l will say that as h3ve heard Prof. Cook and others with 'Prof" pretiXed to their names, and they could read no better than she can. Her reading of the story of Benny and Blossom," a story of the late Rebellion; caused many to y ipe away the moisture that gathered in their eyes. It was admirably performed Mrs. c. can also read the humorous as well as the pathetic, and the whole sum of it is she can read any uhing just as it should be read. We also had tbe pleas ure of hearing Der sing a duett with htc daughter, Mrs. Griggs, which was another in- i teresting feature ill the entertainment. Mrs T. L. Norton, Miss Genie Shaw, and Mr. c. E. Bnrrali sang very nicely, and the insGlu- 1 mental music by Miss E. Armstrong on the organ, accompanied by H. Wilson who play 1 ed the flute, was magnificent. All were heartily appauded, and I think that the ! patrons of the village reading room, (aitbough | there were only few presently thar1l all | those who have taken all active part in this entertainment for the benefit of an institution ! that is worthy of support in any village. It makes pleasant place for the young men to spend their evenings instead of sperding them l at the place where many are started on the road which leads to ruin or to prisons, or to
 drunkards graves.
 1 Drs. Emmons & Plato gave lectures at the I Academy Hall to large audiences for two | nights last week, also Monday and Tuesday nights of this week, on the subject of Physiol- i ogy. Now this study is sometimes taught
 in common schools; studied it. but when l
 heard them lecture have come to the con- i clusion that 1 did not know as much about it
 as supposed. These lectures have all been 1 interesting, inst tructive and valuable to all who have attended them. I should recom- mend that scholars should be taught more of ] this study than they generally are, and that it should pe text book in all our common | schools. It is as essential for children as rrammar, Geography, and many other studies | that are used generally.
 1 Lakevlle cornet band went serenading ] Friday evening last up to Salisbury Centre They honored MT. Ezra Pulver, MT. Donalj I J. Warner and George c. Dodge by ;,laying
 at ei! rasidel oes, and of course ~ere asked 1 III to have refres "ment a, etcn place. I guess I'll j. baL2 f that's the way they get | :. ed knea a fellow once who vert to .v enddo a girl, and was baptized with the dab
 water by her, and his mother had to repair tie back part of his pants where the doe l lacerated them. For fear that those who read this will think it was myself, I VII say the only music can play is the bones, and then I want lots of meat on them or I cart play worth cent.
 The M sonic lodge will be removed iron Lime Rock to tbis place before the 1st of Jan, 1880, and the next installation of officers will be held here. ST. EiMo.
 Falls Village.
 Mccall & Sheldon's dramatic company ap- pear in Citizens Hall the 10th and l lth insts in Our Boarding House" and "Rip Van Win kle." The troupe is good one, MT, Sheldon being an old stock actor and has experience enough to give satisfaction to sucn as patron ize the best of treats, good entertainment in this place. We bespeak them good audience during the fair week, proper scenery and a good orchestra accompanying them. Give them good house.
 Time had dealt with him gently Ia few gray hairs)-had been a widower, he said, and