Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25

duced, and then to have to pay for their l entertainment was putting all the burden upon the teachers, relieving the community l wholly at their expense, while furnishing 8 literary feast gratis to the inhabitants. CAP. Mill River.
 Hindman Barney, s'The one-arned tenn perance lecturer" IS to deliver an address in the town hall this evening, and expects to go from here to Monterey.
 The schools generally throughout town close their spring term of eleven weeks on Friday, and the record of the session is Tn
 most respects 8 very good one, showing
 marked progress.
 To celebrate the s'glorious fourth" we l expect ts have picnic in Adams grove,
 and fireworks in the evening. This is for the ''staY-at. homes" The members of the Catholic T. A. B. society propose to join
 their brethren of the St. Francis society of Winsted in an excurslon over the Conn. Western railread to Holy's grove, Lake vile.
 If the item crop improves you shall hear of it. ANON. Falls Village.
 The ladies' aid society of the Congrega- tional Church held a strawberry and ice cream festival in U. H. Miners store build ing, Saturday evening. The affair was gotten up in their usual good style. and the ladies deserve much credit for the delicious ice cream, feathery cake and beautiful flowers that were respectively relished and admired by the large attendance. The heap ing dishes of strawberry stock were fast diminishing, as by magic, when Fuckers cornet band commenced discoursing, in it's usual masterly manner, some of the finest music af1oat, thereby ''soothing the ears" of any who might otherwise have been dts
 posed to be "savagely" critical. Indeed
 the whole affair was success in every par
 ticular, from the quarter ounce strawberries,
 and the disposal of 32 quarts of the kind'
 to tEe 35 quarts office cream made way
 with, and in consequence of all this, the
 total profit of $2S. above all expenses. Mir. Editor, l am happy to inform you
 that the social status of this place is under
 going some sort of a change, for closely
 following the brilliant gathering Saturday evening, there is to occur another as bright.
 The fourth of July is to be appropriately
 celebrated here for the first time since can remember. The ladies' aid society of the !, NJ. B. Church will conduct the celebration. !, D. w. Clarke, Esq. of this place will read the Declaration of Indepencence, T L. Norton of Lakeville, and Rev. Robert Hunt , of Sheffield will deliver the 0rations, ! Fuckers band will furnish music. Dinner will be served at the side of the M. E. Church by the ladies. and there will be a 7 strawberry ard ice cream festival iA the evening. Now if these two merry-1aakings , are only the indices of future good times, 2 we may ln our descriptions thereof be obliged to call for more room in your col 2 umns than you can spare conveniently, 2 thereby causing the ''devil'' to swear at things generally, and us in particular-but D is thls to last If not, why not? At any = rate MT. Editor, come down the ''glorious
 fourth" and we'll treat you to d glass of e lemonade and biscuit and try to see that t you have good time. X. d The young peoples social was held Wed n nesday evening instead of Monday as here
 tofo.e at the residence of G. w. Hall Esq Q a very much larger gathering than at any o of these entertainments were agreeablJ n treated to a fine programme. The singing :, of Mrs. Shepard, Mrs. U. H. Miner ant = Miss Dakin, the playing of Mrs. Hall wa =, fine. Misses Mlllspaugh and Msltbie ren- = dered spirited duett. Miss Richardson ' rendered fine instrumental selection. MT
 Relcher read a choice and tasty extract
 The violin playing was fine addition t'
 the evening. The paper of Misses Spur es and Maltbie was of the' highest order, th r, taste of old editors appeared and the art le cles finely written. The society should ap IS preciate such well cultured ability. w 'e possess sufficient cultured ability to mak r. these entertainments the leading interest il
 our social circle. The next will be held a = U. H. Miners, Esq, and promises to b t distinctive and better yet Qf possible) thai d the previous one.
 n The bills are out for fourth of July ant
 the ladies are expecting to entertain us will > ''goodly things" for the inner man, and thu
 band vii! furnish music 10 us while we pas Ie the day. This is just the thing, for we ar 't peaceful "even tenor of the way" people rt and shall enjoy this better than anything 7, more spirited and patriotic. Come ant e see us"
 The new livery stable of Sidney Reet
 does quite a business. We'll, Sid. doe bring out good, clean-looking team anC IT will only charge you fair price for hook if up that you eau enjoy oH the road.
 The finest stock of carriages to be scer
 anywhere about is that of Messrs. Hall aat
 Reed If you should come and look d !. them, Mir. Editor, am sure you would h'
 tempted not only 10 buy, but would sent S' your Sisters. your Cousins and your Aunts y as they ale bargain and the concerl .s means business. U. c '- Norfolk.
 IS Alexis 'Cuba died Wednesday 18th, o le heart disease.
 I'd A mission circle festival was held in th' Il conference room Tuesday evening, and [ r. grand good time is reported. The net r- T. ceipts amounted to about $3O.
 l. A surprise party was given 10 Mrs. H. A ,- Lawrence lest Wednesday, the 18th inst st by several oi her friends, and pleasan Id time wss enjoyed. Mrs. L. was presenu a by her friends with tiue picture represent I. ing 'Moonlieht on the Nile" An interest y ing mock-marriage tableau wss presented sr in which Messrs, M. Morgan and Edwarc 70 Doyle of1ciated.
 D. s. A. Palmer does the work oA Dr. W e c. Welch's house. He also drew up th d plan, which, when finlshed, will 1cflec ID much creGit on the workman. M'BETH
 Asmv esteemed friend Macbeth has SC