Connecticut western news., 1879-12-31

case, OuI Oelore ne cOOLo QO CnlS John Le1 yon, who was spectator to the scene laid broad hand on his shoulder, twitched hil nearly out of his boots and put him out . doors. He then wandered toward home, nal ing night hideous with his curses, and ha not been seen here since. Another man drive his team.
 Norfolk.
 new cabinet organ has been put into tn church for the use of the Sabbath school. MT. Edward Vaill and family of Ney Brunswick, N. J., spent Christmas in tow, with his father, Mir. S. L. Vaill.
 Some of the young people in town are talk ing of dramatic entertainment to be eiyel sometime during the winter. A reunion of the Welch family took plac at the residence of Dr. W. W. Welch Christ mas twenty-five being present. |.
 MT. John Baldwin of Winsted has been il town for the past week auditing the book and accounts of the Hartford Axle Co. i
 Geo. Dudley & Son of Winsted have pur chased the tanneries of MT. J. K Shepard and we understand that the new firm are go ing to repair the buildings to some extent an, will doubtless keep the business up and per haps increase it.
 Rev. J F. Gleason was called to Bostol quite suddenly last Friday to visit his niece Miss Webber, who is seriously ill.
 The Rev. s. B. Forbes of West Winsted oc cupied his pulpit Sunday and in the D. m gave very interesting temperance sermon.
 G. W. Scoville the popular undertaken, ha. purchased the house and shop of w. E. ant B. s. Beach, and is now permanently located nc Mw C hoy A1 Go-L 4 isfaction thus far, and our people will be glac to welcome him as a permanent fixture"
 Emma Hallock and Emma Austin are visit ing friends in New York state.
 For the Especial" benefit of the Canaan liv cry stable proprietors, we would say to all the drug and other clerks of your town, that Nor folk can boast as pretty and bewitching { beyy of fair ones as can be found anywhere and evidently your drug clerks know it, fol well, last Sundays sleighing was so delight. full, you know; and then Christmas presents are not nearly so appropriate after Christmas is almost forgotten. Perhaps though, it be- comes the asst. ?. Mr of Canaan to inspect our P.O., or compare notes with the assistants
 SPECIAL East Canaan.
 L. Dunning's new barn IS progressing rap NANSA UaaS Ol hOITdlu, OuI architect and builder. Ed. knows how to rush things.
 The students of Prof. Lee are progressing rapidly in the art of writing. The Prof. ex. poets to make good penman of all his pup Is He knows how it is done.
 Minnie Beebe's private school will begin it's next term Monday the 9th of Jan., 1880.
 E. Roberts, our East Canaan Justice and No. School teacher, is pretty well supplied with business for the coming week. Eds judgement is as good as the best. TRIO.
 MT. H. C. FStevens is having his oats threshed by machine.
 Miss Belle Holcomb of South Canaan visit. ed friends here last week
 Mrs S. Ostrom of Chapinville spent Christ mas with friends in this place.
 Miss Belle Cunning is to attend school in Winsted the coming term
 Will. Crocker is home to spend the holi- days He is to return to his studies Monday
 Mr. A. Lawrence left for Branford last week where he hopes to benefit his health by the bracing sea air.
 George and Nelson Dean of Huntsville have been visiting friends here the past week. MT. Leighton, who teaches in the upper room in District No. l., is spending his vaca- ton at his home in Dover Plains, N. Y.
 It is said that there are thirteen families in No. who do not attend any church. If this is true there is no need of going away from home to find the Christian Heathen."
 As your special reporter was at the Christ mas tree exercise last Thursday evening, we desist from giving any description.
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 Notwithstanding the somewhat depressed oegIn to feel here as elsewhere, the more lvely pulsation of business, and entertain a nope that the dawn of the day of better times 8 at hand.
 Cold and ice we have in abundance; the streets and sidewalks being one sheet of ice, md we only need light fall of snow to make hat fine sleighing which is ever such an at ractive feature of holiday festivities. Not ,etting the snow, we slip and slide and fall, md appreciate more fully than ever before, he force of the text, "Let him that thinketh la standeth, take heed lest he sit"
 Our merchants seem to have outdoue them elves in their displays of holiday attractions 1t Clarke's we notice fine display of hand ome vases toilet sets and numerous other ;fts suitable for both old and young. At the rug store, the standard ''Engish Poets," andsomely bound, at price within the each of all, also Goodale sisters new book, In Berkshire with the wild flowers" beside lany childrens books. At Glenns' new nd very tasty display of goods, arranged by Ir. Hornbeck, the new and very gentleman 7 clerk. Some of our Ilustrous townsmen being anx- ,us to celebrate Christmas in a manner be- tting the day, visited the henroosts of Mr. GO. K. Bower and Henry Whitbeck, and ap- such a number of chickens as they necessary for a good Christmas inner. The rogues have been caught and rought to trial. and proved guilty. If few ore of this class of individuals are safely dged in that institution on the top of Litch- ] cid hills, our citizens may be able to rest ithout the fear Of having house. barn or enroost broken open. The trimming of St. Johns church this | gar, although not as extensive as in some ! rmer years, is very tasteful and neat, the engagement being as we are told, more es- ,cially due to the taste and skill of Misses B. Glenns and Adele Warner.
 The Salisbury Dramatic Association, who gre to have given another entertainment ring the holidays, were prevented from so ping, by the absence from town of two off cir principal actors, Mir. T. F. Dexter and iss L. E.Wincllel. This depriving them of veral rehearsals, they were unwilling to pre- mt the play to the public until more fully hearsed. The play which is to be Bulwer's lerated comedy, "Money," we understand om pretty good authority, may be looked F some time in the latter part of Jan., and Il no doubt be one of the finest entertain ents ever given by the association.
 QUIs. Rlps Village.
 The concert and entertainment on Christ as eve at the Cong. church was quite largely tended. In the exercises the questions by e superintendent were responded to by the holars. The anthem "Shepherds Ahidinp'