Connecticut western news., 1879-05-28

The Vaills left Sharon Monday. They propose making Amenia their home the coming season.
 Scarlet fever has broken out and several are reported very sick. It is dreadful scourge and we hope it may be stayed in it's progress.
 Mrs. c. c. Gordon and family have been spending some days in Barrlngton.
 George Mowers, our popular barber, left town on Saturday last. He is going to lo- cate permanently ln Lakeville. That he will gain patronage and give perfect satisfaction we have net doubt, as he is master of his profession and wlthal 8 gentleman.
 Messrs. Hughes & Rowley have been ab- sent the past few weeks attending to real estate business.
 w. R. Terrette and lady are in town; d. so Mrs. McElvey and family of Bridgeport.
 c. Il. ROwley and load of shGaols pass ed through town on Sunday in a drenching rain.
 Our village is looking very beautiful; the frequent rains is bringing vegetation to ma turity with lofty strides
 Mrs. George Cole has been absent few days, taking in Amenia and Pine Plains. A New York opera troupe gave fine en. tertainment in the Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings.
 Whitney and Thompson are on their way East again with g superior lot of horses. They will arrive here the latter part of the present week.
 Albert Rowley continues very feeble. Stella White has had an attack of scarlet fever. ARoANUM. | Sheffield.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Butcher have gone on visit to their sons in Brooklyn. Mrs. Richard Ensign aud her grandson. Mir. T. Peet. have returned for the summer. MT. G. R is in town for few days. l MT. Goedsell and son have started gro cery store in the Town hall. The meetings of the Congregational sew, ing society are to be resumed again. The first session will take place this week Fri day at Deacon Headl,y's. ....
 A business meeting of the Congregational Church will take place Saturday p. m. al SO, this church is preparing to hold 2 straw berry festival soop, pr az early as possible. The schools absorb the library fund by the vote of the majsn,y, the ladies not having the privilege of voting, but, not witbstandlng this appropriation to the schools, what the neglo said when he aWoke 10 find one pound sucker in place of hi two pounder. is applicable to this fund, sGolly how dat fish an shwunked. A little girl Yh9se shQcs shewcd hard times wore out her mo,hel's, when anOther little girl saw them, and next day she brought pair of half worn shoes wrapped iu paper into the house. and with blush. ing face gave them to Edie, who took tnena and ran and hid them, and rushing up the nall stairs, she Sat eevp qp the secand step. her little face expressing all tue emotions of chagrin, doubt, wonder, mortified pride, and now and then gleam of pleasure. Not d word could be coaxed out of her for 20
 minutes when raising her chin off of her hand, she exclaimed, s'Mpma, are we 'rupt- ed ?" meaning bankrupted. No. why.
 Ede?' Aaother long silence, then with emphasis, t.Nama, are them cast off shoes?" 70. no, Edie, they are donation like what the minister's little girls have" Q, O."
 said she ''all right" and on went the shoes
 and away bounded E,lie. CAP.
 (Too late for last week.l
 Goshen.
 There was an entertainment al the Town
 Room last Tuesday evening, consisting of dialogues, recltations, music and songs.
 The proceeds are to be expended for lec-
 lures before the Temperance Society. , N,,S week for a short vacation. Mir. J. Palmer is enlarging his house and
 otherwise improving it.
 Miss Mary Ives was married last Wed nescay moraing to Mr. c. F. Ives of South ington. Ohio. Many kind wishes are ex. ] tended to Mr. and Mrs. Ives for their hap piness and prosperity.
 : A company of He assembled at the house of Mir. F. A. Lucas Wednesday eve
 ming. May TIP, and spent very enjoyable
 evening, ''Music and bare foors." X
 LnkeylIle.
 The past week has been one of many
 changes. One day you were almost sufto
 cated with heat, and then person wanted
 an ulster coat in the morning if he was in
 the habit of rising with Od Sol; and two
 of our citizens charged tn. IT life of single ) blessedness for one of double happiness
 so the world iogs along.
 Burglars entered the derot of thls place ] on Friday evening. and after turnine } things up side down, left dlsgqsted with
 nary cent. as Col. Tupper does not leave ' the company's change lylrg around loose . l hp1f ful- 00W Wn ng ! halt VI tn
 the position could not be found. One man by the name of James Riley as. , sanlted another man by the name of Johr
 Flanagan. and was brought before Justice
 Turner. who is chuck full of justlce in suct
 a case, and was fined SIS. and costs, which will probably have tendency to calm ths formers puglllstic nature for while. , Picnic pargles have already made appli eaton for the grove, aud the Steamboat Go. are painting up the steamer Auln, aue
 will be ready for action Tn short time.
 The merchants beIe are getting in
 good supply of goods for the season. Grigql
 & Chapln have just received large stocl from the city. Roberts has also a good
 assort ment of the game article. MT. Cor. nell, of the firm uf Cornell & Hoyt, ba. , just returned from the city of New York with lar ger aud better stock than evel , in the Set. show case. You will find spool : of extra thread with 500 yds. on each spool
 only 5 cents, Baby carriages to please tn, little cherpbs, of every description; En- ameled stoWe fixture, which IS ahead of al the stove fixtures ever saw. Furniture by the ear load, as the demand during thii
 season has been larger thar he ever antici.
 pated,
 Decoration day will be observed in this