Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

The novel method of raising money by | the High school scholars, previously referred to in the NEws, for the purchase of . book { case in their room. resulted on "Wednesday last, In the aggregate as follows, each scholar contributing their sum unbeknown to others: Emma Lawrence 40; Lois Crotut .75; Edwin Pease 50; Fannle Ben etiict 40; George Bullsrd 40; Joseph Pal. sons .s2; Jennie Brown Sl.lo; Aibin Fer yuson .l3; Anas Shields 40; Robert Mar. yin .53; George Peet 40; Nellie Andrus 70; l. zzie Barnes .76; Freddie Young $l.lO; Emma Stiner .94; Grace Lsngdon 40; Willie Parsons .36; Resell Under wood .6l; Lillie Wooster $l 26; Mary Emmons .S5; Florence New .25; John Reed 40; James Bailey .s5; Alice Peirce .8s. Total. $l46s. Whole number of scholars registered during the term is 40 2l have not been tsrdy. The following have pot been tardy or absent: Jenny Brown, Mary Em@ons, Eihu Donalds, Asel Rood and Henry Whalcn. The spring term opens March 3l. There will be an opportunity for pupils out of the district to be admitted if any desire.
 The Canaan Dramatic Association pro- pose to show the people of this region jus, how 1t was done 'One Hundred Years Ago." in the Town Hall tomorrow (Thurs- day) night. and have every prospect of a good house. The plot of the drama is laid in Philadelphia, July 4th, l776. Besides this drama, choice vocal selections will be rendered by Miss Bena Rodemeyer. and violin soles by Mr. w. w. Underwood which arc always drawing features of local entertainments, ,-concluding with the laugh able farce. Seeing the Elephant" { 4 good orchestra will enliven the intervals with instrumental selectione. Tickets 25 csnts children under l2, Is cents; reserved seats. S6 cents. Tickets arc on sale at the post office in this place, and post office, Ashley Falls. Doors open at z o'clock, commence at 745. Look at the cast of characters.
 obed Sterling, Q Quaker. c. M Humphrey EEphss% rl saerling' his son: un sarnum Uriel i sosworth, SE SuakEeF s convert, D. L. est Pfetzel, Dutchman, J. Rodemeyer Jr, | Ginger, anegro, %> P. Hicks Burke { Tories W. M. Deming Rachel Sterling, the Quaker mother. i Ruth Sterling. her daughter, Miss Minnie Feirce
 Nfs Mollie Bailey. -Wetaug had . good laugh tue other day at the expense of old Hen Myers, and \ yawky sop-in-laW of bis. Jake Van Tassle put on the Indian costume worn by Pete Hicks ct "rhe OctorO on," dAubed his face with paint, and started on the war-pslb, Oid Hen was at his wood-pile chopping kindlings, and bis estimabls better three quarters was shaking the crumbs out of the table cloth, when they were startled by an unearthly "whoopw ID the direction of . small patch of woodland a few rods from the house, and red-skin dodged behind q tree. ''Great God if thar aint an Iui,n !'' gAsped Hen. and dropping his sx, he start, d on a run for the house, upset,ing Pa tience Ann in the doorway, who moaned, "Oh Lord save us; he'll kill us all l" ahd iAy tqurming and trembling with terror, un' able to help herself. The racket brought out the gawky sou-in-law,-a great over grown specimen, shaped like clothes pln-rrom the barn, who came swaggerinE up with bis hands in his pockets, and had just got as far as -'whst in thunder" when another tremendous "Whoop" put tbt quletus Un hun. and he fainted in his tracks. Just then Hicks came along, and taking in the situation at glance, grabbed up the ax the old man had dropped, and srarted for To, the poor Iudian," whC came out with . yell to meet him. to the horror, and against the protest of old Hen, who implored Pete LOt to ''sass him. Pete evidently changed his mind at tnis point, aud started back on . run, hotly pursued by ,be bowling ''1njin." who drew ! . pistol. and fired seven shots over Pcte's head, bringing him to tue ground. The firing restored to consciousness the s0n.in law, who beholding 'Lo" bending ovel Pets's prostate form. scalping kuifs ir haud, rushed brAvsly-into tue house, ou1 the hack door. and across tbe lets to Frank Van Deusen's, where he arrived minus hii nat, his tangled hair streaming in the vine like mop. his knees shaking violently, . wild, trighlcn.d txprt ss!oD in his eyes, anC .ooking the picture of one who had seer
 he sppsIi,ion of bis ss,suic msjtt,y, Al soon as h4 could recover his breath, b. managed 10 gasp, in answer 10 an intelIog- aiory: "Fur G..d's ssk. Frank, go d. VI 'o iAe old mans; the woods is jest swarm in with inj,ns. apd one of sm has k,lk z Pete Hicks; l see han tcollop him with [ nlg butcher knife, sn' I'll bet he'll kill th, old man and woman too," ''Th+n why ,"n'L you go back and help them2" sait Frank, who saw through it at opee. :'What me ?" whlned the irs mbling wretch, ''. dont-1-l-Im n married man, and fa,h
 rr of six small cbidrep an'- an'-besides z Fl bet forty cents they've killed the ole folks already, SD hwon'l be no. use to gs down. Col dsrn them critters, I've hesrl ,ell that all this lsDd here use to b'ong tt ,he ipj,ns once. snd now they're comin tack To claim It. wish 10 gosh I'd stayed up io Naine, whar l." just at thu junclure Pete and the inlin were seen com
 np over tho hill, side ty sidr, and Gswky with frishtep.a yell. took to his heels ape fed, confirmed in his heliet that he had sect not only sn inJin, but ghost. and-well there's no more peace for Gawky in Wetaug tor if the fear ot the r' d-msn's return ,c t: claim the ,aud' don't keep him continually on uettles. be is sYre tq ee llrrt!sted by eye r, noy he n.eets, with, Il wish to gosh I'd stayed up to Maine."