Connecticut western news., 1879-04-09

Frank Kelsey, met at the residence of Chas. K .lsey, Esq., of this place on Monday evening. The occasion of the gathering was the departure of Mir. F. Kelsey for K 4nsas. He has been for many years resident of this village, and has establish. d for himself an enviable reputation as a young man of excellent moral character, and of much promise. In behalf of many friends, both present and absent, Mir. F. A Jewell, in a few appropriate and we'll chosen remarks, presented to Mir. Kelsey volumes of the poems of Longtellew, pressed his gratitude tor SO kind a remem- trance. He started for the west earl, Tuesday morning, aud carries with him from all who knew him. friendship and goodwill, and . hearty Godspeed to his future epdeavors. X. Sheffield.
 Town meeting took place Monday. There is some talk of closing the road on inc Plain, leading over to the east mountain The results of the town meeting will giv. ln my next report.
 R Mir. Hunt was absent at conference and nc servlce was held in the M. E. church.
 Rev. Mason Noble has returned from Washington, and his family is expected soon.
 The wife of MT. Charles Noble, sister-in- law to Mr. M. Noble, is v,ry low with consumption and cannot survive long, Property and cattle are changing hands unusually in Sheffield this spring. The annual meeting of the Congregation ] al church for business purposes. will take place April l4th. A large attendance is particularly desired.
 MT. J. Flelos has removed to the old res dence formerly occupied by Lucius Little. MT. Alvin Callendar has purchased and moved into the house north of the Episco- pal church. MT. Rudge has moved ont" the Plain, into the house near the cemetery. Mir. Charles Calendar moved into tnt house near the center bridge. Mir. Hurl- bert has moved onto the Warner falm. The rumor is that Miss Hunt is going to teach the High school here.- CAP. Huntsville.
 Something over one hundred years ago four brothers-Ames, Salmon, D .vid and Russell Hunt lived in this place; two Of them on the east side, and two on the west side of the stream. and about eQui-dlstant from the bridge, at the corners of which i each of them planted . willow, and those on the west slde lived and fourished
 
 proportions us to obstruct the passage oi carriages, they were cut down and will soon be cast into the fire.
 Aud now another sensation is produced | here by the strange freaks of an old clock. | which may look rather ''snaky," but tn. facts come to me so well authenticated hy persons who have seen and heard the do lDgs themselves that as faithful chron- | icer of events, must write them down, ana would say to the Poughkeepsie Eagle it need not add anything to this. and br lb' means of sending Sun reporter to Chase all around town for further information.- And now for the mystery. About mid way netween Huntsville and Falls Village lives Mir. w. H. Blodgett, who has two clocks the one in good running order, the other has not run or been wound up in twenty years, and tor few weeks past, just as the hands of the running clock poiut to ten minutes past seven in the evening, the old clock strikes one! The family being some. what alarmed at the strange phenomenon had the works taken out, but still the sound of one belt is heard in the old frame at the same hour and minute-ten minutes past seven ln the evening. SRD NuFF.