Connecticut western news., 1879-02-12

The Congregational church is closed for the present. but will probably be open in. the spring. as the pastor, Rev. s. R. Free has leave of absence until April |.
 w. Welter sprained his ankle badly chop ping wood for s. Norton.
 Business Is fair, notwithstanding the dull times. Wm. R. Baldwin, or merchant is doing good business, and intends to sell goods at a reasonable rate. The whip and lash shops are running, and doing far business. Anson Norton is busy, making sleighs and wagons, and hlacksmithing.
 Mrs. Wolcott has bought farm in North Colebrook, and will remove with her son Samuel in the spring.
 Grove Norton has takeA large job of wood to chop, of Geo. Robbins, and em- ploys quite number of hsnds.
 Miss Hartwell is very successful as phy- sician in this locality. x. \ Ellsworth. .,..
 We are obliged to acknowledge that we have been very remiss in our duty to the NEWS for long time, although recipient of favor from it weekly. For very shame we resume the role ot correspondent, en- ! deavoIing to chronicle moving events as they occur, as faithfully as our weak ca paclty will permit. We have a faint E recollection of sometime informing the NEWS readers that Ellsworth IS naturally a qulet place, and generally devoid of every \ thing sprightly or.1nterestinR.: aRd. yet we \ have occasional departures, which yield an immense amount of excitement. and sometimes a little fun, as witness that slander, half dozen elopements, abduc- tions &c. in the last few months-- but as rule. we are acknowledged by the world in general, to be a stald and sobor set. with the blind @ side on the look out for a bar gain, and Ellsworth folks have the name, (some of them). of being sharp on .'hessp | trade, but we know of one young man 1t least, who got " armed most beautifully on a sleigh trade few days ago, that's zee too. but-well it's all right.
 The climate of the place is SO conducive to health that we have no eases of serious illness to report, but have been shocked by the cath of Mrs. Fred Nerthrop, and Mrs. Julus Joray, who both left us very sud denly. and the young husbands have the sympathy of the community in thelr sad and crushing bereavement; both were left with 8 motherless babe, and MT. N. two of them.
 Our glorious sleighing has left us d+s- olatc, and the present ssslump'' "slump" is distressing to the lovers of good sleiRhipR
 fast horses, pretty girls, and well, you
 know Johnny how 1t IS yourself, probably | hao fr,l r,.%r ct
 have been improved pretty generally. and humorous parties have been the result. the
 last one-a surprise to MT. and Mrs. F.
 Buckley, Q newly welded pair, who have just settled to housekeeping. Although the
 company caught Frank in his dairy regi.
 mental. he was soon "over-alled," giving
 the company cordial reception, which opened the way for genlal time. which
 was had. and F. and M. did the honors like
 old soldiers, to the satisfaction of all. The
 irrepressible good nature of the Rev, MT
 Stevenson added to the sociability of the
 occasion. z s,-
 II We were day or two ago forcibly re- : minded of the fact that old friends art
 passing away. and we too must soon follow
 by the news that the remains of eur some : | Calvin P. Chaffer had been forwarded auG
 arrived here fer burial by the side of hii
 wife and parents, from Minnesota, wher,
 be died, years or so ago. It does no
 seem possible that he can be gone. w,
 have of him but 8 recolletien, and htat of { kindly natured friend, good neighbor : and always friendly citizen.
 l Some of our good neiRhbors having ou Iprivate intsrestgreatly at heart, have vol
 untariIly given tne,r time and well knowI
 talent to the promulgation of post oficla regulations for the better administrator , of the affairs of this office, and when we il , our weakness have failed In oflclal duty
 have kindly taken the great pains tn on instance), to send a messenger miles to in form native that they had ID their posses sion ptitiously obtained at that),a a let , ter belonging to him which the PM, hat vel, had wickedly and with evil lnten { sent on wrong track to hls great injury D (although the sad letter proved to be o
 no conseq 1ence). The kind friends abov P mentioned in their excessive zeal in ou
 behalf. have kept the matter hot for abQu . 5 months it IS now, and although their dis interestedness has led them into some IT 7 temperate comments upon such grave del 3 eliction in duty, yet we kf,oao that deep an e abiding love for us has been their COT g trolling motive. so we are duly grateful fG = the inestimabls boon of such friends, an |. although because letter got slipped acc ,s dently inside the Wrspper of another man
 paper, and so sent wrong, they advocate
 our official annihilation. and showere ! threats, dire and dreadful on our wicke sa head. We know that their feelinl
 towards us are of the most kindly natur, e so we bow in humble and penitent submi' e sion to the superior inte1lfRence and leg.
 wisdom of our esteemed friend and ex-ot
 fcial and his estlmable (yeryl wife. Gl Y, us another Ms .. ". ,. The mercair.t. business of the place Il on the increase of late. and the way hen e eggs and flour have been hauled aroun d town is caution, and what # blessing little good stirring opposition .
 aint it now, anyhowf
 Peck & Son have added to tbeir othe cares. the business of keeping boarders, al,
 don't forget to keep an eye out for tba . other new departure of theirs. We won
 tell, but just you wait and see. \ Look here now, we bayen't got hal = through with our yafn, but will venture
 good cigar that Johnny" wo$t print hal A we have already said. so that's all we ar going to say this tune. except that the 'sin
 dications indicate" thaw. ..~QUoD. -l Enst Canaan .. y Our loeaiity has been talking abou : =, ,