Connecticut western news., 1879-12-10
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O Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the Insertion Of any correspondence received after hat time.
 West Corn wall.
 The meeting in the Chapel last Sunday eve- y Rev. Wake Methodist minister at Corn wall Bridge.
 The attendance at the Sunday School has been good for the past few months. Last sunday the number present was ST. The 'chool next Sunday the l4th, will elect officers for 1880. R. R. Pratt has been super 'ntendent of this school for great many years and filled the place with credit to him. self and the school. He now refuses to serve in that capacity longer. We hope that the saperintendency will not have to go beggin' We understand that our band contemplate giving concert soon The band has done yell under the teaching of Mes>rs Hughes nd North, and when their concert comes of we will show them by good full house that jhelr efforts are appreciated
 Our district school is talking about Christ mas tree.
 James A. Cochrane of Cochrane Bros. has 'een in New York buying goods for holidays. Y. Il Dean has had vacation, and took in New York.
 Geo. c. Thompson is laid up with felon on his finger. Sc. Cornwall
 Again we congratulate 'sMr. Beartown" on lis correctness with regard to the weather, it fine. It may be that it is so, that it might oe fulfilled which was spoken by Beartown the prophet, saying &c.
 Our people were somewhat astonished last week by an announcement that civil war had broken out in our midst. It was announced Shat revelations would take place that would make the Mountains skip like frightened rams, and the lsthe hdlIs would hop," all of which grew out of the fact that some one said \ hat soAe one else said that they heard that l some one said that one man was not as good | IS another man if his politics were not the same. That domestic animal" the oyster, ] was also drawn into the affray. We Go not know how and whether he will take any part in the coming conflict, we could not state. The election excitement is not all over yet out is discussed ''every day and hour" All | persons wishing to court the votes of our own at their homes must give notice to the proper authorities within the next two weeks md the ballot boxes will be placed at their disposal, but after that time they will be at the Emporium" awaiting the call of the leg lsative count. It is proposed to have a mi croscope made, of such power as to make { l ballot look like circus tent, and have each I ballot examined, and thus the true result car l De arrived at
 On Thursday evening of last week there l was dance at "Sams" on south avenue Hotchkiss' full orchestra present; all had { good time; the last of the season, as San l is going to leave us.
 Nearly all the tobacco hereabouts is sold and some delivered; most of it was sold tc | MT. Eaton of Kent X.Y.Z Goshen.
 Scarce at present-news.
 Arthur Wadhams has returned from Lead vile, being in poor health.
 A number of young people assembled at th' house of MT. Lucien Whiting last Wednesda. evening and spent very pleasant time il singing and other amusements.
 The donation party at the M. E. parsonag on Tuesday evening was very we'll attended and the pastor received about SIP. in money besides several smaller presents. B. B. South Canaan
 There were three Deacon Kellogg's presen at church on Sunday. Deacon Harvey Kel logg from Toledo, Ohio, who has beel visit ing his friends in this vicinity, accompanies I y his wife and grand daughter, and Deacon Isaac and Whiting, who reside in town. Dea con Joseph Kellogg of South Canaan was thu father of three sons: Charles, formerly o North Canaan, Isaac and Harvey, all of whon became deacons in their turn.
 Miss Frank Dean is spending few week with her friends here, after hor long residenc abroad, where she has spent the greater par )f her time in study, perfecting herself in the French and German languages.
 Rev. D. M Moore preached on Sunday frcn the text Prepare ye the way of the Lord, :" sermon which was highly appreciated by hi listeners
 MT. Levi Beebe has carried two car load of hay to North Canaan to be pressed an forwarded to Bridgeport.
 There was an exhibition of magic lanterl pictures in the school house on Friday eve nlng; the display was small, and the attend ance equally SO, and the show was eminentl satisfactory, so much so, lady said, the should not want to go the next time.
 News is very scarce. When Sthe edito calls for correspondents what are they to say
 X. Kent.
 Il am about to relate to you somelhin most astonishing, most surprising, most mar velous, most miraculous, most triumphant most stunning, most unheard of most singula most extraordinary, most incredible, most UT forseen, most rare most common, most brilliant most secret most eEviable," " something whic nas caused the Benedicts to hold their sides and the ancient maidens to put on mourning and the most demure matrons and business absorbed men to prick up their ears. Could be anything less than wedding? Thelparties do you askH Like the celebrated letter write quoted above, q cannot bring myself to te you" M. OR N. huntsville.
 Dogs Dogsl The whole population hay literally gone to the dogs of late Loungin around the counters of the store, rattlng owe the ruts on the loaded teams, on the farm an on the hunt, from every individual comes tn query, Heard bout that dog?' Ever sine the day when we were young, Sunday nigh was the time for the brave Adonis to visit hi lovely Hebe. Now, like then, the custor still prevails. Last Sunday night "a youn : limb of the law" haling from-well, we won say from Niagara Falls, apparently without fear of being stuck in the mud, crossed tn Blodgett flats and tied his horse at the gat of the fair one, not many miles from the Sedg wick House, leaving his dog, trusty coache on guard. Now that dog held a high sens of the importance of the trust in chars e When the wind howled in the trees overhea he howled an accompaniment; when tn hounds across the bridge made the night me lodious, he came in on the bowling chorus Other carriages with another Adonis Hebe ward bound, rolling past received howlin ''God speed you;" and last the howln struck the ears of belated pedestrian comin from the direction of the Sedgwick House As he crossed the bridge there might hay been observed an uncertain tottling about tn knees; can't swear that it was caused by feal Serpents, reptiles, and memories of innumer able dragons which may have been pleasantl holding his mind, were now erased by the on thought, the one word of mad dog shoute into his ears with the might of ten thousan
 With and mighty sbEned effort t5s the Trembling, and clinging to the limb of safety he looked upon his goaler who went roun l and ronnd tho trunk like a fortnnn uhnnl hi