Connecticut western news., 1879-06-18

honor of her acquaintance, as woman of great plety and Christian. She was the youngest daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Ev- erts, who was revolutionary soldier. At the early age of l5 she was converted and joined the M. E. Church of this place, and ! was at the time of her death one of its old est members, and it is probably through her pious teachings and the Christian example she set before her large family that has caused them to become members of the same church, trying to serve the same God that she has served so long. A large num- Der of her friends attended her funeral, which shows that she was respected and loved by all. Soft be the breezes that sweep over her grave and ever fragrant the l flowers that shall bloom around her honor ed resting place. Tenderly we cherish her memory.
 We have an agent for street lamp here whose lamp he thinks excels the wonder ful one that Alladin possessed in the book called Arabian Nights. It has dial and a screwumbendibus which you can set to burn one or more hours as you like it, and then it will extinguish itself. I would ad- wise all parents who have marriageable It stand so when the gals have a beau they Can tell what time he goes home Sunday night. If they are set light and he is bash iul swain. when the light goes out he will probably go too, and thus save kerosene and fuel.
 One of our citizens visited at Litchfield last week and says that large quantities of fish in Bantam Lake are dying
 We have strawberry festival here on Wednesday the 18th in the grove.
 The steamboat Co. will launch the Lulu this week.
 Camp & Holley furnish the berries for the festival from their garden.
 The Chatficld Mining Go. have just pur- chased 0new horses and new locomotive boiler and steam pump. Guess they mean business this summer.
 | Summer boarders begin to come and our new barber, Geo. Mowers, can give them a better and quicker shave than they can get elsewhere. St. ELMO sharon
 Our merchants have been in New York | the past week, and If you don't believe we can show as fine stock of goods as can be found Tn any other place, come and see fol yourselves.
 The extreme heat which we have already bad has started people from the city, and our boarding houses are fast filing up.
 
 location IS SD high and airy, and things have been so improved since MT. White has had charge of the premises, 1t seems very desirable spot to spend the summer months. Dr. Williams is making haste slowly" with his improvements, but he will ! be fully repaid when he has finished, foI he will have home combining all the nec- essaries and comforts which go to make up a delightful country home.
 Geo. Wilbur has been making 8 large filtered clstern which IS very great con- | veplerce.
 Ely Rowley has added very much to his house by coat of paint and new blinds.
 Quarterly conference was held at Amenia Union last aturday and Sunday. and in consequence no service in the M. B. Church in he morning.
 The ladies of the M. E. Church propose holding festival i'll the town hall to nor row lIuesday) afternoon ana evening.
 A very severe nall and thunder storm passed oyer Sharon lasl Tuesday, doing much damage: The hail was very large and coming with q strong wind it made a smashing among the glass, etc. A large barn of Simeon Jewltt's was struck by lightning, and Tn two hours was burned to the ground.
 Fishing seems to be favolite pastime, and Lake MuCae, as usual, is the popular resort. Some angle for bass or pickerel some the hideous bull head or wriQgllng eel, whIle others prefer the little sinners.
 E. w. ROwley was ID town on Sunday.
 Mir. Geo. Kelsey has zone west.
 M. F. Whitney has, we understand, but four horses left of the eighteen he brought a short tune since. It "beats all."
 Rev. w. R. Terrette and wife are Tn town
 The part1es who attended the s. s. Con- vention at Canaan last week report an in- structive and pleasant time, but the most satisfying of all seemed to bo the bounti- ful reoast gotten up by the good people oi Canaan.
 What has become of our Village I'm, provtmeut society? We tbInk if they could hear the comments made upon the slack mapner In winch the village green is kept they would have It mown.
 MT. c. Baker. our new Jeweler IS proving ny h1s good works that he is master of his trade, and as matter of course is doing ar extensive business. We think If he kept . larger stock on maud it would benefit him | ARCANUM.