Connecticut western news., 1879-01-22
CORRESPONDENTS.
Hunts Ville.

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 Huntsville.
 Good weather for sleighing parties,-Bad for wood choppers. A great many Sacres ] oy the French colllers, the others do 1t in Gughsh.
 Last Saturday, Ed. More, a young man n the empIoyment of George Judd, while 'leddlng logs, got tangled among them Ind vas severely bruised in one of his legs
 A few days ago d fight came off between John Owens and his dog, a savage bull dog that he keeps for hls own amusement After rough and tumble fight ot few nnutes eacn retlreu to GheIr corner ana ne fight was Over. iue casualues were ,wo chairs and some other artlcles broken yer the dog. Dog slightly hurt and John < .aud and fingers bitten through In four ol i've places. W U think Johu cume off sec md best, anu when 1 say that dog stlll lives, nave SED NUFF. LakevilIe.-
 Since yovr own appearance ill town nothing If $ very exciting character has been ours. We simple countrymen consider an editor at large 1n object that may reasonably excite fear tc
 
 Congressman at large. By the way Mrs Par ~ngton should have him introduced to Con- lecticut's U. s. Senators, especially the incip- ent one, as-well, he's nameless.
 Saturday evening the Lake vile Literary As 'ociation opened It's room Io the public, who were Ill consideration of 10c. deposit made ] ,n advance, allowed to lissen to the exercises consisting of essays, readings, recitations, and 'lngmg Of the essays, we note the fact that hey were very good, the one on Tennyson be- 'ng particularly happy ill the selection of it's language. The others, and other exercises were good. Among the readings, Tom Nor on's description of & mouse hunt was the fun lest thing, from Marian Anns first "Shoo l" t0 he final death of the terrible beast in Josh- la's pants leg. The receipts were to be devo- ed to the use of the free reading room.
 Some travelling theatrical troupe played il Salisbury on Saturday evening" and are to play tonight again. Their success was slight financially; as to their stage merit, I can tell
 Prof, Tripp tried in Barton's Hall to find ou, ! put how far he could walk in 24 hours. In + tours he had walked S3 miles, and was expect sd to make at least 115 X. sharon
 Sleighing is very fine and everybody is i'm proving it, parties and rides following each 'ther ill quick succession. Last Saturday d our-in-hand passed through town, taking il several from this place, then joining an Ame- ia party and driving to Dover, where they lad an oyster supper, and home again befor, the church bells rang.
 A troupe have advertised to render ''Uncl. Eoms Cabin" in the Town Hall this Cruesday) vening. We have not learned anything ol their reputation, not their names even. | John Leonard, who was so badly hurt ill the l Valley foundry last week is doing well. | Mrs. ]. N. Bartram spent few days last week with the family ofA R. Burritte.
 The second sociable of the M E. society will | oe held tomorrow evening at the house O. Dwight Hotchkiss.
 Mrs. c. H. Williams and Miss Nettie Hamlin vent to Amenia on Monday, and had teeth ex- tracted without pain.
 The parties who went to Lime Rock to | ,hurch last Sunday night came home pretty l we'll smashed up.
 | The furniture and personal effects of the ate Mrs. T. l.. Hart will be sold at auction at ln early day. ARcANUM. | Wimsted.
 The Flremens' ball came off on Friday 1 4veninR, at Music Hall, and was quitea l success. An engine made of flowers was ou exhibition on tue stage, and so close the l resem blance, one could hardly distinguish l tt from the real. It was made by Mark Wheeler
 Tue lecture given by Prof. Marshall on Saturday evening was very interesting and instructive. One feature of Yellow Stone Lake was quite striking, where one could ,atch trout from the cool water of the lake, md without moving from his tracks, turn around aud cook them Ill the Dolllng spring without removing them from the hook. Churches anniversary service was held m the 2d Congregational church ON Sun lay morning and evening, It being 25 years since it's organization. An excellent scr mon in the morning by the pastor Rev l.. H. Hallock. In the evening histori rical sketches by different members ot the church. Excellent music was furnished by the choir. Decorations were also very ine. The Rev. w. H. Thomas gave memorial service on the Tariffvile disaster. in the l Methodist church on Sunday evening to l crowded house. A. South Canaan The week of prayer was observed by | unlon meetings between the Methodist | and Congregational churches of Falls Viii l laee and South Canaan. The meetings l were held at South Canaan on Monday and | Tuesday evenings In addition to the pas tors. the Revs. Beicher and Moore, on Mon day evening, the Rev. Robert Hunt was present and spoke very earnestly on the duty of thankfulness.
 Mrs. Lncius Wilcox died ou Saturday evening after a brief but very severe attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Wilcox had long been a member and very faithful attendant of tho Congregational church here. and will be greatly missed in the neigh borhood as well as by her own large family. The fu neral will be attended at the Congregati on- al church on Tuesday. Her daughter Mrs. Callender. was first attacked by the same disease, and although dan0erously ill., had very much improved before her mother