Connecticut western news., 1879-06-04

and beautiful in Bible scenes.
 The Congregational sewing society was fully attended at Deacon Hoadley's and all passed a delightful time. MT. George Hoadley and wife were present, and will remain through the hot months.
 We were very sorry to hear of the injury to MT. Robert Van Deusen, and we hope to | hear that he is better. Pleasant in his nan. | ners and accommodating in his business, we miss him very much. CAP. sharon. Decoration day passed like all other days | in Sharon. We hope eur brave soldiers | resting in Hillside cemetery were remember | ed with gratitude, although there was no outward manifestation. Mrs. Bates, who has been spending the past week in Salisbury, returned last Sab bath.
 Mrs. Dennis EgglestOn, the aged mother of Rev. 0. M. Eggleston, died last week of paralysis, at the residence of her son in Bos- ton Corners, N. Y. The funeral was at tended at the M. K. church in Millerton interment in Sharon cemetery.
 Sharon boarding houses are fast alling up, the hot weather for the past week starts people from the city, and surely there is no more lovely spot in which to soiourn for a time than Sharon.
 Mrs. B. Winans and Miss Blanchie Bar tran have been spending the past week in Lakeville.
 The band meets for practice two nights of each week, and now the Sharon home tal-| ent are about to ''pin up their pinafore"
 Whitney & Thompson came in on Fri day last with eighteen horses, which for style. etc, are said to surpsss anything heretofore.
 Wakes head looks like summer squash. Can this be the work of our new barber?
 ARoANUM. Goshen. ..
 Last Saturday morning a complaint and warrant were placed in the hands of Dep uty Sheriff Champlin of fLitchfield to search the premises of c, J. Soudant for liquors. but he was obliged to go to Wethersield with prisoners and at p. m. Constable Sperry appointed four assistants and they searched for an hour without success. He then appointed four other assistants and the search was continued another hour but no liquor was found.
 Decoration day was duly observed here. The graves ct West Side were decorated in the forenoon and at the Centre in the afternoon.
 Mr. Noses w. Gray and family have ar- rived frem Bridgeport.
 Our pastor and wife are away on 8 visit for short time.
 MT. x. B. Hurlbut has begun repairs on his house lately owned by MT. N. Wad- hams.
 Mrs. Albert Wadhams is absent on 8 tour visiting friends in the West. B.B. Cornwall Hollow.
 Once again the change of seasons brings us the glad month of June. at time when Nature has put forth every effort to make ! our "ObloRg valley" attractive. Very beautiful looked the modest white farm houses in the valley or on the surroundlna hills half hidden among the naples, the New Englander's favorlte shade tree. The | sloplnR apple orchards, the clean meadows, fields of wheat and rye, the bare lots where ] the golden grain slumbers, or has already burst forth in spears of green, all gives ev- idence of thrift.
 MT. Ssdgwick. who has the editorial de- partment of the Hartford Axricultur1st, spends the Sabbath with his efamily once in two weeks.
 | Mrs. Philo Sedgwick has returned from Canaan. l A number of city boarders are expected thls week, which will make qmte pleas ant family at the Mansion House. | MT. Wilbur has charge of tue Sed wick farm.
 Prof. Chas. Andrews hss just returned from New Britain to spend the summer.
 Home instruction seems to be gaining favor among many of the families this year, teachers being employed ln two ol three places. Among the latest removed from the public schools, are the children of Newton Andrews, who arc now iI charge of an accomplished governess. Even with 80 many withdrawals, the dis trict school gives promising record, un der the supervision of Miss Conklyn there being eighteen scholars to answer tho daily roll call.
 Our new fence for the cemetery IS still in contemplation. If words could only ex. ecute-but then. it is not an agriculture i'm provsment. JOHN GossIP.
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 While sitting beneath tho shade of grand old oak in the grove beside the shore of Lake Wononscopomec, whose beauty il unsurpassed by any lake of it's size in the Union, and listening to the music of tho happy teathered songsters around me, it al most makes me wish that it were summel always and that mankind had nc more trouble to contend with than these birds oI the forest. But suppose the readers ol the NEWS care little about my wishes, but want to hear what has happened since your last issue of the CONN. WESTERN NEWS, SC I will proceed.
 A party of 38 in number from Winsted gave MT. O. F. Potter call on Tuesday last at the Wononscc House. They came on the l D. m. train and left on the 8. l suppose they had a good time. of course. for Mir. Potter can entertain company as well as city boarders.
 Decoration Day was observed in ths fol- lowing order: Those who attended assem- bled at Town Hall, Salisbury, at 2.3O D. m. The people assembled at the Congregation al Church, where the following exercises were performed Dr. Blodgett of Salisbury | Whs uAuo Cu1lIANu AoL tAC u9Te 0. OdICs of Lakeville officer of the day. After sing ing by the Choral Club, which was magnif cent and I think their names are worthy of honorary mention, therefore l will give them organist. Misa Emma Armstrong i; soprano, Mrs. G. B. Burrall, Mrs. T. L Norton, Fannie Turner; alto, Miss Genie Shaw, Emma Armstrong;; tenor, Harry Wilson, Robert Knight; bass, T. L. Nor ton, G. B. Burrall. After the singing, pray