Connecticut western news., 1879-01-01
-E8 1879.

-Dld you turn over new leaf?
 The days are lengthenlng perceptihly.
 Mrs. D. A. Riker IS in New York City attending a wedding.
 Apple Blossoms" are having h Goodale of dead head advertisirg. z.
 MT. s. w. Barnes and son, Master Gardner, spent Christmas with friends ii, Vermont.
 Miss Kitty Moran of Bridgeport. for merly of Sharon, has been visiting at F Pequigney's ID this place.
 MT and Mrs. W. A. Pratt, Jerom Root and Miss Cora Pulver of this place spent Christmas at Mir. John H. Pulver's al IrOndale, N. Y.
 pr. J. D. Clemans of Falls Village iA visiting at his motEer's in York State, anC will not be in his accustomed place in Camps office this week.
 The Catholic ball at Town hall las night was success, being largely attended and good time generally. They "dancec all night till broad day light" etc.
 Mir. Frank Huggins of Nebraska, for merly ot Sheffield, has returned to the lann of steady babits and commenced the stud, :, of dentistry with Dr. Palmer ot Lakeville.
 The cold snap of last week freez,ns Charlie Marvin out of his glass telegraph oi flee at Union depot, he was obliged to re- move his instruments into the waiting room.
 The hearing before the railroad con' missioners which was adjourned at Hart ford subject to the call of the commission CTS, will be resumed, it is said, at Water bury next Thursday.
 Sherwood Cummings, Camps dru. clerk, is braking thus week on his uncl. ' passenger train on the Conn. Western R. R, in place of the regular brakeman, wh' nas lay-off. Francis Whlttlesey fills b,, place in the store during his absence.
 Willie Barnes of Rood street got pNi. tor organ in his stocking Christmas. Wiz lie is bashful, but he's good-lcoklng, aDc he girls living near him, who have a' ''ear" for music, say he has an irresistible ''winning way" about him since that orgai came.
 Last week Sunday George Goodwin oi Clayton, who was out driving, drove up |, Il watering trough. and alighted to unchtc' his horse, who started suddenly, and ru,,- hing against hlm, knocked him down, d.s locating his shoulder. He was attended T., Dr. Camp, and is now as good as ever.
 Mrs. N. NJ. Brown, widow of the lat, superintendent, has bought building j."
 George Gillette on West Main-st, and WI 'umt diately begin the erection ot hOus' living with her father, MT. Lawrence G,:- lette, until its completion. It is to be bu' ny the Union Building Company of Wips- ted.
 The young people of this place, coo, erating with the managers of the VillHg Improvement Association. are arrangiu. for the presentation of a frst-class dram tor the benefit of the above association, [, ne given In about two or three weeks Posters and programmes will be circulate. directly.
 Counterfeit trade dollars are in circula- tion. Look out for them. They are eas,l. detected, being of 8 darker color than Ii genuine, and their ring, although decepti.' is not near as clear nor thigh toned." IT., metal is soft, and the ornamentation easi'' nlurred by slight wearing. Keep watch q what money you handle.
 MT Rog ITS of the Berkshire Couri.r last week took leave of his patrons an, friends in al interesting Valedictory and rf- tires from the paper which he had editc' tor seventeen years with much ability aD, success. We regret to lose such neigt' DOT, and wish him health and prosperit, wherever his lot may be cast.
 We made mention few weeks ae, tudt Gdsb Sduddu Wh6 lO udVC du hEfditlI paper published by N. $. Stevens. VI nave since learned that it is to issue its fils about Jan. 10th, and is to be three CD umn semi-monthly. called The Ventur, It is intended to make it a very readable hI tle paper. Let every one subscribe.
 A good deal was said during the lat political campaign about cheap money, bu a very few really understood what the ten meant. If any one is still in the dark abo,, it, be can get it explained by calling at lh new cheap cash store opposite the post 0, flee. He can there see a trade dollar, ih intrinsic value of which is about one ctul
 A new Catholic priest, Rev. F,lhe Welch, is at present located with Faiht Lynch al hls pastorate in thls place, Lai vlIle and Falls Village. Father Welch h., according to the custom of the Roma Church, must act as helper 10 an older prlt, for certain length of time before be considered qualified to have charge of hi own.
 The enter tainment given by Shaff,r' Bell Ringers was not very largely sttenoe, and deserved much larger house. Tb show was trst-class in every respect, lU they, as well as smaller troupes, must lrt the ''hard times" Louise Shaffer ls |. extraordinary musician, standing tavorabl ID comparison with GeoTgle Dean Spaul ling of Spaulding's Bell Ringers, w,l whom portion ot the troupe havetravcl,u
 The bell ringing was pronounce superlo 70 the SpauIdngs', while the musical glass es. cornet solos, silver bell duetts and siDE lDg were fine.