Connecticut western news., 1879-03-12

hosts of friends. To leave behind mem orY 30 fragrant as hers, is worth everything else.-Neso HaVen Register.
 "A serious accident occurred at Corn wall Hollow March 1st. Mrs Charlotte Bradford, while trying to arrange curtain. fell from chair and seriously hurt herself. The doctor thinks no bones are broker, stlll she is confined to her bed and perfect ly helpless. She is at present attended by her daughter. Mrs. F. L. Beckley of this place. It seems as if this family was doubly afflicted. MT. Bradford has been confined to the house for nearly year t. Last Fall he had typhoid fever, and for weeks lay at the point of death, and though some better, still lies in helpless condition.
 The Housatonic agricultural ,ciety of Ct. Harrington will issue their pamphlet ct premiums for next falls cattle chow in th, course of a couple of weeks. There will be but few changes from last year. A hor. ticultural exhibition is to be provided for where exhibitors can bring Tn specimens oi everything they raise on the farm, such as fruits, flowers, vegetables and the like, and arrange them in fanciful shape, space fivt feet square being allotted to each entry More premiums are to be given for poultry, and there will also be some special ones. $sO having been appropriated for the pur, pose.
 The Canaan Dramatic Association will present "One Hundred Years Ago" in Town Hall next week Thursday evening. 20th inst. This is a patriotic drama of rev oiutionary flavor, and is chock full of fur and sentiment, as we'll as patriotism. A good orchestra-as usual-will discourse ! choice selections, and some fne singing i, promised. Tickets will be placed on salt at Camps drug store and at post office \ Ashley Falls, at precisely nine o'cocl next Tuesday morning. General admission 25 cents, children under l2 years l5 cents reserved seats 35 cents. Get your tickets early.
 It is with pain that we are called upo. to record the death of Mrs. Amelia A. Cur tiss, wife of Mir. B. D. Curtiss of Clayton which occurred at that place last Feida, ! morning. Mrs. Cuyiiss had been attending at the sick bed of her step mother at Brusi Hill-who died Feb. P, of pneumonia and had nearly worn herself out. while severe cold, which setsled on her 'ungs de veloped into that dreaded disease, pneumo. nia, of which she died Friday. Her re mains were taken for interment 10 Nev Hartford Monday She leaves husband and daughter to mourn her death, besides
 large circle of friends to whom she was endearcd The bersav ed have the heartfelt sympath, of the community in their sad sfh ct on.
 The report that Mir Potter of the Wt
 nonsco House, L.keville, is going 10 Win
 sted this spring, appears 10 have about s much foundation as tue baseless fabric of
 vision. He will remain where he ie. an
 continue to keep one of the best and pleas
 antest hotels in the country. As summe
 resort, both on account of the appointment '
 it has few super ors anywhere, What ca
 be more delightful in the summer seaso
 than Lake Wononscopomoc with it's clea placid waters and beautiful banks s:udde } with umbrageous grovcs-"G Gods first tenn
 ples." We could almost wish it had sof
 CT, more euphonious name one more sug } gestiYe of it's poetic beauty. But then,
 rose. by another name, will smell as sweet Clear, placid WQnonsco. thy contrasted lake
 With the wide world I've dwelt in, is thing Which warns me with its stiffness, to forsake Earth's troubled waters for purer spring.
 This quiet sail is as noiseless wing
 To wait me from distraction once loved
 Torn Oceans roar; but thy soft murmuring
 Sounds sweet, as if sisters voice reproved, That I, with stern delights, should e'er ha been so moved.
 RA