Connecticut western news., 1879-12-17

'awmin on the same site, the wheel having been saved from the fire. Miss Julia Hunt, who has been on the sick hst since last spring, we are informed is grad ually failing. ,.:.'
 Mrs Henry Belden, whose condition was considered critical short time ago, is slowly 9ut surely rec )vering. "A .I
 Mrs. R. Rogers returned home Saturday rom quite an extended visit in the western oi New York. 1t has been the good fortune of J. H. Bar 'um Esq, of Lime Rock to secure. the ser vices Of MT. George H. Brown of our village, IS salesman in his store. MT. B. has much talent for this kind of business, and bis uni orm politeness and courtesy toward all, will no doubt be the means of adding much to MT | Barnum's trade Fred Deans hound which has gained some thing of a notoriety of late, returned home last week after an absence Of eight months, when Fred takes down that unerring rifle, and succeeds in bringing down two foxes. This is the selfsame "purp" who last winter track ed fox and soon caught up with it, but to his great dismay, on turning partially around, tound himself closely pursued by the old gen. tleman "Reynard" himself foaming and 5nashing his teeth at the dog in a ferocious manner; the hound became terribly fright ened, and evidently deeming prudence the better part of valor, changed his tactics, and With yelp and bound, started homeward making double quick time, leaping fences and over rocks, not stopping to take breath or look around, until he had reached the friend ly domicile of his master.
 There will be Christmas tree at the Con. gregational church Christmas eve, and con- cert and entertainment at the M. k. church on the same evening. Why not have them on separate evenings, that all may have chance to attend both if they wish?
 There willbe raffle at the store of Baldwin and Wolfe in Amesville on the evening of the 23d inst.
 The select school taught by Miss Mary Maltbie, closed it's session last Tuesday, Miss M. is a graduate of one of the best institutions of learning, (outside of Hartford and New Haven), and her ability and tact for the call ing which she has chosen, is shown in the | rapid advancement which her pupils have made since they have been under her tuition. 1DLEwILD. ' J. R. Morris the piano tuner of Danbury, was in town last week.
 Nat. Green is expected to return to his farm in Lime Rock about the first of January ''' ~ Billy Colepaugh has white weasel for pet.
 George Capron has an apprentice in his: jewelry department.
 The Chapel folks talk of having g Christ mas tree The Methodists will have an oys- ter supper on Christmas eve
 | U. H, Miner is going to build 8 new ice house, and has engaged O. Hosford to do the work.
 Geo. Brown has made an engagement as clerk with J. H. Barnum of Lime Rock. x. Chapinville.
 It is rumored that the furnace burned a few weeks ago will be rebuilt ... The fall term of the schools in town will close on Friday next, giving the children a vacation of two weeks. .-. 1 James M. Gray has at last been arrested as an accomplice of Fred Webster. When the depot and post office in this place were broken open, those interested thought they had good reasons for being suspicious of him His movements have been closely watched by officers as well as the citizens. At bis hear ing last week Webster testified that they had been together im many of the crimes of which he says he is guilty. Webster told the officers that the stolen bee hive could be found in an empty well on MT. Congdon's place. He also says the silver stolen from the house of MT Frank Spur in Sheffield, was taken by Gray, as were the proceeds of the robbery of the post office and depot, and the house of MT. J. P. McNeil Community is not Safe with such men at large and we hope the rest ofthe gang will be secured. VERITAs LakevlIIe.
 What kind of weather do you call this ? '.
 Work at the several ore beds, in this vicin- ity, has been pretty much suspended during the past week, on account of the mud. /.
 A church sociable will be held on Tuesday evening of this week at Mrs. Merwia's. A full attendance is requested. e,
 The third annual reunion of the Lakeville temperance society will be held Wednesday evening of this week at the Academy. The public are invited to attend. }&e. .r+"
 MT. R. w Ford of this village has gone te I Waterbury to enter into the hardware bus mess. The Lakevle literary society is. at last in good running order.
 What has become of your regular Lakeville correspondent Does it need another con troversy on town affairs to bring him to the front? ..s
 Are you aware whether s'St. Elmo's" poetry machine can be hired by the week or month The reason of asking is that the crank to ours is s'out of kllter," and consequently the poem on Beautiful Snow" which your valuable pa per was to be tortured with. is lamentable failure. R. I've have no doubt our esteemed cores pondent R" can borrow St. Elmo's machine as the St. is an accommodating soul, but when we think of last Sundays dsagreeable slush of ''the beautiful" ," we sincerely hope he wont lend it for the cruel purpose you mention.
 The Holley Knife Co., are doing good trade sending off three and four boxes of goods daily Tlere were two accidents in the shop this week, Hubert Shaw was buffing some knives one slipped out of his hand,it caught the buff and rebounded, cutting his hand. The other accident happened to son of Robert Wilkin. son. He was taking paper wraps off some knives, and placing the point of one of the blades against his abdomen, pressed the other end of the knife to force the wrap off, it pen. etrated the lower part of his body, making an ugly cut though not dangerous. The new Ma. sonic Temple over Roberts store is almost finished. The Merritt brothers have the job fl hand and are putting it through with theil usual dispatch.
 Cornell Hoyt have got in a grand stock of goods for Christmas presents. Their five cent table cannot be surpassed. They have also good stock of stoves, furniture, and all kinds of household goods. There is to be a grand panorama in the basement of the Cath olic Church on Wednesday evening. The District school will close this week for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Charles Evarts of Ore Hill has been in depressed state of mind since the death of his wife, so his friends thought it best to remove him to Middletown His friends and acquaintances at Ore Hill and Lakeville sympathize with him in his misfortune, and sincerely hope the change may be of benefit to him. MT. Martin our butcher is i'll, suffering from typhoid fever,
 There will be a temperance lecture at Acad emy Hall on Wednesday evening under the auspices of the good templars of Lakeville.
 MT. T. l. Norton has erected a telephone between bis house and his fathers.
 PAUL PRY.