Connecticut western news., 1879-06-18

The Congregational sewing society meet th's week Friday at MT. Canfeld's. All know what fine place this is for a gather
 A reunion of ministers of the N. E. Church takes place to-day. (Tuesday). of all tue ministers who have been stationed here. Of course number will be missing, having passed to the Assembly of the saints above. Will give further report of the meeting next week. CAP. Falls Village.
 Rose Sunday, as It is customarily called, vas observed yesterday at the Methodist Church. The floral display was elegant aud the choice flowers by their neat ar rangement by the kind ladies who furnish ed them, assisted largely in interestin g MT. Beicher preached an interesting dis course, and in the evening the concert by Sunday School was a credit to the teachers that labor so faithfully for their classes. The entire service calls for praise from all that have an interest ill the Sunday School.
 The literary society have changed the tlme Of holding their meeting, and will meet on Wednesday evening at Geo. w. and the programme will be more than the usual length, and some new features will 'e If faDs0; any of the "Falls Williams" uook out that spring, (even summer) had come. those doubts are ended, for the wandering mu- sician has come. yes and-played to our dis comfture. Don't send them here again for we are trying to start the tramp machine. and there comes the end of patience.
 Won't the NEWS tell us what IS the mat | ter with the elements nowadays. Let's have day of sun and clear sky and 90 degrees, then clear and warm. Or is old probabilities waiting for fourth of July for far weather?
 Where, o where is that band stand that was to be built on the green by the Distrlct Court bu1ldlng7 Who says they can tell us. Don't forget the band boys. X. SOuthficld.
 As F, D. Gaylord of this place, with his church during the shower of last Sabbath. | when near thelr residence a gust of wind struck the umbrella of the driver. In low ering it he noticed that large limb of a ameter was swaying in the wiEd. stoppng Lis horses, which were on smart trot, as soon as possible. The limb fell across the road in front of them, completely obstruct- Ing the umbrella, causing hlm to lower it in time to stop the team. else they would | undoubtedly have been caught under ii, the results of which must have been seri- ouS. K Cornwall Hollow.
 The Rev. Walker supplied the pulpit in the Baptist Church on Sunday. The morn
 
 tismal rites to N. Andrews, wife and daughter Olive, who were immersed in the pond. Holy commun7on was administered ID the afternoon:
 Every good Christian cannot but feel hurt that the session of our Sabbath school is so short. and the exercises conducted with such haste. that hardly allow the teachers time for eXpanatiOn. Now every pood Christian, please doD't suppose we are finding fault, but rather speaking bono pab- ticO
 A. Palmer is getting out fine lot of pine shingles at one dollar and 8 half per hun dred.
 The finest piece of potatoes we have seen this year are those of B. Yale's, planted in drills. JOHN GOSSIP.
 Much tbe same. The mad dog scare still con'inuts. Every dog must have it's day, but the days of numerous dogs in this sec. ton are growing beautifully less. We are at last all agreed CD one point, that is, that every dog should be killed except our own. There are many ways to prevent dogs from having hydrophobla, but the surcst ard simplest is to chop their tails eff just back of their ears.
 Mumps are going the rounds. Every enc that has not had them are sure to this tine A party of young people met aC the home of Miss Carrie Hotchkiss on Friday eve ming, and all report having very pleasant time, ice cream that would "fetze alec same like ice wagon." etc., judging flon, their happy voices as they Wended theil way homeward we should be inclined tC let the statement go on record as fact.
 Joe. Ives comes out this week with new top buggy, which makes the young ladies smile. as Joe. is not one to forget bis fail friends.
 It may not be generally known-and per haps It should not be-that East Canaan Water Works. But at any rate some of eu1 fair ones were deeply interested Ill the con structi on of the Works.-ln fact they were mol interested in the construction than il the completion of them, and sincerely mourn that the last pipe has been laid ano the last cock turned. CHLORIDE. , Norfolk.
 A very severe hail storm, accompanied with almost constant thunder and lightning passed over the southeastern part of thi town last Tuesday afternoon. Consider able damage was done by the hail, seventy or eighty panes of glass being broken out O. several different buildings. Some of tho hailstencs measured two and three-fourtl inches in length, and weighed from two tC three ounces. Slight damage was alst cone by lightning.
 Chldren's Mission Circle have straw terry festival at conference room mex | Tuesday evening, tue l7th, and very pleasant time is anticipated.
 Our new cemetery seems to be a very popular resort for people living out of town as well as in. One can scarcely visit | without finding many others there, viewing some of the splendid work done by Mir McClunv. In fact it is one of the fires cemeteries in the country. Certainly nc town in this vicinity Can boast of as fine 2 one.
 Mr. Geo. w. Scoville, our popular fur niture dealer and undertaken is doing { wonderfully large business, having more work than he can attend to, which is some thing remarkable for these dull times. His : liberal patronage has been gained principally by bis being first class workman in every way, shape and manner. always ready anC attentive to business. We wish him sue cess, he is certainly worthy of it. The smiliug c0untenance of Mir. G. B. Gardner, Canaan's most popular jeweleI beams upon us every Friday, and by that delightful smile he always has upon his face, leads us to think that he is dong g rushing business. SPECIAL. feel to thank MT. Special for his coop eration in giving Norfolk fair representa- tion in the News last week. fully concur with him in saying that Norfolk is not the newsiest place in the world," and that "vig orous search" is necessary to cul material for publication and as 1.-two heads are bet ter than one," would suggest to Special that instead of withholding, through feal of ''crowding" one another, we make il our aim to pull together in our efforts tc have our town represented ln the News ev- cry week with a full account of our doipgs and misdongs.