Connecticut western news., 1879-08-13

l upsetCiLS ol wagon last week. one was brought home Friday.
 l Miller Writings team ran away last week, from the depot to the bank scattering load of corn along the road. On recovering his position in the wagon, the genial miller had the appearance of one who was pretty well l "corned."
 Eddie and Rena Swift gave lawn party to a number of their friends last Tuesday. A good time was enjoyed, as might be expected, at the hands of the friendly young host and hostess
 Photographer Doming is doing rushing business, and the probabilities are that he will soon become millionaire
 Miss Morgan prepares ice cream twice each week-Wednesdays and Saturdays-and it is of the best kind too. Miss M. deserves good patl lage, which we are pleased to say she receives
 Geo. Johnson, our genial druggist, and wife, go soon to the seashore for few weeks sojourn. MACBETH. | The Congregational Sabbath school picnic takes place at Lakeville next Thursday going upon the regular noon train and returning by special at five o'clock, fare fifty cents for round triH.
 | There will be meeting in Town Hall Wednesday evening for the purpose of organ izing band and raising money for instru- ments etc. Nearly one hundred dollars are pledged already.
 | William Corbley has resigned his position as lamphghter, his place being filled by Rob- ert Hines. Perhaps thelamps would give a little more light upon the subject if they were | cleaned occasionally
 ] Miss Julia A. Brigham, graduate of Yale business college, will shortly give course of instruction in penmanship in this place. Miss Brigham is able to furnish the best of refer en es, both as to character and ability. Welch Johnson of the Norfolk drug store have recently added to the store, quite an in- genous as well as time. saving machine called the Albany perforated wrapping paper cab met" from which you can draw paper of near ly any width and cut it off at any length you i choose. George is now ready to put up drugs at any hour of the day.
 The following persons are rusticating among the Norfolk Hills:
 At the N rfolk House-S. Pullman of AL hany, Ira Bennett of Springfield, Mrs. Judd, Miss Mary B. Jud1, Miss Mattie Judd of Wallingford, Ct., L. Laggett Gloversville, N. Y., James s. Rice New Haven, MT. and Mrs. H. D. Hayes, Washington, D. C., J. D. Cut tier, Miss Wheeler, W. o. Wheeler, H. M. Higgins, l.. Goodwin and wife New York, John Abelson, w. s. Hart, N. B. Stevens, Mrs. George Curtiss, Miss Edith Curtiss and nurse, Hartford
 At P. E. Curtiss'-Mrs. Henderson, son and daughter, Mrs. McMisvoy New, York.
 At Col. H. B. Knapp's-Rev. Dr. Childs, Mrs. and Miss Childs, Mrs. Burton, Hartford.
 At A. A. Spauldiug' Mary W. Cur tiss, New Haven, Mrs. H. E. Tinker and fife, MT. E. A. Tucker, wife and child, Hartford.
 At Miss Gaylord's-Miss Howard Mrs. Welch, Rev. Dr. Gage and wife, Hartford.
 At Dr. w. W. Wech's-Mrs Stewart Vol colt und family of New York
 At MT. Barllett's-Mrs. Humphrey, Miss Annie Humphrey Brooklyn.
 At Rev. J. F. Gleason's-Mrs. J. K Barry of Providence, R. I. SPECIAL.
 Salisbury.
 Rev. c. L. Kitchel is spending a three weeks vacation with friends and relatives in New York and Pennsylvania.
 Rev. Dr. Bacon of New Haven, Conn. oc. cupied the pulpit last Sabbath, preaching a Blake of Cleveland, Ohio, (son of M NJ. Blake of this town) will preach to us
 At school meeting held a week since f Daniel Pratt was chosen district committee.
 It Is to be hoped that we may again welcome the teachers for the ensuing year that have I given such general satisfaction in the man. , agement of our schools during the past year T. F. Dexter and friends are spending a r week or two in camp at Twin Lakes. J. M McArthur son of J. A. McArthur oi this village, has commenced the study of law Q in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
 Rev. Dr. Rankin and family of Fairfield,
 Conn. are boarding at the Maple Shade. Mrs. Paul Hertcr, who for the past two
 years has suffered so much from cancerous 4 affection, died last Wednesday morning Miss Jennie Reed of Sharon has been f spending few days with friends in this vii.
 lage.
 ; If we may Mr. Editor, judge from the re. y ports we have of the large number of sub- | scribers already booked for your Daily Camp Meeting paper, we would UeTy naeekly suggest that you charter a mail train on the C. w. R R. and send the Salisbury list over ln good
 
 waiting for breakfast. Can't you do it? Y.
 LakevIlIc.
 The past week we can enumerate one ! picnic, and as many attended it, I think it must have been a success The M. F. Church held their Sabbath school picnic at the Camp Ground at Canaan !, on the 9th inst. There was large attendance including the cornet band of this place, who | kindly vnlnntpnra6 their SnrviopS which m doubt, with their good music, made it a pleasant affair.
 Tie first evening dancing party at the Grove , on Tuesday evening was largely attended. More of the same sort will be held every
 week, also the same night of the week for five weeks in succession. But after these scenes of festivity como those of mourning. On : Wednesday evening Col Tupper received one of those telegrams which fill our hearts with sorrow and cause us to mourn. This tele- gram informed us of the death of Rev. w. S. Bouten of Newbugh, N Y. He was once the pastor of the M. B. church of this village. He came to us, as all ministers of that church do, a stranger, but his winning way, his cheerful countenance and hearty shake of the hand soon made us feel that our acquaintance had been one of years The church under his ministry increased in membership more than it had in some time before he came to us. He 7 was not one of those historical preachers. but preached the gospel. Neither was he an ar istocratic preacher, for he seemed just as anx- ious to save the poor mans soul as the rich . ones. After staying with us for three years, Conference sent him to the Five Points mis- sion at New York After that he was sent to Newburgh, where he died. I do not hes itate to say that there cannot be found in any : place where he preached any more that mourn his death than at Lakeville. He leaves wife, an invalid daughter and a son, besides large