Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30

HnAoua0t r0nuiu& ulou At W0Sb OObu0u last week at the age of 66 years. He was g Union soldier in the late war.
 MT. E. P. Brigham has not been able to be at his place in the store for few days, on account of an attack of pneumonia.
 Mir. F. E. Hurlbut of West Goshen has exchanged hls place for Mr. N. T. Wadham's house at the Center. and, with his family will take possession soon. B. B. Lakeville.
 For some time have noticed that you have an occasional correspondent from this place to your weekly paper, and in order to give the sad correspondent little rest. take the liberty of intrudlng upon your good nature by sending you 8 few items, which If worthy ot publication, you may use. Perhaps they may not come up to the standard of your other correspondents in composition. but hope the readers of the NEWS will excuse me thls time Tn my first attempt There is always 8 beginning to everything, so will begin. l cannot tell of any accidents, murders and other crimes which l am very glad to say.
 Death has visited the happy ho,us of Edward McCarrck, and taken their young est from them. Scarlet fever was the disease the little one died with. But. There IS no flock however watched and
 tended"
 But one dead lamb is there; There IS no hresids nowso'ere defended,
 But has one vacaut char.
 G. H. Bundy has commenced a fine res idence for MT. Seth Walton, which DO doubt when 1t IS finished will be an ornament to the village. It IS situated between Doctor Bissei's and Wm. E. Pettie's residences.
 Henry Beers IS painting the Wononsco House. and ju dRIng from It's neat and del Icate color, Mir. B. is an artist of DO oldi- nary degree. Mir. Potter is building park In front, which will improve the looks of the building very much. It IS not to be ZoOloRIcal park. but there IS DO doubt but the young men of this place will find a plenty of pet dears when the summer boarders arrive. As there IS no law in thls state agalnst hunting these kind of dears, the boys will have many pleasant evenings hunting with Impunity. The arms used in hunt ting thls game will be Cupids darts. Poor dears. l pity then.
 Business IS better than common here. and the merchants, mechanlcs aud day labor CTS look quite cheerful. We expect that it will continue, or at least hope so.
 Matt Silvernail feels quite proud of his young son which arrived short time since. If he makes as good salesman as his fath- CT, (lf he should choose that occupation), be will be bald to be beaten. Matt makes Griges & Chapin keep buying goods all tue time. aud then they cannot keep enough for hIm to sell. CHAMPAGNE CHAs, sheffield
 T ,Io Al tune specified. leaving 8 margin of min ute and half, but financially the walkl' x was not success. Few were present. the first day, only g being taSen at the door, but the second night he hall was two- thIrds full and the receipts were consider ably more. The gentleman W as hale and hearty the next day and the last seen ot hlm he was walking north. do not ap- prove of anything of this kind 1t produces nothing, and men who are strong enough 1 for this should break up prairies in the West for wheat or pull out hard-hacks in New England. And as for women q rag eging around weeplug, the scene is as barbarOus as the bnli fights of Spaln and disgrace to i the prot tecting strength of manhood. DI. Fl. D. Tra,U died Thursday A. M. of
 
 funeral took place from his residence Sat urtlay at 8 p, m,, and was largely attended, quire a number of friends and relatives coming from distance. He will be missed l for many of hls eeuial qualities and his long residence here,
 Mr. Frank Kellogg and Miss Lille Daily l were marrled at Hilisdale. April 23d. They were intending ID July to have nlce we'd ding ill a pleasant home, but the young people stole march upon the old for some reason, but all has gone happily UotwIth- standing and their friends wish them hap piness and snccess.
 Deacon Hoadie while surveying on Poel Mountain. fell and broke a lIxature ln one will miss him around, he is so active ID ] business and bls church will hardly know how to do without hIs presence. Four men We're fishing ou Mr. Gurus mill pond Saturday mgnt and caught from 40 to 50 pounds of pickerel, bass, etc., when the boat capsized with two of them, the other two being on land, splllIng fish, men and all into the water. Mir. Decker and | MT. Whitehead up to thelr necks, clung on to the edge of the boat aud after an hours struggle succeeded in towing it to tue shore, and all shaking aud dripping and fshless they made for the notel, where no doubt they lmblbed freely, if they had not prevlous!y, for desperate diseases reqHire desperate remedies.
 Tue road upoL the Plain going east is closed to travel, It being washed away in part by the flood.
 Out ot twenty=one applicants for adu'is- sion to the High School fifteen were ad- m,tted.
 A dance took place Friday night at the Town Hall.
 One hundred people are going to illus trate the B. ok of Esther by s,nGlns Thus day eveuIng in Ihe Town Hall. They are from HIIlsdale and will be m costume.
 CAP. Falls Village-
 Trailing arbutus.
 The roads arc rapidly settling hereabouts and travel is getting to be a pleasure in- stead of ar inquistiop as heretofore
 Our new lawyer. MT. D. W. Clark of Hartford, formerly, is now pleasantly To- cated in Citizens Hall building, second tlnor. MT. Clark comes we'll recommended aud will undoubtedly build up q good prac- Llce.
 A military company is talked of quite seriously here and 1t IS quite possible that oue will be organized. good material being abundant.