Connecticut western news., 1880-05-26
CORRESPONDENCE.

 3w4S J. M. MILLER. CORRESPONDENCE.
 Falls Village.
 A. P. Chapman has sold his valuable span of bays to a gentleman in Lakeville. Price not stated.
 E.. J. Gross is stopping at the Crandall House for few days
 | Stiff knees seem to be troubling the Falls | Village Item man.-[New Milford Gazette | (Engines.) A strawberry and ice cream festival will be held under the auspices of the ladies' aid so- ciety in the basement of the M. E. Church, Saturday evening. | Sidney Reed sold one of his horses to a gentleman in Litchfeld while there one day last week. | Abe Mott and Mrs. Alice Humes of Hun tington, West Virginia. returned to that place Friday.
 Rev. F.. J. Belcher and family visited | friends in Ancram last week.
 Mrs. James Dunn of Ct. Harrington stop ped with relatives in Amesville over Sunday. ously i'll with fever.
 D. K. Colepaugh has three red squirrel pets, the ''grays" having given him the ''slp." | The apple trees presented beautiful sight last week, all being frll of blossoms. H. O. Crandall and son went to Hudson | one day last week, and returned the next day with load of shad.
 Mrs John Laiidon and son spent Sunday with relatives in Sheffield.
 The table at the M. E. church Sunday, con- tained very handsome bouquet of fuchsias from Miss Lucy Randalrs conservatory. I Fred. Hobson returned Wednesday from i trip to Norfolk and Terryyle.
 John Devoran, who met with such severe accident short time since, will be obliged to | have his arm amputated. | The band gave their second concert or ser- enade Saturday night, playing on the green west of Caprons. They played six of their finest pieces, and will try it again some time in the near future.
 l The Congregational ladies' aid society will meet Thursday if pleasant; if not, Friday with Mrs. A. F. Brown. Fred. A. Bartlett, the enterprising agent for the CoEN.rW W EsTBRN NEWS, has accepted | a clerkship in the store of c. '. Hail, and has also been appointed assistant postmaster, which, considering his youth, is avery fatter- ing testimonial to his integrity and talent, which he richly merits.
 On account of the infirmity of his mother, Rev. MT. Moore was unable to return and oc- cupy his pulpit in the Cong. church Sunday, consequently there were no services in the morning.
 l Henry Crandall, Jr. is the newly appointed agent for the NEWS for this place and Ames- vile, and can. supply all who wish with copies.
 Geo. M Hanchett has recently received al this station some very fine Jersey cattle, one of which,was for S. W. Bradley of Hunts vile. They were sent from Orange, N. J.
 ''Two cents apiece for pealing fence posts. The boys are doing we'll at it. ."-[F. V. Item. The meaning of the word "peal, on authority of Webster, is loud sound, or succession of loud sounds, but what connection this has with the boys and the fence posts, we are un- able to see. Perhaps Fred. lodged just in time, and her big brother kicked the gate. post instead, last Sunday night Idlewlld knows nothing of the difficulties attending a young editors courtship. The ''peal' would l have been still louder if Fred. had stood still, perhaps.-ED
 Charles H. Preston started Monday for Spink Co.,, Dakota, partly on business and for pleasure, and will be gone from two to three weeks, looking over the lands for which his brother, Dr. J. F. Preston is general east, lern agent | A man passed through this place Saturday night, CD route for Winsted, with load of bones. Heshad been quaffing too freely of Eau de USe and was "half seas over," and on asking where he could get something to drink, the boys very politely informed him there was none sold here, and then they got into all argument over "civilization." MT. John Wolfe of Paterson, N. J. was in Amesville over Sunday with relatives. By the death of an aunt he has fallen heir to a handsome property in Ghent. Mrs. Jane Wentworth also has a windtall from the same lsource. c. H. Preston has been soliciting orders for books, among which is an elegantly bound bible in full gilt and Turkey morocco bind ing He has other books also. MT. Preston is a gentleman of strict veracity, and honor able in his transactions, and will deliver books to any who wish copies, on reasonable terms. The Item seems to be afflicted with the paint fever It is said he will need UarntsA- ing over, or ice on his head to keep him through the heated term. He also quotes from the New Milford Gazette which is cor rect. We also bet that the smallest Egg Qeston) may be found at the-office. .. IDLEwLD. sharon. The: Sharon Valley furnace had to stop work last week for the want of coal We un- derstand they are making extensive repairs in and around the furnace.
 Rev. MT. Hoyt has been having his barn uXeu up III goOu-Silap6s
 c. H. Crane, Chas. Dakin and H B. Hamlin spent last week in N Y buying new goods and seeing the sights. (Ask Harry if lhe paid that billy
 Mir. F. Carter received telegram on Fri day from party In Deposit, N. Y. saying they had got hls horse which was stolen some time since. MT. Carter started for Deposit that afternoon
 Why is it every one asks Hamlin, Marvin and Crane why they don't have their hair cut :? | CWho is it that is insane? ?
 Mrs. c. H. Crane is visiting her mother in Woodbury.
 Summer boarders are coming almost every day GIMLET | Salisbury.
 Comical Brown gave an entertainment in the Town Hall last Monday evening, which was well attended. Had this been all enter tainment given by home talent, our promi nent citizens would probably have been mo- ticeable by reason of their absence. We | would not be misunderstood to mean that we claim that Dutch comedy song has not greater tendency to refine the taste ard el eyate the aspirations. than a scene from first-class legitimate drama, or that it is more commendable to spend money to be used in our own village, than to spend it where it is to be all taken out of the place. That is cer.