Connecticut western news., 1880-03-03

largely to the untiring energy of the teacher. ever faithful and thorough in all she under. takes. This district has noble record for the past year. A teacher of tact. talent and energy, will make noble record anywhere. c.
 lowing to it's extreme length, we are oblig- ed to omit the poem "wgtten for the occa. sion. .'-ED.I
 Clayton.
 MT. 0. F. Barnes is talking of hiring the Sheldon farm for the ensuing year.
 MT. D. Dedrick of Hudson has been visiting friends in this place.
 Mrs Pitcher is very sick, and gradually failing. AsrER1sK. New Marlboro
 Most of the schools in town closed their winter terms last Friday.
 The public examination and exhibitions of the South Berkshire Institutes winter term, are announced as follows: Examinations will be held on Thursday and Friday, March IS and 1s, in Bookkeeping, Reading, Spelling, Geography, Rhetoric, Algebra Grammar, Ge. ometry, Mental Philosophy, Latin and French. The exhibition of the lower forms will be held Friday evening, March l2, and those of the higher forms will be held Friday, March ls. All are cordially invited to attend.
 Frank W. Reyes, the Mill River hotel keeper, was married last Thursday Feb. 96, to Miss Lottie P. Callender. the ceremony be- performed by Rev. A. E. Todd of Monterey, 1No, Falls Village.
 Miss Estelle Bartlett has returned from her visit at Newtown.
 E. J. Gross, piano and organ agent, has been stopping at the Crandall House the past week. | Mrs. k. Sherman has an Ethiopian lily now in bloom, containing three blossoms and a bud
 Harry Sheppard, brakeman on the way freight, sprained his ankle last Friday, and is now confined to the house.
 The Methodist ladies' aid society met Fri day with Mrs. J. J. Ferris In Amesville, and there was good attendance. John A. Decker, moulder in the car wheel foundry at Lime Rock, met with a serious &C., cident one day last week. He was pour, ng the molten iron into mould which contained small particles of iron, one of which f1asw nr, and hit him in the eye, hurnin~ and capsinp the most intense pain, F. w.s romovaa will some difficulty by "oe of the workmen md i, was supposed no bod ,ost tbe s;obt ent;ra,v but upS> +b. a,,;,,s,, +.o.+ron+ eenu A~s-:, ) ". will probably recover from it's effects Hae it not been for the timely assistance of MT Thorpe who caught hold of the bucket tht contents would have been turned upon him.
 A gentleman recently went into Baldwin d Wolfe's just to sample their candy, and aftel eating quart of peanuts and several large soda crackers, made wager he could eat . pound of candy, which was accepted, ant after performing the task, agreed to put him self outside of two pounds more, but in { short time he began to feel little qualmish and started for the door, and-''he didn't wan any more candy"
 Notwithstanding the severe cold last Mon day evening, there was goodly number at tended the Literary at Sidney Reeds. Th' music, Qboth vocal and instrumental), read ings, etc. were good, and the papers edited by P. B. Burnett, Mrs. Parmalee, and Miss Abbi, Kellogg, were very ably and well written The usual committee were appointed for thu next meeting, which will be held at the resi- dence of J. F. Millspaugh next Monday even ing.
 On authority of MT. Pat Sparks we lear, that the rumor of R. P. Rogers clerk of tn, American House, Hartford, being married, i without foundation. IDLEw1LD Norfolk. /
 MT. Benjamin Johnson of New Haven spen Sunday in town, guest of his brother, Geo T. Johnson. 7@E Mrs, Vim. Mccormick, while visiting il Winsted few days ago, slipped when de scending some stairs in Music Hall Block and caused broken arm. She is rapidly re covering.
 Miss Polly Burr, aged 75, died at her resi- , dence in this village Thursday last Mis- Burr had been i'll for nearly two years, a times being an intense sufferer. Funeral 8 the church Saturday B. m.
 Prof. J. M. Lee, formerly champion checke player New Haven, recently played tel games with Mr. L. P. Phelps, who is consider cd the champion ''checkerist" of Norfolk The score resulted, five games in favor of tn Prof., and ten draw games.
 po1y AFv pool1,,o oS D pool,~:1lo oz9 Al Rev. J. F. Gleason exchanged last Sunday MT. Backus delivered two very interesting
 sermons, but on account of the inclemenc of the weather, but few vera able to listen t him. SPECIAL
 Kent.
 Are we having the lion or the lamb e 7 this Opening day?" We observe the vxin and occasional snow fakes and would ike s persuade ourselves that the lion is eniov;r f his reign now, and will soon be do,,e, but Il snow flakes are ominously feecv B At any rate spring changes s.re going on MT. Thompson Barton has already commence
 moving into Mrs. L. ss.suart's house on Raj road avenue; Ms F. Mallory is soon to nov into part of Mrs. Dr. Hatch's house, an MT. and Mrs. John Roberts are about to s, - up their penates in the Pratt place on the hi ii We are reminded of Lent by the week-da ? services held in the Episcopal church. n Rev. MT. Vorce held a meeting in Mort
 Kent last week, and has appointed one
 Flanders for Wednesday evening next.
 The singing school closed two weeks sine !, but MT. Hart visited us last week to asslst i f recognizing the Congregational church choi ! aa has nozx said sscrnod hue y talcinor su;.