Connecticut western news., 1880-01-14
ecture in the chapel next Thursday evening,

lecture m the chapel next Thursday evening, the 18th. ''' . Now is good time to fish. Suckers are biting good. E. Roraback caught l3e and was on the ground but short time. Captain Cole is hunting up poles. Fred Calklns has given up wood chopping l and gone into the shear business Ed. Ammudson is working at his trade in Lime Rock
 The Mallinson foundry is closed for the present. They are rushing things at the shear shops, but the Bridgeport boys think it's not much of place after all. The w. c. B. boys will blow their horns in the chapel about the 27th. It will only cost quarter to hear them.
 Johnny Woods vacation is up and he has returned to his studies in New York. It is decided that James F. Reed and Sebra Wells shall represent this town in the Gene. ral Assembly.
 James Carter, who has been visiting friends here has returned to ogdensburgh. &c. Goshen.
 MT. Moses Lyman, Jr., is at his fathers for short visit
 MT. Charles Pendleton of New Haven was in town Sabbath day.
 Mr. Julius Merwin is in very poor health !: heart disease is the trouble.
 The meetings during the week of prayer were well attended
 The members of the Sunday School meet at the house of the superintendent Mr. w, Gay lord on Wednesday evening to practice the songs in the new quarterlies. On Thursday last as MT. and Mrs. Chester Riley of this place were driving to Wolcott- vile, their horse took fright at some children l sliding on boards on the ice ln front of the school house in Torrington Hollow, and after running short distance threw both out in front of MT. Bronson's residence, The horse proceeding still farther ran into a wagon oc- cupled by two ladies and broke two wheels of the wagon, but strange to say, did not throw the ladies out, or injure them in any way. Mrs. Riley was considerably jarred, but not otherwise injured. B,B. Norfolk.
 Landlord Hallock is visiting friends in Goshen.
 The town officers met last week and select ed jurors, their choice falling upon good men, and our townspeople are well pleased with the superior judgement exercised in their se- lection. . KR1sS KRoss. A railing has been put up part of the way upon the outside of the walk to the depot
 The "authorities' meeting was held in the town hall Monday last, and eighteen names, Supposed to be the best in town) were placed in the jury box.
 The livery stables and sheds connected with the old Shepard hotel, it is rumored, are soon to be removed, and asnew barn 3Ox4O to be built further back from the street, thus great ly improving the general appearance in the vicinity.
 The Rev. MT. Winters delivered very in- foro odH loo& morning. He comolimented this church up on being one of the most active churches in the commonwealth.
 Mr.Winters also addressed the Church tenn. perance Society in the afternoon.
 SPECIAL. LRkev1Ile.
 The Lakeville library has been greatly i'm. proved by the addition of new books, includ. ing the complete works of Scott and Cowper, and in it's new quarters at the reading room, will be open every Saturday afternoon and i evening.
 The lake is the haunt of fishermen, who are very successful, showing at night large strings of fish.
 Lakeville has always been considered so. ciable community, but the ordinary means of communication seem to have been inadequate, telephones being now put into daily use. One is between the houses of MT. Norton and MT. Thomas L. Norton, one between MT. Roberts house and his store, and third connects the house and shop of MT. G. H. Bundy. The Literary Society holds weekly meetings (which are by no means soeGkEy,) in the Academy school room, and has taken for it's winter work the study of Shakespeare's plays. It is by no means 8 secret affair, and we have been authorized to say that anyone interested will be very welcome to attend the gather ings. ...
 The week of prayer has been observed in both the Methodist and Congregational churches with tolerably full attendance.
 Mr. Marvin Reed, MT. M. H. Robbins and MT. w. B. Rudd have been drawn as jurors of the circuit court, to be held this week i1 Winsted. DELECTUs. Tho anhcola of tho districta ara norr o1,or,