Connecticut western news., 1880-12-08


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 Falls Village.
 Irving Ayres of Salisbury has a winters job at the Co.'S. carpenter shop.
 Mrs. Gilbert Street of Amesville was the guest of friends in Bridgeport over Sunday.
 Geo. Goodale of Chapinvlle has moved into the north part of Peck's hotel building, and will continue in the employ of the B. R. Go. at their mill in Lime Rock.
 Wm. Morris of Fort Wayne Ind arrived in town Saturday, on visit to friends in Ames- vile
 The Methodist ladies' aid society met at the parsonage Friday, which was followed by a sociable in the evening.
 Supt L. B. Stllson of the H. R. R. was in town Thursday.
 Charles Dean, of Lime Rock station is erecting sawmill on his premises near his house, which will be run by steam.
 Mir. J. Barrett, the blacksmith on the west side ot the river, shod l9 horses Monday.
 There were six new members admitted into Cascade Lodge I. o. G. T. at the last meeting
 The return of the bluebirds and organ grinders, after long, cold winter, are usually heralded with joy, especially the latter CD as it is an indication of the approach of sprine We saw one the other day grinding out his sweetest notes in front of the Amesyille mill linery store, and if it is a sign of warm weather in the spring, then it must be sign of thaw ln the winter-and we have had it.
 The woodman has commenced the work of destruction in the forest, on the premises, and to the northward of MT. E, D. Goodwin's, where several hundred cords will likely be cut and converted into charcoal. Three ot the choppers have erected rude hut south of the "dug way, where they will make their winter quarters.
 gentleman resident in this village one day day last week had occasion to visit cer tain spring to see that it was all right for the winter, and on uplifting the lid to his sur prise found on a projecting stone nest of IA snakes, which had evidently gone into winter quarters. He, with the assistance of another man, succeeded in dispatching ten, while the others ''up and fed"
 The snowfall of Wednesday spoiled the ful of the boys who had derived so much en- joyment in skating on the river for few days previous.
 The basement of the M E. church now pre- sents neat and cheerful appearance since artists Ayres and Stone took the matter in charge. IDLEwILD. SouehficId.
 Mrs. Sardam, an old lady aged s5, living near North Norfolk, died last week. Will Parsons doesn't come home yet He has now been down at East Granby about long enough, even if he has been sick, and the boys talk very seriously of advertising him. Mrs. Irwin Baldwin entertained number of her lady friends at tea party last We'd nesday pm
 Anson Norton is building peddler's cart for Huber Barber. It is made Ion honor."
 Considerable religious interest is reported at the North Parish.
 We had nice sleighing, but the thaw has squelched it.
 School opened Monday.
 One of Mrs. Jerome LefRngwelrs daughters was badly scalded few days ago.
 Miss Belle Parsons succeeds Miss filling as teacher in the Norton district. There was sheriff's sale announced on the goods and chattels of Egbert Norton, but the matter was settled in some way, and the sale did not come of.
 Miss filling takes Miss Minnie Freeman's school in the Huxley district; Mss F. takes Miss Lizzie Clarks place ID the white school house.
 Frank Cook of East Lee is here for a few days.
 Will. Kasson begins to recover, after an eight weeks sickness. He is now able to sit up little.
 The chances are that we are to be treated to few cases of whooping cough.
 A lady living in the North Parish feli the other day, and broke her arm. Under Dr. Robbins care. it is doing well.
 There will he a donation visit at the Baptist church for the benefit of Rev A. N Benedic, on Friday evening next TATTLE TALE Salisbury.
 DEATH OF MRS. GRAHAM The death of Mrs. Maria Benton Graham, wife of Deacon NJ: L. Graham, occurred at her hone in Sal isbury, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 30th, at. the age of seventy-five years. Mrs. Graham had for some time been subject to severe attacks of bilious collie About six days before her death, buious-typhoid fever set in, under which her situation became soon alarming Her age WAS SO advanced, and her consttu- tion so feeble, that her strength and reason speedily gave way under the intense pain All that the best medical advice and the most anxious care of friends could affold, was done. but in vain, So early as Sunday morning it seemed that she was dying, but she fingered on, for the most part unconscious, till about four o'clock in the afternoon ofTuesday when her spirit passed away The funeral services took place at the house, Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock. Mrs. Graham was remark able for the bright and happy spirit which manifested itself in all her conduct and man. ner, her vivacity and cheerfulness, makingit hard to believe that she was over seventy She was kind in all her deeds, but especially charitable in her speech, her most intimate friends testifying that she loved to speak kindly always. of every one. She loved the church of Christi of which for so many years she had been member, for which she was always ready to do what she could Her loss will be deeply felt in all the wide circle