Connecticut western news., 1880-04-14

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 | "Winter fingers in the lap of sprinp,.n the gay and festive frog has crawled back into the mud, ana laments the ''cussedness" of New England weather. "'"
 The West Cornwall cornet band pava o, open air concert in this place on Friday ava. ming of last week. They gave us some vsrr ine music, and we were all glad to aa- (that is, s1sost alp, as the ., them, from being good Pi'- ...embsrs, aside young men g" ~yers, are fine set of ! [" s can be found. The only thing mar the enjoyment of the occasion was the remarks "full of rage and full of crief'' of one ofthe prominent players Good Heavens, have left my music at home, and can't play 8 note l" but accidents will happen. The Cornwall cornet band is also trying to rise like-well, something from it's ashes-and we expect to hear wondrous things from them later.
 Fires in the woods and fields are an almost daily occur eAce. One of our prominent far mers set fire to 8 field of hardhacks. and had splendid luck the fire burned the bushes, and then was not satisfied, but started towards the Conn. river at @ rate of speed eaualing that of lightning. The combined efforts of the neighbors were required to suppress the devouring element, but not until it had burned up the fences etc. on it's way
 The Beers House is undergoing improve ments, in anticipation of the rush of boarders Pure spring water is being brought into the house; other needed things are being done, which will make it fine place.
 Tobacco beds are being made, and farmers are sowing their oats. X. Y.Z. New MarlbOrS.
 Ed Cook is not going to work for .E. and J. w. Adams as was reported, but IS going to work in Lee.
 Mrs. Laura J. Yale of Litchfield, is visiting relatives in this town.
 The cheese factory at New Marlboro is to start soon. fN
 Schools in town commenced their spring terms Monday, or at least most of theua did 8. B. I. spring term opened with goodly number of students. INo. Linae Rock. | Farmers in this vicinity have commenced ! their spring work. Some are blowing with overcoat and mittens on, while others stand by, watching the operation with hands thrust deep into their pockets. Lime Rock people are busy moving and | making changes Mir. Perkins, long resi- dent of Lime Rock, has moved to Falls Vil- | lage, where he is to resume his business as ' | place of James Decker on Wm. H. Barnum's farm.
 | The old coal sheds at the blast furnace are torn down, but will be replaced by the time the stock of coal arrives l Wm. Ashman has 1900 cords of wood ready for the pits.
 The primary part of the L. R. district school will be taught by Miss Maggie Rowley. B. R. Co. are rushing car wheels into ex. istence at the rate of75 per day. ITEM CoR. East Canaan.
 l E. R. Lorrain has erected neat and at- tractive fence in front of his residence Edward Bailey chopped and ranked six day last week.
 Mrs. Garield's school commenced on Mon day at her residence.
 Fenn Bigelow: drives a new pair of Canada horses, purchased of Miner. Lyman Dunning has treated his store in- side with a new coat of paint. The B. R. Co., are now prepared to deliver feed to customers, at the lowest living rates, tor first quality goods. Particular attention given to those in want of the finest grades of wheat flour, bought direct. and by car load. Price and quality guaranteed. Geo. Goodwin has started the blow on the
 
 Trailing arbutus abound, and the gatherers | are not few.
 Everybody that wants work is at it. and the cry of hard times is heard no more in | Canaan. GEO. EmlAs Village.
 Miss Mary K. Bestick returned to her home in Bridgeport last Thursday.
 Chas. Butcher went Monday, to Hllsdale l on visit to his parents. ~ Miss Anna Mccormick leaves this week for Stamford, Ct, where she will work her trade at dressmaking. Orville Hosfordi is remodeling his fathers house on Beebe Hill; the east end of which is said to have stood 150 years.
 Rev. F. J. Belcher has been reappointed to the charge of the M E. church in this place, by the conference which has been in session in New York.
 Miss N A. McKane and Miss Hattie Owen will again teach the Amesville graded school They commenced the spring term Monday. l Lucius Graves an emplove on the H. R. R. met with serious accident last Thursday near Stepney. Making misstep, he fell and misplaced one knee pan, and broke or strain ed one of the cords in the same limb, which will lay him up for some time to come.
 Miss Hattie Stone will teach the higher de- partment at the graded school in Lime Rock, and Miss Minnie Turpin will teach in the primary department They began their schools Monday.
 Murray A. Brown who for several years past has been in the employ of D. H. Miner as chief clerk, has accepted position as clerk in grocery store in Lenox, Mass, and will enter upon his duties Thursday.
 There was a union of the ladies' aid soce- ties of this place last week Wednesday both the Congregational and Methodist meeting with Mrs. Wm Sherman in Amesville. There was large attendance, and both societies were equally represented. Two large tables across the dining room were filled with the choicest viands, and both were well patron ized by the company. In the evening after the societies meetings were over, was held the literary meeting, which was very pleas ant affair. The fine instrumental music and 1 readings were listened to with much pleasure. | The first on the programme was an overture entitled "Bird or the wing" galop, by full or chestra, and the next being fine duet on the flute and pccolo, by Henry R. Wolfe and Wm. L. Brown, then reading by F. B. Bur nette, instrumental music, "Eliza Schottische" being the entitlement, after which came a flute and piccolo duet, which was followed by a very humorous selection in reading, by Mrs. E. c. Cowdrey. The next was instrumental music on the violin. cornet, clarionet and or gan, by Edward Gillette, J. c. Wolfe, E. S. Brown and Mary Frisco. The last on the list was vocal quartette. It was voted to have the next literary four weeks from the Monday night previous, at such place as the president and executive committee shall designate. The literary being over, some of the "irrepressi bles" could not forego the pleasure of a little shake of the foot, so they ''dusted the carpet to the music of Ed. Gillette's violin in double sets, until o'clock in the morning. All