Connecticut western news., 1880-09-01

There have been number of s'straw rides' for the little folks. MT. Childs, who occu. pies the residence of the late Dr. Train, has given some of these rides. His lady and himself seem to have warm hearts for the young.
 The M. E. Church picnic is to take place soon, but the Cong. Church will postpone theirs thls year on account of the sickness and death of some of it's most valuable members.
 Mrs Dwight Savage, public, spirited lady, always interested in socials of every good kind, has been dangerously i'll for some weeks, but is now thought to be recovering :; and the community, as well as the church, mourn the loss of Mrs Henry Canfeld. She was always present wherever she could give pleasure or do good, ever generous with her gifts, and eager to promote every good cause. Her place cannot be we'll supplied in the church, to say nothingiof the lonely home from which a tender wife and loving mother has gene, butMgone so happy, that we who are left behind almost envy the blessed transit tion. Also Deacon Hoadly, s'good Deacon Hoadly" as he is called has been unable to be present at chnrch for some time. An old lady about 90 years Of age, who has resided with the Bradford family lifetime as com. panion and assistant, died last week MT. Ed- ward Cassidy also died aged 55, and was fol- lowed to the grave by hundred and fifty teams in procession. There have been other deaths recently. Mrs. Amy upon the Plain of heart disease, and Mrs. Patrick Hughes Mrs. Miner has been very sick with malarious fever for two months MT. G. Hubbel is quite i'll, and Mrs, Sarah Hubbel is slowly regain ing strength.
 Preparations are being made to welcome the remnant of the 49th regiment in our own pleasant manner Said an old soldier in Ct Burlington the other day, 'I shall certainly come to Sheffield; they do up things in fine style there, and don't grudge us soldiers victuals either" All are invited 10 come and share with us. .s ..., Your old correspondent C and it's meeself I mean'O has been enjoying the delights of an intermittent malarlal fever, and has had the shakes in all their winning forms, so that we have not reported, being wonderfully busy trying 10 keep still. CAP. Goshen.
 Rev. MT. Basset of Warren exchanged with Rev. MT. Hagen last Sabbath.
 Rev Alpheus Winter of the State Tem- perance Union, spoke at the M. E. Church Sunday afternoon, and at the Cong. Church in the evening, but on account of the lain the attendance was not as large as might be desired.
 The boys have formed Garfield and Ar thur club, and parade the streets at nigh with torch lights and beating drums.
 MT. Wm. D. Smith of Amherst College Mass, spent last week at Rev. T. A. Hazen's
 The East st. school begins this week witl Miss Edith Bradley of Bristol for teacher.
 MT. Ralph F. Cooks horse, when kicking in the stable last Thursday: night, in som
 way got it's leg broken, and had to be killed
 MT F. E. Hurlburt has returned from Can
 ada, where he has been buying cattle.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Basset are visiting
 Mrs. Wm. T. Brooks, and Mrs. Lambertsol is visiting at MT. E. E. Hurlburt's. B B.
 Clayton.
 What can one expect to find in the llne c
 news, when everybody and his wife are at
 tending camp meeting. However by mos
 rigid poke your. nose-itiveness we forward. Mr. L. Lindsey was quite i'll for a numbe
 of days last week, but we are happy to say
 now convalescent.
 Mrs. Dr. G F Smith and family of Stotts vile. have been visiting friends here for tn , past week.
 One of our happiest items for this time, , the occasion of the marriage of MT. Fran
 Cleveland and Miss Ida Hadsell. The ceremt ny was performed by the Rev. Benedict (
 Southfeld, at the residence of the brides pal rents, on Sunday the 22 inst. No cards. 3 And while we are on this interesting top l we will pause and beg pardon for neglectin to tell you how one of our gallant youn
 beaux called few weeks ago on his lad love and continued his visit so very near tl ? we'll small hours that his horse laid down ( f the wagon thills and rested sweetly, until h
 owner rudely reused him, and by securir
 help raised him once more to his feet ar found 6 broken harness, thills ditto, ruir gene ally. Mrs. Rote and daughter of Brooklyn ha, been guests of Mir. Wm. Austin of late A <; so Mr. Chas: Bowen of Winsted, : r MT. Elias Curtiss spent his ninety-secor birthday at his sisters, Mrs. Milton Gardiner on Saturday the 18th. AsTERIsK. - Falls Village. / . Misses Anna Lee of Poughkeepsie and Er | fly Nickerson of Cornwall were the guests , Miss Alice Dakin last weak.
 Miss Nettie Dixon of Winsted has bee S visiting at MT. U. H. Miners
 ? Engineer Marcus Barnum of BridgepoI 6 and family were the guests of Wm. Wolf
 Jr Sunday.
 T w. 0 Daily, accompanied by Mrs. M. Not 1t has returned to Huntington, West Va. Editor Egleston of the Item is spending
 couple of days in Guiford, whither he h.
 gone to attend the wedding of.a relative. MT. and Mrs. M A. Brown of Leno :; Mass. spent Sunday with friends and rels tives in town.
 Miss Jennie Colepaugh and Mrs. G. W
 Hopper are visiting at D. K. Colepaugh's.
 Elmer Brown is now employed in the W Ii e sted post office.
 J, Messrs D & w. Colepaugh ran the tons 5 rial department at the camp ground, to tn
 satisfaction of all who gave them their pa
 ronage.
 The funeral of Mrs Simeon Higley WI
 attended ar the residence of Dr. c. r Maltbie Wednesday. She was 85 years O age, and her body was taken to Sand Hill f burial. U The Falls Village Item will be publishe ), daily during the fair and horse trot, which o <, CUTS Sept. IA, l5, l6. IF MT. Virgil w. Taylor of Winsted, piar
 and organ tuner, was in town Friday an Saturday. and has tuned several instrument ! in this village, Lakeville, and Huntsville, an r we are informed he is giving the best of sa Il isfaction, as he is an adept at the business
 Editor Cole of the Bethel Ledger was t town over Sunday.
 a A large number from this place attende D the democratic rally at Canaan last Frlds n nsght and were we'll pleased with the speak
 ing, music, etc
 j. A frst-class milliner has rented the stol B recently occupied by G. A. RandaU clothie t in Crandall's block, which will be opened, W o ere informad, about the middle of Septembe MT. and Mrs. Jacob Mott of Bridgepo