Connecticut western news., 1880-12-15

club held it's final meeting at Mr. Ives last week, and formally dissolved, giving it's books to the circulating library e
 The social this week meets at MT. K. But ler's. MT, Butler agrees to meet the ladies atthe postofice at three o'clock, and carry them up. and the gentlemen are to follow in the evening, with conveyances to bring them back, 5.. ftR
 Wednesday night the mission circles give an@oystes supper, and as they say, would be glad to supply all who have little ready money, with Christmas presents for their friends. Welch'& Johnson don't seem to be much afraid of this new rival, for they have more Christmas goods than we ever saw in town before. MT. Palmer is engaged as clerk for them until the holidays are over.
 Erastus Johnson gave birthday party and dance last Thursday There were ten couples present, and it was next day long before they got home.
 We are in the midst of the ice harvest half dozen teams are drawing from Pond hill every day, besides many from other ponds The ice is from ten to twelve inches thick, and of unusually good quality.
 The boys improve the good, sliding with their double rippers. We hear that the cen ter school boys are building new one that shall surpass all sleds ever seen in Norfolk. No accidents as yet. Rumor says dramatic club is on the tapis. We wish it success, and long life.
 MT. Jay Spaulding of Winsted spent sev- eral days Tn town last week. John K. Shepard returned Thursday from visit to New York and New Jersey. MT. Whiting is spending the month over. seeing improvements in MT. Battell's proper. ty in Indiana.
 MT. Edridge is introducing steam into his house; quite a slow, hard operation for the | middle of winter.
 Willie Stanton takes Arthur Cobb's place at Capt. Shepard's. MT. Seymour has been grievously afflicted with boils of late.
 Wm. Oakley was badly kicked in his barn last week, but is better. !
 Mir. Sparks says while trade IS as good as it is at present, he can afford to buy dogs as fast as outsiders can poison them. The lat. est victim appeared Monday,
 Geo. Holt gave up his place on the New York Central R. R. last week. He says he had rather work days at home, than day and night both away from home. X. Salisbury.
 Since your most able and acceptable cor respondent, Delectus, has left Lakeville for a time, and the contributions of Quis are flew and far between" your readers are less posted on Salisbury matters than almost any of the towns about us. We are sure that among old inhabitants who have emigrated to distant parts of the country, there are many who watch eagerly for the weekly advent of the N WIS, that they may obtain tidings from the old home.
 Our merchants are very busy, and certain pretty things which begin to appear on thei shelves, remind us that s'Christmas is com l ing" Up at the old Washinee factory MT. Key worth and his men are busy saving bones and yet he is not surgeon. A very sudden death occurred here las week. John VanValkenbergh, an aged man dropped dead in his home. Cause, heart dis ease.
 Dea. Graham has been missed from th, post office for few days. on account of il health, but is improving Walter Landon is to tend the depot an, telegraph office while MT. Barton is absent a the Legislature.
 Last week a few of our young ladies, re alizing that leap year was fast passing away invited each gentleman, and gave them 2 sleigh ride to Sheffield, where they had a { oyster supper, and apparently pleasant tim
 all around.
 There is here, as everywhere, scarcity ( D water. A great number of springs and well are dry, causing at least much inconvenience and discomfort to man and beast. CL1vE. f SOuGhfield.
 Thermometers have been worse than nott f ing part of the time the past week.
 Miss Bradley of Winsted is visiting friend a here.
 Mattie Daley has been visiting with MT. . Ruth B. Kasson.
 Glad so see Will Kasson able to ride out Q and drive his own team.
 Rev. A. N. Benedict preached in Mort Q Adams last week.
 Grover Baldwin 8 boy of II, had the goo luck to shoot fox few days ago. Letters from MT. Gaylord announce h
 safe arrival at Newark Valley, N. Y.
 A MT. Cook is to drive this part of R. e F. Pomeroy's tin peddling route.
 Miles Parsons of Collinsville has been vii f iting among his many friends here. He fe dies little yet. Q Henry VanDeusen goes this week on lon . trip.
 E. D. Harmon was on the sick list a pal V of last week. Some of his larger pupil d taught in his absence. The school opene o Monday with over twenty scholars.
 Merchant Baldwin is boiling over. H ', bears it about as well as the redoubtable Jot The donation was a success, netting tn !, Rev. A. N. Benedict about $l5O in cash, an $lO in other things. The pastor thanks tn ,. donors most handsomely. There were som 9 songs and E. D. Harmon read few selee ,+ tions Miss Webster sent poem, which WE T. read by Miss Lizzie Clark. o Mir. and Mrs. Frank Coon of Canaan, wer
 at the donation.
 TOne or two well developed cases of whoop v 1 ing cough arc announced. ,s Coasting on East hill is good.
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