Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01
West Cornwall:

SSS Miss Libbie Porter of Lenox, Mass, and Miss Fannie Curry of New York, were guests at Mir. w. H. Porter's over Thanksgiving. Charlie Smith, son of conductor J. R. Smith of Falls Village, had so far recovered from his late accident, as to be able to come down and spend Thanksgiving with his aunt, Mrs. Isaac Marsh.
 A Sabbath School convention is to be held in Ellsworth on Thursday of this week, com- mencing at 10 o'clock a. m. A programme of unusual interest is presented, and it is hoped that large delegation from Cornwall will be present
 We were quite lorcibly reminded of winter by the cold wave of last week, which settled the mercury for several nights down below zero. Early Tuesday morning skating on the river was announced, and for the remain der of the week was heartily enjoyed by all, both great and small, with the exception of one, little less than a 200 pounder, who could not possibly preserve his equilibrium, mounted as he was, on pair of steel run ners, and after making few unsuccessful at tempts with no prospect of progress, except in astronomical observations, coolly resolved to skate no more, feeling DO. doubt, that like an old pump handle, he had already seen many of the 'up's and dewns'' of life. Wist- fully did he look back at the gay party of skaters, wondering if ever in bis day and gen. eration there would be manufactured skates | for the back of his head. as he was sorely in need of sett,
 The entertainment given by the Sabbath School Association on Wednesday evening last week, was largely attended. The pro gramme, though brief, was decidedly an in' teresting one, consisting of readings by Miss Carrie Barnum and MT Geo. H. Oldfeld 1 dialogues and recitations by children, inter spersed with some charming vocal selections, by trio ofvoices. which were highly ap- plauded, two pretty duets on the cornet witt organ accompaniment, were given by Miss Sarah Miller and James H. Cochrane. The closing tableau, entitled 'Devotion," was charmingly represented in costume, by Miss 1 Agnes Doyle. The next entertainment vii be held about Christmas, and with Geo. Old field, Mrs E. F. Scoville, and Miss Agne: Doyle acting as committee, a concert worthy of the time and occasion may bo expected. Avery eccentric old lady from the suburb of the once famed rural district ot Dudle, town, somewhat astonished and confused clerk in one of our stores few days ago, b.
 = aost csImapding way if he kep r askino l., '~""d yaller aeYelor any of those old fasnlo..
 ments, sich as they did up letters in" ANON. Goshen.
 MT. and Mrs, Robinson, of Lebanon, arc visiting at Frederick Bentley's. l Miss Anna Beach and Miss Eliza Heralc were home from their schools to partake O. the Thanksgiving turkey.
 Mrs, Elias Hart of Poughkeepsie N. T., ii visiting at Mr. Edwin Whites.
 Miss Mary Wadhams has gone to Middle town to study music.
 Mr., ,Creamer, the new Academy teacher, ha arrived, and commences his labory this week He is student from Wesleyan and Universi ty, and comes highly recommended.
 Last week MT. Brenan put up lamps il front of MT. Henry Norton house, the Cong church, Cook and Porters's store and Luca: and Allyn's store. They can be set so as t go out at any hour. B, B. Cornwall
 Your new correspondent from Cornwall was sure of something "startling" for tn week. We have "made diligent search, an found nothing" but K. proposes to take il the whole town, and show it all up, a tas which we do not feel adequate for. We sym pathize deeply with K., that he should hay voted so early, and so lost his lucre, but w feel more shame for the men that sold thei manhood for the paltry sum of fifteen dollars The subject of wholesale bribery in our tow has been so thoroughly discussed in the Cour ty papers, that it would perhaps be unnecesse " to add anything farther. The election thi year was no worse in that respect than it ha been for the past ten years, and indeed it ha become so common, that men who ough to be above such things openly advocate the way of doing things, and pay their money t men, for them to use to bribe voters, an then say zoe didn't use any money, we put into the fund. But they eagerly take tn offices that are bought for them, and call the "voice of the people"
 The editor of the Cornwall Star passe Thanksgiving in Cornwall. We hope to hea of something new in the Star this week
 H. l.. Munson of New York is resting (un der the maternal roof) from the severe menta labors he has been occupied in the past s months.
 1 John Rodemeyer, Jr, spent Sunday in town the guest of Wm. North. XYZ
 Monday night, Beers Sons store va broken into by burglars and robbed of cloth ing iswelry, knives and other articles. Tn store was entered by means of a rail, whicl was placed against the roof of the veranda which enabled the thief or thieves to climb ul to the windows of the second story, which being unprotected, were easily broken and al entrance obtained. After the robbery, tho party or parties perp, trating the deed, laid { fuse from the front room into the back room and one end being introduced into the kero sene tesnk, it was set on fre the intention be- ing, undoubtedly, to burn the store, and thus conceal the crime, but fortunately the oil fail ed to ignite after the fuse had burned into 1 it 4 reward of $500 is offered for the az prehension of the burglars. K. SOuGhfiCRd.
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