Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04

send somethsng each week if possible. Don't \ wait until you can gather full column to send |" all st once" but let us hear from you from week to week, if you can't glve more than two improved by age. Goshen.
 The Misses Maria and Aida Norton have returned from two weeks visit ct Rev. J. E. Norton's in Natick, Mass
 Notwithstanding the unpleasant weather last Friday evening" goodly number of our young people assembled at the house of MT. Ira Babcock in North Goshen and spent a very lively evening.
 The annual meeting of the ladies' sewing circle will be held at the parsonage on Thurs day afternoon of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Palmer have gone to New Haven to spend part of the winter as usual
 Preparations are being made for an enter tainment, to be given at this place soon.
 During the year 1879 there were 26 births, 17 deaths, and marriages in this town.
 BB. F@lls Village.
 Cupid has been cutting up his "pranks" ID this locality again Murray A. Brown and Miss Carrie Hunt were married at the res- idence of the brides parents at Amesville, on the evening of the 2eth ult, by Rev. MT. Moore The bride was the recipient of sever- al elegant and costly presents. After the marriage rite was over, and they had re- ceived the congratulations of their guests, they were serenaded by Fuckers cornet band, who were invited in and treated to refresh. ments. Dame Rumor says another wedding is to come off soon, and points her mystic fin- ger in the vicinity of Huntsville and that four other couples are to be united not long hence.
 Messrs. Nnkle, Lyman and Russel, em- ployes of the H. R. R., went out on fishing excursion near Dewey's station on Tuesday of last week, and were rewarded with string of 73 pickerel, some of which weighed lbs. A6 year old son of George Caul has been very i'll for some time with malarial fever. The tobacco raisers of this vicinity have sold portion of their large stock, and some l thing like three tons has been delivered at the depot, to be shipped to it's destination via the H. R. R.
 Mss Ida Spur has returned from her Evisit to New York.
 MT. o. Haskins, who was confined for some time with throat difficulty, is much improv' ed in health, and is around again. The office at che Dudley House is undergo ing repairs, and will be much more convenient than before.
 Wm. H. Wilkinson has been canvassing this town for walnut, gilt, and ebonized frames, and has met with good success.
 The next literary, according to appoint ment, will meet at the house of A. c. Ran dall, Esq, on Monday evening of next week The exercises commence at z 1-2 o'clock. IDLEwILD. sharon.
 | MT. Geo. R. Woodward of New York kind iy gave an interesting lecture in the Tow1 Hall on Saturday night for the benefit of thu Village Improvement Society. We blusl to say but fifteen were present.
 The meetings still continue in the M. E church,
 Rev. W. Terrette and family left town ol Saturday for Dalton, Mass, MT. Terrette hay ing accepted call for the coming year. Mis-
 Bell, his sister accompanied them. f Messrs. Kelsey and Gillette returned o
 Friday from visit to Washington, D. c. MT. and Mrs. George Walton have been il
 New York the past week. ,.-...@z -' :. We regret to learn that anothe- of our Zen terprising young men' is about to leave towr T. c. Waieman, who has been studying la' with Judge Hughestthe past year, has mad up his mind that he is making haste slowly, , and will devote his whole time to his studio from this time on. He has not yet decide
 where he will continue his studies, but il tends soon to enter the New York Universit, , We hope his dreams may be more than re slized.
 The Shirlock Family will give an entertain ment in the hall on Tuesday night.
 &E. J. Reed is seriously ill with congestio a of the lungs. He is very sick, but seems t f hold his own, and although he is far advan' , ed in years, it is hoped he may recover. , Charlie Loucks, son of J. c. Loucks, cr
 his hand seriously last week; it was feare at first the cords might be severed, but f seems to be coming out all right. III M F. Whitney is expected in this wee with horses.
 Miss Susie Harrison of Cornwall has bee hired for the second. term as teacher of tn ! Caullkinstown school ARCANUM. New Marlboro.
 The sociable and necktie-apron party g the South Berkshire Institute last Wednesda
 evening" was very pleasant affair, and som
 of the "matches' made were of the mos
 laughable kind, such as old men taking littl girls five or six years old, to supper and lit tie boys taking old women.
 John E. Potter of New Marlboro contem plates s'tearing down his barns and buildin greater" in the summer, as he has not roo1
 for his hay, and had to make large stacl this winter;
 Mill River seems to be on the 'boom, an has had few street lamps put up and nigh
 abolished, or at least one would think 50 b. Il walking through the streets in the evening INo
 Sheffield.
 1 The old folks dance, composed mostly o young people, came off last Thursday evening It was we'll attended, and unusually quiet an' select. The musicians were from Hudson and the music was very fine. A small com pany was present from Winsted and also iron Qk 49a-r;rotop The o,,pnor ot Mr. poo;o