Connecticut western news., 1880-01-14

l counterpane, towels, l dozen napkins, MT. and Mrs Lyman Cunning; lace tidy Miss Emma Brinton; table mats, Mrs. H. Bunnell and Mrs L. Lindsey; pair towels. MT. and Mrs A. G. Stevens silk handkerchief. Miss Mary Emmons handsome table spread, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Mead; fancy work box, MT. Ernest Webster; toilet cushion and table mats; Miss Lizz!e Morris; panel picture and frame, Miss E. Mead gold pen, MT. Elihu Donalds; fancy toilet set of silver cardboard, Miss Hattie Mead; large picture, Mr. and Mrs. ]. P. Powell; leather belt and bag, Miss A. E. >Odell; lamp mat, Miss Carrie Smith card receiver, Miss Ella Bailey; cash, $5, Mrs F: Judd, $I, J. P. Wadsworth.
 The happy pair took thelr departure the next morning for New Jersey, the home of MT. Ds. father, on a short bridal tour
 ONK OF THE GUESTS. !: Dz Frank Gallagher of New Haven will read in the town hall, Mill River, next Friday evening.
 A l4-year-old hen belonging to Charles Woodworth of Mill River, died a short time since. For some time past, it was unable to use its legs, one of them sticking straight in Iront, and the other, the other way. NH River is being supplied with street The Sheppard jubilee singers had a full house atNew Marlboro the other night.
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 This has been an uneventful week, nothing Of importance having taken place to break the monotony of life in this quiet place.
 An uncommon depth of mud renders trav- cling disagreeables and throws dampener on everything.
 The Rev. c. L. Kitchel was the recipient some few days ago of handsome cutter; 8 gift we understand from some of his LAkeville parishioners, and the Rev. gentleman is now tervently praying, for snow, that he may see how the thing rides
 Miss Nellie Camp of Winsted daughter of President Cd. Camp of the c. W. R. R., spent the Sabbath in this village, a guest at the residence of the Hon. D. J. Warner.
 The annual meeting of the Salisbury Bible Society was holden at the Congregational church Sunday p. m. the 1 1 tn inst, the vice. president of the society, T. L. Norton, Esq., occupying the chair. After the usual bGsi- ness reports of officers, etc. addresses were made by the Hon. A. H. Holey, President, and Rev. Wm. H. Gilbert, secretary of the Connecticut Bible Society, and Rev. Mr. White of Lakeville. The meeting was an in teresting one but was continued to such 8 length as to render it very tiresome and tedious. QU1s. Huntsvtlle.
 Though we have been on a leave of absence from the colums ofthe NEWS, Mr. Editor, we have not been getting married; no, we don't live in Falls Village.
 Miss Hattie Harrison of Cornwall Hollow has gone to Wilbraham. Mass, to attend school. Miss Hattie Yale of the same place is with her sister Mrs B. J. Bradley, at the Miller House in Burlington. Mass.
 Elder Waters preached in the Baptist church on Sunday last, and on the preceding Sabbath. MT. Waters preached in this place some thirty five years ago, before the present church was built. and when the meetings were held in the little old school house.
 k. Hubbard commenced his second term of school in Lower City on Jan 4th.
 Wells Yale has been in Waterbury and New Haven the past week.
 s. W. Bradley has newly purchased horse from New Haven.
 Fox hunting is not altogether confined to brothers make the sport an amusement, but not their daily business. and in about half a dozen hunts have secured dozen foxes
 E. Hubbard tried his luck in the woods on Saturday, and came home at night with two rabbits, which must have led him an exciting chase and tried his muscle some in dislodging them from the stone wall; Thanks to the dog and the but of his gun, he got 'em. Well, hunting with the muzzle does not improve the game for the table. JOHN GossIP.
 Within the past three. weeks five weddings have come of, some of the parties being res idents of this town, and the others well known here. We must surely believe that Cupid is blind, by hls hurling his darts SO much at ran dom.
 The winter term of the schools commenced on Monday of last week with the same teach CTS in. the two lower districts as the last term
 Miss Ellen Hanchet and Miss Ann Snyder have returned from a four weeks visit to friends in New York, New Jersey and Bos- ton. They seem to be much pleased with the latter place; have gazed at the ''old south," climbed the heights of Bunker Hill, and been bountifully regaled with baked beans. WILL.
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