Connecticut western news., 1880-09-08

Mrs Frank H. Smith died at her residence on Saturday morning. The funeral was held at Cong church Sunday at 2 p m. Services conducted by Rev. s. B. Forbes. The Wangum base ball club went to Can- aan on Saturday to play match game with the Clayton and Sodomtes, but the latter had lost courage, and made themselves conspicu- ous by their absence, THISTLE. Goshen.
 The house of Dea F. M. Wadhams was en- tered by burg ars Tuesday night and silver watch and some spoons taken The burglars next visited the store and attempted to gain an entrance. They had bored hole in the back door, and would probably have succeed ed in getting in, had they not been frightened off by c. J. Soudant, who heard them and came out to see what was the matter.
 Misses Helen Titus of Bridgeport, and Is- abel Gray of Chicago, both guests at Mr. Moses Gray's, walked to Litchfield last Fri day in one hour and forty minutes.
 Mrs. Harriet Rice, James and Anna, expect 10 leave us this week for New Haven, where they intend to stay for some time. Geo. Cook also leaves for SanFrancisco
 The school at the Center closed last week after a sixteen weeks term. Mary Crandall Carrie and Katie Porter, were not absent a
  North but ore day.
 Mrs N. S. Wadhams, Miss Etta Wadhams, and Mrs. J. c. Lester are off to the sea side for few days
 Clarence N. Brewster is home for short visit.
 MT. Holbrook has arrived at Mr. Gray's Miss Etta Bartholomew at MT. Burlburt's Miss Helen Hodges at MT. J. M. Wadhams' MT. Moses Lyman at MT. Lyman's.
 Rev. T. A. Hazen expects to leave home for his vacation this week. BIB. Norfolk.
 MT. G. L. Bramble, formerly station agent at this place, has moved his fanily to Hous, tonic, Mass.
 William H. Welch, M. D. of Bellevue Hos- pital, New York City, is spending few days with his father, Dr. w. w. Welch Quite an exciting political discussion took place few nights ago on the Norfolk House steps. It was little 1.-two to one" however Dea. F. E. Porter is abont to add room l6x2S to the house occupied by Mrs. Mary A. Curtis, for her brother, Dr. Akin, late of Rochester, Minnesota.
 Prof. Stocking is to take charge of the l High school for another year, commencing l last Monday. Committee J. N. Cowles and R. P. Seymour have not yet decided upon a  | eral good ones in view. | Sunday morning last the Rev J. E. Gleason delivered an interesting and appropriate ser mon, the fourth anniversary of his pastorate | here. He reminded the congregation that his | field was large, scarcely no other parish in Connect cut extended over so much territory as this one, that it required more that one mans strength to attend to the pastoral du- ties of the outer districts and preaching two sermons each week. He has attended over 70 funerals during the four years.
 Many of our summer guesEs have returned to their city homes since the lst of Sept. Norfolk has never before entertained so many as during the season just closing, and perhaps Norfolk has never been more beau tiful or more attractive than during the past season. Several hundred people have come from the sweltering cities to ramble among Norfolk's heaven kissing hills, to enjoy the delightful breezes, and air so free from mala. ria. Every boarding house has been crowd ed, and many applicants have been unable to find suitable quarters. SPECIAL. SOushfield.
 MT. Babb has couple of Hubbard squash es of very large growth. The vines are in his garden but the huge vegetables are in neighbours meadow.
 Last week MT H. M. Baldwin and daugh ter of West Stockbridge were visiting broth CTS and sisters here. On their return home Mrs. B. came down and made visit. Last Thursday Mir Irwin Baldwn's, MT h Norton's folks, Will Parson, and few oth CTS picknicked and fshed at Lake Buell.. Mir Norton captured a ? lb. bass. We know Will had good time, for his face was wreath ed in smiles and apple stains when he came back.
 One event g last week we were treated tt some fine specimens of vocal music by the Mis- es Gould and Messrs. Parsons and Cook They sang from the church bellfry
 Mir. H. Barber and MT. Russell Baldwin both salesmen for E. R. Lay Go. of West feld have been here nearly all the week They left again on Monday.
 Mrs. Sperry has gone to house keeping.
 Edwin Booth H. W. Palmer. and L. Reyes members of the 18th Mass. Vols reunited with their old companions in arms at Sheffield the other day. By the way, B. D Harmon has in his possession ''hard tack" which came home with that regiment.
 Mrs. H. N. Kasson started Friday to make a several weeks visit to mother and brother living in Batavia N. Y. She was accompan jed by Libbie Walter as flr's Syracuse. who contemplates remaining among friends there
 The band has just shipped an extra large bass horn, which it does not use, to New York, and will exchange it 'or some patent t,rohts or pocket lamps with rehectorc.s Lead. CT Cook is now giving the boys thorough drill.
 Not content with saving off bit of his ,thumb spell ago, MT. Kelsey has now til ped couple of his fingers. Verify it is safer to run platter than buzZ-saw.
 Not all of the schools began last week. Miss filling succeeds Miss Minnie Freeman in the Norton district, Miss L zzie Clark Miss Sardam at the white school house, and Miss Minnie Freeman Frank P, Warner, m the Huxley district. MT. Warner has gom to Philadelphia where he has brother. His health was poor when he left here.
 There are only two things that are cert'n in this world, death and taxes Collector Ellis is after the latter
 Mrs. Smith, daughter of Rev, A. N. Ben edict. is here. She has returned from visi, | to Colebrook.
 James Pettibone. wife and child, are so iournng at South Norfolk, Mrs. P's. home
 Miles Parsons of Collinsville has been here for few days.
 Jennie Pratt and Gussie Cook have been visiting in Canaan since Saturday, as the que. ts of Mrs. Frank Coon. Hope Canaan proved 'h ppy land" to them Julius Turner and wife spent Sunday in Lee with Ed c. Cook Miles went up with them.
 Autograph albums are pow thicker than toads after shower" We've seen a pile as high as the obelisk, and with as many in scriptions quite as hard to deciphor
 Miss Lucy Baldwin returned Saturday from viewing trip, as one of the committee on flower gardens of the II. A. Society. | EF. F. c. Baldwin possesses the secret of making sort of varnish which makes an ex. cellent leather preservative, and keeps the boots looking bright and clean. aft weeks of ! wear in wet and dust
 The next best thing to owning Mrs. Irwin Fa'dw ms plum trees, is to be the happy and grateful recipient o[ lot of tEer luscious