Connecticut western news., 1880-03-31

i Bros. has gone to West Stratford as book keeper for S. Vail.
 E. F. Scoville will drive this year one of J. D. Barnum's wagons, and will be around in few weeks to sell stationary, blank books, etc. Our village school, taught by MT. Charles Hall, has closed. The number of scholars was 46, averaged attendance, a fraction short of A. The average attendance would have been still larger but for the removal of the Lathrop and Casivant families one week before school closed. The scholars present every day during the term were Ida Potter Bertha Potter, Mattie Long, Stewart Long, Willie Porter, George Porter J. Huston Cochrane, Jennie Cochrane, Nellie Cochr rane Dell Cochrane, Sarah Miller Julia Roraback Grace Silvernall, Mary Wilson, JessieWheat- on, Ella Cum, Freddie Wood. We should like to hear from schools with better at tendance. Mir. Charles Hall gives perfect satisfaction, and has been engaged for the summer term.
 The Easter exercise by the West Cornwall l of very pleasantly. All the class read well, and the singing was good considering that the selections were all new and as they were late getting here, no time was had for prac- tice. We were not aware that there were as many flowers in our village as there were at the chapel, and how beautiful they were. Was it not those flowers that made every body say, ''Why, what a pleasant, cheerful time?" We think those little silent workers have great deal to do and help to bring out the happy spirit. .~ B. Ashley Fnlls.
 A. M. Dunham of Unionville, ConR,, is wis. ting friends in this vicinity and CanaaA Val ley.
 Mir E. Ferry of Salisbury has rented the farm of D. Curtis of this place, where he vii carry on an extensive farming business this season.
 MT. Frank Lyons, accompanied by his sis ter and brother-in low, George Decker, start ed for Nebraska the 23d inst. They leave { host of friends, who wish them much happi ness in their new home
 Will Barnes, MT. VanDeusen's clerk, is tt leave the store this spring, and return to th' farm again. MT. VanDeusens nephew o Brooklyn, N. Y. will succeed him.
 Shelley Macrea are doing rushing bus mess in the monumental works.
 Chester Bowen has finished threshing, ant hung up his fail for the season. Since las November MT. B. has threshed nearly 2,OO( bushels of grain. B.
 Enst Canaan. f Wm. A. Lawrence removes this week t
 Egremont. His auction sale was not sue
 cess, no buyers attending. Isaac Beebe who for several years has oc 7 cupied the Cong. parsonage, has bought tn , Lawrence farm.
 Watson Dean and his son Geo will nov : to the Furnace Village where they are t
 work for the B. R. Go. t
 John R. Setz our former townsman, we ar
 glad to see back again with his force of ston
 cutters. The outlook for marble it is elaine
 never was better.
 Chauncey Yorker has sold building lot t' Wm. Fuller
 Geo. Goodwin will manage the Franklin farr
 this year.
 
 regions, in Washington Territory to superl
 tend the construction of an extensive stea1 < mill.
 Hiram Briggs is to build large, and con
 modus tobacco house. A. J. Hyde will d the work. <. The saw mill of the B. R. Go is turning or f from eight to ten thousand feet of lumber pe day.
 Michael Keane has resigned ais position g
 engineer at the furnace, and is succeeded b v Frank Tone. Ezra Roraback has built and put up of h
 own design, model pump which he IS no operating in connection with the engine. E
 can build anything, from a'sulphuF match to . 69 horse power engine. GEO. y The list of marriageables" in last week NEWS provoked considerable merriment herr :, and feeling that East Canaan, which Ca make good showing in that direction . should not take back seat in Evangelne
 grand reform" we submit the following Ii
 for the consideration of Evangeline and su at fering femininity in general: .. Ill w. Pete Pelton 57; a bachelor by pr le fession; is blonde, very popular, holt $. town offices; considered great catch by tt | - carriage at the disposal of the fair sex, to al K from church, at which he is a constant a g tendant.
 ts Richard Beebe. 27; widower; duff D. son, and level" headed; attends churt 10 every Sunday; is modest and unassuminl :, money in the bank, and no children; just u man to make Evangeline happy.
 E. L. Ives 20; accomplished yioIinis H l loI WorAf fbo Moth -r persuasion; is good natured and amiable, e
 cept when out of sorts; can cut wood enous
 to keep three fires running, If the weather n. not too cold is about four and onehalf fe m tall, and has golden hair. to George s. Clark 22 runs a meat marke :. is good collector, but dislikes du7,m5, 'i people drives good team; has a mind ,h his own, and ~paddles his own canoe;" W re also bring in the wood, and build the fires ,d the morning.
 a- M N. Clark "A, still eligible; suppor , an elegant mustache, and thinks he cou support wife; drinks nothing but the softt to water, and is religiously inclined judging fro ,e his frequent visits to the parsonage; consr iii CTS himself fixed on the matrimonial que = tion, but world probably accept an improv D ment if offered; must speak quick or he 9n gone.
 ti- w. H. Crocker. M. D. 2l born to u m profession; wears "stove pipe hat" al Q kid gloves; is extravagant in dress, but W . outgrow it as he grows older has high a G. pirations, such as to raise mustache and bl ed horse; can be easily domesticated is a ys complished; plays the piano and croqu
 without cheating; is generons to faIlt al :. never plays 'one hand" is always gallal 'it to the ladies, yet his affections are free al CT untrammeled; is strictly honest, and ''lov'
 his neghbor as himself" ~s ,o Joseph L. Ives. "A; rising young me 'o chant; ruddy and fresh as the waking morI at has lovely auburn hair and mustache; illu