Connecticut western news., 1881-10-05

will long be remembered for it's largeness of numbers and the extreme "p'intedness" of the remarks made thereat. A meeting of the Litchfeld Northwest con- ference was held in this place on Tuesday of last week. The new revision was discussed, both 'pro and con-" but most of the members thought the best way was to talk 'around It,"
 Most of the tobacco in this vicinity has been sold at from l4 to r cents per pound.
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 MT. and Mrs A. N. Benedict were in Tor rington, Conn, the past week.
 Wm. R. Baldwin returned week ago Mon- day. He's getting limbered up some.
 Almost every one took in cattleshow.
 We are informed that certain lady here has a new pair of shoes. Of the size and style we are not informed, but estimate them to be about 24x3O
 A. J. Cook. of the Union Whip Go, left Monday, for two months Western trip.
 Frank Cook went to East Lee Saturday, to be gone over Sunday.
 Ed Cook wishes Charley Cooks boy was his, and that it was girl.
 Rev. A, N. Benedict preached an excellent memorial sermon from the text found in Psalms. LxxxvII 6. Some of tue points made, were the glories of being a citizen of the United States, and the still greater and crowning glores, of being citizen of Gods kingdom of the need of civil service reform j; that "God reigns ;" that we should support President Arthur, etc, etc, ''The earth is the Lords, and the fullness thereof" Some of the ''fullness" we saw at the fair, we should say that the Lord had nothing to do with.
 Mrs. Hattie Walter has passed away, after long months of suffering and struggles with an incurable disease, Something over year ago she moved to Mill River Last spring she grew worse, and has been failing ever since. Many of her south6eld friends have been down to watch with her.
 A refreshing rain, the first in several weeks, came Sunday TATTLE TALE. Goshen.
 Mrs. Noah Wadhams and daughter, Mrs. Henry Norton and her daughter Maria, and Hubert Scoville and wife, have returned from Stony Creek, where they have been enjoying the sea breezes.
 MT. Ellsworth Barnum has left this goodly land of Goshen, to take up hls abode in Brook. lyn.
 Miss Nellie Judd has returned from Bris' tol, where she has been visiting.
 Clarence Brewster arrived in town Tues. day, and has been quite sick ever since.
 Robert Allyn's children are all sick witl the whooping cough, and Chas. Allyn's little child has been very sick for some time.
 Memorial services in honor of Presiden Garfield were held in the Centre church Mon day afternoon. The meeting was largely at tended, and the pastors of the three churches all made very interesting remarks.
 Miss Grace Kirkham is very sick, and tn, doctor fears typhoid fever.
 The east street school district held it's an nual meeting for the election of officers Fri day evening of last week. Andrew Barton was elected committee for the ensuing year
 A meeting of all those who contributed t the centennial fund of 1876, is to to be hel, to-day (Wednesday,) to consider what is t be done with the balance of the fund still il : the treasury. There is about $50. more O less, and many think part of it should go fo new flag, which the town is sadly in nee, of.
 As October approaches, aud the leaves be gin to fall from the trees, the mighty hunte . prepares himself for battle, and the sound c Nimrod's gun breaks the stiffness of tn |, sleeping forest. ....- PEN.
 (Too late for last week) LakevIITe.
 The M. B. church was very tittingy drape with flags and emblems of mourning, on Sun day last, at which time MT. N hite preached discourse in commemoration of the life an death of our President from the text, 'Tho shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy Go chasteneth thee," Deut sth, 5. The lesson read were from the 3d chapter of II Samue and l2th chapter of Hebrews. The duet b. the choir, "Jesus, lover of my souI,' wa sung with effect, as was also the hymn 'sGod moves in mysterious way, His won ders to perform The sermon vas more flu of lessons to the living than of eulogies of tn dead. We have heard the wish several time e expressed that the sermon may be publishe
 tor the benefit of those who had not the or y portunity to hear it. On Monday the M. and Cong societies united, and held con rnemorative service in the Cong. church a