Connecticut western news., 1881-02-09
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 this town has been re-nominated
 There were 46 couples at the I D. dance in Ashley Falls last Friday night.
 Sam. Ferguson is selling tickets in the c. W.:R R. office at this station this week.
 Conductor Emmons has been running Lathrep's passenger train for some days.
 There is three feet of frost in the ground in this vicinity despite the great depth of snow.
 -Rev. Mr. Bodley of Christ church in this place offciates at the Episcopal church in Sheffield
 The first,sign of thaw appeared last Sunday. but it was pretty cold thaw, 'just as hard.
 -.~Mrs. c. E. Vroman of Trondale. N. r., is visiting at her fathers, Mr. D. L. Peirce's, in this place.
 Landlord Warner and family have been spending few days with friends in Madal1n. on the Hudson river.
 -Rev. Mr. Mackey will deliver second lecture on 'Meptal Culture" in the M. E. church next Sunday night.
 The C. c. B. boys are to have caps and lamps soon, and band stand for summer open sir concerts IS talked of.
 tbo 6oo ,-oo+Lo. 1,,. Saturday. the postponed school sleigh-ride for some reason failed to come of.
 --The two young gentlemen who went to tho Norfolk reading last Thursday evening, said they had .a "staving time"
 Trading "sght unseen" is favorite amuse meat nowadays, and the result frequently in- surss the s'cigars fo. the crowd"
 Seven of the engines of the H. R. R. are laid up.for repairs. The repair shops at Falls Village are running night and day
 IA large attendance is expected at the I D D. Y. clubs dance in Town Hall tonight One more dance winds up the season.
 Next Monday is Valentines day, and somebody's vanity will be tickled, while others will rave and swear-oh, awtully.
 Considerable trouble has been expert enced inTkeeping the Conn Western R. R. Co.'S watering tank thawed out at the depot.
 Fred. Spaulding has finished his labors in Bridgeport, as substitute for Charles Wood, ID Supt. Stillson's office, and has arrived hone
 Just mark on the ''dog ears' of that new leaf you turned over on new year: SSub- scription to CONN. WESTERN NEWS paid to 1s82."..
 Vegetables have frozen this winter in cellars where the frost never entered before, from the intense cold
 Frank VanDeusen has purchased the hay baiing establishment near the Blackberry bridge, and IS having steady work there, pressing for James Hamblin.
 -Unless the signs of tie times" fail, the marriage bells will soon ring out the glad tid ings of another reconciliation" with its at tendant cake, etc. Yum, yum!
 Patrick Finnegan fell through the Black berry river bridge the other morning, the ties and plank being covered with ice. He was oonsi .erably bruised bu, is at work again.
 The band concert is to be given on Fri day evening the 18th inst, and programme will be presented that promises to excel the previous effort. Look out for rare treat
 Fred. Lawrence packed up his ''other shirt" took his little satchel, and started for Mt Kisco, N. Y. last Monday, where he has secured ahicrative position in the mercantile business
 " illian Coiepaugb, Falls Villages pop ,,lar barber, is reported to be negotiating with Barber Fowler of this place for the pur- chase of the lat.er's barber shop, fixtures and business.
 Charlie Fowler's infant son was buried in lower cemstery last Sunday, Rev. MT. Bod ley officiating. Owing to the child's death Charlie was unable to meet his Norfolk GUS toners last Friday.
 Its almost as gratifying to eat those lus- cious Florida oranges, figs, bananas etc. at Camps drug store this weather, as to be iD the climate where they grow, where, accord | ing to reports the cold is quite intense. Mr. l Camp keeps our citizens well supplied.
  1.-The swapper who sold his pantaloons IT As barber shop the other day, and waited al: 1our fw small boy to convince his folks hat he wanted his other par sent inn 'rlgn away" will hereafter carry an extra par un- Ter his arm when he contemplates selling. -The H R. R. Co.'S. big engine, "A B Gyrattn looks lever SO much better" since it anne out of the shop with the red stack, park arrester, etc. Master mechanic Sling and is fitting all tt locomotives up with the Isme arrangement as fast as they come into he shops l. --Dr. Palmer, the Lakeville dentist was in he sanctnm Monday morning. Tue Dr. an- ounces that be shsI closeup his business in !