Connecticut western news., 1881-03-09

assertion, but they think that their influence md presence might in time make it fit, though | t would have to be gradual process. The | mpropriety of mingling with men is no ar gument, for in America women mingle wi:h men in public everywhere, on agricultural grounds, in conventions If money is to be raised for churches ministers, any reforms or associations in camps and hospitals, and in all reforms but in the. political arena, she is pushed ahead, and the delicacy of with holding her from thatl IS only assumed. The only question is, Is it expedient? Is it best for her and the country, that she possesses the right of suffrage? I confess my mind is not settled upon the subject.
 The Friendly Union closed last week with large audience fine tableau and laugh able farce. and music, which delighted the old, and young especially.
 A dance is to be held every two weeks at Vosburgs hall
 A mite society takes place this week We'd nesday at Mr. Harvey koyoes. GAP. souGhfiGIG.
 Will. Kasson returned from his Michigan trip sooner than he expected
 There is great deal of sickness in the vii lage this spring. It began with the first thaw.
 Rev. A. N. Benedict exchanged pupits with Prof. Frost Sunday. The "event" oflast week was the school exhibition; it passed off very successfully. It would be useless to particularize, as all did so we'll At the close of the entertainment Will Parsons came forward and presented MT. Harmon, on behalf of his Southfield friends, a flew groceries which were back in l the corner, and with the best wishes of the donors Mr. H. replied by relating the story of the Siege of Calais, saying as did St. l Pierre that the friends had conquered the heart, thanking them, and hoping that all ! their days might be as happy as they had made his since he had been among them ! The flew groceries" turned out to be a large heap amounting in value to about $25., and all of present use, thus showing the kind ness and forethought of his many friends. TATTLE TALE. South Canaan
 Miss Caroline Bailey, who has been i'll fol ! some time, was taken suddenly worse on Sat urday afternoon; great anxiety was felt fol the time. She is a little more comfortable a this time of writing, but not out of danger.
 Mrs. Sarah Prentice is still suffering iron iinhammatory rheumatism, and sever cough.
 It has been a sevePe winter for flowers many of the ladies having lost their house
 hold pets, but Miss Ellen Prentice has john sonian lily in full bloom, and some pret!, pots of oxalis.
 There are to be several changes in tn
 neghborhood, Mr. Wm. Calender having
 hired the parsonage, and MT. Gray of Eas
 Canaan having rented MT. Janes' wagon shol
 and part of Mrs. Cooks house. X.
 LakevITIe.
 Mir. A. H. Holly is adding a spaciou
 school room to the Lakeside House, for tn
 accommodation of Rev. Mir. Reid of Canaan
 who is to occupy the house April lst., an
 conduct boarding school.
 A F. Roberts has returned from New Tor with an imrlerse stock of spring good Owing to his increase of trade he has at pres ent three affable young clerks behind tl counter, who will deal out cod fish, porl ribbons and lsces, as quickly and neatly {
 any in the land.
 Miss Mary Perkins, music teacher of tn
 town, has given qp Ter class, and gone
 Middlebury with her husband Mir. S.Wooste
 whom she took unto herself on Tuesday las Thursday was spent at her brother John Pc kins, of this village. That her life may i
 one long honey. is our wish.
 Dr. Robert Knight has been in Washin,
 ton the past week and witnessed the inauI uration of Gen. Garfield.
 The temperance school will meet this wee . Saturday at 4 p m. Y.Y.
 Clayton.
 Q School closed on Monday. Henry Parn f eee, Louie Hart and Freddie Shores were n |, absent or tardy during the term, and Bert Rood has been present every day for thr 5 terms, and tardy but twice, and her first ye V at school, too. A good beginning. R. l.. Taft is on the sick list. f MT. Theodore Morris moves to Falls Vi lage April lst. We are sorry to lose then F think we shall get no one to make their pla l. good. X.