Connecticut western news., 1881-01-05

clal Circle met with the Misses Haliock. About thirty-fve were present, and the usual entertainment was interspersed with dog fights and a tableau or two. Friday night the Academy scholars visited their teacher op his birthday, and added another plumb stock ing to his store. The same night the dra matic club mct, and, as we are informed soon adjourned to candy pull at neighboring home!
 Saturday, Tom Carroll, our popular butcher, was married to Miss Maggie Nugent The ceremony took place at the Catholic church at halfpast twelve and immediately after Dr Welch, with whom Maggie had lived for five years, provided splendid entertainment for a large number Of invited guests. The happy couple went to Hartford and spent Sunday. and returned in time for the Tuesdays trade.
 During this time the thermometer has en- tertained us with lower figures than many of us ever saw before in our lives. Thursday morning 1t was down to IS below zero. Fri day to IA and Saturday to 26, the lowest for hirty years.
 The scholars at MT. Stockings school went for sleighride to Winsted yesterday. They planned to go to Ashley Falls, but commit tee sent on to investigate, said as usual, nc sleighing in Canaan, and they had to 90 another way.
 The week of prayer is being observed by meeting every night in the Conference room.
 The Reading room is well attended,
 Daniel spaulding spent Sunday in town with his brother Austin.
 Many of us expect to be in Canaan Thurs day night to witness Bread cn the Waters.'
 A party of nine drove down from Barring ! ton last Wedaesday night to surprise their schoolmate, Bill Crissy. They staid till four in | the morning. and when started Tor home the thermometer in the sleigh stood at II degrees | below zero
 MT. Eldrige returned from Kansas Monday night.
 nir. Porter narrowly escaped an attack of pneumonia last Sunday, butis improving. MT. Hallock's hostler John, was thrown out of sloigh Monday and broke his leg. Charlie Leavenworth is back from Water | bury, and at his old business in the axle shop | The Sunday School teachers called on their superintendent, MT. Selden, Christmas eve and left sixty dollar clock as token of their feelings toward him:
 It takes away half the pleasure of our eve- ming visits to the depot to find no Jerome there, and we are afraid the girls will give up travelling altogether. Mark Perkins does Jerome'S duties for the present K Monterey.
 snoy foot doep on a level; not mucl drifts, and good sleighng, Ice IS inches thick, and most of the crop is gathered.
 X little daughter of Chas. w. Gregory less than month oid was found smothered '~ : | ,' ,..v..4..g. The parents having arose to attend to the morning duties, covere It so closely, that on returning to it's wants found that the little life had flown.
 NJ. s. Bidweil, epresentatlre-elect from this district, started for Boston on Tuesday.
 The annual sale of church slips, etc, took place on Monday Lewis Tyrell, the veteran sexton. who has acted as such for nearly SC years, was succeeded by his son Winfield l A very pleasant time was held at the res idence of Wm. H. Minor on the eve of the 21st, the occasion being the tenth anniversary of his marriage. The presents were numer- ous and useful. Music was provided, and a gay time it was There was elso another OH Tuesday eve of last week at Mir. Robert De- Forests.
 The deaths in Monterey the past year mum. Der IT, two of Which were over 90 years, toul over so four over 60, two less than two months, one child years old drowned in a cistern the united ages of all, 9l2 years 1 PAuI