Connecticut western news., 1881-02-09
day, on account of the illness of the princi.

day, on account of the illness of the princi- 1 pal.
 Severe colds are very prevalent.
 The marriage of well known parties is to take place this month. Musical.
 A man was found nearly frozen last Friday. tenderly embracing little brown jug" iand spirits were too weak to warm him. CAP. SOuGhfieId.
 There IS a man here who wants to get Beartown Beebe to come down here and re- wise the weather. He says that other chap doesn't know anything.
 The weather has been intensely cold here during the past week. The mail was delayed two days. The roads are to be shoveled out
 The U. w. Go. are stocking up five dozen whips 8 day, and some time this week finished whips will begin to come out. It takes great many motions to make whip.
 E. D. Harmon's scholars will be busy this week rehearsing for the exhibition, which is to take place at the close of the term. School will close on the 18th inst.
 Little Miss Alice Harmon celebrated her 2nd birthday anniversary by entertaining some of her little friends. Each brought ap. propriate presents to the little miss, and en. tertained her quite as much as she did them.
 Last Wednesday was to have been a time for sleighriding, but it was trihe too cold so the school propose to 'try again" A very good motto.
 We fear Will Parsons has turned carpet bagger." He was last seen going toward Norfolk with satchel and other bu-dles.
 There has been scarcity of wood at the school house, and so school had an 'ohf' day last Thursday; another famine is feared.
 years supply should be on hand. It should , be good wood, too.
 Bennie filling, who has been in a shop al New Britain for some time, is now home, Sunday was day of gladnesa. after thu fearful grip old winter has had upon us. w, hope the spinal column of the old chap is broken. T4.TTys TA4E. LakevllIs.
 Social parties still continue to be 'tht
 theme of the day." The last was held at tht
 house of MT. Bert Eggleston on Norton Hill on the evening of Feh lst. Updaunted by . the inclemenoy of the weather, Roan au(
 Curly started with their precious load, an,
 would have landed them safely at their desti
 nation had not the-was it the fault of thu U 'ynch pin or king but that caused theIbobs 6 part company-at any rate neither Roan no Curly were blamed for walking off with tn } forward one, and leaving the festive party il - the snow bank. The gallantry of one gentle
 man was almost unparalled. but one instanc - of the kind being on record but Mis son 0 ' Adam did not carry his ,fatAer. $ On Sat. evening number of young peopl
 took sleigh ride, and from appearances en
 ioyed it naucAty They did not mention jus where they were gong
 The Temperance school which has bee, | organized will hold it's first meeting in the M E. church Feb. l2, at 4p. ID. Will the par j. epts send their children, and aid the cause b,
 their own presencea
 e The sociable this evening, will be held a MT P. P. Everts', OreHill. ".
 COlIinsvilIe.
 There were 3l marriages, 80 births, and 6 ' deaths in Canton in 1880. 26of the death
 were of children under 5 years of age l were over 50, and 6 were over 80. Ther
 were no deaths ip June, and DO births in Nc
 vember.
 S James A, Smith has bought the Jeniso = = Grove place on south street for $2. COG. ' D. R. H.