Connecticut western news., 1881-02-02

gents of the village will be present to elbow the ladies to their respective homes in their | usual happy manner.
 Harry Connor of Ellsworth spent the Sab bath with friends on the Sharon side.
 Mrs. s. H. Barnum has arrived from a protracted visit at Huntsville.
 Notwithstanding the severity of the wealth CT, with the terrific gale of last Friday eve- nilg, the Sabbath School Association gave their entertainment to quite a large audience. The programme was not complete by any means, as the incemency of the weather pre- vented several who had parts assigned to them from being present, consequently few interruptions occurred, which were unavoid- able. Tho first to lead off was the veteran reader, R. R. Pratt, who made good selec | ton on temperance, and without much effort succeeded in making it audible in spite of the roaring elements outside. Master Geo Coch- rane then gave recitation about "Biddy red wing" who laid in tho contribution box, and before she had done cackhng, Mir NJ. S. Nickerson, now president of the association announced a song, entitled "iiome's Harmo. ny" given in quartette by Mro Jas, A. Coch. rane Mrs. R. r, Foster, Mir. T. J. Bosworth. and Wm. c. Hart, which was well received and loudly applauded. Maggie Porter, Jessie | Wheaton and Freddie Foster recited their di- aloguc exceedingly well. Mother, is the old home lonely" was rendered in very pleas. ing manner by troupe of young singers, de- serving ot special praise. They Were Miss Anna and Lily Memmott Jennie Cochrane, Sarah Miller, and J. Houstan Cochrane. Miss Agnes Doyle followed with charming poem, rendered in a manner retiecting much credit Geo. H. Odfeld personated most excellently Mir Brown as the "only man in town" while the ladies, and there was half a dozen of them, too, who tdonned ther prettiest cos
 tunes, put on their most graceful aire, chattcd and smiled, and really 6ld their best to capti
 vate the ''only chap in town," but they foun.,
 him invinclble, and with all their attention he
 at last grew frantic, and longed for place in
 the scorching Sahara or some vast wilderness, etc, so mnoh different from George (aias Mir
 Brown) who has wisely decided to still act as
 agent tor Station No. II. z. E l,aldwin was next Hith one ot his humorous selections,
 and to conclude the evenings exerclses trlo,
 The old mountsin home9' was sung Tn fine style by w. c. Hart, T.I Bosworth and Mrs. Jas. Coohran9, Mrs. E. l. ScoVilie presiding
 skiltully at the organ. The committee fot
 the next entertalnment includes Mrs l. R.
 Sanford Miss Lizzie Oldfeld, Geo. Hughes
 ana frank "ood' ANON,
 LaKevlIre.
 ! No less than three parties came of on Fri.
 day evening, and were al attended by the
 party going portion of the village. A juve-
 nile candy pull at Dan. Shaws, was an occa
 sion of great pleasure for the lads and asses
 There is loud call far mOIdsses A number
 of young people gathered at the house of Mir.
 Bart. Owen, in honor of Miss Ada Brazee who IS visiting the family. 4 heuntliul sup
 per was provided by the hostess, and the eve ming spent very pleasantly in playing game etc. A dancing party at the house of Robt Funk was very much enjoyed. About fiteel
 couples were present.
 The following is the result of the quarterl
 election of officers in the Templars' lodge
 For w. c. T., John Cleayelan4; Va. V. r
 Lillian hundy; S., Geo. Bundy; F. S., El
 Wood; T., F, Wheeler; C., Henry Wilson
 M., Henry Beers; G., Mrs. James Miller; ' Will White
 Our merchants, Griggs X Chrpn, and A. Roberts, have exchanged clerks, Madison silvernale going to Roberts, and Jame y Woodwork to tsriggs X Chapu's.
 Mrs. Victoria Humphrey and Mrs E. Me l Carrick are both quite SICK.
 Do not forget the social at Mrs James Mar tins this evening.
 Our enterprislng sewing machine agent, W E. Cornell, is full of business. and the score of it is, that he sells the best machine in tn country. So, lad.es if you desire good ar ticle, call on Willie.
 A union meeting was held in the NJ k
 church Monday afternoon for the purpose 0 organizing temperance school for children ' T, L. Nortop was elected Supt, Ella Woo : Secy., and J. Q. AmeS, Treas, A meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon, Feb. Q . to make further arrangements.
 The entertainment given by C.. J. Demp : sey, the young el0cutonist, on Monday eve was listened to by m appreciative audience
 Although young in years and experience, MT Il Dempsey gives promise of brilliant future Y.Y. Clayton.
 ; MT Wm. Ferguson's family, with the ex d cepton of Mir. Ferguson and sam, are al sick with measles. Mrs. Ferguson Is quite ill
 and Sam. has had them, and recovered. Mrs. L. Scoville is quite ill
 Miss Mary Cock goes to Winchester for , visit thls week &rN Mrs. Wilhelm.na E. Elwin, formerly of thls place, died at her home in Hartford last week
 She leaves husband and two children. Ed. Mcintyre and hs sister, Mrs. Grov,
 Barnes, are visiting in Hyde Falk. AsrERysK SOuthficId.
 l Hay is on the wing. A good deal of it is being drawn to Cauaan Some falls oir be \ fore it gets there. Two months, aye, since
 last fall, we have never mentioned the fact that one man tipped over load of hay We } shall not now say anything about it, as we
 promised him that we woul mt But the tip
 ping over of loads of hay, has become so com.
 mon as to demand serious and careful atten ton. o. Lenngwcl has found out that a
 load of hay is not a success as a thing to | mass another load with. Gravity and basto