Connecticut western news., 1881-08-03
CORRESPONDENCE.
Sheffield.

passed over us week ago Monday night, the lightning striking in several places. One bolt killed COW and calf belonging to Mr. John Burns.
 ! Dr. Eddy held the o'clock service last Sunday in the Silver-st. school house. Next Sunday it will be held in the school house on Boardman street.
 The Episcopal Sunday School had picnic last week at Twin Lakes. The Cong. and Methodist Sunday Schools are talking ofhold- ing theirs sometime next week; the places not decided on yet. .
 A car load of children is expected from the city this week. Fourteen of them are to be taken by people living on Boardman street.
 Next Sunday morning the presiding elder will preach in the M. E. church.
 Mrs. Spaulding, wife of Chester Spaulding, was brought here to be buried last Thurs. day.
 MT. F. Hoadley, from Waterbury spent the Sabbath with his father, Dea. Hoadley.
 Ten of our little misses spent few days at the Lakes, by invitation of Mrs. M. A. Noble.
 1 Mrs. A. H. Cooks Sabbath School class of young ladies paid their annual visit to her Saturday afternoon. c. West Cornwall.
 Mrs. James Porter of Lenox, Mass, is wis., liting at her daughters, Mrs. w. H. Porter.
 Mir John Wood, and son Fred, visited friends in New York and Harlem last week.
 Misses Mattie and Rosa Memmott. who have spent their summer vacation at home, returned to Union City on Tuesday last
 Messrs Ford and Wadhams are giving A. D. Warmers cottage new coat of paint.
 Rev. c. N. Fitch is off this week on his an- nual vacation.
 R. N. Cochrane is suffering with swelling on his hand.
 Thomas Fenn, clerk at Smith x Sons store, is for week laid by in Glendale Mass, for rest and repairs.
 Misses Sarah and Ellen Smith spent last week with relatives in Themaston.
 Quite a party from the Foster House, in- cluding the proprietor and wife, spent last Friday taking in the delightful and romantic attractions of Bash Bish.
 Dea. R. R. Pratt is actively engaged in the interest of the Tobacco Insurance Go. of Canaan.
 Smith 6 Sons have completely renovated their office, which now presents very neat and pretty appearance.
 The cernet band are to give grand open air concert in Goshen this Wednesday, eve ming.
 Fred Yutzler, our barber, has just dropped out his sign, which clearly indicates to the minds of the best "New York judges" that he thoroughly understands the art of 'suit- | ing" and sshaving' his ''patients' to perfec- tion. The many friends of Mrs. James Gardner of Plalnfeld. N. J., 8 former resident of this place, regret to hear of her sudden death, which occurred on Saturday morning last-sst the residence of her son in Brooklyn, where she had stopped for short visit, on her way to Cornwall.
 Last Saturday evenings twilight witnessed the return of the ''Mudgetown campers, " who made the home stretch to stirring strains of martial music, which was furnished as a sort of antidote for the boys, oyer the dis appoint.nent of no. haing blest with but or. dinary ''tlsherman's kluck.'' They looked sunburnt, cross, and hungry, Qor the big fish they could not catch), and the fancy ishy ''air castles" they had built the week previ- ous have tumbled on their sore heads, and vanished like bricks through cobwebs.
 Mir. H. J. Smith, who is stopping at MT. Daniel B. Baldwip's for few weeks, has put his remarkable ingenuity and superior work manship to testby building superb boat which IS perfect masterpiece in every respect, and far surpasses any craft for beauty and speed that floats our beautiful boating grounds. It is very appropriately named 'The Carrie, " l different varieties of fish being represented in the formation of the letters. This pride of "Evergreen Delp' was launched on Saturday, and it's trial trips by moonlight will commence in the ''sweet pretty soon" landing passen- gers at Mallinsons new iron pier' or "Calk- ins' slip" free of charge.
 Fred Myers is showing the grangers up in Sandisfeld the most effective way of swinging the scythe according to the latest approved methods, after taking a course of lessons of A. D. Warner, Esq, who is an adept at closing out" instructions in a hay field, as we'll as the law in full, before the high courts ofjustice. Only last week he marched into town with grass hook in hand much in the character of Father Time, having ''cut down all" as the bald headed pastures of Dibble Hill plainly show, at the preposterous price of $2.5 per day, consequently this keeps our farmers continually under the necessity of wipng off their noble brows in sizzling sum mer sun, and exclaiming, W-h-e.w! friend Warner, just knock off 20 per cent. on your high rates, and we'll crowd in more help and run you for alderman of this vile, beside nsuring you situation as engineer on the first train of the new parallel road, just over the river. The surveyors touched at this point last Saturday, when your calling and election was made sure." ANON. SOuGhficld.
 MT. Wm R.,and Mrs Irwin Baldwin spent the Sabbath in West Stockbridge.
 Mir. and Mrs. Auson Norton Sundayed over in Sandisfeld
 Mrs. Hubert Barber has SO many friends } that it took two tea parties to go around.
 Rev A. N. Benedict returned Friday, and occupied his pulpit Sunday morning.
 Wm. H. Loomis, l N. Baldwin, Wm. R. Baldwin, H. P Norton, Will. Kasson. and Miss Webster have finished having.
 Arthur Cook is now selling, or trying to sell whips in the state of Ohio. Old Muiley harvested E. ,. Harmon's sweet corn and green peas the otler evening, and he is now alternately sad ant mad, with 1 decided preference for the lattr. Rev. MT Bender of Montville yill probably occupy Rev. A. N. Benedict's pulpit next Sabbath.
 | Rev. MT. Harmon, secretary lf the Con. necticut State Baptist Convention, paid visit } to the North Norfolk chapel, over which Rev. A. N. Benedict has charge. He is look ing after the interests of small chdrches, He wants the church to try to reportitself at the Hartford association, and to establish a Sab- bath School, and hold prayer meetings at stated intervals though he pastr may not be able to be present. He also preached very affective sermon from Johnl7, 3.
 Some of our young ladies are tying to be- come equestrians.
 MT. Alvan Chapin of Wnsted s spending a part of his vacation here. TATtE TALE. Lakev1IIe.
 Miss Estella Decker is home from Troy, N. Y, spending a few weeks witfher mother.
 MT. Robertson of fPoughkeepsiewellk known and remembered as the leader ofhe choir at camp meeting last year, sang in he choir at the M E. church last Sunday.
 At election of officers at the Idge, l. o. | G T. last week, the following mnbers were chosen officers for the ensuing quarter {: W. C. T., MT. Wheeler ;; W. V.s Miss Lib- \ Coa IT O.