Connecticut western news., 1881-10-05

himself quite severely.
 MT. Ebert Sheppard has rented the Whea- ton House to MT. George Ingraham of North Cornwall, who will take possession next week.
 MT. W. H. Porter who has spent vaca- tion of two weeks at home, returned to New York yesterday
 Mir. Edward Green of Michigan spent the Sabbath at Houstan Cochranes.
 The "Hatch"-way to this place has been closed for several days, and will probably re- main so until the "hoss" story has developed itself enough to cause the prosecution of the off ending parties.
 Chancellor B. Smith, our annual visitor from New York, returned on Saturday last, leaving report of his past years walk, which amounts to 2,O2O miles. Last Thursday evening the Sheppard Jubl- lee Singers gave one of their enjoyable eu. tertainments in the Chapel, to full house. The programme was quite lengthy one con- sisting of religious songs so peculiar to their life on the plantation, which were heartily applauded, several receiving an encore, that each time was cheerfully granted. An in- teresting account of their life in bondage was also given by the Sheppard of the flock, ' which was listened to attentively.
 MT. s. J. Adams, who has been in rather poor health since he tired out M. G. Buffers famous coon dog of long ago, has heightened up his traps for bee hunting, and last week in company with his son Earnest, started out on picnic of sweetness, striking bee line across the river to the notorious rattlesnake mountain adjoining Lime Rock, when they were welcomed by some formidable yard | specimens of the snaky inhabitants of the place, which at once showed fight to the in | truders of their domains who only gave them | cards on the ''rapid transit" lines, with few 'crack shots,' which of a score of rattles left not enough to rattle their requiem to the 'unheard of" This to the adventurers was only little murder and fun, while on they marched up the precipitous steep, keeping step to "chin music" which was we'll in tune and not for moment stopped till the ''whoop" rang out that the object of the excur sion was plainly visible, cluster of bee. trees loaded, and dripping with the coveted sweet ness of some of Juts neighborly neighbors who, in spite of their strenuous efforts toward securing the prize, are now obliged to let tht champion bee hunter of our times walk of "with the cake" of beeswax, and all to tn, tune of "Where, oh where are the ninety anc nine"-pounds of honey we neser shall find
 ANON. Falls Village.
 Wm. Leavenworth of Wallingford is mak ing few days visit among friends in Ames vile, where he formerly resided.
 Miss Ida Wolfe has returned from visi among Ct. Harrington relatives. 1 Harmon Finkle has given up his positio as switch man in the Amesville yard.
 John Colepaugh had tent at the Ney Milford fair last week, and provisioned tn crowd.
 G. w. Hall has just received a fine assort ment of cloakings for fall and winter wear.
 Several from here attended the Ct. Bar rington fair lrst week, and also the fair a New Milford
 The Cong ladies' aid society meet Wednes day afternoon at the parsonage. The ladie of the M. E. society are invited to attend.
 Mr. Robert Mills attended the funeral ( his sister at Ridge6eld, Thursday. Silver dollars with holes made throug them are at discount, and bring only sixty five cents; half dollars, thirty-five cents quarters, fifteen, and dimes only five cents and some here refuse to take them at all.
 MT. Bartlett Owen of Lakeville moved hi : family into the house vacated by P. Mundr. Thursday.
 The smaller portion of the Cong. Sabbat School children, numbering 2s, with the teachers, met at Mrs. Henry Belden's Satu1 day afternon, where they were handsomel entertained.
 Miss Estella Bartlett returned Saturda from three weeks visit to Bridgeport an vicinity.
 The vote on the license question in tn town Monday, resulted in small majorit ' for license, the vote standing IS to 86.
 The State railroad commissioners passe . over the road Friday, and report the road first class order.
 : There were three limitations into Cascat Lodge Monday night.
 ' The CONN WESTERN NEWS may be had calling on MT. Bison J. Hornbeck. at u
 Post Office, where extra copies will be fC
 sale, beside those of the regularly appointe
 agent in Amesville.
 ;, Eugene Wolfe of Brazil, Indiana arrived
 this place Monday for visit among relative
 and the recuperation of his health. n We were in error last week in announcir " that Mrs. Ho!comb had gone to Kansas; should have read Defiance, Ohio, where h' daughter and son-in. law, Charles Judson, r
 side. lDLEwILD.
 All the latest styles and novelties in ladie d and misses hats, plushes, ribbons, etc., ms n be found at Mrs. 1T I'M. Holmes milinel |, emporium at Falls Village, she having ju d returned from New York with full asso' g ment of goods All desiring anything in h' e line will do we'll to give her call. u Clayton.
 MT. Moses Mead drove up in front of tl Il store the other day, and hitched his hor
 and went in. He said he heard team pa p while in there, but of course thought nothir s of it until he started to get into his wago when he found his whip missing. Rather ' poor way to get new whip. e Willie Green is confined to the house wi x humps.
 MT Cornelius Mavhew is on the sick lis MT L. A. Smith rode out last Saturday f.
 the first time in five weeks.