Connecticut western news., 1881-12-14

York where her husband is undergoing treat. ment for his eyes, which were seriously injured ln the Lanesboro iron furnace some time ago One eye was entirely destroyed at the time, and the other has been more or less afflicted ever since A few days ago it was feared he
 would lose his sight wholly, hence his pres. ent visit to New York. Dr. Agnew, the eel ebrated oculist is attending him, and he is doing nicely.
 The bands minstrel show last Friday evening, was attended by crowded house, composed of the best people of this and ad joining towns, and every selection on the programme was well received and applauded. The entertainment was spoken of as being
 first rate, considering it was the first attempt \ of amateurs. The gross receipts were S114.65, the largest amount eyer taken in at any entertainment given in Town hall, and the boys will clear over $95.0O, above all ex. penses, and have secured the services of their old teacher, Prof. W. R. North, who will give them weekly lessons, beginning this week. We unintentionally omitted last week the name of s. A. Bennett, J. w., from our list of officers elected at the annual communica- tion of Housatonic Lodge, No. 6l, E. and A. M. At the installation last Saturday night, MT. Mead, W. M., being absent, the other officers were installed by W. M-elect, J. B. Hardenbergh as past master, and special communication was called for next Saturday night, when the master. elect will be installed. The complete list of officers, elected and ap- pointed, is as follows J. B. Hardenbergh, W. M. ;; Fl. E. Macrae, s. w.; s. A. Bennett, J. w.; J. A. Underwood, Treasurer; R. VanDeusen, Secretary J. Rodemeyer, Jr., S. D.; E. J. Prescott, J. D; P. Hicks, Tyler.
 -"The deceitfulness of sin" was the sub. ject of Rev. w. A. Mackey's discourse last Sunday night, and the speaker maintained that inasmuch as 'all sin is the transgression of the law," there is virtually no such thing as small and great sins, although some of- fences are attended with more direful con. sequences than others. The spirit of sinful ness admits of no distinctions. We are prone to extenuate even our most trivial ot- fences by contrasting them with sins of greater .enormity. The design of the speaker was to show that although we may deceive ourselves. and others, in regard to the evil consequences of sin, there is One we cannot deceive, and we may, at the judg- ment, be confronted with a record of our life, in which our every action, and even the thoughts of our hearts will stand to condemn us
 The community was saddened yesterday morning to learn of the death of Charlie Spaulding, whose taking of was all the more shocking, from the fact that only three or four days before he was full of life and vigor, and attending to his daily duties as ticket agent at Union depot. He had for some time been ailing with slight cold from which nothing serious was feared, until late Friday evening, when he complained of pain in the side. He went te bed, however, without taking any precautions to allay it, and gave no alarm to MT. Bragg's people, with whom he boarded, and in the morning that dread disease, pneu. monia, had developed itself, and although everything that doctors skill or parents love could suggest, was done, he continued to fail until Tuesday morning, when death ended the suferings which he had borne with the fortitude of hero. The funeral will be at tended at the Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock, Rey. W. A Mackey officiating, and the remains will be inferred in Lower Corner" cemetery.
 Charlie was born in Falls Village, the son of Merritt s. spaulding, and was nineteen years old at the time of his death. During his residence among ps, covering period of about two years, he had endeared himself to a wide circle of acquaintances, and was loved for his genial, whole-souled disposition, oblig. ing ways, and asnly traits of character. He will be missed and mossnad, especially by the young people in whose amusements he took @ leading part. He was one of the few young men possessing life and activity, who had developed a character to command re, spect, and was free from the goody .goody 'Miss Nancyism" that prevails in certain climates. He was diligent in business, with the interest of his employers at heart, and his place will be hard to i'll. The funeral to- morrow will undoubtedly be largely attend ed