Connecticut western news., 1881-02-09

Judge Sedgwick. We are afraid some of the wedding cake in South End will grow old be. fore he comes back.
 Miss Lancashires reading was very much enjoyed by those who brayed the cold to hear it. We hope before many years to be intro duced to "Miss Lancashire, the celebrated star actress"
 It looks as if vigorous measures must be adopted to keep MT. Taylor with us. We have heard of one family who have offered to l give him all their trade if he would stay. Asahel White and Mrs. Hollister are on our sick list this week. MT. White is so bad as to need watchers night and day,
 Mr. Doyle went to New York Monday to consult Doctor Agnew about his eyes.
 The social circle meets with Mrs. w. c. Welch this week. The treasury is getting low. and special efforts will be made this week to catch the evening birds.
 Mir. Eldridge iS adding more room to his kitchen and pantry.
 The mercury touched l8e belowzero last Wednesday.
 The deadhead train to Hartford this morn ing (Tuesday) was nearly filled witt Norfolk passengers.
 We have seen MT. Millspaugh's shining face several tines the past week, and con clude w. I. Sparks t Co. are adding up the profits of the year.
 | Mary Fields is the new cook st the hotel, and Johnnie Arnold the new teamster. His free hack for the Norfolk House" is perfect ly killing
 And now, Mr. Editor, if you have any un- employed correspondents, send then down l to Grantviile, ana WE promise you they will find most savory scandal cooked, and ready to be served for your readers. X.
 Letters remaining in Norfolk post office, unclaimed: Mary o. Butler, Franklin B. Mills, Anna B. Frye, Cole < Grining, Miles Robins, L. S. Potter, Prof. Jhonston, w. Mason, Jennie H. Peckham, Tom. Wright
 ANN E. WoLcoTT, P. N. Falls Village.
 Mrs. Henry Belden is quite ill.
 Miss Nellie Bentley of Goshen is teaching school in the Grassy hilr district.
 Miss Stella Millspaugh went last week on 8 visit to friends and relatives residing in New Haven.
 A Mir. Green from New Milford was in town last week hunting up the tobacco raisers, but as they were not all ready to dispose of theil last years crop, he will come again when il is ready for him. He went up into Berkshire County, where he purchased the crops of l5 farmers. part of whp1a ressde in Monterey and Lee.
 Tho .ooon, o,,a ,..i,o mt only has tell ing effect on the wood pile and coal bin, but it also has the effect of delaying the trains nearly every day by the breaking down of the locomotives. Seven have broken connecting rods, etc., and been obliged to run into the shops for repairs. The parts most likely tc break are now subjected to microscopic ex. animation, and the connecting rods on two were found to contain small cracks, and con- sequently two accidents were prevented.
 A gentleman in Amesville last Sunday started for church with farmers "one horse open sleigh" and after the seventh one hac costly tucked herself away in the sleigh there was found room enough for one more. The owner of the establishment (Mr. John Landop standing by, and who by the way is fond of 6 good joke, remarked. "Why, if I had knowr so many were gong to- day, would have put on the hay-rigging.' The gentleman reached the village without any n1ishaps, but on re- turning after services were oyer. a portion ol his load fell out, which he did not discover till he had nearly reached home.
 Most of the wells in this neighborhood which were not dry at the commencement c1 the winter, have since failed, and the one from winch they draw their supply now, con tains from fifteen to twenty feet of water. Il is 50 feet in depth, and was excavated through thirty feet of hard pan, at heavy cost, but it has never given out, and it is at this time much appreciated by both the owner and the neishhors. It is on the premises of Mr. G W. Hall.
 The Cong. Sunday School had their sleigh ride as announced last week. It was contem plated by it's projectors to take 8 four hours drive, but the final decision was to take $ shorter route, as the air was cold and frosty in the forencon. On their return they were treated to all oyster supper and other good ies," which were prepared in fine style by the host and hostess of the Crandall House.
 And in the last day there shall be signs and wonders. The sun shall be black as sack cloth, the moon shall be red as blood, the sea shall give up it's dead, and Satan shal. be cast into lake of fire aud birthstone, but the s'day and hour no man knoweth," says the Book of Faith" Bnt the Adventiste Astrologers and others, who claim to be Om- niscient tell us the day is near at hand, and that the conjunction of some oi the larger planets and perihelion of others all point to the dissolution of our mundane sphere, and also the fraudulent Mother Shipton's proph, ecy" has all proved correct except the last which is that the world to an end shall l come in 1884," and now comes the somewhat startling announcement on authority of the Winsted Herald. that Satau's Kingdom is frozen over"'
 The following officers of Cascade Lodge I. o. G. T. were installed Monday night: Wor- thy Chief Templar, Sidney P. Ensign; Wor- thy Vice Templar Miss Fannie Decker; R. s, Miss Alice Dakin; L S., Miss Dors Wheeler: Secretary E F. How'd. Assstan, s 'cretary, Mss Ida sylvernale Financi,l Secretary, Chas. E. Ford; Treasurer, Miss lAbbie Kellogg: Chaplain. N. O. Rr;ens