Connecticut western news., 1881-11-16

Bethel last week.
 Mrs. Frederick Powers of Westport, for. nerly of Sharon, who has been visiting friends in this vicinity, returned home last Thurs lay.
 Miss Stella White of Sharon spent the Sab bath at c. F. Calkins'.
 George Olddeld last week bent under a comforter" with Job like patience.
 Edward Kahler has connected himself with Renz's hardware shop in Bridgeport, to which place he went on Monday.
 Rev. Wm. B. Clark, former pastor of North Cornwall church, preached an eloquent sermon in the chapel Sunday evening.
 MT. George Sheppard set sail for New York on Monday.
 MT. George Ingraham of this place, was one of the carpenters engaged in moving the freight house at Housatonic last Thursday, and narrowly escaped being crushed by the falling building.
 R. R. Pratt had two of his best COWS run over and killed by the express train last Tuesday afternoon.
 The Cherry Hill creamery is in full blast at their old rooms in this village.
 The ladies' benevolent society meet with Mrs. James H. Cole this Wednesday, after noon, for a real old fashioned tea fight.
 Prof. w. R. North arrived here on We'd nesday evening, greeted by a host of friends who were rejoiced to see him, after SO long an absence. The band boys were about tickled to death, and very hond fly shook some of the good nature, it must be, from the Prof, beside shaking themselves to sleep that night with laughter, at the thought of s'toot- ing their toot" once more with him as leader.
 Madame rumor says an iron mine has been opened on MT. c. E. Baldwin's land near the residence of James H. Cochrane, some heavy specimens of buried iron ore having already been found. Billy Pay continues to dig for "dusty diamonds" and expects good pay, whether the enterprise pays or not.
 MT. G. H. Oldfeld and sister are in New York few days the present week. Miss old6eld, while there, will replenish her already large stock of millinery goods with choice assortment of novelties, rich and rare, to de. light the eyes of her numerous customers.
 A widower of long standing, simmering down to ripe old age. with cold feet, lumba- go, and a touch of catarrh, with few hum dred dollars in the bank. earnestly desires to scrape the lasting acquaintance of widow similarly afflicted, his object being natrimony in the first degree, with no objection to bangs, bustles or beads. Any rosebud over forty. that wears mole on her chin, can call or ad- dress in confidence, at No. 2, East South street, Raceway avenue.
 Quite collision happened last week on the railroad, in the midst of "old Ireland," be- tween the two well known engines, named respectively Billy" and Stewart" and as nc signal of danger was hoisted at the depot, the opposing forces struck shoulder to shoul- der, both sustaining the shock without seri. ous damage, with the exception of the over. turning of engine No. down 8 slight en- bankment. The cause of the disaster is due to the high pressure of "steam" by which No. ? was propelled, making railroading that day on single track, exceedingly dangerous The legal fraternity are reported as on the ''wrecking" train, and the judgments of the law must surely follow this ''Long" "Wintry' case. ANON. salisbury.
 Our good Deacon Glenns was made happy in the election of his two sons.in law as rep. resentatives to the Assembly. They are frs class democrats and his two other sons-in law were republican candidates. They art first class republicans.
 The Roman Catholics at Lakeville hay. held fair to raise funds to build 8 nunnery (they already having secured site), and hay, met with wonderful success, under the skill ful management of Father Lynch, who is splendid fnancier. Our Protestant friend contributed nobly. H. P. Harris gave $l, 900 MT. Rudd $500, Dr. Knight $20O, MT. Will Hams $500. Total recelpts, about $5, ,O0o. ERIN. Norfolk.
 Miss Susan Mills stepped on frosty boar in the yard Monday morning, and fell ant broke her shoulder.
 The Norfolk House changed hands Tues day. We extend hearty welcome to MT Stevens and wish him success among us.
 Work on the new shear shop is progress ing rapidly. Will be at work there in abou four weeks.
 LakeylIIe.
 a8The fair at St. Mary's Hall which opened on the lst, closed on Tuesday evening Notwithstanding the inclemency of tn, weather during the greater part of it's prog ress, it was well attended, and was gran' success, both socially and financially. Muol interest was evinced in the competition of tn, cane and watch. The successful competitor for these articles were, Miss Lizzie Ftzgeralt of Canaan, and Mr. |. Ashman of Ghapinyille The amount realized by the cane was $a, ,65e by the watch, $370. The net proceeds of tn fair will exceed S4 1000. "A very interesting feature of the fair was the lecture on th' 'Land Question" given by the Rev. E. OR Sheridan, of Collinsville. Father Sheridan reputation as lecturer is widely known, an, actuated as he is, with the spirit sof tru patriotism, he did pot fail on that particpla occasion, to deeply impress his hearers in be half of their suffering country. The patron of the fair have the pleasure of knowing tha their efforts to make it 8 success were not il vain, and that the result exceeded their mos sanguine expectations. K.
 SOuGhfteld.
 Some Winsted sportsmen have been ul l hunting in the woods hereabouts. The, EAaSe shot number of foxes. Hear the, were doing the thing on wager; hope the,