Connecticut western news., 1881-03-16

 was pronounced beautiful, and very appropri- ate as the closing feature of the entertain ment. Much credit is due the committee foi the labor and interest taken in presenting t, the public such an attractive programme.
 It is rumored that some prizes in the mat. lottery are to be drawn early in April possibly similar drawings" will take place later in the season. Jesso here.-ED.
 ANON. Sheffield.
 Friday evening surprise party visited MT. and Mrs. Wheeler on Boardman street.
 Rev. MT. Noble has gone to Boston for week, and Rev. MT. Phelps occupied his pull pit Sunday.
 A little child belonging to MT. Eugene Vos' burg, remarkable for her prettiness, has been very ill, but is better, and Mrs Vosburg is al SO i'll, consequently tho soclable that was to have met Wednesday at MT. Vosburg's, IS postponed
 The district schools mostly closed last week.
 The auction at Mir Taft's was well attend ed, and articles of household furniture sold briskly for good prices. CAP. Clayton.
 R. L Taft is convalesoent. Sarah Ferguson is quite sick. James Schultz went out into the state of New York one day last week, and came back with "housekeeper," one that will stay through life" 1 understand Mrs. Garner, his former housekeeper, will return to her home in Hudson April I. W. sackett has been ailing for several weeks, SC he has not been able to attend to his business, part of the time, but Dr. Camp is bringing him out all right, I guess, as see he is at work again in his shop
 John Tubbs moves into the house vacated by Mr. Morris, and Sidney Hart moves into the one MT. Tubbs vacates.
 Miss Nettie Parmelee is sojourning witt l friends in North Parish AsTERIsK.
 Falls Village.
 Rev. Mir. Winans of Housatonic occupied the pulpit at the M E. church Sunday, in ex change with Rev. E. J. Belcher'
 Mrs. John Landon of Amesville went Sat urday on visiting tour to Pleasant Valley Cona.
 Miss Carrie Giblett returned to her hom
 in New York Thursday. from her visit t.
 friends in Amesville. }, The Episcopal service will hereafter b
 held-beginning with next Sunday-at tn band room in Amesvlle commencing at 3 l. o'clock p m: Rev Milledge Walker of Linn Rock officiating, as usual. The ladies of the NJ E. aid society will hol their next meeting at the parsonage Thurs
 day afternoon. All are invited to attend.
 MT. F. F, Egleston of the Item, attende
 the play ertitled "The octoroon," at Norfol
 last Wednesday evening. . Several of the lads attempted to strike up e filtration with two of "Sandtown's aristocrat ic damsels" while they were walking throug I the street Friday evening" but "'twan't n | use," they only gave them the cold shoulder n too bad, boys
 Q The pattern for the first locomotive cylil v der ever cast at the Chicago & Alton shops
 Bloomington, 1ll. which occurred March Is
 WAS made by Mr. Thomas Lard who was u, y til recently employed in the pattern shops J. Amesville. The Bloomington Bulletin speal
 of ths pattern as being fine piece of wor s manship, and the casting caused considerab
 excitement and called together large crow r. to witness the operation. s MT. Floyd Hawley of Wetaug will wol
 MT. U. H. Miners farm this year. MT. V n Calender will move to South Canaan and e O gage in the peddling business, such as ii r. groceries, etc.. it is said. .s Mir. Arthur Brown, whose dog was shot
 short time since, has brought a suit agair ID the parties who caused his dog to be kill' ,s for biting Boston drummer who was wal
 ing along the street. The case will have le hearing before justice D. Spaulding next Ss t. urday, which is called for 10 o'clock a. m. ,e has excited considerable interest, and the of will no doubt be a large number present ,n the trial. lDLEwlLD.
 Kent. . N MT. Garner Benson IS very III with pleuris Barclays school closed Friday for a ty ~ weeks vacation. Spring term commenc 'o with two new boarders.
 A calico hop" was given at the hall le VI Thursday evening, the last of the season, a ,n the yoHns people enjoyed themselyes i "A mensely.
 ' Mir. and Mrs c. s. Smith will celebrs ie the tenth anniversary of their marriage w e- nesday evening of thls week. The estate of 0 Hoag was sold at aucti '. in this village last Thursday. George See a' purchased the property for S2,65O !" Miss Mary Hopson is spending 'u weeks out of town es Conductor Thomas spent last Sabbath 7o town. 7o A donation for the benefit of Rev MT. K P the Methodist minister of Merwinsville, W n' held at the Ore Hlll school house (Kent) l, y Friday night. $22 was raised. LOT
 SouahficId.
 70 Ed Cook of East Lee was here over { , Sabbatt
 There was small pox scare among so :, of the nervous ones Saturday, but we lea . that it IS only case of rose rash. Will K . son is the rash map.