Connecticut western news., 1881-12-14
ERRt Canaan.

East Canaan.
 Everybody in our little district is busy preparing fos the holidays, making ornaments in order to decorate the various churches and houses, in honor of the coming of our Lord.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel Buckley have been made happy by the birth of son, who gives every token of being one of our future great men.
 Quite number of our neighbors are sick, but we trust their illness will not be of long duration. We are glad to hear that the scarlet. fever patients are convalescent. and ! we hope that such terrible disease will not find it's way any further into our midst, as it would indeed be great calamity if it were to spread among us. ANON. Goshen.
 Mrs. Moses Grey and her son Fred. have gone to Chicago. Mrs. Grey expects to spend the winter there, and Fred. intends going in- i to his fathers store.
 Mrs. Dr. Lester is in town spending few days at her mothers home. Charles Smith has been quite sick for some days, but is now better.
 George Lamphier, who took the part of ''Claudio" in ''The Broken Sword" has been confined to his bed for several days, and was ] unable to act when the play was repeated. We are glad to hear that he is now much 1 better.
 Thursday evening, Dec. g. the programme which was given at the entertainment on the evening of Nov. 30th, was repeated. The audience was not as large as at the first rem dering; quite party were expected up from Litchdeld, but there was so much going on there that very few came. The entertain ment passed off very well, and was thought by some to be better than the first evening MT. Peters, the Academy teacher, took the part of "Claudio, as the person who took it before was unable to act because of sickness Nearly $lO0. have been raised for the Mo- hawk tower in Goshen, and as the tower is to benefit Cornwall as much as Goshen, we think that Cornwall ought to raise as much money as Goshen.
 The Torrington water company have de- cided to build reservoir for its water supply above their present reservoir, and on the same strea am. They have bought 35 acres of land of Mir. Lyman Hall, and other land holders and expect to commence work on the dam as soon as spring opens. It is to be situated just west of the bridge on the old pond hill road. As it is to be in Goshen we all feel quite interested in it. PEN.
 Left over from last week. Huntsville.
 Miss Lille Wetherell spent the Sabbath at her home in this place.
 MT. and Mrs. George Hanchett ofBridge. port are visiting at Mr. Henry Wetherells
 Mrs. Sydney Ensign has returned from wis. iting her daughter, Mrs. George Brown, at Cornwall Bridge.
 Several persons from this place attended the wedding of Miss Emma Read of Cornwall, to MT. Chester Wickwire of Tndiapa. which occurred at the residence of the brides moth CT, last Wednesday evening", The welded pair visited the brides sister, Mrs. Myron Dean, of this village. before departing for their home in Indiana.
 A prayer meeting was held in the school house last Thursday evening, conducted by the Rev. D. M. Moore of Falls Village. On account of the inclemency of the weather, but few were present. . ss. Y.
 John A Alvord of Southport, Conn, died in this place last Saturday night at the age of r years. He was young man of moro than ordinary promise and his death. will make a void in the Institute circle that can neyer be filled. "To know him was to love him." for by his pleasant face, his ~klnd and genial manner, everyone was impressed, making a friend with every acquaintance, friend who will remember as long as memory fingers, the cheerful face and mpr mrappqyer apppqyer of John Alvord. He leaves widowed mother, two sisters and a host of friends to mourn his untimely end.
 A GLASSWARE.
 The South Berkshire Institute closed it's fall term of thirteen weeks last Friday; va. cation of two weeks. Ths' winter term be. gins on Monday after Christmas. There have been about seventy students in attendance.
 MT. John Pettis has raised the frame of the new steam saw mill. The steam power and saving apparatus are ready. x. SOuahfield.
 School began Monday.
 There is some talk of Christmas doings.
 Lizzle Clark will board at N. W. Granger's the coming term.
 Rev. Thos. Benedict, father of Rev. A. N. Benedict came up from Colebrook Saturday.
 Mrs. A. N. Benedict has returned from her Bridgeport visit. She found Mrs. Smith and Daisy well.
 Miss Fannie V. Benedict of Canaan, has been engaged to teach the East Street school.
 Last Thursday twenty-five old, and young, met with Mrs. Edward Garfield. The female part of the company chose the following President, Mrs. H. L. Barber, Vice President, Mrs H. L. Kelsey Sec. and Treas. Mrs. E. Garfield. Meetings are to be held once in two weeks. The fee is five cents. Next sociable to be held with Mrs. Kelsey. | Nearly all the cheese has been taken away from the factory. Chas Phillips has moved into the house ately occupied by Grove Norton.
 Frank Gaylord is expected home from his wedding tour this week
 Two teachers, Miss V. Benedict, and Michael Curtiss Jr., wrote out their examina. ions Saturday p. m. TATTLE TALE. l1iGl River, '----' .- O. It is simply just, and to the interest of armers who have rye straw to sell. to. state