Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20
SOuChfiGlds


 Mrs Little of Westfeld, mother of Mrs. H. Kelsey, is visiting Mrs. K.:
 MT. H. Barber is now operating with A huge sample bag, his horses being sick.
 At last accounts Arthur Cook was at Brad. ford, Pa. He writes that the sweat drops from his sample bag.
 Mrs. Warren's meetings were well attended l and very interesting. Something of the old | time enthusiasm was manifested in the eye- | hing service. Willis Ellis told of his work among the ne- groes in the morning at the Baptist church. Rev. A. N. Benedict preached in Meriden, Sunday. Rev. s. R. Free was here Sunday D. m, making brief calls among friends. He sup plled Prof. Frost's pulpit at New Marlboro and Mill River
 a few days. She returned home Tuesday p. m. She will teach again this fall
 TATTLE TALE West COrmwaIl.
 Mrs. E. Wilmot of New Haven, is a guest at Dr. I. R. Sanford's.
 Mrs. s H. Barnum is visiting friends in Sharon.
 Mir. William Miller of New York, spent the Sabbath at Joseph Mallinson's.
 Wm. G. Wood returned to New York on Monday, where he is connected in business at a hardware store.
 York have arrived at their old homestead on the hill, where they will remain until Septem- Der.
 The band gave an open air concert at Corn wall last Saturday evening and the appre- clation of their music was shown by the roy al manner in which they were treated.
 ANON. Falls Village.
 District court opens in this place the first Monday in August, with the new judge.
 Miss Sophia Thomas returned Wednesday to her home at Port Jefferson, l.. I.
 Dr. Clemans of New Milford was the guest of his brother over Sunday.
 Mrs. D. E. Strong of Hartford is the guest of relatives in this village
 Mrs. L. Hurlburt and two daughters of Providence, R. l., are visiting friends and in- tend to spend the summer here.
 A small party from this place visited Bash Bish falls one day recently.
 Mrs. s. A. Clarke of East Granby is visiting her son, Esq. D. W. Clarke.
 Mrs. Geo. Thomas of Amesville is visiting Long Island relatives.
 Trotman, the young Englishman who claim ed to have fought against the Zulus in South Africa, made clandestine departure recent. ly, and judging from reports, he is no stranger to slifting," or in other words, he belongs to the light fingered gentry.
 The funeral of Charles Dauchy was attend. ed at the M. E, church Sunday, his injuries being so severe as to be beyond the reach of medical aid, and resulted in his death Friday morning, at the age of 42. Rev. J. L. Gam ble delivered the sermon, using for his text Acts 20. "A. The church was filled with peo- pie, and at the conclusion of the ceremonies the remains were taken by special train to the North Canaan cemetery for burial He leaves wife and SIX children, for whom a subscription of over $lOO. has been raised we understand, by the railroad employees for their benefit. IDLEwILD. COrn4valls
 Boarders have arrived, having commenced, and things begin to look lively The "York: CTS" are viewed with degree of distrust by our citizens, owing to the fact that all the chairs and desirable locations at the museum are taken up by them. They can tramp down our grass, blockade our gates with baby car- riages, but when they occupy our chairs we will show them that Noah did not land his ark in Plymouth Rock 10 have his descend ants run over by Workers" Our base ball club have named themselves the "Invincibles," owing to the fact that they have challenged every club within 8 radius of ten miles, and have found no one to play with, and they think it is because they ! ''dassent'
 The Star" has failed to put in ap appear oP P1o4o ksl.o l.l | run into by the comet. It was found, how ever, that boy had carried off the press in his pocket, under the impression that It was cigarette roller.
 "We see the comet every pleasant evening" just as they do in Goshen. .-. The West Cornwall cornet band came over Saturday evening and gave us some fine mu- sic The soda fountain run, the small boy again lit up the fragrant ssix for a quarter" !" and everything seemed like old times, when < our pet band used to fill the s'air with finger ing sweetness long drawn out Ths ladles 1 held festival the same evening, which was well attended; the only drawback to the pleasure of the evening was that the editor of the Star was ''overpersqaded' to put him self outside of so n,nch ice cream that they had to spread him on the grass the nsN nHvt day to thaw out
 Corn, grass and potatoes are looking we'll but tobacco isyery late. x.Y.z. Ashley Falls.
 Eddie VanDeussn, son of Nicholas Van Deusen, Thursday about six o'clock, in com pany with Eddie Bradbury and Frank Kinp went after the cows near the Housatonic river west of the village, at a place called Taylor Point cove. While in bathing they got to throwing sand at each other, and Ed die stepped of saEd bar and was drowned. The other boys came up as soon as possible I and told MT. VanDeusen and very soon 1 crowd was collected They could do nothing I until they got a boat, and MT. VanDeusen was the first to fad him. Geoxe Abbott dove and brought him up. He was lying with his face down, only few faet from where he went down. He was fine boy, and everybody's favorte, as he was always ready and willing to assist in anything that he could do, and his death is sincefely mourned by large circle of friends Bis parents have the sympathy of the whole com munity in their bereavement.
 The Canaan Cornet band will give their adjourned open air concert at the Ferris Hotel next Saturday night "
 Mrs. E. French, Mrs. J. Daniels, of Bridge. port, and Mrs. Warren Pinney and daughter of Winsted, are stopping at the Ferris House for few days.
 T. I. Ferguson and wife, of Housatonic, spent the Sabbath at MT. Abbott's.
 Mrs. Albert Baldwin of Pittsield is in town visiting old friends.
 Henry VanDeusen of New York came up to attend the funeral of Eddie, and stopped over the Sabbath with N. VanDeusen.
 Bert. Moore, of the N. Y., N. H H. R. R. was in town over the Sabbath
 Tho Miccac Hoopor of Tooue4 IJ;T Eor,, are having their houses filled with boarders | this summer ... ] - Ste4ieJ < tfaeFe6 erecting some very fine monumental work this summer, and have | a lot of nice samples on hand X.