Connecticut western news., 1881-11-30
salisbury.

salisbury.
 The ball in Town Hall last Thursday night was another success for the & D. A. in every respect, about forty couples being present, who all seemed to enjoy themselves.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Carley celebrated their silver wedding last Friday evening. They received a good many nice presents from thsir fsispds, and all had a good time.
 Lorrain Eggleston, MT. Clark's junior clerk, is quite sick at his parents residence, with typhoid fever, and Henry Pratt Is filling his place in the store for the present.
 Officers searched Nike Boyle's place last week, end found g barrel half full of ale. which they took away. CLIo.
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year, at the annual meeting of the Salisbury Congregational society, held Nov. 25th, 1881 Society Committee. Dr. B. S.. Thompson, Marvin Reed, J R. Eggleston Treasurer, Henry Hubbard; Clerk, Daniel Pratt; Tthing man, James M Hill, The society is entirely out of debt, and has sur plus at the commencement of the new year. X.
 E@lls village.
 Aquilting party will be held at Mrs. Lee P. Deans Thursday forenoon and afternoon, the object ofwhich is benevolent one.
 The cold weather for the past few days is Q reminder to ice men that the season draws near, and they are fitting up their ice houses, to have them in readiness.
 The long shed in front of the court house, which has rsceptly been newly sided, has been newly painted, which is marked i'm provement. I A large proportion of the books belonging to the circulating library, were disposed of Saturday night by auction sale and the few remaining ones will be sold by private sale, and those wishing any of them can puschase them at bargain. New books will be added to the library from the proceeds of the sale. Rev. D. N. Moore delivered very able and instructive sermon from the pulpit of the Cong. church, Sunday, to large and appre. ciative congregation, his text being taken from ter. 8th chapter. 20 verse. The full choir were present, who were assisted by a flute accompaniment.
 The old daguerrean building, which was owned by Barnes, the photographer and stood opposite the court house, has been moved to MT. Miners premises for hennery Mrs. J. F. Bartlett has returned from St Louis, where she was summoned some time since to the bedside of "a sick relative.
 G. w. Hall. whose advertisement appears in another column. has had 8 very large sale of cloaks, and material for the same, has been obliged tQ order another extensive lot, which will arrive in few days.
 The Thanksgiving ball at Salisbury was at. tended by ten couples from this place, and Lime Rock was also we'll represented. James Gaghan, an employee at the foun. !! dry at Lime Rock, gas so seriously injured the fore part of last week, that he died two hours after being extricated from the 'pit" in the car wheel shop, into which he was acci- dentally drawn by pulley, while walking in there one dark night, without lantern. Phe Swiss bell ringers gave vocal and in- strumental entertaianept at the hall last Tuesday evening. the principal teatare of which was the singing by MT. and Mrs. Fitz. patrick, and the Imaginable comicalities of MT. F. The orchestra furnished good music, which was led by Tommy Fish, who delight ed the people of this place few years since l as 8 cornetist. At the last meeting of Cascade Lodge, it was voted to hold meetings semi.monthly for the present quarter. The next meeting will be held Monday evening. -...t.
 A Sheffield party was in Amesyille last week, whose object is to have 8 creamery there, but whether it will be done is only con- jectural.
 The new smoking car. Mo- "A, which has been in the works at the car shop in Ames. vile for some time past, has just received the finishing touches, at the hands of artist Mum dry and his NssiStantS It is fthe finest of