Connecticut western news., 1881-08-03

| T. D.. Miss Ella M. Wood, Chaplain, Miss Laura Bryan; Marshall, Mir. Hubert Shaw: Guard. Miss Addie Miller; Sentinel, MT. Frank Doty.
 The children sent to our town by the New York Evening Post Fresh Air Fund, are to return to their homes to-day. They have been greatly benefited by their short stay with us. So far from this kindly act on the part of the ladies of this village being con- sidered by them mistaken charity" none are heard to regret having received the child ren, and some are willing to receive them l again next year.
 | While number of little boys were playing about the dock at the lake shore, Monday Robbie Wilkinson fell into the water, and but for the timely help renderyd by Tommy Spriggins, one of the boys sent from New York, would probably have been drowned The water was far beyond his depth, and he could not swim.
 Miss E. w. Greenwood of Brooklyn, spoke to the children of the temperance school, in the M. B. church Sunday evening. The church was filled long before the hour ap. pointed for service to begin. Miss Green. wood has the rare gift of amusing and inter. esting children. and at the same time holding the attention of grown people. Having prom ised to talk to the children, she addressed her remarks entirely to them, much to their de. light, BROTHER JONATHAN. I Falls Village.
 ! MT. Orville Hosford has job in Winsted, of building blacksmith shop, which he com. meuced this week.
 | MT. D. E. Strong of Hartford was the guest of relatives ln this village last week.
 Miss B. L. Delaney of New London, Ct. is spending couple of weeks. with Mrs. D. W. Clarke.
 MT. Henry Ensign of Huntsville has &C., cepted situation at the "Ensign Manufac. turing Co.'s" shops in Huntington, w. Va., and commenced his duties last week. MT. D. K. Colepaugh has opened a new de- pertinent ill addition to his barber shop, in the north end, and has for sale ice cream, nuts, candies and temperance beverages, and has received fair patronage thus far. '; Miss Stella Millspaugh accompanied MT. and Mrs. Marvin Dean back to Chicago, III , last week on visit.
 Miss Skinner of Winsted is spending her vacation from the routine of ''school teach ing" with friends here
 I Mir. J. D. Egleston went to Guilford last week to assist in putting up the press for the Item, and fitting up the office. Miss Mary F. Landon goes this week to Canton, Mass, on visit to friends in that place.
 A beautiful sky-blue colored clematis adorns the front piazza at G. W. Halls res idence, which is mass of blossoms.
 A party of Lime Rock people have been camping at Twin Lakes for few days past, and small party are also in camp from that place, in Goshen.
 A new car shop is being built at Hunting ton, W. Va., which when completed, will furnish employment. it is said, for 500 men. [ A very fine monument was erected in grassy hill cemetery last week, to the memory of Mrs J. J. Averill.
 Engine No. z, which was wrecked at Par Tor Rock last summer, is out on the road again as good as new.
 l Miss Merwin, who taught select school in this place some two or three years since, and now of Middletown, is visiting friends in 1 town.
 The subject of having picnic for the Sab oath School of one of the churches in this village, was brought up last Sunday, and it has been thought advisable to have a union picnic of all the Sunday Schools in town, and to hold it sometime during the present month, at Parlor Rock. A more pleasant and TO- mantle spot could not be selected, and none, we think, would be more satisfactory to the schools. The matter will be brought up be. rore the schools, probably next Sunday. | Twenty children from New York arrived here last Thursday to spend fortnight in the country, and are greatly enjoying themselves
 in the wholesome, bracing country air. The ladies finding them poorly clad, commenced plying the needle for their benefit, and some of them made their appearance in new suits at church Sunday. Instead of the rudest portion of the city 'waifs," they are very mannerly. Their ages vary from five to thir. teen years of age, They were in charge of a lady, who, on arriving here, delivered them \ over to Rev. J. l.. Gamble, who handed them ! over to those who had kindly consented to 1 take charge of them. There were sixteen girls and four boys. Those who took them were Mrs. H. Sheppard two, Mrs. Wm. Hart two, Mrs. U. H. Miner two, Mrs. A, F. Gibbs one, Miss Hattie Hosford one, Mrs. Fannie Botsford one, Mrs. J. Jacobi one, Mrs. Isaac French one, Mrs. J. J. Ferris one, Mrs. Lew is Cady two boys Mrs. J. A. Decker, two 1 boys. lDLEW1LD. Kent.
 Miss Lancashire of New York, formerly ef New Preston gave reading at the town hall last Friday evening The hall was filled with l an appreciative and attentive audience. Several surveyors, who are looking out a route for the new railroad, are stopping at the hotel
 MT. Anson Vinegar died very suddenly at his home in Macedonia, July 18th, and the | funeral was held at the Episcopal church, 1 Rev. MT. Sturges officiating. MT. Vinegar was "A years old.
 Land has been purchased of Mrs. E. How land, for the building of a Catholic church, and it is contemplated it will be commenced | in about month.
 Rev. H. Vorce, the Congregational minis l ter, takes his vacation this week. | MT. Wakson Watson has commenced the building of his new house on Lain street. | Miss Belle Gibbs of Norwalk, has been yis- | itlng friends in Kent.
 F. P. Rowland and wife, of Danbury, spent last Sunday in town, and he took his old accustomed place in the Episcopal choir Sunday evening, from which he has been ab- L Ill Ah