Connecticut western news., 1881-04-13

oealers and monument makers, was in town last Wednesday, and sold one or two monu- ments to parties in this section.
 Mir and Mrs. August Smith are off ir Hart. ford this week on visit.
 Ii. c. Crandall, Jr Willie Hubbell and John Landon, -Jr., attend the spring term at Rocky Dell Institute.
 | A wild goose was recently caught on the roadway leading north from Amesville, which evidently had become exhausted from flight. It is in the possession of Mr. Harmon Finkle.
 MT; Fred Sherwood has been sick for sev- eral days, and has been threatened with fs- yer. Richard Williams Is also on the sick list.
 The railroad company will erect two hous- es this spring in Amesvilie, and the cellar to house" P. N Hall and John Green of New Milford were here last week and bought the tobacco crops of several farmers in this vicinity
 F. A. Wilcox of CollinsviIle, and c. A. Randall of this place have been engaged the past week in painting MT. D. R. Spauldings house on Belden street. and intend to finish ooth interior and exterior this week.
 MT. Wm. Williams has nearly recovered from his recent paralytic prostration, and has since been able to walk over to the village MT. Benjamin Halstead. who dislocated his kneepan few weeks ago, has been out.
 Halls ready-nlad clothing is stlllin as good demand as ever, as well as everything else in his line. You should see the rush for goods on some evenings.
 Mir. D. Colepaugh has been very suc- cessflll in hunting and trapping the past sea- son, for what little time he has spent. He has killed GA muskrats, l3 skunks, foxes minks, coons, 2 woodcats, and one dog.
 MT. S.: E. Engign went Monday on bus mess trip to Vermont. IDLEwILD LakevlIIe. -%
 The birds are singing in all the trees, and ''The pied frogs orchestra" has made engage ments for the season, so we begin to believe we may have spring after all. If one would have foretaste of summer. he may obtain It by looking at Mrs. James Woodworth's bay window. 1t presents mass of bloom and fragrant beauty We venture to assert that town. ''a."'r- Y
 Griggs & Chapini are adding to the i'm provements in their store, by new, large front 1 windows. .;
 1fanyona else is dying for one of ''those caps" his desire may be gratifed at the next sale of unclaimed articles at the express office in ths village. The. demand is still great but tis one may be had cheap.
 Everybody is so charmed by the delightful weatler that they ferget even to gossip, and newsis scarce. Y.Y. SOuAfieId.
 The new plan of soeiable is as follows The laaies goin the D. m. and carry the pab ulum md at the men come in, in thei, workig dress and help eat it. They stay a spellin the evening" and have a good time
 Thea are now two Cooks in East Lee Eddiesvho went a year ago. and Chas., wht has jus moved. They are brothers. The only tmg we have to warn our East Le, nelghbrs about, is Gharlle's stories. Other wise hss right good fellow, and we hate t; loose i'm. We might add that he's very ) g00d th other way
 Rev.A N. Benedict delivered very abl. temperace lecture Sunday evening He hss some vey original views in regard to tht question He made arguments on the non. value alcoholic liquors, and would licence the buye as well as the seller. Miss hbb having secured school out O. town, Mis- Mary Sanford has been engaged to the Wdsworth district. She comes yer, we'll recommended.
 BerthaIall is at E. D. Harmon's this week. enjcing the sweets of those four saE trees whio Charley Cook tapped
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 Mrs. D!4S. Potter of 1homaston was the guest of he. sister, Mrs. Isaac March last week. ) Mrs. R, P. Foster. and sons arrived home from theii western trip last Friday even1ns, Mss Lily Myers commences her school ip the Dean district. Sharon, on Monday next.
 Mrs Ransom Smith is reported quite serl ously i'll wuh quinsy
 Rev c. N. F9.aI, oooun;ed +ho ,,,,1,;t ;, +h. l chapel last Sufaay evening after an absenc of two weeks. dke preached very interest 3 ing discourse from Nuke, 9th chapter: 35tl verse.
 Last Wednesday ev.aing Miss Lizzie Old , field returned from New York with brilllau: 7 assortment of millinery gooss, embracing tn, f latest novelties in many elegant and uniou, r styles, which are tastetully arranged at her ! store in Main street.
 The grand concert so long talkel of bv tht West Cornwall cornet band, comss of O., | Thursday evening of this week, and a>highl, , mt resting entertainment is expected Tn. I band have secured the services of two Nq. e vocalists from Bridgeport, Misses Carrie an, d Ada Sterling, also the celebrated cornetsi d MT. Thomas Sunderland, of Waterbury ] They, in connection with our home talent . will render some choice selections, both voca = and instrumental, which is a guarantee for n I'd, musical treat to all who attend. W !. sincerely hope large audience will greet tn o b TVS. as they are richly deserving of 'push," and in no more substantial way ca r 1t be done than oy turning out CD nldSse, an q filling Lle house to overhowng. e Mis- Anna Yutzler has also been in Ney l. Ytrk the past week, purchasing for her ne' millinery store an unusually attractive stoc n of goods which are now on exhibition at h. | s~. Il. Inc; ;o , pared to fill orders with promptness and dls l pa oh, and in a manner to please the mos h fastidlous Dressmaking in connection wit 1 the millinery department will be under tn II competent dlrecton of Miss Celia Myers.
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 The semi annual meeting of the Goshe <. Christian temperance union, was held in th f Cong, church last Sabbath evening |. Mr. James Hunter has gone with hi . daughter, Mrs, Lorenzo Beach. to Bridgeport n Miss Clara E Hurlburt has been spending s week in New Haven
 Q Mr. Henry Smith of New York is vsitin i his parents here -
 Mir. H s. Scoville and family have move | int the house formerly occupied by MT. E L. Richards. } Miss Anna L. Norton left home last weel to attend school in Natick, Mass
 Rev MT Orcutt, who formerly preached a Torrington Hollow, was in town over Sunday
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 The sad news of the sudden death of Dr ] Collins was received from New York Sunda, | bv telegram. He with other friends had beer on a trip to Florida, and was expected h'm I last Saturday, but was taken sick in Nev [ York, and seut message that he would l probably be home on Monday or Tuesday ] but dled on Sunday morning, and was buried