Connecticut western news., 1881-05-11

the guest of hls brother, MT. D. K. Cole paugh, over Sunday.
 MT U. H. Miner has placed another team on his milk route this week, which IS driven by John Welch, Jr.
 Four loads of nomadic people, commonly called gypsies, passed through this place last week, travelling northward.
 Mr. Joseph Mundry, after finishing his con- tract with Mr. Edward Ward, has taken iob of painting for Hon. G. w. Peet of Canaan
 Mrs. Minnie Middebrook, nee Barnum of Bridgeport, last week visited Amesville friends.
 u. R Wolfe and F. A. Bartlett have con tracted to paint the switches railroad signs, etc. along the line of the H R. R.
 MT. John Wolfe of W estport is the guest of relatives in this village
 NIT. Milo Richardson of Lime Rock is hay ing his house enlarged by having built on an. other story, which has been raised, and sev. eral carpenters are employed in working thereon.
 The sturdy yeomen of the soil are busily engaged in preparing their ground for plant ing corn. farmer living on the opposite side ot the river southwark, has finished planting.
 The depot scales, which were somewhat out Of repair; have received the required over hauling, and all necessary repairs made.
 The following officers elect of Cascade Lodge were installed Monday evening: w. c. T., s. P. Ensign; w, V. T, Mrs H. NJ Parmalee; W. S., F. E. Egieston; Assistant Sec, Miss Ella Preston; F. S c E Ford Treas, Miss Abbie Kellogg; Chaplain, P Melins; Marshal, John A. Belcher; D. M., Miss Kinnie Ensign; Guard, Graham Vos- hurgh; Sent, Wm. Ashman; R. s, Miss Fannie Decker; L. S., Miss w. Stephens
 A large and fine assortment of hats of all sizes. co'ors, and descriptions, may be seen at Halls store. from ten cents upward
 MT. Wm. Ashman has our thanks for bouquets of that most fragrant and prettiest of early wild flowers, trailing arbutus. with which he was abundantly supplied last Mon, day evening.
 The "Knowlothings,' the highly poetica name of a base ball club, played game of ball on the fairground Saturday with another club of this vicinity, which resulted in vic tory for the ''Knownothngs' in a score of 29 to 35. IDLEwILD. COlifnsvilIe.
 In four marriages in Collinsville in one week, six nationallties were represented, Amer ican English, Irish, German, French and Afr can.
 Lyman Grant had buggy stolen from his shed May sth
 Charles A Farnham's year old boy was severely bitten by dog May 7th
 The insurance on the house and furniture of Patrick Dunn was paid in full on tho fifth day after the fire by the Etna Go of Hart ford
 Patrick Moore has bought the Carl Pohl- mann place for S2, 900 John Shannon has bought the Daniel Rathbone place for $I 200.
 D. B. H. COrnVaIls
 Our citizens are doing more than their usual amount of repairing, painting, etc. Messrs. Ford & Wadhams are doing an ex- tensive job on the Calhoun Bros buildings, which adds much to their appearance.
 The telephone is no longer shadow, it is a reality, and before thrs is printed we shall he able to converse with our neighbors ''by lightning" The advantages that it will afford to our people are numerous. We shall in a short time be in direct communication with Warren and the market reports of huckle- berries can be obtained by the ''Star," winch will add number of subscribers to that very interesting paper If any of our citizens should be hoarse, don't imagine that it is any thing serious, it is telephoninania
 Messrs. Beers have returned from New York with large stock of goods, embracing herring, clothespns. jewelry. clothing and nu. merous other articles We all love to gaze on the new goods, particularly the herring as it is luxury which we indulge m but once in a year, we all make the most of it.
 If our wise legislators who do not consider cider an intoxicating liquor, would come to Cornwall and stay a short time they would soon change their minds.
 The school in the 10th school district, after being closed for four years, has commenced with Miss Lizzie Chipman as teacher. As Miss Chipman has well earned reputation as first class teacher, they will no doubt have d good school.
 The farmers are having great trouble to find help either by the day or mouth. There are enough men Tn town to supply the demand, but they had rather beg and steal than work The town abate their taxes, and thus encour- age their endeavors to live without doing in fact, Cornwall may be justly called the thieves Paradise
 The personal estate of the late Ithamar Baldwin was sold at auction last Saturday The lucky purchaser of the shoemaker kit" will soon be prepared to do all kinds of bus mess in his line
 A large number of new books have been added to the library, aking some over thousand volumes Among their latest pur chases is Appleton's Encyclopedia Tn sixteen very valuable book for reere1ce
 Large numbers of boarders are expected in our village this summer, and the boarding houses are being set ln order
 Farmers are planting their corn and pota- toes and looking for the third leaf on the to. bacco plants X. Y. z, 
 Art Cook went away on another whip sel