Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06

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 Several bouquets of "aora's rarest gems' adorned the Cong. church Sunday.
 Mr. Edward c. Storm of Winsted ws at his old home in this place over Sunday.
 MT. Ezekiel Booth of Copake Iron Works spent Sunday in town.
 Mir. E. M Turner has been visiting rsla- tives in Washington, Ct,
 Mir. Frank Hall returned Friday to Water bury, after brief visit here.
 MT. Harry Sheppard was the guest ofM- over Sunday in New Milford.
 Passenger car 73 is out of the paint shops arraYed in 8 brilliant coat of "1ndian red :"
 Mrs. Wm. Watson of North Pownal, Vt., is visiting relatives on Beebe Hill.
 Rev E. J. Belcher moved his family to An cram last Friday. Miss Anna Belcher will remain here and carry on the business dressmaking, as usual. Mr. c. Booth, foreman of the railroad com paIy's machine shop, has moved inSo the ten ement known as the "Amesville store A certain young lassie is getting sweet on the lads, for she sends tender epistle, and ] requests the company of young swain on a certain evening, ard to insure an awful goo1 | time, says she has bought bag of candy tor the occasion So says the Item. Mrs George II. Peck, dressmaker, solicits l the patronage of those who are in want O any work in her line, at the residence of Mrs G. K. Peck.
 l MT J. Holabird and Mr. E. o Cowdrey and their families have taken up their abode in Winsted, where they moved last week. l There was no preaching at the NJ. E. churct Sunday, and there will be nore on the com. ing Sabbath.
 Miss Mary Maltbie has been spending s few days with friends in Bridgeport
 Miss Minnie Burnett of New Haven is the guest of friends in this place. Her father Mir. James Burnett, has secured job in the R. R shop at Fort Wayne, Ind . and vii move his family there May lst
 Two iron bridges manufactured at Spring field, and which are destined to span tn, Blackberry river, arrived in this place las week.
 Jacob Decker, who negotiated with tn, 1 "dugway," a few weeks since not having come down with the "spondulicks, had pc lite C) invitation to vacate, and the last seer ot him. he, accompanied with his fToao anC five children. were making tracks at & lively pace for East Canaan, last Wednesday, An employe of the railroad company quiet ly hied himself away Friday. intending to re turn that afternoon and surprise the othel workmrn with the sight of nice large string of fish which he was confident of invelglnQ into his hand, and accordingly set out on a cruise up Wards trout brook, but the trout were not so easily duped, and he returned without mary a fin " April fool.
 Mir. George A. Randall, in a neat poster announces to the people of thls vicinity that he IS prepared and seeks their patronage fol work ta the line of whitewashing paper hanging, painting and kalsomining, whicl | will ho Qt notice.
 l At recent election tor officers of the Cong church, Messrs. F c. Dean, P B. Bur nett and A F. Gibbs were elected committee and Lee p. Dean secretary and treasurer fol 'he ensuing year. IDLEwILD. l West Corn nVvaIl.
 MT. w. H. Porter spent the Sabbath d home
 Mrs. Sherman of Watertown, Ct, who hat been visiting the past week at her daughters 's Mrs A. D. Warmers, returned home on Sat urday last.
 Miss Lizzie Old6eld is in New York pur- chasing large stock of millinery goods to, l the spring trade.
 Col c D. Blinn of New Milford, called or a few of his friends at this place last Saturday
 Major Nickerson, Esq of Plainvile Ct. was in town few days last week. l MT. E H. Dean is taking orders of those wishing photographs enlarged to life Rlze elAborately finished in oil and encc csed in ar elegant frame, for the marvelously small sun of $500.
 Nicholas Parent has purchased the corner adjoining the Catholic church, and is soon tc erect thereon blaming mill and wagon shop.
 James H Cochrane has finished up his school term at Rocky Dell Institute, and will now "open the doors" of the store instead oi t 10 school room, to measure off the ''cardina | red" c0lerker to ''circe of sex" cnstomers | who will stare in wondermant at the extreme politeness the young chap has learned to "pui on
 l "Winter still fingers in the lap of spring, v much to the annoyance of the fair adonis who 1 longs, it is safe to presume, for the balmy summer eve when he til, home with his
 w' etheart and take "solid comfort" swing ing on the old E ,rden gate instead of stand ing as obliged 10 now on the street corners, l hivering and shrinking from the keen Marcl
 reezes, as well as the piercing darts which the doting little cupid, just to torment" |: continually shooting at those. who. after ! ttle more lodging around the corner, will s at last surely ''get rit." Everybody is on the n1oUe; some in th new fashioned douhle-jointed OK carts, wit | the pateGt over-turning arrangement: other ake a deuhie-rpaer @ twe horse power, wltl 1 wheelbarrow attachment, while the majorit, move lazilv along on the vehicles which na l ture has provided. with d,sh cloth in one hani and whitewash brush in the other. while ths s ap tub dauglnr from the shoulders com pletes tls moEing panorama ANON.