Connecticut western news., 1881-11-16

going repairs.
 The death song of the stuck porker is heard in the land
 This is about the right kind of weather to pay up your subscriptions.
 Reporter Fl. c. Warner of the Pitts6eld Journal made us a call Monday.
 The ladies' aid society meet at Mrs. J. R, Fuller's tomorrow afternoon.
 Hon. L. B. Merriam of Hartford, made us a pleasant call the other evening.
 MT. William Waller has moved into John N. VanDeusen's house on Church street.
 We are obliged to abridge and omit con- siderable correspondence again this week. Sam Watkins of sandtown fame is re- penting in Pitts6eld jail for drunkenness, etc. MT. Schutt who opens sewing machine store here soon, is to peddle machines on the road.
 Don't forget Rev. MT. Mackey's lecture on Character in Village Improvement hall tonight.
 Miss Geikie, sister of Mrs. Dr. c. W. Adam of this place, has formed a music class in Sheffield
 There will be High Mass in St. Joseph's Catholic Church this forenoon for Michael McGuire's soul.
 Miss Lillie Fuller of Ct. Harrington, sis ter of George $. Fuller, is visiting at her aunt's in this place.
 Mrs. Loomis, of Hartford, who spent the summer of go in this place, is now boarding at H. H. Cogswell's.
 Rock. and Mrs. J. A. Macdonald of this place, are visiting friends in Unionville.
 Mrs. Butler, wife of a foreign mission. ary,. is to speak Tn the Methodist church next Monday afternoon, the 2lst inst
 Rev Mir Cross of the Goshen and North Norfolk M. E. churches, preached in the M. E. church in this place last Sunday evening.
 Benjamin Hawiey-has sold his Canaan Valley farm and stock, to Ward Brinton; the price reported to have been paid is $5,000.
 Editor Addis of the Windsor Locks Jour- nal made us call last Friday, elaborately decorated with a Masonic pin, and hard cold.
 Thanksgiving next week. Rush iD your subscriptions, as we've spoken for cod6sh Turkeys are said to be awfully unhealthy this year.
 The nextI. D. D. Y. clubs dance comes of in Town Hall on Thanksgiving eve Wednesday, the 23d inst and large com pany is expected.
 A large number from this place attended the funeral of Mr. Theodore Morris at Falls Village last Sunday. Rev. MT. Bodley, of Christ church conducted the services.
 Rev. Mason Noble, Jr. is preaching at the Congregational church for the present. It is not yet known what course the .socaety will take towards supplying the pulpit per manently.
 Superintendent Stillson of the Fl. R. R.. is recovering from severe illness of malaria, and his many friends will rejoice to see his genial countenance again when he resumes his duties.
 A new foot bridge has been built beside the highway bridge crossing the "cove" near Dr. Eddy's on Elm street, which is a great convenience to foot passengers. It was built by the V. l. A.
 If the hens that "warble their lay" will reverse the order and lay thelr warbles lit tie more copiously, they will confer favor on suffering humanity. Eggs are higher than Bob. Erwin's ambition.
 MT. William Bennett, while chopping in his woods last Saturday. was struck in the face by a swinging bough, slightly injuring one eye and scratching his face, but fortunate ly he escaped serious injury.
 Conductor John Cole is running con- ductor J. R. Smiths passenger train for the present, the latter having been transferred fo Danbury as, station agent pro tenn, in place of Charles Crabbe, who has left.
 The band have decidedlto present their minstrel show Dec. 9th, three weeks from next Friday night An attractive programme is being arranged and no pains will be spared to make the entertainment worthy of large attendance.
 Il. L. Cartwright of East Canaan, agent of the Barnum Richardson Co.,, has manu- .factured and shipped TOO, 900 bushels of char coal to the Co.'S. East Canaan furnaces, from the various coal stations on the C. W. R. R. this season. -...
 Jerry B. Daley of New Hartford, for, msriy of this place, was in town last week calling on relatives and acquaintances. MT. Daley moved from here about ten years ago. One of his sons, James, was married about three months since.
 Rev. Dr. Eddy spoke on the "sunny side of his prison experience" in Sheffield last Sunday night. The Rev. Doctor having been confined in Libby Prison during the war, knows whereof he speaks, and we venture to say the lecture was well worth going some distance to hear.