Connecticut western news., 1881-06-22
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Mrs George w. Hall has returned from | her visit to Buffalo | Mir. B J. Bradley while in New York Fri | day, purchased among other goods for his | store, large number of books, which will be | offered for sale this week. The spring term of school in the Beebe | Hill district closes Saturday of this week. Henry Yutzler has returned to West Corn wall. having severed his connection with Neisner. The Cong. ladies aid society meet this week afternoon with Mrs. Henry Belden
 High sheriff Porter of Goshen was in town 
 MT. G. w. Hall was in New York all last week, and has added large stock of goods for both departments of his store
 There will be held next Saturday evening in the basement of the Nj E. church, an ice cream and strawberry festival.
 MT. Edward A Flagg of Hartford, and two daughters, were guests of D. W. Clarke, Esq last week. One daughter will remain for an other week.
 Mrs. H. Sheppard returned Friday from her visit to Croton Falls.
 Moses Datus Ensign Titus Esq.,, has been pleasing Sugar Hill acquaintances with his presence, where he has been rustcating for the benefit of his health.
 The "Know- Nothings" played match game of base ball with the "Young Mechamcs" at Lakevllle Saturday afternoon, the contest be- ing for new ball. The game was umpired fairly by gentleman of that village, and was satisfactory to both parties. There were number present to witness the play, including several ladies, who seemed to manifest quite an interest in the game. The ''Nnow-Noth- inQs" make no Sotty pretensons to being ex- pert players, and can stand @ defeat or can carry off the honots of being vctors without either Encouragement or vain idle boasting, a fact winch is highly commendable iu them. This was only their second game with other clubs, and for age and size are about equally matched with the "Young Mechanics" and though the Unions" of Ashley Falls, with the advantage of age, numbers and experi. ence in their favor, won the game, which led to the belief that they know nothing about playing base ball, they last Saturday retrieved their ill fortune, and conclusively proved that they did know something enough to van qush thelr rivals and "lugged" off the ball, the score beng ls to 23. The ''Young Me. chanics" played well, and after the game was over treated the "Know. .Nothings" to ice cream They were again challenged to play with them, which was accepted, and ii pleas. ant, will come off July Ed, on such ground as shall be hereafter agreed upon.
 Mrs. David Watts returns this week from a two weeks sojourn with friends in Danbury and Newtown.
 The posters for the band excursion are out, and six brass bands, comprising the H. R. R.. Lakeville, Canaan, West Cornwall. Kent and New Milford, will be present at the picnic at Seaside Park Saturday the 25th.
 Mr. Henry R Wolte has permanent job as clerk in the store of David Watts, where he has been some three weeks past,
 IDLEwILD.
 A CARD - We wish to express our thanks to our friends and neighbors. for their kind ness and sympathy manifested to us in the sickness and death of our daughter.
 MIR. AND MRS HENRY LOOMS
 Falls Village, June 18th, 1881.
 West Cornwall.
 Mrs. A. D. Warner returned from her yis jung tour last week.
 MT. c. E. Baldwin has been appointed deputy sheriff tor Cornwall.
 Hon Giles Potter of Essex, agent of the State Board ot Education, was in town few days last week.
 Miss Mary White is again in town dress making at Dea R R Pratt's.
 Miss Sarah Miller presided skillfully at the organ Sunday. in absence of the regular or. ganist, Mrs Ellen Scovile
 The ladles' benevolent society meet with Mrs, Chauncey Baldwin on Wednesday after noon of this week.
 Mrs. l. R. Sanford left on Monday for an extended visit to the "city of elms."
 s. J. Adams reports the tirst swarm of bees thls season, and enough of them to fill q barrel.
 Messrs Ford and Wadhams did iob of Stn1 R l.ot
 Setting tobacco is the order of every moist day among our farmers just at present.
 Several from this place took in the excur- son to Rockaway last Friday.
 The blackest crow Ellsworth could possi. bly, spare is the latest acquisition in one of our well to do families
 City boarders have already arrived at the Foster House. Miss Sarah Harris, Mr. Har- rv Salmon. with sisters, Misses Mary and Gracie of Brooklyn, are stopping there for a tew weeks
 Just the thing for the hot weather are those Golden Star oil stoves, on exhibition at Cochrane Bros store They are perfect lit- tie gems, and claim marked superiority over any other oil stove made.
 Fred Yutzler is just as thoughtful as ever | he was, in procuring for our young America's fourth the largest and most complete line of
  stacks of fire crackers torpedoes, pistols, car tridges and caps Roman candles, sky rock cts, etc, etc, IS enough to make the heart of the boys run wild and If their eyes ever hung over on their cheeks, in prospect of glorious time, Fred. for this once will do it. James A. Cochrane has in market from his garden, some of the largest and most luscious strawberries we have seen this season They Ire the 'Mouarchs" of all who surveyed them md those fortunate enough to get n liberal slice from one of the largest say they are rue to the name. Last week young "Pete the doctors hos Ter, all of a sudden grew too big for his 'othes and showed off for s'himselr" fully onvluced he should make his mark in the world. or miss it and "nust." the latter being nos probable as he was last seen by Bos on drummer, in Merwinsvlle "buslin'" up ten cent piece that his generous nature had ! rompted him to shell out to an unlicensed !  The adjourned case O! Johp Harold against f tnart Long, for treSpass, etc etc is ad I, burned month. d The wife of Charles Barey, who lives in il he Dean district. Sharon side, committed 2 ucde on Thursday last by hanging herself apple tree in the orchard near her ome, where she was found by member ot le family soon alter her disappearance, but ut till life was quite extinct. She had beea poor health for some lime, and undoubted- a her own destruction was pre-medltated, as | le had bctore made an unsuccessful attempt. s emporary insanity is supposed to have been z, ~ le cause of the rash q, ed. al If lawyer Warner did ibid in" at a Canaan Ii lction an old rusty buck saw, with all it's d out teeth knocked out he don't seem to tl ke to wood saving worth a cent; he rather al ,nke,s after some mere brain food from E Ike P,ckere" on Cream Hill. after his ex- m U, rIence of ast Tuesday afternoon. when he s' 'uled in without being obliged to Ford" N