Connecticut western news., 1882-08-23
West CornwaI,.

R. N. Cochrane leaves the psesent week for Vermont, to purchase the third drove of cattle this season.
 Miss Mary White, the popular dress maker, after continued absence, has re- turned to the domicile of D. L. Smith. Miss Annie Wilson closed her school on the hill last Wednesday,, where she had successfully taught the past sum- mer term. -...-..... .~.
 The lawyers all thought last Monday that the Reed vs. Hettengen law suit would keep without spelling till Sep tember, when it will again be opened.
 E. B. Harts two sons and Fred Wood have pitched their tent near to Tyler pond in the land of Goshen where they are utilizing all their signs for "luck' in fishing.
 MT. Samuel Evans, telegraph ope- rator from Philadelphia, accompanied by his sister Jennie, arrived at R. N. Cochrane's Saturday evening for fort nights visit among their relatives in this village.
 Poor Sullivan would stand slim show before some furious s'knock abouts'' who sport in this vicinity and enter tain genuine pluck and ''clear grit enough all ''bottled" to settle his great ''I am" at two rounds only.
 The advent of the present week broke in upon the health, wealth, beauty and 'fatness" of this place reveling in the Twin Lake scenery. They jour- neyed far enough to feel satisfied that their "peck of dirt" had been swal- lowed, and will probably die happy.
 It has been happily ordained that 'picnic reporters might as well shar- pen up couple of pencils at both ends, and strike the realm of fancy solid in their attempts at describing some grand Parlor Rock affair such as our Cornet band gave on Friday last. Butt mum bered as we are among the non-attend ants can only ''ereap out' on the do main of fact, and repeat what all say il regard to this beautiful resort, the big crowd present, and the delightful day passed there. The band may vel play their ''Oh be joyful overture a the complete success that attended theil first picnic of the season.
 East Canaan.
 Rumors of a wedding are afoat, some time early next month.
 Will Adams cheerful phiz is agail seen in our midst, being home iron Roxbury for short vacation.
 It is expected that the church, whicl for several weeks past has been under going repairs, will be opened for ser vice next Sunday.
 We are sorry to say that MT. J. N Fox, whose improvement was referred to in the News some two weeks since is very much worse instead of better.
 About 100 of the congregation ant Sabbath school of the Congregations church of East Canaan, went to Lake vile for a picnic last Thursday. Al report good time. The Sunday schoo is gaining in numbers, and it has now membership of about forty.
 For the benefit of outside partie who are reporting that there is diphthe ria at the East Canaan furnaces, W, wish to say that there is none, neithe has there been the slightest indication of the disease, according to the verdic of Dr. Wm. Welch, who we under stand is the best acknowledged author ity in this part of the state.
 SEMI OCCASIONALLY
 MT. Frank Tone and Miss Mary Reg Ter were published for marriage at St Joseph church. We are glad to hear it as Mr. Tone is respectable youn, man, and as for Miss Mary Kegler, sh is young lady much thought of in he society, and we hope she will have long and happy life. Ms.
 Mrs. c. W. Bentley has boarder from South Carolina, also from Brand ford, New Haven and New York, thi season.
 We had the pleasure of seeing tn beautiful new phaeton of Mrs. Cortlan, w. Bentley's, at Falls Village yestel day. It is hobby.
 .. c. W. Bentley, one of Goshen thriving farmers, has raised 1,2O bushels of potatoes this year with n help but one son, 16 years old, and on small boy aged 10 years. He has als cut the hay on MT. Bates farm i Huntsville, estimated at 100 acres more with the help of new buckeye mower and two sons, one 16 and the other years of age. If any farmer in Litch field county can show as much wor for the same help, we wish to kno, , who he is and where he lives , ClingstOne and 'FhOrne.
 CEngstone met his first defeat Fri