Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22

they have been under Prof. Weaver, tutor of New Hartford. Henry Purdy advsrtises by auction on April 4th at o'clock 8. m, about 7s head of cattle, s5 being good nilch cows, yoke four year oxen. which are fns, the remainder be. ing mostly young cattle, also one top buggy.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made last Thursday night to burn o. ". Cross wagon shop by breaking window and throwing in a lighted bottle wound with cotton and rags saturated with kerosene oil. It was thrown near the stove, which looks a fit was cal. eu'Atsd to ahow as if it caught from the stove. 1t fell in some green sak felloss, burned a little. then went out. The shop is within about 3 feet of the blacksmith shop, and if enc had burned the other would have gone also. Detective Kellogg of Pittsasld is sx. Psctsd to look into the sass. ,
 Last Thursday evening the debating club diseuassd the wonan's suffrage question, which resulted in . tic by the club, but sons outsiders were called in, and it was decided in the affirmative.
 Hard colds, poor sugar weather and good travelling is what ws are favored with as present. pAu1- seasMfiesa. -~
 Art Cook h home for e few days. He ssarts on his long western trip sone time this week
 hr. Phillips has moved into Wm H Loom- is' house. Mir. Parsons moves into the Nor. ton house vacated by MT. F.
 Mra. Ed. c. Cook of East Lee paid us short visit last week. Wl returned with her.
 The next reading circle will be at Henry Kasson's, At the last one there was some good music.
 The village girls enjoyed . sweet season, as guests of the Misses Rhodes last Friday. They had lots of maple sweet, and came home sweeter, if that is possible, than when they went away. .v
 It took two days to sell cut the goods on the Collar estate.
 The social at Wm. Kasson's was well st tended. That maple syrup was just ns plus ultra Iu the evening there wore other fes- tivities; "a sound of rsvelry by night" It was ''shut of" at . ssasonable hour. Mir. and Mrs. Bradley. MiR Daily and Mr. Bull of Sheffield, and Miss Susie Chapin of Winsted were guests at MT. Wm Kasson'& R. Warrington has closed hls engage ments as village blacksmith here. We be- lievs hs goes to Canaan Valley. He is A worthy decipls Of, the great first blacksmith, Tubal Cain.
 Julius Turner has finished work at Win sted, and has osms home to assist his father l in the lash business.
 MT. Baldwin's broom man, Nash, hss been on g vacation.
 Henry VanDsussn is turning white again. He's much improved. TArTLE TALE. Ashley Falss.
 As have nrt ssen any items of late in your paper from this placs, thought would send . few.
 We are having 6 good deal of sickness here, and Dr. Camps horses are sesn in our streets every day. Mrs. Laffargue is dan. gsrously ill. and MT. H. Smith, (Mr. Dsckers son.in.law) is also very sick, and i've or six others are on the Dr's. list.
 Our station agent Moore has been around on orutches the past week, afflicted with rheumatism. Quite number of changes take place in our quiet little village this spring, Nyron Decker moving te the place lassly occupied by D. F. slYs, which givss ''Tooe" lots of room for himself and trotrerA Hsary Joynsr works Frank Pests farm. Harvey Decker has moved in his now house. Fred Laf. fAreue moves to Canaan to the charge of the Franklin farm. M. P. Leroy leaves his brother's store tho A-rt Of April, and Ashasl Rood of Clayton takes his place.
 Waffle Jones has gone to work in the creamery at shefasld for she coming year. 4. W. Parsons, with Jesse Shepard as helper are supplying the FAlls Village cream cry with milk cans John Jones has been having serious time with ulcers on the eye, and has been in the hospital st Hartford, under treatment of oae of the skillful physicians there K l KeMt. f
 MT. Charles Eaton Is repairing his house. Mr Charles Smith has built on quite an sd. dition te his barn.
 Rev Mr. Murphy of Essex exchanged pull. pits with Mr. J Howe Vorce last Sunday. George Davis ofNsw Preston will move to Kent Furnace soon, and will carry on the blsoksmithing business. He is an able work man, and will undoubtedly be well patronized.
 Hiss Mary aad Julia Hopson sail for Europe the arst of July, and will be abroad four months.
 A great deal of complaint is made about our roads, especially the ones leading south from our village, toward South Kent and the reservoir. Pedestrians are seldom seen in the locality where the main water pipe from ths reservoir is plsesd under tho road The pipes were covered with locse earth, end TOW .9 the frost is com,ng out of the ground, 1t reuders the roads almost impossible Two 0r three horses have airesdy snakeE so desr n the mud that IL required sn extra horse or oeazD 10 draw thom out, The 9eople thst srs onpAlied 10 travel eheea rosds, gve in hppef .aat tue proper authorities B!ll consider the ncuols F,issly and repair the places soon nd thus ssvs the iphabtantg rhs anxiety O. contemplated hFs insu7snoe uv law s,,it,
 4 few minutes before o'clock les, Ines. | day morning. shs oaurch oslls raaK and lie cry of tire was heard in our village. This | alarm was occasionsd by shs discovery of flames issuing fron the church yard, snd 1t | gave very brilliant illumination. The dre