Connecticut western news., 1882-09-20
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MORteray.
 O. W. Cross and wife spent little time in Middlefeld this week, their for mer home.
 William H. Minor did not arrive with his horses last week. News from him said he had been sick several days.
 L. B. Hall went to Boston as grand juror, U. s. D. Court last week, and G. W. Morse goes this week, also, as petit juror.
 Geo. w. Morse planted 20 lbs. of seed (''White Star'') potatoes last Spring from which he got yield of 12 1-2 bushels.
 N. F. Gowey reports also that he dug from one hill p potatoes Burbank Seedlings) that weighed Il lbs. qguess this contains some ashes and water) the patatoes were very nice, but it must have been large hill.
 W. D. Hadsan spent the Sabbath at home, he has been in 8 R. R. Superin- tendent's office in Hartford and returned on Monday. The company shifted him to an office in Boston.
 Our band is getting along nicely, they have procured the instruments of the disbanded band, of Southfield, and had the first 'toot" on them last Friday eve ming, organized and choose officers : Leader, J. l.. Irving; Assistant, W. s. Bidwel; Secretary, O. W. Cross Treas urer, T. l.. Curresia. Jule. Turner of Southfeld, is to be instructor, common cing from this Friday evening.
 It ighteued, thundered and poured fore part of Friday evening, but, never theless, half dozen couple took in the dance at Southfeld last Thursday evening and helped to raise the number of tickets that were sold to about fifty to first-class company. At the intermis sion. In body, we repaired to the house of our old friend MT. Harmon where we were joined by another of ou1 former towns boys (now of your town Frank Hitchcock, and attended to the wants of the inner man. After whicl he had our smoke, while the ladies at tended to the dishes. s.Bub" drew tn, bow until three o'clock, when the fu1 closed, only to go home with the girls by the aid of lantern. PAUL.
 Welch and Johnson have purchased the Watson place and are soon to erect spacious drug store upon the grounds.
 Considerable has been said of lat, about building new school building in our centre district, the grounds, etc. being selected, though not secured O. money raised, and we hear it rumorec that they would like little financial ait from outside districts, but your cores pondent has not heard whether our out side neighbors will take kindly to thi chipping in" plan or not.
 We are again left to resume the regu lar routine duty of country life alone The city people who make the town s' lively during the summer months hay departed, as is usual in September, bu they loose the pleasantest month in tn year,. to spend in 8 country place. especially one that affords the beautiful scenery and drives as this does, tn gorgeous array of autumn foliage tha September brings. Norfolk has becom probably the most popular summer re sort in Litchfeld county, and is crowde to it's utmost capacity each season. Sey eral additional hotels or boarding house could be easily filled. Much has bee : said of late about the Berkshire Hills, which are largely visited and peopl are fast becoming conversant with tn : fact that this town affords equally a fine views and drives as any localit among the hills of Berkshire. AUREvo1R.
 Chapinville.
 A. J. Spur attends the State Fair 6
 Merriden this week.
 The carpenters at Messrs. Scoville'S f finished work last Saturday, having sper three years in improvements. Q Miss E. W. Greenwood closed he v summer vacation. with an eloquent al
 peal in behalf of the temperance cause p and is to be followed uext Sabbath b . Rev. MT. Colyer, at o'clock, who wi f. speak in other parts of Salisbury, pr, !. paratory to 8 temperance crusade i
 different parts of the state. j. Clayton.
 f Jack Frost comes to the front. t MT. Geo. Rood is very sick with th s typhoid malaria.
 r MT. B. M. Rood has been quite sicl @ but is convalescent.
 Mrs. T. l.. Sackett is quite sick
 Mrs. Cornelius Mayhew and little so ' of N. Y., are visiting at Edward Fe s rvs.
 S Harry Davis weighed stalk of t. . bacco which grew sixteen leaves, tt g other day, and it weighed six pound Q two ounces; the top leaf was two and u half feet long and eighteen inches wid '' Who has better stalk of Havana t. 's bacco?
 's As a general thing the farmers in tn u vicinity have harvested their tobacco. 's 's s4pthrield.
 Mrs. Rathbone who was visiting h. sister. Mrs. E. $. Garfield. has ret1lrne