Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
Goshen.

! day. There has been no rain in four weeks. Very dry.
 c. A. Brewster is sick at his home in New York
 A rainbow in the west last Wednesday morning.
 When is the Ivy Mountain Tower to be con- structed?
 Miss Kinny Allyn, of Torrington, is visit ing friends in Goshen. Corn. J. W. Brooks, of Hartford, was in l town last week.
 The Barnum party have broke up their camp at Tylar Lake. MT. Patterson of Torrington, has been put. ting bay window in Mrs. Daniel Lucas house.
 Mir. Edwin A. White, who has been sick at Stony Greek, has recovered and his sister has returned to Goshen
 Last Sunday committe was appointed to take charge of the money left by Mrs. Har- riet Cook, to the Sunday school. The latest arrivals are Dr. Tracy's father at Alanson Sanford's; Mrs. Lorenzo Beach, of Bridgeport; Mrs. A. Zackey and daughter, of Philadelphia, and MT. w. Kinney, of New Haven, at Samuel Eggleston's; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wooster, at Francis Wadham's; Mrs. Holbrook, of Utica, N. Y, at Mrs, !Gray's; | Mrs Winsfred Marved, of Fitc hburg,, Mass, | at H. N. .'s; Mrs. Burdett Hart and daugh. ters, of Fair Haven, at Mrs. Kirkham's; Mrs. Harley, of New Haven, at Mrs. R. F. Cooks; James Rice, of New Haven, at Will Cooks; MT. and Mrs w. Hawes, MT. W. Drew, MT. Doremus, MT. Hilbert, MT. Parker, and MT. P, flaws, all of Brooklyn, at Mrs. Daniel Bentleys. BRADFORD MACARR Ct. Harrington. MT. Coffin of Van Deusenville IS quite un. well, not being able to leave his room. His genial face is much missed in our village. Workmen have at last commenced on the new church, and are making haste quite slowly. Their job will last until next year at the present rate of progress.
 
 work in the quarry and on the large stone barn which she is putting up on the lot back of her residence near the High School build - ing. They have opened a new quarry on the east side of the rlver where there is blue stone enough to wall the town in, and the stone are in layers so they can be split into blocks as they want them. Mrs. Ouackenbosh, who bought Dr. Camps place in the south part of Burlington village owns the handsomest pony ever seen in this village. tis pure white marked with black spots it's height is about forty inches. They have harness and carriage got up to ms tch the pony, and a small boy and girl drive to the post office almost every afternoon sometimes close behind the family car. riage.
 The mail stage from Great Harrington to Monterey which makes a trip down in the morning and back in the afternoon every week day, is managed entirely by woman, who takes care of and drives the horses, looks after the passengers and their baggage with as much promptness as any driver that runs stage to the depot. Such woman is "help meet'' to man. ~ z, Kent. Everything is burning up.
 Four hand organs in town last Saturday MT. Jessie St. John has several boarders from Bridgeport.
 A most atrocious act was committed by colored scamp in North Kent, last Thursday. and providing the detectives are successful in finding him, they will be tempted to swing
 him to the first tree they come to. Last Thursday night some one entered the ice house of MT. Ingersol, and helped them. selves to large piece of steak and two bot ties of lager. The same night an entrance was made into MT. John Segar's pantry and the individual had good meal. There has been number of arrivals in town during the past week. Miss Rice of Danbury and two young ladies from New
 Haven are guests at the Elmore House. Mrs.
 Hamilton of New York, is visiting her sister,
 Mrs. Eaton. MT. John Hopson, Jr., and wife are visiting at his fathers. Mr. Carpenter is spending a few days with his schoolmate, Will Hopson. Mrs. Orton of New York is
 the guest of MT. and Mrs. Ingersol. Mrs. H.
 D. Thomas and son, of Bridgeport spent | few days Tn town, last week, LOT. Salisbury.
 Rev. MT. Eddy supplied the pulpit of the
 Congregational Church in this place, last | Sabbath.
 The Sabbath School of the Congregational
 Church at this place, propose to hold a pie
 nic at Twin Lakes, on Thursday, Aug. 17. l Mrs. Lindon Of the Park House has more
 boarders than her house will accommodate. l Over 6Opeople spent the Sabbath at Mrs. L's.
 Mir. F. W. Holmes, wanting more help took
 the first morning train from Millerton to N.
 r., and returned in the evening with five men l-making his working force up to nine men.
 Last week he gathered eiehty-seven loads of hay and fourteen of wheat. A fair weeks I work.
 The little five years.old granddaughter of Dea. l., sat very demurely listening to the reading of scripture, few mornings since. When the Deacon reached the portion where Moses was commanded to wash Aaron and ! his sons at the door of the tabernacle, the young hopeful suddenly exclaimed, "Mercy If you had to wash 8 man you wouldn't take him to the door, would you, father?" She always calls her grandparent father.