Connecticut western news., 1882-03-08

outAstt, MISS Della Burkett; set comprising sugar bowl, milk cup, butter dish, spoon noioer, MT aud Mrs. John Fl. Burkett {; standard globe lamp. Mrs. Joseph Prince ; pair pearl colored vases, Mrs Charles liar. vey; one vase, Miss Georgie Holcomb; nap. kin ring, J. MuEdry Jr ; two linen handk CT. chiefs. Geo. Caul; card receiver, Willie Hub- bell; hamburg edgingi and muslin, Mrs. J. H. Burkett; linen towel, Mrs s. Stone wafer pitcher, Mrs Wm. Hayward, standard preserve dish, Geo w. Hall; sugar bowl, John Jacobi; ha dozen preserve dishes, W M. Griggs; set gooets. Miss Jarrett; set gohlets, MT and Mrs. Fred Sherwood; one dozen goblets, dozen preserve dishes and pair blue vases, by Mrs. N Slingland aud Ms. Chas. Booth; silver dollar, Mr. and Mrs Wm. Collins; two tumblers, Lee and Willie Brewster. IpLEw1Lp. sheffield.
 Susan is out of town this week. and wished me to send you what news there was that would be likely to spoil before she returned.
 The sociable of the Cong. society meets this "Wednesday evening with Miss May Garfield
 Dr Eddy takes a vacation for four weeks from last Sabbath, (a rest that he needs) and which the soc,ety were willing to grant him The entertainment at the Friendly Union this week will consist of dialogues, music, games, etc. Next week Friday evening the meetings of the Union close for the season, with lecture by Dr. Sanford.
 The annual crop of auctions for which Sheffield is noted, commence this week and continue with only a day or two intervals, tll into April
 Hope Susan will be home next week. BOB. Cornwall.
 Mudl Our "Ellas that was to comen has proved failure, and we entered on the win. ter with the roads in as bad condition as DOS. siole, and now we see the result, for .aany of the roads are nearly or quite impossible. The new organ" for the church has ar. rived, and is pronounced fine instrument by the knowing ones. Much credit is due to the ladies who have gotten up ice cream festivals and resorted to divers other c, ol measures tu draw the dimes from the pockets of those who put 'em" there to stay, they thought, but ice cream stirred up by angels fugers. Vi is too strong temptation, aud thus the money tor the new organ was raised
 The entertainment that Was to have come of last Wednesday evening hss been deter rec uLtll some time thls week. As thus IS the first and 'onDy" appearance of this troupe, it would be best that all should attend what was seen in shad0to few weeks ago for ten cents, and Can now be seen in su5stance for a quarter of dollar.
 D W. Manvel retires from the Beers abuse this spring, much to the regret of hlA numerous friends in this village. nho will be the next lucky man does not appear. The effor, to raiee the debt ot the Ist Ecclesiastical society has tailed, with $l9O to be raised, but as the lst of March was the time limited for raising the full amount, 1t 1 fell through. x.Y.z. Gt. Harrington.
 Mrs. Superman has just returned fom Rome, N. Y., where she has seeu 10 have i've cancers removed. The largest ore l weighed two pounds She is now able to sit up nearly all day.
 The people of Afford are on track o, | another Beckwith. W neither it is the r,gh, ! one or not, remains to be seen. In Spencer town there is large house, the ouly occu. pant being all old gentleman. In the attic are traces of where man sleeps with his clothes and boots.
 Mir. Curtis Baldwin ot Iowa has been vislt. lug friends In this place for the past two weeks.
 Mir E B. Culver and family will move from Castle Hill to Burg Hill this spring, where they will remain until Mir. Culver eau bull |, which he intends to do thus summer In you last weeks paper was little mis- take winch wish to correct as it will sould better for the ladies. The net proceeds of 'he Japanese entertainment were Sl25 instead of $25- as stated.
 Mir. Wm. Calkins has sold his place to Newton Brewer, and will move to Ssekonk in the spring. A.
 FIRE Last Saturaay evening about six o'clock, fire was discovered in the roof of the Congregational Church near the chimney, aud all efforts of the fremen and citizens d,d not save our beautiful church and chapel from destruction. Most oi the cushions, chairs and movables were taken out, but the splen d'd organ and new chandeliers are gone, anu nothing remains but the bare stone walls, ID an injured condition. All expected that Cashier Deland's house would be destroyed either hy fire or by the falling steeple, which lowered more than roo feet above his house. The roofs of all surrounding buildings were kept wet by the tiremen, and all eyes wers on the flaming steeple, which was one bla4. oi lire the whole height. When the crash came the steeple weakened in the middle,