Connecticut western news., 1882-03-29

Q ACKNOWLEDGEMENT desire to ex # our assistance, March 2ad. and enabled us t, save most of our buildings from destructio, @ by fire, not forgetting the ladies who carried . hundreds ofpails of water to throw upon tn, b flames. We feel that we can never repa, . our friends and neighbors for their service . and can only assure them of cur gratitude B while to Him who ruleth above, va would - also render our heartfelt thanksgiving. MRsE. N. GAYLORD. EDWARD NORTON,
 Falls Village.
 Court adjourned last week for the term. The Amesville schools close Thursday fol 8 short vacation,
 Miss Cora Edwards is going to Seymour tc reside with relative.
 J. R. Smith moves his family to Danbury this week.
 W. T. Ferguson will soon vacate the rooms in Miners building, and take rooms at Mrs. Maria Halls.
 Walter Seeley of East Cornwall is driving MT. Miners milk wagon in place of Edward Ford.
 Mrs. Peck's auction, which was advertised for last Wednesday, has been postponed, and will be held at her house Wednesday fore- noon.
 Mir. J. J. Ferris visited New Haven last Friday to see new style of railway car bumpers exhibited and tested with view of introducing them on this line of road if they prove satisfactory.
 The dwelling in Lime Rock occupied by Rev: MT. Walker before the new rectory was built, is being remodeled and new addition and piazza are being built on the house occu- pied by J. B. Owen near the furnace.
 MT. c, K Booth few days since killed an otter near the junction of the little river with the Housatonic, which measured four and one half feet in length.
 Singing school closes Friday night and concert under the management of the teacher Prof. Smith, will be given at the hall Satur- day evening. The best vocal talent in this section will assist, who are now practising some very fine pieces for the occasion. There
 
 Mr- Gilbert Street of Amesville went to Bridgeport Friday to attend the funeral of Isaac Sherwood, a relative of Mrs. Street. MT. R. Mills has been suffering from a se- were cold, obliging him to give up work for few days. Mir. Wm Hubbell is suffering from lame foot.
 A lady at the H. R R. House at Amssville, while passing from one room to another, mis- taking the cellar door for the entrance to an. other room, fell from the top to the bottom of the stairs. She escaped without serious injury, but was somewhat lamed by the fall, and possibly little frightened. | Prof" Hartmann had an entertainment and gift enterprise at citizens hall last Wed. nssday night. J. H. Markham drew the best prize, globe lamp. With the exception of three or four gifts of smaller value, they consisted of sleeve buttons worth about one dollar peck, dried herring, codnsh and lima beans. They had slim house, and showed only one night. The show part was 8 com. plete fraud, and the party left town the next morning before sunrise without any regrets on the part of the villagers.
 The funeral of Genevieye, daughter of Geo V. Capron. was held at the M. E. church Sunday, taking the place of the usual services. Rev Mir, Gamble selected as his text clause in the 9th chapter of Luke sgd verse, '.She is not dead, but sleepeth," from which he de- livered an excellent discourse. A wreath of roses, carnations, begonias, etc. was placed on the casket by loving hands, and the child seemed calmly reposng amid vines of smllax, heliotropes and flowers of snowy wilderness, with which the casket was lined The blow seems all the more severe to MT. and Mrs. Capron, inasmuch as they only about three weeks since lost younger child, and the sympathies of the whole community are with them in their double bereavement Cerebro spinal meningitis was the cause of it's death, from which it had been suffering for only a few days previous. It was in it's third year. 1DLEw1LD. MiddleTieId.
 March has unclapsed the icy fingers of winter and brought sunshine and bird song in place of ice and snow. Snow drifts are seen in the distance, while our fields are put ting on robe of greenness.
 Sugar makers are engaged with their sweet harvest, and no doubt would like more cold an freezing weather. :-:zssss1<c There has been an unusual amount of sick. ness :.and number of deaths in town during the past winter.
 Although hearts are almost broken with the desolation that death has made, still the world moves on the same as before. A dear sister who had been an invahd for years, died March 7th. II shall be comforted in a short time," were her last words about herself. The pearly gates were opened for her Sl.e nad been sorely tried, And she passed through without thought That death was at her side. ! No shadow the grim monster made No fear came to her mind, She had been waiting patiently, So death to her was kind,
 MARY. Salisbury. There is an excellent opening for a frat class dentist in Salisbury Centre, to take the place of the one who is about to leave the 1 village. x. soushfissd.
 $. A. Turner overturned lamp while un loading hides at his shop, and had just time to "cast it out" when it exploded.
 At the auction sale Thursday, of some of the real estate belonging to the late Levi Bar Der, Nelson Walter purchased the piece