Connecticut western news., 1882-07-26
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is stayingat her fathers, MT. Earl Cartwright
 Mrs. M. S. Mile who has been visiting friends here, returned to her home in Bristol, Monday,
 The boys of Ellsworth, East street, were sold when they serenaded Calvin Tickner last week. He still remains bachelor.
 Mr. & Mrs. J. L Booth and daughter, re- turned to their home in Groton, Wednesday last after short sojourn with their daughter Mrs. D. L. Mercy.
 The "scribe with the red hat band" was seen last week on the road to "York State" |" inquiring the way to that place. Anything but umbrellas missing now? Mrs. Lavinia Marsh from Groton, N. T., is the guest of Charles w. Everette, in the ab- sence of his father, Joshua Everette, who is still absent in the West. S. B. St. John celebrated his eighty fourth birth day, July 18th, by dinner party. His daughter, Mrs. M. s. Mills, from Burlington. Ct was present; also MT. & Mrs. Charles Mercy, son-inlaw and youngest daughter she being just one half her fathers age.
 MT. Hezekiah Gregory met with quite q serious accident last week while showing the boys what he could make with Mir. l. S. Everett's spirited team. Result: Uprooted trees, broken rakes and mutilated man. X. sOuGhFicld. Lizzie Clark is home. The rye crop is being harvested.
 Mrs. Russel Baldwin has returned.
 The stage route doesn't change hands. . /
 Some of the boys want to 'camp out" after having.
 Willis Parsons went on trip to Hartford, Saturday.
 Some of our most influential and we'll to do citizens propose to go and see Jumbo. There is no granulated sugar to be had, wherewith to can the juicy raspberry and the more acid currant
 The milk can jingles and SO ';how mysteri. ously wags existense" in the quiet little vii. | lage of South6eld.
 The dearth of items is something amazing. No one has any, and none can be found. They are in fact past finding oxt." Yet happiness reigns iL this little hamlet.
 MT. $ Mrs Charles Cook and family, of East Lee, are visiting relatives here. Mir. c. is the same merry pin" he used to be- He returns soon, but Mrs c. and the children will Ire. main for some days. TATTLE TALE Hli1l River.
 Miss Miner of Rochester, Minn. is visiting at J. W. Adams.
 | E. B. Huntley of Collinsville is visiting former neighbors and friends. Thursday last thu young people went to Lake Buell. on picnic excusion, and report good time.
 Fire broke out Thursday morning at D. Stanard's store occupied by W. A. Thurston for tin shop, and was completely destroyed with it's contents Insurance on building, $l,0O0; on stock and tools, $l,OOO. It was with great difficulty that MT. Stanard and Mrs. Wolf's house were saved. In the afternoon fire was discovered in Henry Sisson's lumber shed, destroying it and about twenty thousand feet of pine lum. Der. At the same time fire was found in James Hudner's barn, but was put out before any damage was done Friday morning fire was again discovered in MT. Sisson's lumber yard; and on Saturday morning Mrs. James Hudner was arrested on suspicion of setting the shed and lumber on fire. She was taken to Ct. Burlington and bound over for appear. ance to court on the 27th inst. Cornwall Bridge | These are exceptional dull times for politics except in exceptional cases Our village has been awfully stirred up for the past few days by Bridgewater carts, Freench pan carts and French gigs whizzing in and out What everybody asks, is, "what's up?"
 George Blodget, Esq, of Ashley Falls came to this village on Thursday from the South, and stopped for few hours to show his finger rake and moving machine. His sales, so far as heard from, are four rakes and two machines. Success to our venerable friend.
 Pears and grapes are almost total failure the present season in thls locality.
 Tobacco is a little backward, but cultiva ton is doing everything for the crop.
 The esculent never looked better; a good crop is suggested by those most capable ol Judging. For beets, use paris green in water.
 A grand picnic, by the Willing Workers is in contem platio1, Missionary Northrop is fitting the grounds. Other societies have sgni6ed their intention to be present and a large attendance is anticipated.
 Charley Gibbs beats all other fishermen having caught, on Saturday. in the Housa- tonic river l9 bass.
 H. L. Beers has negotiated with the West Side road for one of her Tunnels and proposes to present it to the town of Goshen, thinking tunnel most convenient place to get in a rain, having deal of feeling for fifteen hun. dred people gathered for good time last 4th
 The first lawn party of the season was given by Miss Oracle Brown in honor of Miss Jennie Reed of Bristol, Conn. ,on Friday last. Falls Village.
 Miss Phoebe Gardner of Ligonier, Indiana, 1 is here on 0 visit for few weeks. Miss Carrie Giblet of New York, is the guest of friends in Amesville. Miss Jennie Ellis of Boston, is in Amesville on short visit.
 A party of five or six young men from this place are camping this week at Lake Marsha. paug, Goshen, also few from Lime Rock.