Connecticut western news., 1882-12-13
CANAAN VALLEY.


 their residence in Sheffield on the even- ing of Dec 4, 1882 A general invitation was extended through the town, and At7 o'clock P. M. the guests began to assemble. A cordial reception was ex tended from the host and hostess. At 9 o'clock the host announced that refresh ments were ready. Two tables loaded with substansials were surrounded, and at the third sitting all were accommo- dated with refresments. Hark! the vio- lin is sounded by Dr. B. Grove Curtiss. Ed. Ball acting as prompter. Lo :! there is MT. Warren Candee, forgetting his nearly 80 years and. rheumatism, lowing and whirling at the head of 8 giddy dance like modern youth with the bride of 20 years, while here and there were groups in genial conversation and busy fingers at the euchre deck. Later in the evening and before the company began to leave, MT. Andrews called them to order, being desirous to express his thanks, not only for tokens which were useful, but for friends, tried friends he must call them, because they had been true in association and busi- ness, also as neighbors, therefore he must call them tried friends, of which he was thankful for their enjoyable com pany as well as their gifts upon the table. The tokens of respect were as fol- lows |: Two beautiful stationary rock CTS and marble top stands ;iMr. and Mrs. H. s. Chapin, MT. and Mrs. A. M. Lit tie, MT. and Mrs. Luther Winch, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Hurlburt, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Vosburgh, MT. and Mrs. W. H. Little, MT. and Mrs. T. c. Wickwire, Miss Mary Leonard, MT. and Mrs. J. H. Bacon, MT. and Mrs. Dr. H. H. Smith, MT. and Mrs. J. c. Smith, Miss M. D. Cowles, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Burtch, MT. and Mrs. T. S. Crippen, MT. and Mrs. c. O. Dewey, MT. and Mrs. B. D. An drus, MT. and Mrs. M. J. Smith, MT. and Mrs. w. A. Forbes. China tea set, MT. and Mrs. w. M. Chapin, MT. and Mrs. s. H. Bushnell, MT. and Mrs. l.. H. Boardman, MT. and Mrs. J. M. Nun son, MT. and Mrs. R. Little, MT. and logg, MT. and Mrs. T. IN. Kellogg. A set of guilt edge fruit dishes, MT. and Mrs. J. Conway; six towels, Mir. and Mrs. c. French blue glass celery dish, Joseph Candee envelope with Mrs. F. Coons; black lace fchu, Marthy French; set of table mats, Min nie Crippen; butter dish, Mr. and Mrs. F. Nobles; pepper and salt dishes, Mrs. E. l.. Boardman; set of vases, MT. and Mrs. H. W. Sikes; cromo, MT. and Mrs. l.. Royce; $2.5 gold piece, A. J. Spur; nickel student lamp, Miss A. B. Sage, Mrs. W. Bartholomew, MT. and Mrs. J. N. Warner; 8 toilet chamber set and salad dish, Mr. and Mrs. w. Candee, Mrs. S. Tripp, MT. and Mrs. H. T. Can dee, MT. and Mrs. H. z. Candee, Miss E. Joyce, MT. and Mrs. H. c. Clark. MT. Andrews was born and brought up on this, his parental homestead, and as one after another past away some two years since, at the age of 93 years MT. Andrews married for his first wife, Miss Cynthia Wooden of Litchfeld, Ct. in 1850. She was held in high esteem and much respected ,and died in 1857, having had two children, one Nellie, now Mrs. Rolley Little of Sheffield, the other dying in it's infancy. Again in 1862 he married Miss M. B. Crippin of Sheffield plains, who stepped into the unenviable position as step-mother, laboring with heart and hand as help mate, with all the excellent qualifications of 8 lady by nature. MT. Andrews is one of our first class farmers as his place exhibits general improvement with tidiness. His like his open fire place with wood all aglow together with 8 home like company, furnished an evening of sociability, seldom enjoyed. The well selected and useful tokens indicated ap- preciation of tried friends.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 Miss Kate Caldwell of Bridgeport is the guest of her sister, Mrs James H. Cole.
 The concert by the Norfolk Jubilee singers Saturday night was pronounced good and they were greeted with full house.
 One glance at Cochrane Bros adver- tisement in another column will assure the public that big Christmas awaits them.
 Edward Amundson received his Christ mas present last Friday, and is so happy that we give the reason of it all in the birth list.
 Miss Lizzie Oldfeld spent the past week at the domicile of our late M. D. Lssac F. Sanford, of Sheffield, Mass
 Clara Smith and MT. Charles Cloud of Royalson, Vt, stopped on their way last week to New York, for short visit at Mir. James Cochrane's.
 Miss Nellie Fairchild of Bridgeport and her nephew, a son of James Carter of Ogdensburgh, N. Y, are visiting at R. N. Cochrane's and F. w. Yutzler's.
 Our druggist is trying to puzzle every body with his conumdrum, which he rattles off like this: ''What God never saw and Geo. Washington seldom saw and we see every day." what is it drop in and tell him and you'll get a cork screw with cromo attached.
 Our village school, which has been under the able tuition of Mrs. Helen Page, closed its fall term of twelve weeks on Saturday last. The school registered thirty-ewo and the average reached twenty-seven. Those present every day during the term were Misses Nellie Dell and Minnie Cochrane, Ina Hart, Jessie Wheaton, Sadie Hughes, Minnie Wetherall, Phebe Nickerson, Bertha Potter, Ella Gum, Masters Geo. and Howard Nickerson, Robert N. Coch- rane. With two or three exceptions the above have not been tardy. The winter term opens Jan. 2d.
 MILTON.
 JIM. Gardner is doing some exten-, sive carpenter work at Bantam.
 A social hop was given at Chas. Clark's, Thanksgiving, about "A couples participating.
 Miss Betsey Parmalee has purchased the farm lately owned by Mrs. Mehit- able Ferris.
 Mir. Levi King and wife of Waterbury were guests at MT. John Roses, Thanks giving week.