Connecticut western news., 1882-03-01

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 Mrs. Burit Eaton is spending few days in New York
 Miss Mary HoPson is visiting friends in Poughkeepsie.
 Mss Gibons, who taught school at South Kent this winter. closed last Saturday. Mis-. Mamie Chamberlin is her successor for the coming season.
 The ladies sewing society meet at Mrs Jerome Berry'a, Wednesday afternoon.
 Nearly everyone In this vicinity who was fortunate enough to be considered "a stock. heldsr" took advantage of last Friday, and went to Bridgeport on the halfpast ten pas. senger train. ' S=,
 The house hslongipe to Nr. .Uriah Sned- digger burned down last Thursday afternoon. It caught Are from the chimney, and before aid could De given the house including all the furniture was speedily consumed LOT. Gs. @Arrtn9eon.
 Your correspondent has been on the sick list for the past two weeks.
 The entertainment given by the ladies of the M. K. church at the Town Hall last Wednesday and Thursday evenings was a suecess, the net proceeds amounting to S25.
 MT Samuel IaiId has sold his farm in the north part ot the village, and 1t is reported that he is going to move. to Springfield, Mass &ra. Mortimer 'Olmstesd is very i'll with typhoid phsumonia.
 Nr 2 c. Lawton of Winsted made flying vlsi' to friends in this vicinity last week. After long and severe illness. Mrs. Lucina EnriKht died at her residence last Monday afternoon, Rev. K H Roys, psstor of the Methodist church in North Egremont con. ductinR the obsequies. Mr. Enright is quite ill and it ia thought he will never recover.
 Sad was the death of Mrs Harvey Sheldon who was buried last Friday For several months she had cancer in her throat which finally increased. untll for tho last ten days 1t became impossible for her to swallow any nourishment whstever, and sine really starved to death. No relief could be given by any of the doctors who were called to examine her.
 Mir. E D. Strong, who has been visiting his friends iu and around Ct Barr,ngton for the last six weeks, has gone into a large dr, goods house in Rochester, N r. as salesman, in the dress goods department. z Norfolk
 Quite . famine in tenement houses in. t now.
 Landlord Stevens of the Norfolk House is going to enlarge the rooms occupied by drug gist Johnson, 30 in future George will have ample room to get around in
 The Mission Circles enjoyed sleigh rid. to Winsted (or should say West Winsted) Saturday last taking dinner at the Beardsley House.
 The temperance wave that left Norfolk some twc years ago, has just returned. under new organization, which undoubtedly wi; stop the sale Of all intoxicating liquor in towr at least the committee has requested the sell. CTS to cease. uREvo1R SOWshRisaa.
 According to the inventory of the Union Whip company, which has now been running a year. it is doing ss good business as could b. expected, and the company will go on, with the best wishes of sll
 MT. Hubert Barber has purchased Of Mir. P ,meroy the place occupied ny Mr B,oth. and will move there from the parsonage Apri lst The parsonage hss been rented to Ed ward Grant, the new stage driver By the way, MT Brewer, the retiring driver, has made a host of friends here, who will reere, that he has left off the husiness. The bes, wishes Of the community will go with him.
 School closed Friday; there were only the ordinary exercises. Frank Babb won the prl1e for the most improvement in writing during the year. Will Baldwin and Fre, Walter received honorable mention; both are left handed boys, and Fred. rites with the left hand In spelling. first class, Frank Cook was at the head most times. and in the second. Carrie Cock. Further reports by and by.