Connecticut western news., 1882-11-15
NEST CORNWALL.

WEST CORNWALL.
 Earl Stevens spent the Sabbath at the home fireside in Brookield.
 Miss Hattie Harrison commenced her school in the West district on Monday.
 Miss Mattie Memnott of Union City is visiting at her brother Joe's for a few days.
 Mrs. David Potter of Thomaston spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Isaac Marsh.
 Miss Mary Fritz, Colds mills fashion able dress maker is paying the city of Hartford visit.
 Miss Stella White of Pawling, N. Y. formerly of Sharon, is the guest of Miss Aida Ingraham.
 Dr. Battam is billed once more for this place>as will be seen by his card in another column.
 Mr. Geo. Hunt of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, hunting excursion. 1 Geo. Harrison Jr. will attend school in Wilbraham, Mass. instead of Lime Rock, as elsewhere stated The death of Mrs. Jacob Scoville oc- cured last Wednesday evening after an illness of several weeks. The Rev. w. 1 Spaulding officiated at the funeral on Friday afternoon, which was quite largely attended.
 The old cannon that had laid speech less for many Q year, boomed fourth from the hill on the west side, in thun dering tones which reverberated among the hills and far away, in honor of the late Democratic victories ANON. SOUTH CANAAN.
 Miss Mary Fox is sojourning at the residence of MT. Robert Pendleton.
 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bosworth have welcomed the advent of little girl.
 The funeral of Mr. Miles Dean who was killed on the railroad, was attended on Sunday.
 Miss Ellen Prentice has had her house newly shingled, and MT. Walter Dixon is preparing to make some repairs in his dwelling.
 The school has had an intermission of one week, and it is now reported that the teacher, Miss Bentley is i'll from scarlet fever.
 The warm weather has been very fla vorable to dilatory farmers, and we think no one need complain of want of time for winter preparations.
 Scarlet fever has made its appearance though in mild form, in the family of Mr. Walter Dixon, Mrs Dixon and
 Miss Eliza Jones being ill, though re- covering.
 Mrs. Fox, past ninety years of age
 rode from her home in Cornwall Hol- low, to MT. Robert Wilcox's about a
 week since, where her sister, Mrs. Will
 lard aged 88, met and visited with her. Both the old ladies are in comfortable
 health and in full possession of their faculties.
 LAKEVILL
 Capt. Bates has been keeping bach elor's Hall.
 Charles Kelsey leaves for Florida, very shortly.
 Col Tupper was unanimously elected Judge of Probate.
 Miss Mary Miles is visiting her son, Newman Miles in New Britain. Joshua Burton has been to New York for the first time to visit his daughter Sarah Ann. Col. Wm B. Reed of the Governors , staff has been as usual, very active and ' jealous in the late state canvass.
 MT. and Mrs. William Bundy came } here in 1885,, and are now the only sur viving married couple who were living 5 here at the time. George Bushnell has the finest frui - farm in the State. He has sold foul L hundred dollars worth of pears and two : thousand bushels of choice winter ap | ples, besides one thousand bushels ot cider apples. The trees were planted by his father, the late Albert Bushnell some 30 years ago, who said at the tim' } of planting them that his children would receive large income from them, ant behold the result. : MILTON.
 Miss Mary Gardner made short visi to Torrington on the 18th. @ We had quite @ little furry of snow il |. this vicinity last week. It made ever, 0 thing look wintery. r A pair of cattle driven by Mir. Johl l M. Gardner got away from him in Mil f ton and they ran some distance befor
 being stopped : Mr. John Gardner had the larges :, yield of corn in this vicinity, gatherin. t about 200 bushels off from about on l. acre and half of land. T. Mir. Richard Barret of Warren, Conn . and Miss Bridget Harris of this plac " are to be united in marriage on the 15t , of this month. Happiness go with them n Quite number of young men gath n cred at the house of J. M. Gardner las V Thursday evening and had an old fash ion corn husking and ended off wit e @ stag dance. e Several team loads of jolly youn e couples went over to Mr. Walter Peck h in Torrington, last Friday evening an l, indulged in dancing and numerou Il games, and report pleasant time. t. ETNA l. COLLHNSVILLE. e Fresh clover blossoms were picke r, here Nov 18th. |. II Rev. G. H. Cate has commenced hous ;' .' keeping in the parsonage. :, Two of our leading physicians are no 7' living on lots adjoining the cemetery D. Mrs. Marshall W. Case has removed ts her new and elegant house on Map avenue.
 y- Isaac Barnes has sold three head s, his famous swiss stock to B. I. Case of Canton Centre. d Burton O. Hinkley of Canton is bril 11 ing barn 1O2x45 feet, with stone bas l, |, ment. 60,0O0 feet of timber was used Il the frame.
 a Dr. C.. D. Hughes has removed D, Hartford to accent A. DositiOn as assisto1