Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1882-05-03

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wait until you can gather fun column to send
all at once" but let rs hear from you from,
week to week, il you can't give more than two
items at time, remembering that nesos is not
improved by age.
Falls village. ~
D. W. Clarke, Esq. has been engaged az
counsel on a case in the supreme court al
Hartford, whore he has been for a few days
past. ...,. 80:
Mrs Ezekiel Booth has gone to reside at
Copake Iron Works, where Mr.. B. has been
employed for some time past. -.
The return Of the swallows, which are haI
bingers of warm splinglke weather, was no
tced last week, where they will enliven the
scene during their three months sojourn.
4 The new palace cars being built at the
"Wason" car shop at Springfield expressly
I for the Housatonic R. r. will be finished and
put on the road, it is expected, early in June
Mr.. Horace Kelsey, former resident Of
this section, ''loosed the silver cord" ct Pine
Plains, N. Y, and his remains were brought
. to. Salisbury last week for intsrment. :.
! The trees ordered by various parties from
the Geneva and Rochester nurseries arrived
the latter part of last week, in good condition
i The church benefit society represented by
\ the ladies Of the Cong church, are invited to
: meet with Mrs q. II. Miner Thursday after.
d noon !; = y
+ New ratings along the roadway through
tha 'dugway" and other places along the
way between there and Amesville, are beng
built, by order of the selectmen of Salisbury.
# Mr.. VIM. A. Burkett of Danbury was home
oyer Sunday. Will has. by strict attention to
the duties. Of the position which be holds, be.
come almost Indispensable to his employer
and is now at work on an increase of salary
:, Mr.. F. G. Peetz recently purchased lot Of
shoes while in New York, Of all grades,
which he offers for sale at cheap rates, and III
custom work which is always 6rst-class, he
has all the work he can do.
Mrs. II. M. Holmes has closed her milline.,
trade which she has carried on SO successful.
4 " for nearly two years past, and wishes t.
express thanks to her customers who have
fsyored her with their patronage. She has,
I We are informed, conducted the largest and
best millinery store embracing the latest nov.
j elites and finest goods of any one who has
ever carried on the business in this village
and her numerous friends here much regret
her going out of the business, who express
all sorts of good wishes Tor her future happi.
ness. IpLRw1Lp.
West COrmxvGia.
Mrs. A. D. Warner is visiting friends in
i Bethlehem, CT.
! Miss Annie Wilson of Long Hill commenced
her school on the hill last Monday.
II Houstan Cochrane'e little Robbie il quite
1 sick with diphtheria.
| DR.. and Mrs: !. R, Sanford of Sheffield
spent the Sabbath at Mr. oldaeld's. -
REV. Mr.. WARREN from Yale again appear.
ed behind the pulpit ON Sabbath evening.
:: Robert N. Cochrane is expected home from
Il Vermont the present week with q car load Of
cattle.
ssMrs. Brewer of Beaver Hill, N. Y, who
has been stopping with her son, the doctor,
the past few weeks, returned home Monday
fiast.
T. Charles Wolfe dropped down from Norfolk
i lass SatdFaay, sand secured Edward Kahlef
j eaf the shear factory at that place. Ed. lef,
on Monday for his new quarters with side
hill smile for the ''girl he left behind"
Dentist Battatns of New Milford will meet
on Friday of this week at the residence O.
I Mr.. George Hughes any who desire to have
teeth extracted.
: Mr. Henry Yutzler and bride of Nn,folL.
paid the old homestead a short visit last week
henry reports business in his new tailor shop
as fourishing, and with his prepossessir o
knack of "suitipg" every body with a good
"cut, must eventually crown his labors u it'll
success.
Miss Lizzie Oldtield has arrived from New
York with millinery enough to set every ladv
within the limits of Cornwall wild with de-
light. Such pretty assortment Of straw
goods, hats, caps aud bonnets in the fnest
| braids and most exclusive shapes grace the
counters, aud when trimmed, are perfect
models offashion, beauty and elaborate taste.
which combine to make Miss Oldfeld's mill.
merry store the place to buy very popular
goods at very reasonable figures. ANos.
Monterey.
| We are, about through sowing oats, vet the
ground freezes some nights,
Etbbie& Warner returned to westAo,d
Mass. Normal school on Monday, having been
home a-week on a vacation.
Cyrus Crosby has an auction on the 9th. at
10 O'CLOCK, at his residence, of four Durham
COWS. farming tools and hosses.
An item in your last issue said that Thorn.
as Wood found his wife dead in the well on
The 9Th inst That is mistake Mr.. Wood
and son-in>law were absent, and as a lamb
got in the well, Mrs. Wood went down to
get it, when blood vessel burst, and she
was got ont just in time to breathe her. last,
by the assistance of their daughter and |
neighbor, Mrs. l. N. Benedict, who was there |
for the day. The lamb was not saved, Mrs. |
Wood was465 years old
Nv. d. Hadsel has gone to Hartford as
clerk in furnishing store,
''Psul'sP boy, John Conley, who ran away
from him few weeks ago got back Monday.
He went as far as Danbury, and not finding
things as good as he expected, gave himself
up to the police, who notified the agent at
Springfield, Mass, who took him back to the
State school in Palmer. He thinks sure grub
and place to sleep is preferable to tramping
Mrs: Sarah Stanley of Kansas, Wilson Co |
town OF Neodesha, came home last week for a
short visit. Her husband has farm of over
'oo acres and.is occupied at present raising
md bras9ing thorough bred Durham cattle.