Connecticut western news., 1882-06-28
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 Collinsville high school is closed until Sep tember 9th. D. F. Lane, another soldier has been taken to the Hartford Hospital
 Rev. E. E. Lamb after seven years pas torate over the Congregational church has re- moved to Springfield, Mass. Rev. W. B. Coleman for six years rector of Trinity Church, has closed his labors here and removed to Utica, N. Y.
 James W. Creighton Collinsville soldier in the late war, has been removed to the sol diers home at Darien, Conn. Maroni Ferdinando an Italian had one of his hands badly injured June IS by the ex- plosion of a dynamite cartridge which he | was examining.
 Alvin Wight and wife natives of Sheffield, Mass for 30 years residents of Columbus, Ohio, have been re-visting their former Col linsville home and the homes of their child I hood in Sheffield.
 The profuse floral decoration, the music, ! the historical papers read brief addresses and personal "reminiscences, were all of great in- terest. The proceedings are to be published in pamphlet form.
 The Congregational Church in Collnsville was organized June 25th, 1882. The tiftieth anniversary was celebrated in the church on Sunday afternoon, June 25. or the 33 or | iginal members only one was now present, and two others who joined the same year. Seven clergymen wer epresent including three | former pastors.
 South Canaan. The infant daughter of Mir. and Mrs Walter Dickinson is dangerously i'll with lung fever The little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Callen. der have been quite sick with scarletna but | are recovering.
 Mrs Maria Snyder (the widow of former pastor) arrived on Tuesday evening and is stopping at Mrs. Belden's. The Ladies Missionary meeting will be held at the parsonage Mrs. Moore's) on Thursday afternoon, and the Ladies' Aid Society, at Mrs. Manly's on Friday afternoon Miss Bentley of Goshen has just closed school term of ten weeks.. She has taught an excellent school and gave the children 8 treat in pleasant picnic on Saturday P. M. After exerclses in the school room, singing &c all adjourned to Mrs. Connelly's grounds where bountiful table was spread, Miss Bent ley furnishing strawberries and confectionery, while the parents added the substantials. They were interrupted by shower but remov ed and all departed with the assurance that they had enjoyed the gathering Salisbury. Hon. Lyman Brewster and wife of Danbury, are visiting friends in town. Rev. L. H. Reid gave us an instructive ser- mon last Sabbath, tho text being, Ruth, xvi and xvii verses.
 The ladles of Salisbury will give supper, on July 4th at the Town Hall, from 5 to 10 p. m The proceeds are to be used in fur nishing the Congregational Church with new cushions.
 The ladies' of the Congregational Church should receive vote of thanks for their efforts in beautifyng, Sabbath after Sabbath, the space in front of the pulpit with charming flowers.
 Mrs. Landon has nice and airy rooms, with an excellent table, at her summer board ing house in this village. The house has rooney piazzas and plenty of shade, and beau 4sc c.,71. Norfolk. Dr. and Mrs. Osborn of Southport, Ct. are visiting at MT. Jos. Cores. Dea. J. N. Cowies and wife are taking ten days trip to Boston aad vicinity,
 MT. Joseph Scden is greatly adding to and improving both inside and outside of the house recently purchased by him.
 ''The New Hall" association gave a Straw berry Festival last Wednesday evening and netted twenty two dollars, making over one hundred in the treasury. They propose to continue these festivals for awhile, Wednesday evening of each week. They came near having serious accident at the Norfolk Shear Co.'S. factory, Friday, by the bursting of a stone. Michael Pulley, a grinder'was considerably though not danger ously cut and bruised AUREvoIR. soMehfield. School closes this week Saturday. MT. Edward Lane is at MT. E. C. Baldwin's
 How the ''glorous Fourth" will be celebra- is vet undecided
 Rev. A. N, Benedict will preach at grove in Canaan Valley next Sunday P. M.
 Miss Jennie Barber has returned and will cut lashes for MT. S. A. Turner, after July st | Eddie Hyde smashed his finger in the cheese l factory engine few days ago. is doing we'll.
 Frank Ladd is also just getting over car buncle, by no means a precious one. It is reported that W. H. Loomis has sold his place to MT. Bradley of Sheffield for $500. TATTLE TALE. Mir. Charles Berrys little child and nurse are boarding at Mr. Fred Mallony's
 Miss Amy Hopson is home from Vassar and Miss Markham, school mate, is spending a part of her vacation with Miss Amy.
 Recently Mir. Martin Lane fixed his tobacco ground preparatory to setting out his plants, and upon going to the bed found all the plants had been dug mp and distroyed. MT Lane is we'll known and respected citizen of this
 town, but has had some trouble lately with one of the "Kent ites." Experience should
 be teacher to this youth for as far as experi-