Connecticut western news., 1883-05-02
FALLS VILLAGE.

been obliged to give up his work at the shop.
 MT and Mrs George A. Hubbel of Bridgeport spent the Sabbath in this village.
 One of the drawing-room cars came out of the shop last week, newly var nished.
 Mrs Fannie Botsford has been quite ill for some time past, and her improve ment is very slow.
 MT Otis Seeley of Copake was guest of his brother, Mir D. Seeley of Sugar Hill, Sunday.
 Some evil disposed person visited Watson Barnev's hen roost, one night last week. and he does not have to feed poultry now, as they were all stolen.
 The Housatonic railroad company are building new locomotive, which is the first one they ever put together at the shops. It will be numbered "8."
 The Musicale" will meet at the resi- dence of J. Lee Ensign Friday night, May II. the original appointment having been changed. A good program will he presented and good music will he fur nished and there will no doubt he & large attendance ID1EwnD. l
 l We take this manner of expressing onr thanks to those who lent ns aid and sympathy during our recent >bereave- ment IRVING AYERS AND FAMILY. | MONTEREY.~..- I Flowing is now in order, frost all gone and but few days will pass ere we shall commence our sowing of grain, then commences our planting.
 This is nv first communication under the new management. but items of in- terest are scarce in this section, therefore I cannot be very punctual
 A few warm days of late have been good for black snakes and some have met their fate on the new road leading from here to Great Burlington. 1 Lorenzo Webb our veteran tobacco raiser has prepared his hot beds ready to SOW the seed, he has two and part of three crops on hand unsold waiting for hioher prices.
 We are to he we'll provided with fresh heef this season. Messrs Adams of Mill River r1ln thronoh the town two days in the week and Messrs Minor and Loom of this town have started and Messrs Ridwell and Bravman of this town will start this week. Who else?
 Suearine is done or nearly done, some have housed their sapping implements and have hardly made enough to nav for the bother. one good run is ahont all we have had and suoar has sold at 10 cents wholesale from the makers and retailed from IA to 16 cents per pound. | Some sugar makers bored their trees over, but the extra make of sugar was not enough to pay very big. P. H. Sears has been peddline sugar some this spring. On returning home | from his last trip. when nearing town one of his horses dropned dead in the har- ness. horse that had just cost him $1OO. ] Away goes the profits Ploughing is now in order but the land is not really fit for sowing. PAUL. COLERROOK.
 Miss Florence Read has returned to town after spending the winter in New York.
 Maple snear is scarce and high, only abont one forth as much as usual being made this year.
 But very little blowing has been done here vet but the ground is fast getting dry and the farmers are getting ready for business.
 MT Howard Smith spends one day in Canaan Valley and vicinity and one day in Torrington each week giving music lessons
 Miss Imogene Hotchkiss of Winsted has commenced 8 16weeks term of school in the South district. School has also begun in the.West district.
 sAL1sBURY.
 rsWilliams of New Haven is visiting friends in town.
 Rev MT George has been spending a few days in Thomaston.
 MT and Mrs D. T. Warner are now settled in their new home.
 MT Woodruff and Mrs Sanford of Ct Harrington were the guests of Mrs AL bert Moore, this week.
 Rev Wm Allen Johnson, formerly of this place, now of Middletown, spent Sunday, April p, in town.
 Mrs Russell and daughter, Carrie, re- turned, Thursday, from NewYork, where they have been spending several days.
 Mir Edwin Barton our popular station agent and family, have moved to the home of his father, MT Pliny L. Barton. Miss Alice Pratt, who has been spend ing the winter with friends in town, re- turned to her home in New Haven, Fri