Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
FALLS VILLAGE.

farm at Amesville for one year from April 1.
 Mir and Mrs Humphrey Rood of Norfolk, visited friends in this vicinity, Saturday.
 A social promenade, engineered by parties from this place, will be held at Lime Rock station, Friday evening.
 Rev Mir. Spaulding, of North Corn wall, occupied the pulpit at the Con- gregational church, Sunday, in exchange with Rev. D. NJ Moore
 Last Thursday MT. Henry Belden purchased another fine specimen of the Holstein stock from the herd of MT. Bradley, an importer residing in Lee.
 MT Charles Dean of Lime Rock sta tion, is having the frame built for grist mill, to be erected on the south side of the sawmil in the spring which will be run by steam.
 MT Gilbert Eggleston having been promoted as book keeper at G. w. Hall & Co.'S store. MT E. J. Hornbeck, who declined further serving in that capacity is at his accustomed place ready to wait on customers again.
 Miss Catharine Landon of Sugar Hill, while walking on the frozen crust in the field sourh of her residence, slipped and before she could regain foothold slid to the bottom of the hill, which resulted in badly sprained ankle.
 There were several runaways during the icy spell last week and as a gentle man was driving span of horses down the hill near Dr. AveriH's, one of the horses fell and slid from the top to the base of the bill before it could regain foothold.
 We were recently shown an English Hawthorn cane by Dr. B. 0. Gidman, which was cut between the years 173O and 174O and has been handed down from generations. It was cut by his great grandfather MT Joshua Gidman in the Shire of Chester and is in good state of preservation.
 The aged and lone couple residing on the opposite side of the river below the bridge, who, being in somewhat straighteded circumstances, were agree ably surprised by being presented with @ ton of coal, @ barren of flour and other articles, and purse of some $60.
 IDLEWuD.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 MT George c. Harrison and daughter left, last Thursday, for an extended trip through the west, going via. Mag ara Falls.
 Wm. Reinstein has recently sold his farm, familiarly known as ''the Gibbs place." to one of Hams descendants, g John of the Cesar persuasion. I Dwight Ingraham, the painter, deco. rater and quill driver, has commenced his big job of painting at the Skif castle in the suburbs of Pufingham.
 St. Valentines day has dawned upon us and nothing in the shape of his tokens lacking except the comical fea- lures. All love and sentiment al Cochrane Bros, this year.
 Miss Lizzie Oldfeld bade adieu tc this place on Monday, for short stay in Sheffield, expecting before her re turn to make protracted visit in Can nandaigua, N. Y.
 A communion service of unusual in terest, was held in the chapel, last Sab bath afternoon, when the Rev D. H Moore, of Falls Village, received severa persons into full membership upon pro fession of faith.
 On Monday last Cochrane Bros. safely landed at this place about 50 COWS noble specimens from the. rugged : heights of Vermont. It is long estab l lshed fact that cattle from these hard, : regions eat more, thrive better, live Ion f ger and die happier than from any ethe 3 climate.
 Snow, Snow, the beautiful snow, has : according to folks that think they know 3 lots of ammonia in 1t and if the ney ] druggist don't know what good thin, 3 ammonia is for flowers, winter grain B s'pertators" and fashionable faintings r ask the wise men on the hill at thei 8 next farmers club.
 Dr Howard North, of Goshen, i company with MT Whiting, late magis trate at the Beers House, Cornwall, ha rented the drug store and is to talk
 possession in the spring. The docto will undoubtedly accumulate goo 7 practice here sustaining as he does professional reputation of high star ' dard.
 B. M. Judd, Esq of Cornwall Bridge formerly proprietor of Kent Plains Ho ;. tel, has the supervision of the Beer :. House in Cornwall the coming season !; With an experience of nearly 25 year
 in similar position, combined with hi . skilled management, courteous and ger . ial manner, very successful season n predicted for the above institution. n MT Suke Nickerson, who went i ,- business some months since in Rockford !. ILL, came home on Thursday, to atten :. the funeral of his mother, but missin n connections at Albany, arrived too lat
 to be present, even at the burial. H e returns the present week, his family at o companying him, followed by the be- tt wishes of many friends for their futul
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