Connecticut western news., 1883-01-17
WEST CORNWALL.

field.
 Earl Barrows, the drug clerk, has re- turned for good to his home in New York State
 M Beers X Sons, purchasers of the Pierce property, are to build a model barn, which will be 100 feet long and have three floors.
 The exhibit of apples, twenty five va rieties, from Cherry Hill Farm won the $1O prize at the American Institute Fair; also $1 on plate Gravensteins and S1 on Lady apples.
 The West Cornwall cornet band gave concert at the chapel Tuesday evening, Miss Jennie Armstrong, the whistler, and Miss Bena Rodemeyer, singer, being the attractions The former, truly phe- nomenon, sustained the reputation given her by the press The concert was we'll attended and was appreciated, as it de- served to be.
 1 After nearly two years litigation in the courts of North Carolina, Hon Sam uel Sherman, administrator, is to receive 1000 damages for the loss of the life of Faank w. Smith. He was well known here, his home when boy being at Colds Mills, and later in his business trips through this place. He was in the employ of Benedict, Hall &y Go. of New York city, shoe dealers. A little over two years ago he went south under Q three years engagement for which he was to have received $10,OO0 and per- centage, but he met terrible fate near Lincolnton, North Carolina, on Dec 23, 1880. The train on which he was riding broke through the trestle work and fell into the stream. .-Ne,c 1EJfo1u Ray- Ca zeHe
 ASHLEY FALLS.
 There were no services in the church last Sunday on account of the illness of MT Phillips.
 The favored few who attended the cribbage party at MT l.. D. Moore's, one evening last week, express themselves as having very enjoyable time.
 Rev Dr Eddy will deliver lecture in the church, Friday evening, Jan. 26th, on ''Life in Libby Prison," and it is hoped large audience will be present.
 The annual meeting of the Ashley Falls Cemetery Association was held at the Ferris house, last Saturday evening, the officers being reelected for the fol lowing year. s. MILTON.
 Mrs Chas Clark has returned from her two weeks visit in Meriden.
 Water is getting quite low in the streams about here. We need rain very much.
 MT Otis Gillet and family are visiting at MT Wm Bissell's They are from Winsted
 Business is very dull at the Etna Shear works. They are running only half of the time.
 A ball was given at Clarks Hall in this place, for the benefit of George Seelye who is an invalid. About $9O dollars were raised.
 Harry Howard has taken his fathers place at grinding in the Etna Shear Co.'S works. ETNA. COE.EBsROOK.
 MT Albert Hart of New York city, is visiting friends in this town.
 Mrs B. w. Bailey is in quite feeble health and not able to get out Fred Hart has commenced housekeep- ing at the Naomi Cook place, on Pinney street.
 It is Wm Twining and not Trimming as printed last week, that has bought the Barnard farm.
 Miss Sophia Rockwell has been quite sick with infamatory rheumatism, but is some better now.
 Mercury stood at 8 below zero last Friday morning, and it was extremely cold nearly all the week.
 B. L. Sage and B. w. Bailey have put up quite quantity of ice expecting to start creamery here in the spring.
 Rev Wm Goodwin of North Colebrook will have his annual donation party this week Wednesday afternoon and even ing
 KONKAPOT.
 MT Wm Day of Ct. Harrington met with quite loss, Saturday of last week. On the way from Egremont to Barring ton, the evener pin gave way and the horses ran, one of them breaking his neck, the other one not wishing to break up the span kicked the bucket 1 too.
 Fashionable surprise parties (people surprised giving the invitations) are making their nocturnal missions and in nearly every case so far they dance to the tune, q Il not go home till morning." There are few more sur prised to think that they have as yet escaped.
 Friday morning, the 18th inst, Ebe- nezer Turner in the act of splitting 8 knot, came very much nearer splitting his foot. Dr Roys (so called), assisted by MT Charles Couch dressed the wound and at last accounts he was as comfortable as could be expected. He will have an indoor job for a few weeks i at least. ODD FELLOW
 SHEFFIELD,