Connecticut western news., 1883-05-23
NORFOLK.

NORFOLK. The soda water season has opened at the drug store.
 W. l. Sparks has put up a neat avn ing in front of his store. It is rumored that we are soon to have laundry started in town. Quite an amount of money is already in the treasury to defray Memorial day expences.
 Mrs Mary Curtis is having the roof of her house raised, and is other wise improving her residence this week. The park has been neatly raked and otherwise beautiied by generous friends. Our citizens ought to club together and build new fence
 The many friends here of Deacon Barber and his family of Colebrook, ex- press their sympathy for them in their deep affliction.
 Dr Welch, who by the way is some what in the way of trading horses, has recently exchanged Mrs Welch's old "Bill'' for young, fine looking animal, which is also gentle.
 Professor Swinston's singing class concert proved successful as usual. Nearly $40 were received, of which our enterprising sexton came in for $1O dividend for lighting the church one ev- ening. Half of the remainder goes to the hall association. Misses Selden and Comstock, A. W. Comstock and Josie Cowles furnished the instrumental mu- sic. Space forbids an extended account, though the singing was all spoken high ly of. The Professor contemplates re- beating the entertainment some time in July. AuREvo1R. COLEBROOK. There was frost to be seen here ev- cry morning last week, which is unusu- al so late in the season.
 NTH. A. Smith returned last week from two months business trip through northern New England
 Miss Celestia Gaylord of South San disfield will teach the Rock school this summer and commences this week.
 Mir J. s. Wheeler has repaired his barn in very thorough manner, mak- ing it as good as new in every respect.
 Scarlet fever has broken out in the South district, and it is feared that the school will be broken up in consequence,
 The Sage brothers have hired the William Bennett farm in North Cole brook, of Arthur Canfeld who has nov ed to Norfolk.
 A cottage home on Water street, own ed and occupied by Mir Luther Sparks, was burned together with all it's con- tents Sunday morning between four and five o'clock.
 Miss Ida Barber, eldest daughter of Deacon E. H. Barber, died very sudden ly last Wednesday night, of hemorrhage of the lungs. Her funeral was largely aCGenueu on OaCurQay.
 FALLS VILLAGE.
 B. w. Spur purchased o fine span of horses last week.
 Miss Mena Burgert returned Monday from brief sojourn with friends in this locality.
 Miss NJ. H. Turpin is very sick with quinsy, and has been obliged to give up her school for short time
 The Musicale" has been postponed for one week on account of the bell ring CTS entertainment on that night Rev D. M. Moore exchanged with Rev MT Bourne of Sharon, who preach ed from the Congregational pulpit Sun day.
 MT Mat Howard of Cornwall, who went to Dakota to engage in business, was guest of relatives in Amesville Sunday.
 Mir James Levi of Lime Rock is build ing Mir Sabin's house, which it is ex- pected will be ready for occupancy in three months.
 Mir c. W. Barnum has sold the cele- brated horse Nightingale" to W. H. Vanderbilt, and was shipped in spe- cial car attached to the passenger train on the Harlem railroad to New York, last week. Mace, the trainer, came up to take charge of the animal while on the way. IDLEw1LD. Rev More of Hartford, secretary Board of Home Mission, preached from the Congregational pulpit, Sunday.
 Tramps are seen prowling around again. The other day woman was seen begging in our streets, some per sons gave her money with which she got so drunk and made so much disturb ance that all feeling of charity for her vanished.
 The level, smooth, wide, maple-shad- ed Main street of our village makes a fine race course. There was trial o1 speed one evening Inst week. Up and down the half mile stretch went the gay trotters, but we really do not know which did win the race, the bay or the black. In fact there were certain horses chewing their evening oats in stable. near by, that could have distanced either of them without doubt. &c &c.
 LAKEVILLE.
 James NJ. Woodworth has started bakery which will be great conven fence to the residents of this place Jacob White superintended the starting of this enterprise, and saw that every thing was done correctly, then he re