Connecticut western news., 1883-12-19
NORFOLK.


 Thomas Sprague has signed over to his son-in-law and the tin shop will soon be running with A. W. Thurston in charge.
 The telephone instruments are to be connected this week, three wires coming from Winsted. The one west is nearly strung.
 Mrs William E. Phelps has beauti- full cactus containing 11O blossoms and buds, which is attracting considerable attention of late.
 It is reported that one of the stores in the new hall has been rented to an out-of-town party, which causes our merchants to smile.
 Lawyer Fenn's sharp questioning proved too much for Brown and he con- fessed his guilt soon after the trial Mon day and delivered up nearly or quite all the stolen goods. AUREvo1R.
 COLLHN$vll.LE.
 D. Hale of Collinsville was appoint ed December 1, 1863, guager of cider brandy, position which he still holds. In these 20 years he has guaged at 57 different distilleries in IS towns in three counties from Hartford on the east to Bethlehem on the west and from Cole brook on the north to Cheshire and ! Naugatuck on the south. He has guag- l ed 296O00 gallons of brandy and the casks if placed end to end would reach about three miles. He has travelled in his official duties 1O75O miles. He is now in the 73d year of his age Not less than p of the distilleries for whom he has guagcd are dead.
 ASHLEY FALLS. The fair and festival of the ladies' church aid society at LeRoy's hall, De- cember 13, was 8 success. The net re- ceipts were $20O.63.
 The Ashley Falls Methodist church having been closed for sometime while undergoing extensive internal improve ments, will be re-opened with special services next Sabbath afternoon and evening. Preaching at 2PM by Rev D. Mccartney of Lee, Mass, there will also be 8 sermon in the evening at 7 o'clock by Rev Dr Eddy of Canaan, Conn. A cordial invitation is extended to all who desire to attend.
 DAVID PHILLIPS, Pastor.
 GREAT HARRINGTON.
 The donation supper came on Friday evening at the Town hall for the benefit of the Rev Gideon Draper, which was quite success, making the domine's pocket about $13O heavier and bringing out cheerful smile on his countenance. So all were happy.
 Mrs Hopkins has had for week past about dozen men and five teams re- moving dirt and preparing for an arti- 6cial pond to be about 100 feet in s1h- ameter and six feet deep, with foun- tain in the center. The pond is to be fill ed with pond lilies. It is located in her meadow south of her house where the view from Main street will be very fine. The pond is to be surrounded with stone curbing and walks and drive ways on the meadow surrounding it.
 Great Burlington is getting to be one end of the hub of our Berkshire county. Only last week Wednesday evening we had the most grand organ concert ever held in the county. MT Archer of New York, who is called the best organist in the country, did the manipulating the large organ in the new church for near ly two hours and half, to an audience of about 700 persons, who listened in perfect silence to the music which was sometimes like the song of little bird then like the roaring of thunder show J CT. Next came the farmers festival on Thursday afternoon at the Berkshire house. where they had fine time, fine speeches and one of Ticknors finest din- ners, got up for the occasion. z.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 The item in the NEWS of December 12, referring to the burglary of Smith & Sons store, instead of reading 'sthe grounds for their suspicion are very strong and the dishonor brought upon them is as unm erited as it is unjust, , should have read, the grounds for their suspicion are very slim etc. We remark. ed when reading proof that evidently there was mistake in the article, but the compositor said he followed copy. The correspondent has since pointed out the error and an examination of the copy shows he intended the word fol slim, but is was indistinctly written with pencil and has very long comma af ter the word, which makes it look like the word strong. No harm was in. tended and as the mistake was so appar ent we think no injury could arise. We gladly make the correction.-Ed
 HOUTHEEELD.
 Mrs D. B. Wade is under the doctors care.
 Mrs Rose Trask has returned to he1 homo in Ho1%for1