Connecticut western news., 1883-05-16
ASHLEY FALLS.

The funeral of Grove Gorham was att tended, yesterday at II M, at the church He was buried with masonic honors, Housatonic lodge No 61, F & A M conducting the ceremonies.
 MT George A. Brewers large hay barn. straw barn and COW sheds attached, were struck by tightening, yesterday morning about o'clock, and burned to the ground. Thirty tons of hay and twelve of rye straw were consumed. The buildings were partially insured. s. KENT.
 Mrs Hiram Stone is seriously ill.
 Quite number of children and some adults are afflicted with mock measles, so called but there are no cases of the genuine desease yet reported.
 Miss Julia and Miss Mary Hopkins, who have been travelling in Europe since July 1882, are once more in their native land and returned home to Kent on Monday of last week.
 Last Sunday Methodist service was held at the village school house, con- ducted by Rev c. Dixon of Woodville. Next Sunday Rev MT Kirk will hold service at the same place, o'clock NJ.
 Last Sunday was one of the most de- lightful of spring days, the sun shone from q cloudless sky, and the cleer, cool, healthful air made one feel the beauty and brightness of all around. Just as the church bells were tolling out their last notes for divine services, there was sudden break in the Sab bath stiffness when with puff and blow, buzz and whizz, steam and whistle, that extra train on the Housatonic came hur rying up, frightening church-going horses, disturbing church-going people and shaking the foundations of the churches themselves. Rev Vorce preached most excellent sermon upon the observance of the Sabbath, and in conclusion, said that he had never had Q more practical application than at the present time, This running of an extra train was evidently not Q necessity, therefore it was wrong, Sabbath dis turbance and nuisance. He presented petition to have the train discontinued, and in less than 15 minutes after the close of service that petition was signed by 80 names, doubtless many more have been added. Kent is only one of the towns along the line where this subject s is taken up, but Kent is doing all it can.
 &C &c. NEW MARLBORO. , Mary Brayman has gone to Monterey. ' Ed Brayman has got his sick horse home.
 E. D. Harmon spent the Sabbath in - Monterey.
 The green has been thoroughly clean U ed and looks very slick. , Rev W. A. Tobes of Monterey, occu : pied Prof Frost's pulpit Sunday. l. ProfJ. M. Bronx of the institute is = teaching the Monterey cornet band tc O march
 d Some one is affected with steal ol '- mania and Bill Mccarthy has les' chains than formerly.
 Mrs D. D. Harmon and daughter Alice, are visiting in Lee and Tyring f. ham, this week.
 Dr Rice is making road to his sum is mer cottage at Lake Buel, and otherwise improving the surroundings. j. MT Wilbur Underwood has an. olt # fashioned winnowing basket which wa l. used before the days of flaming mills. l, For using vulgar language in th' e presence of lady, young man carrie d a' black eye. Officers are after tn sr blacker and he has "lit out for wha B. he ought to have been encouraged in, q " no one ought to be allowed to use viii ,t words in the hearing or presence of t. lady.
 LAKEVELLE. '' Col William B. Rudd has movet
 home.
 Al J. M. Cornell is painting niis place o business.
 Ransom Holley, of Wolcottville, Ina '"n " been visiting his nephew, Myron Holley ~ The Village Improvement society ,o ' beautifying the place by planting tree ID in different parts of the village. '. Rev W. H. Evens and Rev L. H. Rei 'o exchanged pulpits, last Sabbath, to tn o' great delight of their parishioners 40 William B. Cornell, agent for tn '' Singer sewing machine company, is a ~ home assisting his father, J. M. Cornell 10 A large number of men are engage ol in fixing our railroad bridge. Grea 'o pains are being taken to make tn 'P bridge safe and sound. UT MT Whittier, 0 prominent patent lav y yer of New-Y York, has purchased ( ao George Harrison some land. upo a' which he is to erect spacious mansio ' for summer residence.
 Sidney Merritt. eldest son of the lat IVY James Merritt, departed this life on th
 9th inst, of consumption, at the earl Mr. age of 3l years. He was very respec
 able young man and beloved by all wh ot knew him. His funeral was held at tl
 Methodist church, Rev MT Evens preacl in ing very impressive discourse to
 large congregation.
 ol MOSES YNAN. nt- By the death of Moses Lyman, Litcl to field county loses substantial and el