Connecticut western news., 1883-02-28
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ooS0PA hdoSey ustS 1e1C LIT AulSuI and gone into carpet store in Brooklyn. John Perkins, our worthy representa- tive, has been on the sick list, but is now at his post.
 J. M Miller, our harness maker, is doing some fine work. We rejoice at his prosperity.
 Matt Silvernail's sickness causes great sorrow in the community as he is pop ular clerk at A. T. Roberts's store.
 Peter Lampman remains feeble and grave doubts are expressed as to his being able to commence the bakery business in the spring.
 J. C. Cornell is coming from Great Darlington and going in with his father, J. M. Cornell. He will occupy part of Joseph Knights house.
 The choral union concert at the Meth odist church on Friday evening was a grand affair. The church was filled with the elite of the town.
 Quite large number of our Congre- gational friends went to Sharon to attend the ministerial association and were highly gratifed with both the spiritual and the temporal feast Rev MT Glea- son of Norfolk preached an excellent sermon.
 CORNWALL BRIDGE.
 Russell Bierce pulls the ribbons over the best stopper in town.
 Thomas Lawless has the boss mastiff pup, four and half months old and weighing 70 pounds, for which he refus- ed $40. The sire weighed 2O5 pounds and was on exhibition at Danbury fair, last fall.
 George Blodgett, Jr, of Ashley Falls visited friends and acquaintances here, last week. The fair sex of his place need have no fear of his paying any at tention to the ladies here, but he seems to have an eye to young horses.
 George H. Beers returned, last week, to the Berkshire institute convalescent. George has become quite an expert in clipping horses. We have noticed Un cle Hens favorite horse, "Jake," whicE he practiced on and he looks quite ''pooty."
 The young folks took sleigh ride te Falls Village, last week, driving back il three hours and 59 seconds. A.
 KONKAPOT.
 Ed Harris goes on the Knickerbocke. place, this spring.
 Merrick Mansir has purchased thu Charlie Smith place and commenced moving.
 Rice (John) took @ fall early Monday morning. Although rice is grown unde water, those who saw John soon afte the fall say that he needed changing.
 Amos Brewer has so far recovered from his long and severe illness that ht visited his little son, who is being care( for by Mrs Theron Perkins, last Friday
 Charlie Couch has sent challenge tc MT Kenyon of Sheffield for trial O cross cut saws for $25 stakes, or more, as Kenyon may see fit. We hope Kenyo1 will accept, as trial would tend to take the brag out of one of them and it ha been going on long enough. All vii be invited to the trial ODD FELLOW.
 COLEBsoOK.
 Mir Henry Clark is improving slowly and is in fair way to recover.
 Mrs B. W. Bailey and MT Wesley Root are both quite low with consump tion.
 Mir E. s. Hart of New Britain was il town, last week, calling upon friend: and relatives.
 Miss Susan Whiting closed her fftl consecutive term of school in the Centre 1dSU Wc0h II
 Mir Hiram A. Smith sold 10 cows last week to parties from Litchfield at ar average price of S36 per head.
 There is quite an increase in the relig ious interest in the north part of the town and meetings have been held there every evening for two weeks.
 Mir H. D. Northrop, late of Waterbury and owner of the Cornell farm near the Rock school house, has thoroughly re paired the house. He is now furnishing it and intends to make it his future nome.
 The mercury reached six degrees be low zero, last Saturday morning, bu this dip was followed by the usual Sun day thaw, which also followed Saturday nights fouE inch fall of snow. Tht snow did not quite all thaw off and the going is rather better than before: $At.aS .>UssY Much sickness prevails in our town a the present time and many deaths have occurred, number of them heads o families.
 The people have felt keenly thu loss of Dr Thompson, but are nov looking forward with bright anticipa tions for the arrival of Dr H. P. Ather ton of Southampton, Mass. ,who is com ing to cast his lot With us. He come in the full vigor of years and practice having had number of years of Nev 1 Enpland practice. several years of 1t il