Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
EAKEYILLE.

| Hill school was fece1feel Su oAo SAoo0 oA the school, but in consequence of the manuscript being misslaid, 1t was not printed. By request, we now print it after lapse of three weeks after the close of the school.-ED.
 Length of term of school, l5 weeks, ending Dee. 18th. Highest standard in algebra-Clara Mercy; writing-Nellie Hall; history-Cora Tucker; arithmetic Mary Ruiger and Albert Brown; first class in spelling-Cora Tucker; second class-Henry Ruiger; second class ln arithmetic Gibbs; most improve nlent in reading g-Eddie Newton; high est number of marks from perfect reef tations-Nellie Hall; perfect deport- ment- Estella sYale; most studlous- Clara Mercy and Mary Ruiger; those who did not whisper-F. Estella Yale, Leila Short, Louisa Ruiger, Clara Erin ton, Bertie Brown and Willie Connolly; not absent or tardy-Albert Brown; highest number of correctly spelled words written from the words Washing ton and Horsemen" - Oracle Dudley. The exrcises the last afternoon of school consisted of @ spelling match between the scholars, Cora Tucker being victo- rious spelling many words after the others were seated.
 The teacher, Miss Bently, was pleas antly surprised by the present ot -.n1ce book from her scholars.
 ASHLEY FALLS.
 MT Wm. Conklin and family of Sails bury spent the Sabbath with W. s. Ferris
 A few from this place attended the school exhibition at Canaan last Friday evening.
 The landlord of the Ferris House re- ioices in the prospective prattle of 8 new grandson. Its name is Conklin.
 About seventy of the friends and neighbors of Mir and Mrs Myron Decker walked in rather nnceremoniously, last Monday evening, and took possession of their house, it being the ninth ami versary of their marriage. They car ried with them gifts to the amount of thirty-two dollars, consisting of two very handsome easy chairs, a hanging lamp, black walnut centre table and 8 velvet picture frame, also that with which to refresh the inner man sufficient 4o e 417In order until supper was announced, after which the violin and melodion furnish ed music, which the dancers enjoyed until the ''wee sma' hours" All pres ent, express themselves as having 8 very pleasant time. s.
 SALISBURY.
 Death is doing sad work in our midst. The name of Theodore $. Russell is added to the list. He died on Tuesday the 2nd inst, after a lingering illness, supposed to be consumption. He was the proprietor of our public house for many years, which he kept in frst-class order. He was man of kindly feel ings, very accommodating, especially to the poor, and was man universally respected. He had been promoted by his fellow townsmen to places of trust and responsibility, and filled them to the satisfaction of all concerned. A short time before his death he was bap- tised and partook of the Eucharist, ac-. knowledging in the act his belief in the christian religion, and his strong desire to be prepared for his last great change. His fellow townsmen in great numbers, as we'll as some from abroad, attended his funeral, and amid the tears and re- grets of his relatives they laid him away to rest.
 <OLLINSVILLE. Admiral P. Hanks, for IS years pro- prietor of the Canton Hotel, died sud- denly of apoplexy, Jan 4th, aged 62 years. ..
 Nelson G. Cole who carried on store in Collinsville for short time, had a foot crushed by the cars at East Hart ford, Dee. 27th, and died in conse- quence Jan. 3rd, aged 38 years.
 Among the births in Canton in 1882, was double child grown together the entire length of the bodies, with two arms and hands, and two legs and feet, but the two heads were in opposite directions.
 Charles Chapman of Collinsville skat- ed from Hartford to Middletown on the Connecticut River, Dec. 30, in hours Distance: nearly 20 miles.
 A white man from this place recently eloped with 8 negress. The woman was sharp enough to soon return to her husband. D.B.H.
 COLEBROOK.
 Frank Sage has been visiting friends at New Milford.
 A MT Mead of Trumbull, Ohio, is visiting at H. M. Phelps's. .
 Wm. J. Triming has bought the Ralph Barnard place over in the West District and will occupy it in the spring.
 Mrs Sarah Savage died last week Tuesday, at the residence of Edward Seymour. The remains were taken to Lenox, Mass, for interment < '
 We have had good sleighing here since Dec. 18th, when about five inches of snow fell. The snow was very solid and the weather has been inst cold