Connecticut western news., 1883-02-21
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Landlord Benjamin is grievously tor mented in his business, three more in dictments having been added to the charges against him, making II in all. It will be necessary for him to make larger sales, even, than the one reported to have been made to a young man from Ashley Falls, recently, amounting to $25 for champagne alone.
 Rev Allen F. DeCamp of South Egre- mont was expected to lecture before $. F. Union, last Friday evening, but was unable to come. Miss DevereuX of Boston kindly filled the vacancy by reading an interesting paper on English literature. Dr Curtiss of Great Barring ton also entertained us with the violin and Mrs Charles Decker of Ashley Falls sang. HYwX.
 Editor Qf Conn. Weste,m Necs:-Please discontinue my paper and send me my bill. I think your Sheffield correspond ent is hard up for news. do not wish my name mentioned in your paper again. JOHN M. BENJAMIN..
 AAKEVEALE.~o-
 Rev O. Haviland from New York city has been visiting his particular friend, Goodrich Gibbs.
 Ex-Gov Holley attended the funeral of ex-Goy Marshall Jewell in Hartford on Wednesday.
 George Bundy has left us for more congenial cline, Los Angeles, Califor- mia. He was one of our best citizens and could i'll be spared by us. A first class mechanic, an honest, industrious man and good, true temperance work er,-he will be very much missed in our community.
 The Village Improvement association
 held festival, last week Tuesday even-
 ing, and it was we'll patronized. Great
 praise is due Mrs George Harrison and
 J. M. Cornell for village Improvements.
 Whatever they undertake proves sue
 cessful.
 The lecture given in the Methodist
 church on the evening of the 14th was peculiarly interesting. It was full o1 l wit and humor, abounded with anec
 dotes racy and rare, interspersed witt wise sayings and good sound common sense. On the whole 1t was a granc 1o 11-+ +bn 1aj,rf
 audience present.
 Y, ASHLEY FAILS. 5 Miss Lena Andrews of Housatonit = spent the Sabbath with Jane Moore. 3 Walter Dunbar, who has been sicl
 with scarlet fever the past week, i l recovering.
 :. On account of the death of Mr. } Clark s father, MT Jones, there is nc . school this week.
 MT George Van Deusen of London England, spent few days last weel , with his uncle, MT N. Van Deusen, O 3 this place. Seven couples from this place gave agent New of Lime Rock, surprise
 last Friday night, and "didn't go home l till morning."
 Albert Bowen, formerly MT Jame Van Deusen's right hand man, has SC cured a situation in the tobacco ware
 house at Cornwall Bridge, where h. D has been employed for the past tw' , weeks.
 Prof Henry Whalen, the popular elo : cutionist of Fishkill, N. Y., came tt ', this village last Friday evening, intend z ing to give an entertainment in tn o church, but as only three turned out
 he gave it up as bad job. # MT Jarvis Jones, one of our oldes !, and most respected citizens, died a a his home in this village, last Sunda Il morning, at the age of 69 years. Al a though he had been in feeble healt] h the past few years, he was confined t l. his bed but about two weeks. Tn funeral was largely attended yesterda e (Tuesday) afternoon at one o'clock, 6 " the house. 5. 10 SOU TsaFaEs.D. e Jule Turner's telephone works we'll
 Miss Susie Chapin of Winsted is here
 Miss Jessie Beckwith of Monterey ha 'e been visiting friends here. lo Sociable Friday afternoon and ever
 ing with MT Russell Baldwin. ,o The Congregational choir have adop in ed hymnal published by Taintor Bro .d & Go of New York. They hope to Us n, 1t next Sabbath.
 el Dr Bartlett concluded his course .i- lectures, last Thursday evening II .d speaks highly of the place and peopl s. His lectures have been good from fir Id to last and the purest can find no fau e, in his private lectures. el Is there not law to prevent such of nuisance as that little colored gi IS makes of herself by begging from hou CT to house and consistently seeking H. place ''to warm regardless of the hol ln of night or the comfort of sick peopl ot If there is, It should be enforced in h on case and put a stop to such occurrenc lg as those of Friday evening. 1d NORFOLK, IS. George T. Johnson moves into Il 7o new drug store in week or so.