Connecticut western news., 1883-10-24
SHEFFIELD.

fever.
 Charlie Harris has been ill and is here for rest.
 Mrs Augustus Brown is visiting friends in Vermont
 Rev and Mrs George Stillman have been visiting here.
 The teachers visited the High school en mdsSe last week.
 Mrs N. T. Leonard of Westield wis ited us here last week.
 Miss Alice Newton has gone to New York to pass the winter.
 MT and Miss Garfield have gone to Brooklyn to pass the winter. MT s. R. Sardam has bought the res idence near MT Clark's on East street.
 Richard Field picked a beautiful dan delion October 20, poor little flower that bloomed too late and met but frosts and autumn rains.
 MT and Mrs Francis T. Owen have re- turned from short visit to New York. MT Owen has recently bought musi- cal casket and received from his mother gift of Steinway upright piano.
 We are sorry that MT Harry Vosburgh leaves us this week for Illinois, He has long been an efficient clerk here and chorister of the Methodist choir. It will be hard to fill his place. We wish him success wherever he goes.
 MT Max Grnbsch would be glad to form @ class in German at Dr Smiths Herr Gr;ebsch is fine scholar in his native language and can teach the class ics of his country. To those especially who wish to learn to speak German this is good opportunity. If he can form a class his price will be low
 Last Wednesday night Dr Smith and MT Cooper were thrown from Q wagon by the breaking of an axle. The horse ran away but was caught by MT Lang don, who was out after naughty run aways. Fortunately no serious injur- ies were received. The horse was re- manded to prison to await trial and was sentenced to term of hard labor.
 At meeting of the directors of the Sheffield Friendly Union held at Dl Smiths last Friday, it was decided to
 open the season on November 9. The
 meetings will be held in Vosburgh''
 hall. Doors open at six; entertain
 ment begins at seven. Season tickets will be sold at 50 cents each without re duction. They can be obtained at th' post office Or of the secretary, l.. D
 Smith. The chairman of lecture com mittee is Mrs Edwin Boardman; chair man of entertainment committee, MT
 Tram; chairman of music committee : Miss A. N. Burtch; chairman of room committee, Miss Laura D. Russell. D. SALISBURY. : Mrs T. s. Russell spent Thursday il = Hartford.
 The telephone line is complete'
 through the street.
 Mrs Frederic Miles returned iron New Haven Thursday. Mrs Albert Moore entertained friend
 from out of town last week. Several from here attended the cele bration at Newburgh last week. Mrs Thomson of New Hartford wa the guest of Mrs M. l.. Graham O. 3 Friday.
 Mrs Stoddard entertained the ladie of the Episcopal sewing society O Thursday.
 , Rev c. l.. Mitchell returned to Sails bury Thursday after an absence of a
 most two years.
 The Putnam Phalanx while on the |, way to the celebration at Newburgh la' ~ week, stopped and drilled at Chapil
 vile.
 o Miss Hattie Landon was married c e Thursday to MT Frederic Cole of Sharol 7. Rev James H. George performed u e ceremony.
 MT and Mrs WilcnK, who have bee IS spending sometime with their daughte X Mrs John G. Landon, returned on Fl l. day to their home in Brooklyn. g The annual Litchfield county mee IS ing of the New Haven branch of w
 mems board of missions, was held in u 10 Methodist church at Lakeville on Thur 3. day. The meeting was largely atten le ed by people from home and abroa n- A collation. was served by the ladi le of the town. The following is Q noti 'k of the most important speakers al m their topics: Introductory remarl d. were made by Miss Rinsdale, one
 the vice presidents. Reports from u different auxiliaries were given. A mo ;e interesting report from the annual mee I ing of the American board at Detrc 1 was read by Miss Eldredge of Norfol
 A paper on mission boards was read
 Miss Gleason of Norfolk. Mrs Robe 7h Smith of New Hartford read @ brig Ill paper written by resident of Col 1T, brook. The meeting adjourned from 'n' . to 1:3O. During this time the collati' ' was served, The address by Mrs J ''' seph Cook was both interesting and ', ei structive. It was particularly impre 'iA sive, being an account given by an e o. witness of things that have occurred