Connecticut western news., 1883-02-07
LAKEVILLE.

MT and Mrs J. M. Cornell spent the 18th with their sons in Great Burlington.
 Fishing is excellent on the lake. Some fine pickerel have been caught by young | Brinton.
 Mrs Beulah Hicks of Denver, Col, has been visiting her brother, Dr J. J. Orton. She is now in Monterey, Mass.
 The Romanists of this village and vii cinity are setting good example in their uniform attendance upon Sunday services and further deponent saith not.
 The Masons and their friends had an interesting reading exercise at their hall, last week, after which they had feast and dance at the Wononsco house.
 MT and Mrs Lucius Pendleton of Wassaic, N. r., formerly of South Nor folk, visited their brother-in-law, Good rich Gibbs, last Friday. MT Gibbs is in poor health.
 It has been very icy with us and some accidents have occurred. Mrs Henry Chapin fell, striking upon her head ,and is in precarious condition. Mrs Stew art also had fall and broke her arm.
 Doctor Cleveland is one of our oldest and best citizens, and retains to re- markable degree his mental and physi- cal powers. He practiced medicine for many years in the city of New York with great success, and in 1856 came to this village, where he has since resided. He is naturally man of an ardent tenn perament, full of fun and jokes, and in his younger days great trout fisher man. He takes great delight in telling his fish stories, and others are equally delighted in hearing them. His daugh- ters are good school teachers, and one of them has taught the juvenile depart ment at Salisbury centre for many years with acceptability: He is connected to Gov Cleveland of New York, and if he is as good man as the doctor, he will do for our next president. SOUTH CANAAN.
 The widow of the late Daniel Howe is quite ill and her age, 90 years and g months, does not favor her recovery.
 The rainy weather of the past week has been favorable for the tobacco crops and large quantities have been prepared for market.
 The school teacher, Miss Bently, gave party for her pupils at her boarding place (Mr Dixon's), last Wednesday evening. The evening was spent in games and nice entertainment of cake, nuts, etc., was furnished.
 The sudden death of Mrs Dixon of Hartford, the married daughter of Mrs Bates of Lower City, was received with many expressions of regret and sympa- thy, as she had many friends in this vicinity. She was taken in the prime of life and her loss will be deeply felt. 1 The streets have been covered with ice for some time past and many have found it difficult to walk on slippery places and thereby fallen, but with nc very serious results. The ice also fur nishes constant enjoyment and employ ment for the children, and some of more advanced years, in sliding down hill This amusement seems to have resumed its old-time popularity almost every where, this winter.
 SALISBURY
 Dr Wright is meeting with success 1T his practice and is becoming popular 1T his profession. George Wilbur is one of his patients.
 It is not usual for town of this sizt to lose so many first class citizens in SC short time,-about six months. The , following are among our prominent citi , zens taken Hiram Bundy, Fredericl , Holley, MT Owen, MT Dotey, A. Cum mings, George Wood, Dr Blodgett, D: ' Thompson and Theodore s. Russell. MONTERREY. Schools will keep three weeks longe md then close for the spring vacation B. s. Darlington, in the northern par Of the town,i preparing to build barr n the spring.
 Tobacco raisers are stripping tn weed. Lorenzo Webb, our veteran :. raiser, has his old crop on hand, no
 being suited with present prices. We are having lively winter an' I fhn c1a 1oC z by lumbermen and farmers hauling log and wood. Two evenings each weel
 are devoted by the boys to band prae tice and dime sociables and dances, wit
 an occasional prayer meeting, occup, the remaining time.
 PAUL. Miles Apley had shock, last week n Rev T. A. Hazen will preach his fare well sermon, next Sunday.
 s The Christopher Wheeler place ha d been sold to Daniel Doyle for $3, 200. d A fine display of northern lights, las If Thursday night also gathering at M l. Berry Bartor's.
 Council number two, to dismiss Re e T. A. Hazen, met at the First Congrt e gational church, Tuesday, at 30 n 't Prof Whalen of Fishkill, N. Y., gay u us a very fine reading, Monday nigh IS We hope to see this fine young elocl IS tionist in Goshen again.
 The coldest place in the Weste1 e Hemisphere has just been discovered ' The Morris correspondent of the Wate