Connecticut western news., 1883-12-05
GREAT HARRINGTON.

shire factory, some 300 in number, were sold last week.
 Noah Osborne's ice house near Mans field pond was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. The fire was set by some boys fishing.
 A revival is ill progress at the M. E. church and several have been convert ed. Last Thursday evening Rev l.. B. Scott of Hartsvllle preached.
 Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Congregational church Thursday. Rev Gideon Draper of the Methodist society offered prayer and Rev E.. Scudder, pastor of the church, preached an excellent sermon. The Congregational and Methodist societies held union service last Sun- day in the new church, Rev Mir Draper officiating as MT Scudder was out of town.
 Last Friday evening Mrs Hopkins had the organist from Trinity church give concert on the grand organ ill the new church, for herself and invited friends.
 Next Wednesday, the 18th inst, there IS to be 8 public concert or musicale by MT Archer, who is called the best organ lst in New York. An extra train IS to be run to accommodate all who wish to attend, the railroad fare being half price.
 Eggs are worth 40 cents.
 Beef is worth $S, pork $7.
 George Barton is in Milton.
 Dr Lord preached Thanksgiving day.
 Prof J. Creamer has returned to Bos- ton.
 Miss Mary Main White is stopping at H. Ms.
 The ladies' social met at Lawyer Whites last week.
 The 0. l.. s. 0. met Tuesday with Miss Lottie l.. Davis.
 Prof Peters of the High school will spend Christmas ill Boston.
 Eugene P. Norton IS home for few days from his home in Attica, N. Y.
 The Buds of Promise had an exhibi- tion recently, at which $1O was netted.
 Miss Clara M. Hurlburt, H. 0. Gay lord and Lame Lawyer White are in town.
 Two weeks ago the Goshen and Tor rington c. L. s. C's had contest meet ing at Miss Ida Babcock's Charles M Green has entered Yale business college and Goshen has lost Litchfeld county's champion speller. The weight of combined Goshen family of eight souls, immediately after they had got outside of their Thanks giving fast, was exactly 1121 pounds.
 The New York Tribune says, ''Gosh- en, Conn, has village improvement association and concrete walks have been laid and 60 trees set out around the First church in that place."
 Some william (instigated by the Prince of Darkness) deliberately girdled one of the beautiful elms, standing close to the East street school house the other night. We are glad that steps are be ing taken for the arrest of these despoil CTS before they get outside of some more heinous crime. The names of these three ''wide awakes' are very vel known and it is hoped that ere long the officers will spot them.
 Geology researchers are thick il town. BRADFORD MA CARR.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 MT and Mrs Newton Wickwire are a their home on Cream Hill
 George Stevens paid visit to friend in Kent, Thanksgiving week.
 Miss Carrie Vollmiller of Bridgeport is visiting her parents in this place.
 Mrs c. D. Blinn is stopping at hel fathers, Russell Pratt's, until Christ mas.
 Miss Jessie Hart of this village is a Sheffield, taking musical lessons of Mis- Burtch.
 Look out for big display of holda goods at C. M. Halls fancy goods store next week.
 MT William Morgan butchered tw hogs last Thursday, weighing Al an' 442 pounds, pretty good for Bill.
 M. G. Butler and John Wood were i New York last week and witnessed tn celebration of Evacuation day. A party was given by Frank Wood g his fathers residence Thanksgivin night Dancing was the order of tn night; music by Cargill and Bosworth. The West Cornwall minstrels tende their thanks to Messrs Hubbard an Vosburg of Lime Rock for their se vices on the night of the show in ths village. AvERYDRICUs.
 COLEBROOK. The Misses Darlington leave town tn week Wednesday and their house wi be closed for the winter. l Our wells are extremely low and W