Connecticut western news., 1883-03-28
CORN WALL.

public that we 's still live" Our peo- pie spend their time bragging about their pig wood piles, and indeed they are monuments of industry. As they loom up by the back door some of them resemble the pyramids of Egypt, in size and shape, but they will grow beauti- fully less before the summer is past
 The work in M. Beers x Sons new barn is going on. It is to be built by the veteran builder, C. w. Marsh. He said some time ago that he would never build another barn, but the temptation to build the largest barn in town was too strong.
 l.. N. Whiting, the former proprietor of the Beers house, has moved to West Goshen, to the regret of his many friends here. We have heard 1t said that it was worth $5 to a sick man to hear Whiting laugh.
 B. M. Judd is to take control of the Beers house. As he has had 25 years experience in the hotel business, he will no doubt make successful landlord
 H. E. Sanford and wife are visiting in Cornwall.
 H. L. Monson has returned to New York.
 Our saw mills are full of logs, it having been a favorable winter for hauling. The lower mill has been fixed up by F. B. Garner and is now ready for business
 The tobacco crop is nearly all sold, but there are few nice crops which the owners want nice price for. We fear they will get left It is now pro posed that the farmers have warehouse of their own and sell to the manufac- turers direct and save the middleman's profit. It is sure thing that "suthin' has got to be did," or else stop raising the weed, for at 10 cents a pound it don't pay. x.Y.z.
 SOUTH CANAAN.
 The remains of Miss Maria Lowry, last surviving daughter of the late Fred er1c Lowery, former resident of this town, were brought from her home in New Jersey, to be inferred in the ceme- tery near this church, last Tuesday.
 Intelligence was received, last Tues day, of the death of Mrs George Cole of Bethel, formerly Miss Georgie Holcomb of this place. Her death at the early age of IS, when her prospects for the future were bright, seems very sad to her friends here.
 MT Silvernail of Lime Rock has moy ed to Mir Erastus Goodwin's farm near this place.
 A number from this society attended the union service in the Methodist church where the Rev MT Gamble preached on the ''Sins of the Nation"
 Maple sugar has made it's appearance, the snow and ice begin to soften, the birds sing merrily in the trees and the sanguine begin to hope that the reign of winter is over.
 About 25 cases of measles are report ed in town.
 Eugene P. Norton is visiting George Winning in Massachusetts.
 The North Goshen minister, Rev Mir Newton, preached his farewell sermon, last Sunday, and in his discourse gave his practitioners particular fits etc.
 The estate of Mrs William Davis late. ly deceased was divided on Wednesday and Thursday.
 Mrs Bancraft broke her wrist the other day. .,
 Miss Jennie Herald of Torrington High school is spending the spring va cation at home sick with Pneumonia.
 E. Norton raised on Wednesday.
 Miss Clara M Hurlbut is home from St Margaret's.
 Miss Lancashire had pleasant even- Ing, Wednesday, and gave excellent satisfaction to all.
 The disgusted Historical society will meet Wednesday night, with Miss Ida M. Gilmen.
 Mrs Thomas M Griswold is sick. Rev MT Babb from Rochester. N V held forth, Sunday, in the Conoreoa- tional church. Next Sunday and the following one Rev Samuel Orcutt, the historian will preach.
 A church business meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon to decide on the feasibility of calling the Rev Henry Clay Alvord of Montague, Mass. whom we all sincerely love.
 Rev James M. Robinson addressed a temperance meeting, Sunday night, in the Centre church. Editor Ed Hayes of Torrington Reg ister is going to remove to Winsted.
 A child of Jo Feely was buried last week in Torrington.
 Amy Gaylord is going to the Boston conservatory of music for short spring term.
 Miss Nina NJ. White returns soon from the same institution.
 George Lamphiro is in tour also Miss Clara M. Hurlbut
 Murray M. Pendleton has bought out Alison Sanford's meat business. Lucien M. Whiting and wife are in West Goshen.
 Perry M. Barton has left Sheriff Por- ter. B. MACARR.
 A festive gathering of friends met at the house of A. K. Moore, last Friday evening, to surprise him and his wife | on their return from their southern trip. 1t was complete surprise to them, for they ha jlst got of tho train anl were i coming into the house where they 1 found some 75 of his friends assembled | to welcome them home. After exchang- ing greetings, the company sat down to 1 a we'll loaded table and surprised the 1 inner man, after which they adjourned 1 to the Town hall and had some dancing which was kept up till morning, under l the old fiddler, Bob White.
 The silk shop on the fiat is to con- mance operation under the auspices of | Mir Potter, April l.
 Measles are plenty and we can furnish nn1rh $0x