Connecticut western news., 1883-06-06
ASHLEY FALLS.

spent the Sabbath at her fathers in this place.
 Mrs H s Knox and son, Thedie, arrived here from Santa Barbara, Cali fornia, last Thursday, and are visiting friends in this vicinity.
 MT George Brewer, just west of this village, whose barns were destroyed by fire few weeks since, has adjusted his loss against the insurance company for 5000, and has decided not to rebuild at the present. MT Brewer has just disposed of large and valuable meadow east of the Housatonic river and west of this village, to MT Jacob Decker. s.
 SHEFFIELD.
 MT Wm Abbott is giving good satis- faction and meeting success as princi- pal of the High school.
 The Methodist chrcuh recently gave their library to the Sabbath school. A few new books have been bought and the whole library recovered and recata- logued. It numbers at present 686 books.
 Licenses have been granted here, to the sorrow of many. We admire the true principles of the chairman of the selectmen, who would not vote for l- cense, although he stood alone among them. It is better to be on the .loos- ing side in good cause than to aid in the triumph of the wrong. D.
 GREAT HARRINGTON.
 MT John Gibson has removed from Lake Buel into MT Reeds house in South Main street.
 Dr Quackinboss' family are taking possession of their fine new home in the south part of our village.
 Mrs Hopkins has not arrived at her home in this village yet, although sev- eral papers have stated that she was in town.
 Truckmen are full of business. saw one load of trunks, IA in number, drawn by one horse and they were not small trunks either.
 Rev Draper, the new Methodist min- ister, is drawing very large congrega- tions at his church. He is very pleas ant gentleman to meet and well calculat- ed to make friends with all who get &C., quainted with him. 2.
 SALISBURY.
 You are interested in the proposed improvement of the NEWS. See edito. rial.
 SOUTHFIELD. The carpets are down, house cleaning IS over and the ladies are all smiles now.
 Miss Carrie Parrott and Miss Julia Bedford of Norfolk, were the guests ot Mrs Benjamin Wade and Mrs Edward Scoville over Sabbath of last week. Miss Bedford returned Monday.
 Decoration day passed off quietly with the exception of a little sparring match with gloves. Among the juveniles of this place Big Pete and Bowker took the honors.
 '' The band concert of Friday eveuing, June l, given by the Monterey Cornet band at Pettis Hall, proved quite suc- cess. In their selections of music and style of playing they showed that they had had good training. They have only been organized seven months under the instruction of J H Turner of this place. In their playing of Friday evening they did great credit to themselves and lead. er After the concert, through the kindness of Mrs Haskell and Mrs Wade the Band were ushered into their par. lors where refreshments were served, furnished by the good ladies of South. field. WWP.
 Received too late for last week.l r. c M Davis intends to build a new house soon.
 The Mohawk tower is being improved and enlarged.
 Rev MT Lord will preach at the Cen. tre the coming year.
 Charles Porter also has one from his office to his house.
 Frederick Bently has @ COW that gives 52 pounds of milk day.
 Mrs Fessenden Ives is very low. Drs North and Buell. attend her.
 Twenty-six woodchucks have been killed on school hill this spring.
 MT Watts Brooks has telephone line from his residence to Litchfield.
 Crimson paint is flying on the cream. cry. MT Marten will commence mak- ing butter June 5.
 The West Goshen district school was closed week before last, owing to the illness of the teacher
 There is talk of extending Sheriff Porter's line to MT Brooks and have a through line to Litchfeld.
 Fruit trees are loaded with blossoms. It is feared that Jack Frost will make them visit, if he should not we will have full crop.
 MONTERREY.
 The prospect for fruit never was bet ter, apples, pears and peaches are all blooming full.
 We have several indians with us from Hampton, Va, and more to come. Some will stay through the summer and others year and half or more.
 The past few weeks have been i'm proved ploughing, sowing and planting and the latter is about throughwith for this year. A little more rain would be very acceptable as we are getting rather dry, so vegetation grows slow. In the potatoe line the Burbank seedlings and Beauties of Hebron are takino the lead