Connecticut western news., 1883-03-14
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 The ladies of the Congregational church hold their next society meeting at Mrs Henry Belden's, Saturday after noon.
 Les musicale, the outgrowth of the once popular literary society and later of the V. I. A. is the only social gather ing there has been here this winter, and all who have attended have been favorably impressed, most of the time being occupied in vocal and instrument al performance. The next one will be held at the residence of MT U. H. Miner, Friday evening.
 MT George B. Coggswell having se- cured permanent job at Lenox from April 1, will move his effects there from Amesville next week and his family will take up their abode at Canaan until he gets located.
 Mir George H. Brown, who has resided at Cornwall Bridge for three years past, retires from the management of the Cornwall Bridge Iron company's store, April l, and will move his family to this place.
 Mrs Isaac French has been quite sick for two or three weeks, but is now in 8 fair way to recover.
 MT Edward Thorpe has engaged rent in Waterbury and will locate there. He l intends to move next week.
 An unusual opportunity is now offered to those who wish to procure sheet mu- sic. It can for few days be bought of F. E. Eggleston for three cents copy.
 Messrs Harry and w. E. Sheppard, the former of Springfield and the latter of Hartford, were home over Sunday Harry is having his annual vacation in the employ of the N. Y., N. H. X H, railroad company.
 Mir Myron Finl1le is on the sick list and threatened with typhoid fever. G. w. Hall has sold his fine span of black horses to Scoville Brothers of Chapinville.
 MT John Capron of Amenia was a guest of $. V. Capron over Sunday. The Housatonic road has sold engine number for service on the South Man chester road. It has been thoroughly repaired and painted and was taken away, Saturday. The road is only 1-2 miles long, is 8 branch of the New York and New England road and is owned by the Cheneys, who have extensive silk manufactures at that place. They are one of the wealthiest firms in the United States engaged in the manufacture of silk goods and every department is pre- sided over by Cheney.
 MT w. T. Ferguson returned, Thurs day, from New York, with large stock of spring goods. The quality is first class, but the variety is too large for l mention. IDLEwILD.
 MT Edward Sanford is about to com mence work at the Etna Shear shop.
 The musical portion of the Milton people met at MT Jacob Bakers the evening of the 9th, and had very pleasant time
 J. M. Gardner is preparing to build an addition to his house, in the spring.
 The Etna Shear works are running full time with quite number of good orders.
 Miss Nora Driscoll and Dan Page, son of Samuel Page, reported quite sick last week, are improving rapidly.
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 Rev Henry Clay Alvord of Montague, Mass preached, Sunday, splendid ser mon from Acts XIV, 22. MT Alvord is a natural orator, and we know that a number of our people would like to set tie him here
 Prof Hubbard read very acceptably to a large audience on Friday night. It is the first time the Professor has read so far from the lines of railway in years. | We hope now he has learned the road he will come again.
 The academy held their annual ex- hibtion on Thursday night.
 A surprise soap bubble party at Mor- ris A. Tuttle's, last (Tuesday) night
 Sixteen below zero at Torrington Fri day.
 Miss Anna M Lancashire of New York city, the popular lady elocutionist, will read in the First church on We'd nesday evening, March 21.
 Wigginss great storm came on Sat- urday forenoon, consisting of a few flakes of snow. The storm probably confined itself entirely to that great storm center, Morris.
 The Waterbury American of last week says that the sun only shines once or twice year in Morris and that the people see it so seldom, that whenever 1t shines they think the day of judge ment is at hand and condemed criminals much prefer hanging or beheading to banishment to Morris for life. 1 "BradfOrd MaCarr" '"