Connecticut western news., 1883-09-19
FALLS VILLAGE.

Oh"IAoo I1' Lo"eH OI NoW haVon IS visiting friends in this vicinity.
 B. H.Killmer is spending his vacation this week with friends at Cold Spring, NY.
 Miss Sarah Bruce of Troy is spending Q week with Amesyille friends.
 Mrs Prescott has returned to her home in Western New York, accompanied by Miss Abbie Kellogg.
 MT Isaac French of Amesville, who came near losing his life at the hands of burglars, last week, is improving as fast as could be expected and his recov- cry is now considered certain.
 Mrs Thaddeus Sparks, after two years and half of confinement to the house by reason of sickness, has improved so far as to be able to ride out last Tuesday. The musicale was 8 very successful affair, Friday night, at the residence of MT Tucker. All performed their parts we'll and the finest piano solo was per formed by Miss Cora Tucker.
 Miss Ida Scoville Of Torrington is guest of relatives in this village.
 Those interested in music and melody are invited to the house of MT Wolcott, Friday evening, where will also be pre- santed Dlays charades atc
 Burglaries, horse thieving and the like are the order of the day all through this section and neighboring localities. Last week Monday night they made 8 raid at MT French's; Tuesday night on Rev MT Patterson of Lower City, taking clothing aud even the carpet off the floor; Wednesday night at MT Jonathan Bates's at the same place, and Friday night they took MT Edmund Deans horse out of the lot and went to the barn and took the harness and new phe- ton and left, going through West Corn wall. Raids were also made recently on Landlord Rowley's hotel, MT John Owen and MT Fry, ,all at Lime Rock. In attempting to take honey from hive taken from one of the parties, it is evil dent the bees made it pretty warm for them, from the appearance of the hive when found out in field not far off
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 SHEFFIELD.
 The excursion given by the Congre- gational ladies was success pecuniarily, netting about $1O0. The Methodists are talking of doing likewise.
 The Congregational church is under going repairs. The painter, MT John Smith, is frescoing the interior in a beautiful manner.
 Last Wednesday, Fred French fell from two horse lumber wagon and the back wheel passed over him. Very for tunately no bones are broken and the bruises are not serious.
 -Iast-,4eAllr Gibbs of Goshen, mother of Mrs Reuben Manvel of this town, died. MT and Mrs Manvel went to Goshen, last Wednesday, to attend the funeral
 Miss Agnes Burtch has taken charge of school in Florence. Miss Susie Clark is teaching in Springfield.
 Miss Jennie Cowles has returned to Waterbury.
 Harry Brigham enters the senior class at Williams college, this fall.
 Miss Mary E. Wilcox has returned to her teaching in Winsted. Schools commenced last week.
 MT Harry McCrea of Ashley Falls is committee in place of MT A. H. Hoadley who resigned in order to enter the Alba ny medical college, this fall D.
 Mir John Spooner has returned home, after an absence of several months visit ing friends at the West
 Miss Mary Hopson left town this week. She has bought an interest in the Hillside seminary at Bridgeport and takes position there as teacher
 Miss Olive Fuller has opened a pri- vate school in this village, numbering 25 scholars at the beginning.
 Rev MT Sturges is away for vacation. There was no service at St Andrew s, last Sunday.
 The Congregational pulpit was occu- pied by Rev MT Barnun, nephew of Deacon Barnum, who has been for sev- eral years missionary in Turkey.
 The chief event of last week was a wedding right here among us. On Wednesday, September 12, by Rev J.H. Vorce of Essex, MT William Leonard and Miss Adele Willard. The ceremony took place at the residence of the brides brother-in-law, c. s. Smith, in the pres ence of select company of relatives and friends. A bountiful feast was pre- pared and shared too by many who were not there, but were kindly remembered with a box of cake. The presents were valuable, useful and sensible. The bridal pair took the 3:45 train for New York, after which trip they will settle in Lenox, Mass, where MT Leonard occu- pies the position of station agent. We are sorry to lose Miss Willard from Kent socIety, but their many friends here wish both Mrs and MT Leonard all the happiness they can get hold of as they travel the path of life together.
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