Connecticut western news., 1883-10-10
GREAT HARRINGTON.

 last 4th of July, has so far recovered that he returned to his store, last week.
 Squire Seeley, who has been regis trar of deeds for over quarter of cen tury in this town, is quite feeble, not able to leave his room.
 We'll, the big dedication of the new church is past and the inaugural recital of the wonderful organ and the tremen- dous crowd at the church doors, which was almost mob, are things which are yet talked about by the Barringtonians, as great day in our small city. And the big cattle show and fair has gone by for this year and nobody killed, although one man got his leg broken and about @ dozen got their legs so tangled up with bad whiskey that they had help to find lodgings and some of them have gone up to board at the county boarding house in Pittsfeld. z.
 MILTON.
 MT Horace Seelye has been making some repairs on his house, David Guild doing the work.
 Mir Ithamer Page had slight touch of paralysis, but at the present writing has improved so as to be out again.
 Mrs J. M Gardner has been very ill with typhoid fever, the past few weeks, | Lol 1oo4 o4c 1o4 proving.
 The underbrush has been cut away from the fence in front of Rev George Harrison's and the fence has been paint ed, which gives it a better appearance. MT Joseph Gaston has severed his connection with Barton Bros. of this place and has gone to other fields of la bor in Waterbury. We wish him suc- cess.
 } MT Horace Nichols, we are sorry to learn, has become insane, caused by ] hardening of the brain and we hear he l is to be taken to Middletown for treat t ment.
 The dance at Clark's hall the 18th o1 last month, proved an entire failure, owing to some 16 of our rising young ? men coming and bringing no ladies. Il : we had known they were coming tc : pitch pennies as they did we would have : hired a smaller building. ' MT Sylvester Griswold didn't get his se hair cut for trifing matter, the other . day. He stepped out of town and in a few hours brought back a wife. We congratulate him on his good success and we would say to some of the othel Milton widowers, ''Go thou and de likewise" AETNA. 1 E. l.. Gaylord lost a valuable horse l last week.
 Only two went from this place on thu Hudson excursion Saturday. l. MT and Mrs Joseph Selden celebrat, l. the 25th anniversary of their marriage l next Monday.
 Town meeting passed off quietly, bu e few of the appropriations called fo
 were passed.
 For nearly year past the Roman
 Catholics of this place have been beau :. tifying their church and grounds. Th' l. church being dedicated last Sunday
 The services were largely attended. 4 n special train consisting of coache
 came from Winsted bringing the clerg, II and many others. The morning ser vice commenced with high mass at 10 :3| A. M., Bishop McMahon of Hartford ' Rev Fathers Murphy, Harty, McCab
 and Leo of Winsted and Simons of Nev :- Hartford being present, Father Hart, ~ preaching the sermon. The choir, be e ing assisted somewhat by Winsted peo
 pie, did some fine singing. At P. M e large class was confirmed by Bisho]
 McMahon. New seats have been added n the interior neatly painted and frescoed
 stained glass windows have also beel |, pnt in, new granite wall has beer
 built in front and the grounds graded
 expending nearly $2OOO, which is no, 10 all paid for. AUREvo1R
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 MT W. G. Cargin arrived, last week re and has more of those wagons.