Connecticut western news., 1883-07-18
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SHEFFIELD.
 Mrs Emerson of New-York has form ed class in oil painting numbering seven pupils.
 Mrs Eli Smith has @ large cactus bearing seven beautiful red blossoms and twenty buds.
 A brother of Mrs Myron Andrus was killed in that railroad accident near Plainville, July 9th.
 Four Indian girls and one Indian lad have homes in town. They are under the general charge of Miss Mary B Dewey.
 General Barnard preached in the Congregational church, last Sabbath. A cousin of Mrs Henry Butcher oficiat- ing in the evening.
 Last Friday afternoon 8 travelling auc- tion sale was appointed to take place in the village, but was postponed on &C., count of the funeral of Mrs DeForest.
 MT John Decker did not go to Albany to have an operation after all, but wait ed from day to day under care of Dr H H Smith till his eye grew better with out leaving town.
 Last Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, Mrs DeForest died. She was a sister of Mrs Will;a,,, Sooxrsll-, ->e ~1-1-v- Her husband and little son have the deep sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. She leaves a little babe, too young to know it's loss. Her funeral was attended from home and Methodist church, last Friday. Mrs DeForest was an amiable woman, a loving mother, kind neighbor and de. voted wife. D.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 Mrs Hannah Barnum is visiting in Bridgeport for few days.
 George H Oldfeld spent the Sabbath in Sheffield, the guest of Dr I R San. ford. .- --.
 Judge Huntington and family from Woodbury, were guests last week at A ID Warmers and c B Baldwin's.
 The birth list shows that Wilbur Sco' vile has reached at last the coveted ti- tie of "Daddy" and is forthwith con. graduated. .
 Our choir under the leadership oi Prof George Hughes is doing admirably and all his efforts in bringing it to high standard of excellence will be fully ap- preciated.
 Rev W Spaulding exchanged witf Rev MT Bourne of Sharon last Sabbath who conducted the sacramental services in very impressive manner and also received several of our young people into full membership.
 Last Friday as Walter son of MT B c Hart was on his way to the village his wagon accidently collided with loaded milk team which resulted in breaking the shafts which so frightened the horse that he started at break-neck speed down the hill, on the way he aroused the running propensities of another steed owned by Harvey Baldwin oi North Cornwall that stood near the res idanee of George Potter, and he too foi lowed suit, both coming through ou1 streets at a fearful rapidity, one being brought to stand still in James Coch rane's barn and the other at the Manson house sheds. Very fortunately no en' was injured, the horses, wagons, etc were all that suffered damage. FALLS VILLAGE.
 We are pleased to learn that MT F How'd is recovering rapidly from tn injuries he received June 2. Fou bones were broken in his ankle and leg He goes about on crutches. It is sur prising how rapidly he has recovered but it can be accounted for as his hab its are temperate and his blood in goo' condition. Editor Ne,rs.
 Mrs Appleby of Sugar Hill has gon on visiting tour among relatives il Duchess Go, NY.
 1 Having successfully taught the 7t district school in Sharon the past ses son, Miss Blanche Tobey closed the ses sion, Friday, the term being thre months.
 Miss Minnie Turpin's school at Ames vile closed Thursday after term c thirteen weeks. Prizes were awarded dozen of her pupils for deportment scholarship, etc,
 The farming community are drivin their having as fast as the ickl state of the weather will admit. Muc hay was however caught spread GU Thurday the shower coming little to quick for them. The severe showers of the past tw weeks have done much damage to road and lightning has struck in sewers places. At Lime Rock it struck tw telephone poles and large tree nes the road which stood so near dMelin as to prostrate lady and child. A man residing near Amesville pul chased lager beer keg which had lai out of doors for considerable time an was partially screned from the sun an weather and upon picking it up to hi astonishment found large swarm ( bees had taken possession, he too the keg home and took out one hea and put them in hive.
 The Lime Rock nine played gam of ball with the New Milford club Ia. Thursday on the grounds of the forme but owing to the rain only two inning