Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
SALISBURY.

uS. lIuly III bAo ulIlSU OI uIO uo WdS in death"
 Rev James H. George, rector of St. Johns church, has entered upon his spiritual work among us, and has made an exceedingly fine impression, not only upon his own church, but the com munity generally.
 Henry Whitbeck, who is constantly on the look out to do good, especially among the poor and afflicted ones, sug- gested that little material aid be given Dr Blodget's widow and accordingly a few of the friends met at her resi- dence on last Friday night, and made her donation which was very grate- fully received.
 SOUTHFIELD.
 Mrs Ruth Kasson is sick. w. R. Baldwin has new safe.
 Ed c. Cork and son were here Satur- day.
 At last accounts Willis Parsons was at South Manchester, Ct.
 Cook & Harmon have got their tele- phone ill excellent order.
 Charles Ellis, lately married, is suf- fering from febrile attack.
 The ladies of the Congregational church are talking carpet.
 There was good turnout at the sociable. Receipts, $40. O. L. Hartwell has sold his hill farm to one Maran of Mill River.
 Do we write such bad hand that 8 ''typo" makes wagon out of organ. They don't look alike to us.
 Wiggin's storm arrived here Satur- day eve and left before morning The tops of buildings are yet visible.
 Jule Turner has put up the wire for a telephone between H. N. Kasson's and J. M. Conks. It is of the Bene- dict pattern.
 Dr. Bartlett is delivering course of lectures here on the laws of health. He has ample apparatus, and makes his lec- lures interesting. Physiology is too much neglected, and too little under stood subject among the masses, and Dr. B. gives a good opportunity to study up this matter in practical way. From here he goes to Monterey, where we bespeak for him the liberal patron. age which his lectures deserve.
 SHEFFIELD.
 MT Charles Taft, of Detroit, Mich. is in town, visiting friends and relatives Frank Gray, our station agent, has been away for about week, probably trying to dodge Wiggin's great storm He was successful.
 Mrs Sanford is visiting friends in Conn. and the Doctor knows best how to sustain himself meanwhile. He is boarding at the Miller House. Eight new indictments were brough against John M Benjamin, the hote keeper here, for illegal liquor selling He gave bonds in the district court 8 ! Great Darlington and will have hear ing the 24th.
 Dr Eddy lectured before the Shef field Friendly Union, last Friday night E on some of his recollections af the Civi War. There was full house, about 280 being present, and as the hall seat only 200, one can safely say that there was crowd.
 Quite number of the people who at tend Dr, Eddy's church have attended , reception at his home in Canaan, ant 7 report pleasant time. Two of tn; loads, however, tipped over, on accoun of the ice, but no one received seriou injuries although one of the ladies wa rendered unconscious, and was supposed at first to be badly hurt. Hx.
 COLEBROOK. l Nine inches of snow fell here durin; Saturday night
 Miss Gertrude Smith, having finished 7 her term of school at Pond hill, is nov , teaching the West school in this town. l The people of this town have reason - to rejoice that the miserable nest o 7 thieves over in Norfolk is likely to b . broken up.
 MT Merrill Mead, who has been spend
 ing two or three months with friends i ], this town, returned to his home i :, Ohio, last week.
 Mrs Lewis Barnard had wris 5 broken and one rib fractured by bein 5 thrown out of sleigh during the reig , of ice, last week, but is now doin well.
 Two hundred and fifty nine childre between the ages of four and sixteen, all we can boast of in the several schoc S districts of this town, and 119 of thes e are in the River district. T GREAT BARRINGTo~ a Not many weeks ago at golden wee l. ding where music and speech-makin
 were in order, a little girl not fou
 years old was asked to make speech 2 when she promptly stepped up in fror
 of the bride and groom of 50 years, an said:
 -' ssGrand Pa, is it true that you, IS To Grand Ma always kind and true; is Should one night take it in your head, l. To kick her out of bed." is Grand Pa tells the story that lon
 years past he had midnight dream i n which he tried to lead colt into bar