Connecticut western news., 1883-06-06
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 The Misses Eldredge returned from New-York, Friday night, where they have been spending several weeks.
 Undertaken Seymour is having hi house repainted inside and out, his horse barn is also being brushed up.
 We are under great obligation to Jus tice for his information on the dividend but then it appears that the sexton got his BIO ''alee samee."
 Winthrop Cone, salesman for the Strong manufacturing company, spent Sunday at his home just returning from an ext ended western trip.
 MT Charles Hubbard, we'll known here and formerly living in Norfolk but now engaged in the furniture business in Illion N Y, is spending few days in town.
 Snow & Wooster are doing splen- did piece of masonry of granite from their quarries here, in the form of a bank wall in front of the Catholic church.
 Some famous stories are told about pickerel fishing on the reservoir in this place. It is nothing uncommon for 8 small party to catch from 75 to 100 in 8 single day.
 The programme Decoration day was successfully carried out and brought to- gether large number of people from this and adjoining towns. Dr Eddy's remarks were interesting and appropri- ate as usual Rev MT VanArnam of the Methodist church opened the exercises with prayer. The Union cornet band of Winsted furnished good music and gave an open air concert in the park in the evening. Perhaps it would not be out of place to say that much credit is due c B Bristol, one of the committee of ar- rangements, as he has spent considerable time and been to good deal of trouble.
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 James H Cochran, with Rogers & Morford in Bridgeport, spent the Sab- bath at home.
 MT Nathan Hart, who has been severe ly ill the past three weeks, is still in 8 very critical condition with but little hopes of his recovery. .. Messrs Joseph Mallinson and Abram Gee left last Tuesday for an extended trip to Dakota, where they expect to re- main for about three weeks. Dr c s Brewer received last Friday week gift amounting to several pounds l of girl baby which promises to be very sweet and keep right on growing so until she is 16
 Ice cream frozen among the arctic con- fines of frost and served from genuine white mountain freezer can be had at the drug store on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week. Picnic parties if only 1.-two" accommodated.
 Our esquire A D Warner not accept ing an invitation with the tourists still remains on terra firma but in zig gag condition, having been suddenly strick- en with crick in the back, produced by an over dose of stove lifting in the ordeal of house cleaning. He has the the formula on sale at crooked prices. MILTON. Mrs Horatio Griswold has gone on @ months visit to friends in Pennsylvania Mrs M Gardner, of the mountain farm house, has been visiting friends in Winchester the past week. Mrs Gard ner is very hard working woman and has not left her home before to go on a visit in long time. = It is with sorrow that we chronicle the death of Charles Piatt of Litchfield, formerly of this village. Charlie was a genial and pleasant young man and was we'll respected by all who knew him in | this place. He was great sufferer up was attended the 27th from his late resi- dence in Litchfeld the Rev MT Harri- son of this place officiating. His re- mains were inferred in Goshen. ETNA. WAsHINGTON DEPOT. The Methodist church is now com pleted, with the exception of bell, and last Tuesday, May 29, it was dedicated by Bishop Harris of New-York city. There were several ministers and the ceremonies were very impressive, In the morning there was sermon by the Bishop after which collection was ta- ken up, then the church was dedicated. In the afternoon there was sermon by the Rev MT Mains of Waterbury, and another in the evening by Rev MT Wing of Bridgeport. The church was very nicely decorated and looked very pretty.