Connecticut western news., 1883-07-11
WEST CORNWALL.

ant Valley, Ct, for few weeks visit among friends.
 James H Cochrane, from Bridgeport, spent the glorious fourth under the old parental roof.
 Miss Bessie O'Cain and her brother Charlie, are spending their vacation of a few weeks in Bridgeport.
 MT Henry Yutzler, the merchant tai Tor of Norfolk, and family are visiting in this place and Cornwall Bridge.
 Andrew K Thompson has returned to his home on Cream Hill, having gradu- ated at the Storrs Agricultural school at Mansfield.
 CE Baldwin Esq, has sold his fine pair of matched horses to Sheriff Por- ter of Goshen and has just purchased 8 fine steed of MT F Whitney of Sharon.
 MT John Wood, Jr. who is connected with Graham x Haine's hardware store, New-York, is enjoying his vacation at home accompanied by his cousin, James Wood of the same city.
 The Union Shear Go is busily engag- ed in making extensive repairs on the old gutta percha dam, which, when completed, will furnish power to run day and night.
 Charles R Smith has secured posi- tion with his father in Danbury who has charge of the depot in that place. All were sorry to say good by to Charlie who left last Monday, followed by the good wishes of his many friends for his future success ~
 Miss Lillie Bennett, in the Dean dis trict, closed her school last week with 8 picnic and exhibition which reflected credit on both teacher and scholars. Misses Bessie O'Cain, Eda Dean and Charlie O'Cain were recipients of quite valuable prizes for regularity of attend ence and good department.
 MT H Cocks the celebrated artist from New York who visited us last year is here again with his camera, taking views of our romantic scenery which he thinks is unsurpassed, to illustrate Har- pers and other monthlies.
 Charles Nodine and John Chamber lain Esq, of Bridgeport drove in last week from Tyler pond with long string of fish (stories) mostly pickerel the champion weighing 5 pounds and measuring plump two feet.
 The excursion to Parlor Rock last Thursday, was enjoyed by two car loads, jam full, who expressed much satisfac. tion at the perfection of arrangements for their solid enjoyment under the i'm mediate supervision of George H Old field who has already done so much fol the organ fund. The receipts from the enjoyable day amounted to 1925 fol which he has the hearty thanks of the ladies benevolent society. ANON
 NORFOLK.
 ; Several young pic-nics were gotten up as usual, on the fourth.
 R P Seymore sold eight bushels O
 strawberries in town last Tuesday. The Axle shop only shut down for
 few days, instead of month as report
 ed last week. ~ng ! Gus Lawrence's ice cream saloon Ina been popular resort the past few days
 and yet Gus is not happy. 7 The heavy showers the past week l have washed the roads considerbly 5 though not seriously. No damage don
 by lightning.
 , On account of the shower the fourth the fireworks were postponed ,,unti l Thursday evening and then proved yer
 successful and was witnessed by larg = number of people.
 S The meeting July 2, to organize tn y stock company called the '"The Norfol l. Hall association" Chartered last winter
 was thinly attended and in fact but lii v tie accomplished. A committee of fiv g was appointed to open the books an @ solicit subscriptions for stock to repol ;- at the next meeting. AUREvoIR.
 CHAPHNVILLE. s On Wednesday, June 27, MT l. P Asl q man and his estimable wife, treated til a school in this place, to picnic in M d Scoville's grove. A shower coming ul
 they repaired to MT Scoville's large an
 elegant barn, which had been scrubbe
 and mopped, and where tables stoo @ 1oa5o1 with straw harrios and oroo n l. cakes, candies and goodies. The chi
 dren could not consume one half of tn g bountiful supply and MT Ashman file is their pockets with candy as they depar
 ed for home, The children were too flu d for utterance, but Miss Nellie Richar,
 son, their teacher, desires to expre n thanks, through the columns of u IT. NEWS, on behalf of herself and schola
 to MT and Mrs Ashman, for their kin, n ness and generosity in providing tn is surprise and pleasure for the school.
 GREAT HARRINGTON. IS Quite serious accident happened to MT Chauncy W Norton, his wife, daug
 ter and Mrs Ray while riding out in E a remont on July 4. While going dov 70 8 hill the pole strap broke letting u if wagon against the horses which frigl 10 ened them so they ran away throwil -s the driver and ladies out with SUI, r force as to break MT Norton's should ,a and bruising the ladies very badly al . killed a valuable horse. MT Norton al