Connecticut western news., 1883-07-25
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 Report of the higher department of the Amesville graded school, summer term, 1883. Whole number of pupils, 38 daily average, 30. Names of pu- pills present every day; Florence Mark ham, Maud Finch, Bertha Hubbell, Ka- tie Jacobi, Maud Prince, Mamie Hicks, Annie Hicks, George Belcher, Robbie Bloomer, Freddie Calender. Pupils absent less than days; Edith Burnett, May French, Lillie Wolfe, Marcus Fin kle, Bennie Ryan. Pupils who did not whisper during entire term Florence Markham, Bertha Hubbell, Blanche Halstead, Hattie Rectal, Alice Dorsey, Maud Prince, Hattie Harvey, George Belcher, George Ayers. Robbie Bloom CT, Charles Boomer.
 MINNIE H, TURP1N, Teacher.
 The court of common pleas opened Monday with several cases on the docket.
 Albert Sheppard has gone to Hartford in the employ of the N Y, N H X H railroad company.
 A number of young men from Lime Rock went last Wednesday to Tyler pond for few days recreation in camp life.
 The case of Dean us Dean which, was left out to committee to decide, had 8 hearing at the court room last week occu- pying two days. An adjournment was effected in the hopes of securing an amicable settlement.
 Elson J Hornbeck has been home on 8 vacation, and salesman Robert Orr seized the opportunity to treat the boys with cigars and turn the joke on the former, reporting Elson as being away on matrimonial tour, but it was learn ed after MT Orr had made his departure that he was in ecstasies over the coveted title of daddy the little elf being of the female persuasion. .
 A regatta of the Bridgeport Yacht club came off on the sound few days since, in which were engaged several of the finest of the craft in the harbor, and as several of the people of this place were rendered free sail last season on the occasion of the Union s s picnic in the yacht which took the prize in trial with eleven contestants, they will no doubt be interested in the result The weather was all that could be desired and city papers say finer spread of sail IS not often seen in the harbor. The course was from the lighthouse to Pen fields reef, thence to Stratford buoy to starting point, 8 distance of IA miles which was made in about two hours. The honors of winning the first prize owning the fastest yacht in the harbor fell to MT David B Corners with his model yacht "Gracie Lulu" Congrat- ulations to MT c. ID1EwnD. SALISBURY.
 Our boarding houses are filling up with city boarders.
 Robert Drummond of Boston with his family are visiting his father, John Drummond. His health is quite deli cate.
 Our farmers are busy harvesting their abundant crops.
 Miss Warner is entertaining friends from New-York.
 Many were prevented from attending morning services in our, churches on Sunday, owing to the heavy showers.
 MT and Mrs Henry c Jewell of Osh- kosh, who were married in this town fif- ty years ago, are visiting their old home.
 Our district school gave an entertain ment in Town hall on the evening of July 13. Judging from the rounds of, applause the program was appreciated.
 Mrs Edgar P Sawyer and daughter, Miss Sawyer of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who have been spending ten days at Ma pie Shade hotel, left for their home on Thursday.
 The following guests were registered at the Maple Shade hotel on Sunday: MT and Mrs A Scott, child and nurse, Master John and Miss Nellie Scott, Flushing, l. I; Miss Garretson, North Carolina; Mrs Hagen, Miss Hagen, Flushing, l. I; the Misses Russel of Bridgeport, Ct; MT Charles Elhiman, Flushing, l. I; Miss Ostrom, Brooklyn, N Y; MT and Mrs H CJewell, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. D. LAKEVILLE.
 Mrs Dr Schuyler of St Louis is stop- ping with Mrs Dakin.
 Our temperance convention which meets to-day, will be addressed by prominent temperance workers from different parts of the state. A good time is expected
 s s Robbins has had the misfortune of loosing one of his valuable steers in of eating choke cherries, He was found dead in the ditch and his splendid oxen were also poisoned by eat ing chokecherries
 John Hinman of Maryland is visiting friends in this place. He is connected with one of the oldest families in town. His grandfather for many years played the bass viol in the Congregational church and there are many interesting incidents connected with his history.
 Judge Tupper, Gov Holley and T l. Norton presented petition, numerously i signed by the citizens of tho town, to Father Lynch, requesting him to re-