Connecticut western news., 1884-05-21
GREAT HARRINGTON.

GREAT HARRINGTON.
 Mir Joyner, who used to live in Ashley Falls, expects his daughter, Mrs Ward Van Deusen, from Iowa to visit her par ents this week.
 Sixteen men and three teams are work ing on the artificial pond, which Mrs Hopkins is building in her meadow south of her residence, and to all ap- pearance they have got three months job on hand, besides the job of bringing the water from Mansfield pond, which is nearly one mile distant.
 The quiet slumber of our village was disturbed last Sunday morning, about 2 | o'clock, by the loud ringing of the fire bell and shouts of the fremen, who were trying to get their engines up Castle | street to Mir Walter W. Hollenbeck's barn, which was on fire. The steep hill was too much for the red shirted boys and they had to get team to draw their engine up the hill. A barn occupied by MT Seth Sheldon stood near MT Hollen- beck's and both barns were destroyed Mir Sheldon had 8 horse, three COWS and a calf in his barn and only the horse and one COW were got out, the others were burned with other contents of the barn. The cause of the fire is one of the mys- teries that are so common where fires occur.
 The Methodist society had, last week Monday evening, what they called a ear pet supper at the pastors residence and all the churches in town were well rep resented, to greet the Rev Draper and wife and to partake of the good things which had been prepared by the ladies of the Methodist society. The object was to get funds to buy 8 new carpet for their church and we are told that they have nearly enough cash now on hand. z.
 SHEFFIELD.
 MT Walter Miner has moved into the Dr Peck house.
 Mrs E. Bassett is very sick, Dr F. L. Smith is attending her.
 Report says the Cook property has been sold to Mir Dresser of Great Bar rington.
 F. R. Hawley has three large beds of tobacco; he is going into tobacco rais- Ing quite extensively.
 If it was not for few street lamps we should be in total darkness Saturday evenings, we have so many black clouds from the west.
 The aid society at Geo Bartholomew was well attended. Tickets for the ex- cursion to Bridgeport and return, June 4. are on sale at the post office, also by B. N. Clark, E. D. Andrus, l. R. Stan ton,D ,Dr F. Smith, F. s. Grey,C. French, H. J. Candee, l. D. Burtch, G. F. Bar tholomew, M. W. Andrns and E. l. Vos- burg, at $1.25 for the round trip. Eighty tickets have already been sold.
 Our village is looking very fine at present; the lawns have been cut with lawn mowers and the walks cleaned up. A more pleasant village is not to be found in the Housatonic valley. A num- Der of people are fitting up their houses for summer boarders; it is hoped they will all be filled. BON AMI. ASHLEY FALLS.
 The Methodist society of this place will give an excursion to Bridgeport and return next Wednesday, May 28, start ing on the regular passenger train which leaves this station at 9:27 A. M., and returning on the evening train, leaving Bridgeport at 5:30 P. NJ, thus giving five hours in the city. The fare is only $125 from Sheffield, Ashley Falls and Canaan, for the round trip, and tickets are for sale at N. Van Deusen's store in this place. This is grand chance fo1 those wishing to visit Bridgeport, either for trading or otherwise. and it being the first of the season will undoubtedly be well patronized. s.
 LAKEVILLE.
 The Salisbury Congregational church received 23 new members, May 16 were baptized. Of this number was one entire household, the grandfather, aged 75, his son and sons wife and their two children son and young daughter In receiving members the new creed was used At the close of the services eacI new member was presented with beau tiful bouquet, and there was a season O hand shaking. Most of those received were from Chapinville, where there has been much religious interest during tht last winter and where Sunday schoo has been sustained for four years undel the lead of Mir T. l.. Norton. On Sunday following the communion , services, special appeal was made fo the cause of home missions, and $13I were subscribed, with more to follow for the emergency fund, in addition t,
 the regular contributions for hom
 missions.
 sOUTHFIELD. Mrs Emma Snyder Stanard, daughte } of Levi Snyder, had acounsel of doctor last week, and fears are entertained tha
 she will not last long.
 J. M. Gaylord and John Shores expec : to have lawsuit over mortgage dee , and settlement. A change in the dee seems to be the complaint .
 The mine reports are quite encourae a ing. Another small quantity of ston = has been analysed and found quite ricl :, Much may come out of it yet 11 1 Mrs E. D. Horton has double petr |, mia four feet high with 30 blossoms ]