Connecticut western news., 1884-04-09
CORNWALL.

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 NJ. Beers < Sons have secured the ervices of William R. Hindman as alesman and head clerk.
 The first city boarder of the season las arrived at the travellers home on he corner of West street and Butchers avenue
 Farmers begin to think of sowing to- bacco beds; the havana seed is to be the prevailing kind this year and all re- port great scarcity of seed.
 It is about time somebody said some thing about winter lingering in the lap of spring." and before anyone gets ahead of us we will make the remark.
 The Rev MT Smith, who has supplied our pulpit so acceptably for the past three months, has concluded not to ac- cept the offer of the society to hire for two years, and goes to Vermont to set tle.
 April 5, the board of school visitors met in the school house to examine can 1idates for teachers. Seven timid crea- lures presented themselves and were questioned in ''readin', writin' and fig yerin.," etc., and came away with the dea that, as rule, school visitors are ''horrid things"
 Our people were very much pained last week at the sudden death of Mrs E. NJ. Judd. Although she had been but B short time resident of our village, she won the respect and good will of all by her quiet and pleasing manners. She had returned from Poughkeepsie with her husband and was seized with a malignant form of gastritis and lived but one week when she was summoned ''to come up higher, leaving a husband who is 36 years her senior to mourn her early death.
 H. E. Sanford has returned from New York with large lot of fancy articles, dry goods, etc., all of which he has marked at hard pan prices and also has new attractions in the gymnastic line every night; the drawback on the boys at the old sitting place is the telephone; when in the midst of the hum of con- the mystic three bells are heard, all noise is stopped and ''still- ness reigns profound;" the answering call being given, we all wait to hear what important event has taken place; it will run thus wise: ''hello," speak louder please, ""I did not get it that time too much noise in the room" ''say it once more, please" ives he is at home, '' "who was killed ?' ''how did it hap pen ?" II don't hear you," '.yes I will ask him, now I understand will repeat has Mir -a young calf he will sell ?'' Pshaw, says some one, I thought it was when they begun; so much for telephone without a transmitter and the talk begins again until another call. xY.z.
 NORFOLK.
 Fredrick Ryals has sold his interest in the Shear company.
 There IS soon to be a side walk of concrete or fagging put down from the drug store to the green.
 An orchestra has been organized which will prove a great addition to the town Such musicians as T. H. Beardsley Darrow, and Comstock are connected with it.
 Dr Hill left town last week to locate somewhere in Massachusetts. He has succeeded in gaining host of friends in his two years stay. Dr Sanborne O Baltimore hospital will assist Dr Welcl in future.
 Messick & Cone will doubtless have their opening before this edition is ou but the rush Is expected to be so grea that all cannot see their new store anG stock. The interior is finished entirel, with Virginia pine, oiled, and in yer, pleasing designs, with counters eacl side, and centre we'll loaded. It is light ed with six handsome brass chandeliers also one in each front window, wher there is an elaborate display of fanc, goods, enclosed with curtains of cretonn and lace. Mir Shepard's remaining stocl of goods are in the basement, where h will dispose of them personally.
 Once more the bell in the old churcl tower has pealed forth the sad announce ment of death-another family bereft 0 loving mother, devoted wife and sister Mrs Olive Crissey Brown was strickel down in the midst of her usefulness after four days painful illness, leavinl a husband, five children, and brother to mourn and feel her loss forever. | her house one would always find her the perfection of kindness-lndulgen to the last degree, having ever in vie1 the welfare of her children-trainin them in the paths of principle and right eousness. She will be missed and he example will be felt in the church an Sunday school society, which has me with great loss. The brothers, who seems some times, know no end of afflif ton, have lost their only sister, who hs been such a support and comfort i times of trouble. The funeral, consid ering the weather, was very largel attended at the church, Wednesday P. \ The floral offerings were elaborate an beautiful AUREvoIR.
 BOUTHFIELD.
 Snow is disappearing, though lots ( it on Monday and some of the road