Connecticut western news., 1884-04-23
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F. l.. Doibeare, NJ. D., of New York spent Sunday in town.
 Fred A. Jewell, Esq, of New Hart ford is spending few days in town.
 There will be service in St. Johns church on Friday at half past two, it being St. Marks day.
 Mrs MacArthur, mother of Mir John MacArthur has been dangerously ill, but is now convalescent.
 The Congregational church is still without pastor Rev Mir Reid supply ing the pulpit temporarily.
 The girls guild of St. Johns parish will meet in the lecture room of the church Saturday afternoon.
 Mir Frederic Bushnell and family, formerly of Lakeville, are settled in their new home in this village.
 Miss Julie Landon celebrated her twelfth birthday Tuesday evening, by giving party to her many little friends in this vicinity.
 The Maple Shade hotel has been un- dergoing extensive repairs, papering, painting, etc. It is greatly improved by its new coat of paint.
 Thursday, April IT, the ladies of the Episcopal sewing society met at the rectory. This was the annual meeting The following of ficers were chosen for the ensuing year Mrs Albert Moore, president; Mrs John Walton, treasurer; Mrs William Perry, secretary.
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 Many families have changed resi- dences this spring.
 It has been a season of general good health in this vicinity.
 Union hall has been greatly improv- ed by new blinds and two coats of paint.
 The opossum recently trapped in Litchfeld county was probably the one that was brought from Virginia to Col linsville five years ago and escaped.
 Willard J. Barber of Collinsville has recently invented a burglar alarm which Is simple, reliable, durable and cheap; can be carried in the pocket and in one minute affixed to door or window and is useful invention.
 One of the Collinsyille burglars was arrested for burglary in Simsbury and and is in Hartford jail. One and possi- ply two more of the rogues are at iber- ty, but detectives are on their track with $200 reward for their capture.
 Henry Stino and John Dowd found on the farm of John Potter in Burling- ton, April 5, a colony of black snakes, some seven feet long and from that down to three feet. By vigorous work with poles they killed 32 and think some escaped.
 Horatio N. Goodwin, a native of New Hartford, for fl years deacon in the Congregational church in. Collinsyllle, was married to Miss Laura Ames in East Granville, Mass, April 16, 1884. On April 16, 1884, they celebrated their golden wedding. Over $10O in gold were presented them and numerous val uable and elegant presents by relatives and warm friends. D.B.H. NORFOLK.
 The telephone instruments have been taken out of the silk mills
 Miss Murray has opened her dress making establishment in the Hall building.
 The Rural Improvement association is we'll under way, and starts off in busi. ness-like manner.
 Mrs Willard's lecture will be to-mor TOW evening, the 24th, instead of Friday as reported last week.
 Miss M L. Morgan has just returned from New York and has one of the largest and finest displays of millinery goods ever shown in town.
 The Rev J. ". Beach of Windsor Locks will move his boarding school tC this place, this fall, and report says will occupy the Mills house until building is erected on the Robbins place for him, and in all probability mum Der of our more advanced scholars vii attend his school. Thus relieve ou crowded school rooms of the past.
 AUREvoTR. GOSHEN.
 Goshen takes the lead in the wors roads in the state of Connecticut, to sa nothing of Iitchfeld County. Miss Nellie E. A. Bentley and Maste Frankie H. Bentley have commenced tn spring term of Mir Peters Academy. Miss S. Fredrica Bentley principal . the graded school at Lakeville and he sister Mrs John J. Miller of Town Hi spent their vacation at their parents il Goshen, these ladies are both excellen : teachers.
 , c. w. Bentley & Sons have done tn first ploughing in Goshen, this account 5 fo their good crops. He plough thorough and deep, while others sleer 3 this is why he has potatoes, both to sel = and to keep"
 t EAST CANAAN. 3 Mrs Frank TierneY is very. sick. Daniel Buckley has three childre 3 sick with scarlet fever. W. II. Camp cf Canaan presided . the organ Sunday evening.
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