Connecticut western news., 1884-04-09
ASHLEY FALLS.

Clark as teacher.
 Ladies' Aid society will meet at Mrs J. Decker's, this afternoon.
 Irving Barnes succeeds Bert Lee as clerk in MT Van Deusen's store.
 Harry Brigham of Williamstown col lege is home for short vacation.
 Mrs William Abbott has gone to Housatonic to visit her daughter, Mrs Ferguson. who is sick with bilious fever.
 Mr Phillips is expected to return in time to oficiate on Easter Sunday, at which time interesting services are an ticipated.
 Town meeting last week. Mir. J. N. Parmelee was elected one of the select men of our town. This is MT Parmelee's third year.
 Mir Frank Bradbury. who is travelling for the Mineral Paint company of Red Hook, N. Y, paid a flying visit to L. D. Moore's last week.
 Jack Massey has left the depot and gone to Sheffield to work for Station Agent Grey. Frank Westover of Green River, N Y, succeeds him.
 Mrs Stanton, who has been so serious ly ill, is some better. Dr Camp Is at tending her, and all that is possible is being done by her many friends.
 Last Sunday evening, Rev Dr Eddy preached the concluding sermon of the series he has been delivering monthly, during the past year. His text was, Now let us reason together" The discourse was very earnest one, and held the strict attention of the audience. That the Christian life is one of perfect reasonsbleness, was shown by abundant illustrations, and was emphasized by impressive and eloquent language. It is great pleasure to announce that these sermons, through the generosity of Mrs Bates of Westfeld, are to be continued a year longer. The first of these services will be held next Sunday evening at ' o'clock, and will be appropriate for Easter.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 Mrs M. Whitehead is on the sick list and under the doctors care.
 Frank B. Wood is in Windsor Locks, where he will remain at least one week.
 The exodus for Dakota from this place, started on the morning train Monday.
 Miss Jennie Cochrane has returned to Rocky Dell institute, Lime Rock, for the summer term.
 School commencement has been post poned one week to please the teacher, Miss Cynthia Harrison. Mrs Dr Osborne formely of Litch6eld is quite sick at the residence of her daughter Mrs Horace C. Hart.
 George H. Shepard, our late repre- sentative, adjourned to this place last Friday, having finished his Capitol la bors in Hartford.
 James A. Cochrane has sold his two fine Jersey COWS lately purchased, to Harry Sedgwick, proprietor of the Hautboy farm, Cornwall Hollow.
 An Easter exercise will be held in the chapel next Sunday evening. Rev Mir Vittum will give an interesting ac' count of how Easter was spent in Jeru' salem during his visit when there three years ago. The singing is under the di' rection of Prof Hughes and delightful service is anticipated.
 The largest assortment of iewelry ano silver ware ever seen in Cornwall at Hall fancygoods emporium ;laces, ,hamburghs ribbons and millinery goods at bottom figures Having gloves, neck wear gents furnishing goods and in fact every thing ill the line at a bargain; attraction: for every one on the five and ten cen counters. Beautiful bound books going at half dollar.
 Our blacksmith, barber and painter have recently suffered an overwhelming loss-of their upper lip appendages, col ored cinnamon, seal brown and otta O roses. They are being replaced at sucl an unusual outlay of push ahead ant clear grit" that the flesh and blood sub iects behind them look and squeak mucl after the fashion of the well knowI cornstalk fiddle.