Connecticut western news., 1885-12-23
WEST CORNWALL.
A merry Christmas to all l

"A merry Christmas to all
 MT and Mrs NJ. s. Nickerson are in Torrington through the holidays.
 Miss Belle Lane has closed her school on the Sharon side, for a two weeks va- cation and returned to Killingworth.
 Artist James H. Moser arrived home Saturday night by the owl train-a painters fate.
 Rev D. M. Pratt of Higgamun is pay ing visit to the old homestead on Cream Hill.
 Charles P. Blinn of New Milford spent the Sabbath at his grand fathers, Dea. R. R. Pratt's.
 James H. Cochrane and friend from Bridgeport are expected home in time for the big Xmas turkey.
 M. G. Butler goes to New York to- morrow for few days gayety ill the city.
 Will Rogers has received his Christ mas a little head of time--a fine Bos- ton clipper with the latest improvement some ones else too, as the plush cover ed seat is built with ''just room enough for two"
 Mir A. Northrop and sister from New Haven are visiting friends In this vl- cinity.
 Joseph Memmott and wife are ex pected home from New Haven soon for a holiday visit. A warm welcome awaits them.
 A. N. Dibble has moved his movables all to the village, leaving the old man. sion on the hill unoccupied, vacancy not known for 130 years to the old slate hearth stone,
 Our accommodating mail carrier of the overland route has met with the mis- fortune to lose his faithful horse which dled suddenly last Thursday on his way to the land of Goshen-Berry has driven the nag about fifteen thousand miles, he says, since he owned him, in his daily route to and from West Goshen. Frank Wood writes from his southern home at Winsted, Florida. "How are you all up in that cold frozen country :? ought to be here enjoying the salu- buty of this delightful country. The thermometer registers today 83 on the north piazza, and John and myself are reading and enjoying the day hugely. Have just returned from drive through an orange grove and are filled with fits 1 juicy sweets and wish you was here to enjoy it." A pleasant picture my old friend but we can't indulge this year in your southern glories.
 Miss Jennie E. Cochrance has closed her school on Prospect hill for a two weeks vacation.
 The entertainment by our school, last Friday evening, passed of creditably to both teacher and pupils who prepared so interesting programme and render ed it before & crowded house, with a success due their olders. Masters Geo. Cochrane, Freddie Hughes and Misses | Nellie Barton, Kate Salweski and Jennie Meeker, each gave their recitations and done finely. Miss Jessie Cochrane measured off the "Baby's Christmas stocking" with such clearness and pre- cision as to merit a roar of applause. | Miss Sadie Ross followed with the beau l tiful song "When the Robins Nest Again" that was charmingly rendered, receiving the encore of the evening, to which she gracefully responded: The dialogue of "Personating Olders" was laughable scene in which Misses Bertha Potter and Hattie Stone appeared ad- vanced enough to unravel the myster1es of gossip. Misses Nellie and Dell Coch- rane sang several duetts in very pleas ing manner. "Under the mlstletoe bough" was finely executed and pro nounced the crowning feature in which Lord Lowell and his lovely bride were personated in all their lovliness by Ed ward Baldwin and Miss Sarah Miller. The charade and tableaux In which Walter Shove, Stewart Long, Willie and Charlie Coon took part were well gotten up and furiously clapped. Miss Sadie Hughes sang sweet song In all it's original sweetness; then Edward Baldwin gave his recital of the "Burlal of Moses'' in an admirable manner, com manding the almost breathless attention If the audience. The "Greatest Plaguet of my Llfe" was well sustained by Mis- Jessie Wheaton; complete "Grandma
 .sustle' with her attendants, Misses Minnie and Nellie Cochrane, Berthi rotter, Sadie Hughes and Sadie Rosi
 created vast amount of laughter anc
 applause. The "Good Night Song" by the school in closing, and the lnstru
 mental music at intervals by Miss Saral Miller, was fully appreciated. The ne , receipts for the evening amounted t' $I3.5O. Miss Smith Is congntulatec on the success of their pleasant enter
 tainment, and her past terIu of schoo
 which closed last Thursday with yer.
 satisfactory examination to l.. T. Nick erson, Esq, school visitor, and all pres ent. Miss Smith Is engaged for the win
 ter term and will resume her duties afte
 a holiday vacation Of two wpekS