Connecticut western news., 1885-06-24
A Letter From LakevfIIe.

The past week has been a busy one for our Lakeville people. The Metho- dists began the week with reioicings ov- CT their strawberry festival which was success financially and socially.
 The Children's day was all that could be desired, as far as the weather was concerned. Special services were held at the Center in the morning and at the Methodist church here in the evening Both schools did we'll The recitations by class of girls here, who brought their offerings to Jesus was very touch ing, and Rev MT Lewis of Falls Village pleased us all by loving, tender speech to the children. He will always be wei come here.
 MT Chapin of Brooklyn paid us a fly ing visit on Tuesday and in the evening his friends induced him to give them an hour of great pleasure in listening to some solos. Rarely does one hear from an amateur, songs given with so much sweetness, expression and power. His father, whose arm seemed to be par tially paralyzed last week, is recovering the use of 1t.
 Mir Martin and Mir Shaw are on the sick list.
 Mrs Rudd pays flying visit to New Haven this week.
 Our lake steamer is being put in or der for the season and parties have al- ready written to engage it for church picnics.
 Rev s. J. McCutchen has been at Jefferson all week attending the New York conference temperance society, of which he is secretary.
 The woman's temperance union hold a session this week at Norfolk. Miss Greenwood of Brooklyn will speak on this Wednesday evening. Miss Almia Cleveland is the delegate from this place.
 The ladies and gentlemen of this will lage gave party in the Town hall last Friday evening for the benefit of the Village Improvement society and real ized some $50. The entertainment was under the special supervision of some half dozen of our ladies, chief of whom in activity and real hard work was Mrs J. s. Griggs and Mrs Harrison. Mrs Harrison a most fascinating and lovely widow, and nothing in that line was ever better done that Mir Harrison as Mr Rumble, examining the silver spoons and the contents of the bureau drawers during the ''widow's" absence. Prof Harvey personated Mir Bardell; his part was well taken,a as was Mrs Harvey s, but the professor in knee brooches, swallow tailed coat, ruffied shirt bosom, high col lar and old-fashioned stocks with his courtly manners and gracious high-bTed air, seemed to be some old time, stately gentleman from some foreign land, rath CT than the crusty old bachelor he was supposed to be. J. $. Griggs, Jr., a: David Copperlield was one of the ever present, ever-helpful reception commit tee, who, with Mir Church, introduced the company to the lady hustesses. Mis: Jennie Cleveland had to assume no oth CT manner than her own to be the state ly, yet small and dainty, marchiouess O Dickens creation. While the pretties housemaid that we have seen in many day, we recognized in her dress and ca as Miss Phoebe Cleveland. Mrs Nc Cutchen, who has but lately moved here and has met with great deal of success as a crayon artist in New York, selt thu she must need look to her laurels, a' she watched the artist, fair Miss Li Creevy, wield the brush and please he subject at the same time. Mrs Griggi was ubiquitous and her duties, as wei as her name, Betsey Trotwood, kept he in motion. The singing, under her di rection, was very fine, especially tn, double quartette and the solo by Pro Harvey. The guests of the evening, let by our friend and honored townsman ex-Gov Holley, proceeded to the suppe room and did ample justice to the re treatments provided by the ladies While we scarcely approve all that wal said and done, yet We were charmed with the evident desire to please.
 Rev B. N. Lewis of Falls Village vii exchange with our pastor next Sabbath preaching here morning and evening.