Connecticut western news., 1885-12-30
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George A. Randall and John A. Deck CT furnished the orchestral music for a social hop at Southfield last Thursday evening. They have had considerable practice together and are the "laddies" who cAn inspire an audience with de- sire for that kind of amusement.
 George Goodale is very low with that dreaded disease, consumption, and re- quires attendants every night, which, however, will be required but a short time to all appearances.
 Henry Wolfe, Jr., came home from Fort Wayne, Ind, last week on four weeks vacation. His countenauce is all the assurance needed that the climate of the western country is in no wise detri- mental to his health and we'll being.
 Miss Kate Haley has been sick in Bridgeport for some time with pneu- monia and Is not yet able to resume work or come home.
 One hundred and thirty dollars was the gross receipts of the bazaar during two evenings and one day at the Metho- dist church last week, of which three fourths of the amount was profit. Pretty good tinanciering on the part of the la- dies we should say.
 In the exercise of ones reasoning powers it may and may not be in &C., cordance with propriety and good iudg- ment to make any allusion to or depre- cate the scene that is presented by fellow being attempting to block the sidewalks or streets by making "Vir- ginia rail fence" thereon so long as an individual chooses to deport them selves in that way so long as 1t leaves no stain or reflection on their character or good standing in community. Be this as 1t may we have no remarks to make, but when an indi- vidual gets so far over the bay as to let his horses stand out, exposed to the cold chilling blasts that have been experi- enced of late, without either covering or shelter for hours at a time, then we are of the opinion that one has the in- alienable right to condemn in unmeas- ured terms such heartlessness. Me- thinks we hear some one exclaim in a sneering manner "Oh, Shaw; alas, for Thomasp but nevertheless we are of the same opinion aud reiterate those state ments.
 Mrs Carrie T. Wolcott carries the fin est stock of goods ever offered in any store of the kind in the village and the sales she has met with warrants 8 con- tinuance of the business which she has carried on the few weeks past at the va- riety store and she falls into line with other successful business houses in the belief that one of the requisites of suc- cess is in advertising, which is found in another column.
 Robert Pendleton, superintendent, and Egbert Finkle, assistant superin- tendent, was the result of balloting for Sunday-school officers of the Methodist society; the other officers who have held positions the past year were reelected.
 With the coming of the holiday sea- son comes an era of good feeling be- tween one another toward their fellow men, and this of all times during the year is the festive season which is chosen for 8 reunion of the scattered members of the household around the family fire side, and how many look forward for a long time with pleasant anticipations of meeting friends and relatives at this season, and if this were to continue through the year the same as now there would be less pickering and fault-fnd- ing in every community. It is eminent ly proper and fitting that at such time new resolutions should be formed, both in the social and business relations of life. but much better when formed to hold them. XEUxIs.