Connecticut western news., 1885-12-02

We have missed our Collinsville correspondent, the venerable ID. B. Hale, during the past month, and we feared that he was ill, for his health has been impaired during the past year. It appears that our fears were not ground less, but we hope for, his speedy recov- cry and that many years may yet be ad- ded to his long and already useful life. No man of our acquaintance has bet ter memory than he, and we have pre- viously alluded to him as walking en- cycloppdia. We copy his communica- ton to the Hartford Post, in regard to Elizur Wright, Rev John Pierpont and Henry Clark Wright, and we also take the liberty to quote the following from his personal letter to us, under date of November a.
 'I am again confined to my house for nearly six weeks suffering from vari- ous ailments, including chronic bronchi- tis, kidney troubles and general debili- ty, much emaciated and lack of appe- l write for the papers, and hoping for improved health-in my 75th year. You will see by the Hartford Post that l wrote brief sketch of the public life of three prominent men from your county. It seemed remarkable coin cidence that three men from adjoining towns in Litchfeld county, each gradu- ates of Yale college, and each prominent in anti-slavery and reform movements in Massachusetts,, all died very suddenly and two of them died in the same town (Medford) each at the age of 81. I have heard Pierpont and Henry c. Wright on the public platform many years ago. It states in one paper that Elizur Wright was the father of IS children, nearly all of whom, and the mother, are dead.'"
 THANKSGIVING GUESTS. Robert w. Adam, wife and son of Pittsfeld, at Rev Dr Eddy's William B. Bull, and Geo. B. Coggswen and family of Lenox, at George P. Strongs (Mrs 0. and children remain until Monday Will D. Adam, at home, from Litchfeld F. B. Young, at home, (until Monday from New Hartford ; Ensign Peet, at home, from Bridgeport MT and Mrs Clarence Vroman, Harper Vroman and Miss Florence Vroman of Brookfeld, at D. l.. Preice's Ia good old reunion lasting several days); Joseph s. Adam of Lime Rock, at Dr George Adams; Mir and Mrs French of Colebrook, at H. B. Stevens {until Monday John Rode myer, jr., at home, from Norwalk Miss Mary Rodemeyer at home, from Bethel, (she will remain several weeks) Law yer Roraback of Torrington, at James Roraback's in Sheffield, (but the genial 'Will found time to call on his Canaan friends ds) MT and Mrs F. J. Pettibone Of Pownal, Vt, at s. w. Barnes, (from Wednesday until yesterday; William Watson, at Mrs Mary W. Wards in Lakeville until Friday. He reports a delightful visit) {; Dr J. D. Clemans and wife, at Dr s. T. Clemans' in New Mil ford; Mrs David Proper and daughter of Elizaville, N. Y, at Judge Changers; Geo. s. Fuller and wife, at Dwight Allyn's in Chapinville MT and Mrs Frederick Knickerbocker of Wethers- field, Conn, and Mrs George W. White of Yonkers, N. Y., at Mrs Adelaide Watson's (until Saturday. George l.. Parsons and family. at L. s. Parsons oi Sheffield; Master Gardner W. Barnes, al home, from l.. H. & l.. F. Reid's classi- cal school at Lakeville Master George W. Cowdrey, Messrs. Burton and Robert Peirce and Irving Barnes, at home, from the Robbins school at Norfolk 1; Master Archie Adam, at home, from the Sedg- wick institute at Great Harrington.