Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
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WEST CORNWALL. . Miss Cynthia Harrison returned O.
 Saturday from her visit in New Haven
 s. R. Scoville spent Sunday i'll Bridge
 port.
 Charles Whitney is canvassing for tn
 Worlds Wonders" an exceedingly in
 teresting work
 Smith & Sons have completed thei
 inventory which proves satisfactory an'
 now look out for low prices the comin,
 year.
 Mrs James H. Cole and Mrs Ear
 Stevens have their bay windows fillet
 with choice plants which are dread.
 blooming luxuriantly.
 George Shepard has lately made
 valuable acquisition to his poultry yart
 by the addition of pair of fine Lang
 shans, which are considered as winte:
 layers unequalled.
 George E. Harrison, who has beer
 engaged in store at Windham, Ohio the past year, expects to return about
 April 1.
 The gale of last Friday and Saturday was the severest known for years. Ev. erything earthly had the "shakes." c. 1 B. Baldwin's hillside barn was unroofed 1 and scattered in every direction. Charlie Ocain is attending school in Bridgeport, to which place he went on Tuesday. .., Gould W. Hart of New York, former ly of this place, barely escaped with his life at 8 railroad accident last week.
 The usual turnout of stockholders improved their free ride to Bridgeport t and return on Friday last. ,-.e
 Ransom F. Smith received quite a severe gash in the head, last week, while at work in the mill. Dr Sanford was soon on the scene and sewed up the rent and now all is we'll.
 Mrs H. c. Hart and daughter, Hattie, spent Sunday with friends in South Norwalk.
 Mir James Thompson and family are to move back to Cream Hill about April l.. ......-
 R. N. Cochrane is prepared to furnish all kinds of funeral supplies with a fist class hearse in attendance.
 Crowded out last week.
 The first dime sociable of the season, following the annual meeting of the la- dies benevolent society. was held last Friday evening at the residence of MT Charles M. Hall, and was decided success, both in regard to numbers and general enjoyment of those present. Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather and other adverse cir cumstances, the tide of humanity, con- sisting of old men and matrons, young men and maldens bachelors and widow CTS, set in early in the evening towards the Hall mansion, and when the regula- tor indicated the hour of 9, the cry was, "Still they come" But Mir and Mrs Hall were fully equal to the emergency, and acted the part of host and hostess to perfection, making each conner feel at home. and giving them all to understand that General Enjoyment was master of ceremonies for the evening. After the guests had all arrived they were seated in such delightfully."- close proximity that formality and ceremony were large ly dispensed with. It was impossil le not to be neighborly, and good natured sociability was the order of the evening. It soon became evident, however, that the officers of the society had made new departure from the usual order on such occasions, and with the able assist ance of MT George Oldfeld and others, had provided quite a program of enter tainment consisting of instrumental music on organ and violin by Messrs Charles M. Hall and James H. Cole vocal and instrumental by MT George Hughes and Miss Sarah Miller. The musical part of the program was finely executed and duly appreciated, but tie principal features of the evening were the charade and shadow pantomimes. In the first act of the charade, George Hughes seemed to have quite a lively time with the bugs, assisted by Miss Sarah Miller and Miss Jessie Wheaton. In the- second act, Edward Baldwin acted the part of bear so we'll that 1t IS confidently predicted by some of the fair ones present, that he will ere long with equal ability act the part ofa liou in society. In. the third and final act, George Oldfeld proved quite bug bear to the audience for brief time, or un- til those good at guessing had solved the problem. In one of the panto- mines which followed, Earl Stevens had the heartfelt sympathy of all pres ent in the great loss he sustained at the hands of Surgeon Dentist Oldfeld; doubtless he consoled himself with the reflection that there is no great loss without some small gain. But o bebrief and not trespass to much upon y"nr valuable space,I would say ,tha ,la't but not least, the Heather Chnee waS called in to add to the general mirthfulness and hilarity of the occasion. In the pantomime of the Chinese restaurant our worthy host showed his ability to appreciate and do justice to: good square meal, even when served at the hands of almond-eyed professionals of the Celestial empire. "Coming events cast their shadows before," and this tinal scene behind the curtain, comm. just before refreshments, was doubles