Connecticut western news., 1886-10-13
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 Miss Flora Weed opened her school in the academy last Monday. She has about 12 scholars.
 Mir J. M Cornell has fine stock of lamps, as fine as any in this part of the state. He has all kinds, from the small est to hanging lamp.
 MT Ed Bostwick and family arc going to Topeka, Kan, on the 25th of this month.
 Miss S. l.. Perry of Falls Village spent Sunday at J. M. Roots
 Mrs Alonzo Church and family have returned to Washington, D. C., where they spend the winter.
 Mission Circle meets tonight at MT William Bartle's.
 Grace Lane has returned from her short visit to Collinsville.
 Sam Robbins left yesterday for Oma- ha, where he has 8 situation on the Northern Pacific railroad.
 Mrs Governor w.. D. Washburn and son of Minneapolis, were guests at the Wononsco House last week. Mrs W's mission here has been the placing of one of her sons in Rev l.. H., and l.. F. Reid's classical school. Messrs. Reid have number of scholars whose ances- tors have national fame. Mrs Wash burn is the lady, that touched the bell for the commencement of President Cleveland's marriage ceremony.
 Mrs Professor Louis Harvey returned Friday from her two months visit to her parents at Hartland, Conn.
 The Misses Addie, Nellie and Louise Miller returned last Friday from their visit to their friends at Riverton, Conn. They report good time and splendid drives in that locality. Their friend, Theo. Wachter. late of Salisbury, is do- ing good business and has repaired and put his grist mill in splendid condi- tion.
 Rev L. H. Reid preached last Sunday in the Sharon Congregational church. There is no doubt he gave them prac- tical sermon.
 The ladies of the Congregational church at the Centre gave a splendid supper at Marvin Reeds beautiful man sion opposite the lake, for the benefit of their church repair fund. There was large attendance and good time.
 Our friend John Wuerthner, Esq, engineer at the Davis ore bed, needed an assistant engineer to run bis house. hold affairs and being woman's rights man, looked for lady to fill the posi- tion. He was successful and concluded his newly found treasure was worthy to be his wife. A week last Saturday he went to the M. E. parsonage with his assistant and Rev $. T. McCutcheon made the two one and inseparable. Con- gratulations are extended to John and his bride. The lady's name Is or was, Mag gie Prior of Millerton.
 Mir Ed. McCarrick's daughter, Hattie, who is at present staying with friends in Philmont, N. T., has typhoid fever and serious apprehensions are felt by her father about her recovery. MT M lost his wife last year and if his daugh- ter's illness should prove fatal, it would be doubly severe on him. MT M. has the sympathy of the public Ex-Governor Holley has been under the weather lately, but is out again, thanks to his vigorous constitution. He can be seen daily experimenting, the near completion of his new double house near the depot. He has fitted up the interior of his new building with the 1aGeSG auu most improved nXJufeS. A gentleman from New Haven has hired part of it and comm, need moving into it last Saturday.
 Citizens of Salisbury should not fail to procure a copy of the school report for 1886 and the secretarys, CMr J. H.. Hurlburt's) report which for depth of thought and pungent recommendations cannot be surpassed. The part of the report relating to the introduction of the studies of physiology, hygiene, drawing and music, is worthy of special thought. In Germany these studies are studies of the common schools, and as for music it has always been one of the common branches of study. There no person can become school teacher, who does not understand vocal and instru- mental music and must be able to play the ''soul inspiring" violin and teach his scholars by its strains to sing in case his vocal organs are defective.
 MT Myron Holley has commenced tc build large barn.
 Mrs Levi Selick is on visit to he1 mother.
 The Hon w. H. Barnum was in the | vi1laCa 1act Sot,r1av