Connecticut western news., 1886-12-22
WEST CORNWALL.
\ merry Christmas tn all

\ merry thrlStmtS tn ali X good ,tpl .gltinn of railr"ai st',ck holders from this place availed them selves of a free ride to Bridgeport last Friday.
 Costing q ,wn the old furnace hil seems to be the favorite amusement for young and old, but just wait till that fourteen-foot ripper, that the Bridge port carpenters are building, Is com pleted and then space will be annihi!at ed and the small boy that gets in its Way. Keep off the track when the bell rings"
 J. II. Adams of Danbury is the father of as bouncing a daughter as any of the "Beantown' artis can show. Weighs nine pounds and looks the picture of pa, for all the world.
 The Society of Christian Endeavor held sociable at the residence of Dwight Rogers, North Cornwall, last Friday evening. The sleighing was fine and merry and truly social time Was llau all alOuuu.
 Not quite car load from this place attended the concert of ''ye olden time" at Falls Village last Tuesday evening which was duly appreciated. They all felt ''old" the next day after waiting for the owl train till nearly ? o'clock the next morning.
 Miss Sarah Miller attended the mar riage of Miss Annie Memmott in Bridge port last Wednesday evening.
 Miss Ella Harrison is with friends in New Haven over Christmas.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Memmott of New Haven are home through the holidays. Mrs John Chipman of Cornwall is very low and not expected to live many days.
 Mrs Wm. Oldfield has gone to visit in ockbridge
 It appears that Wm. Stone and l. J. Nickerson were in the partridge hunt Tn company with Will Oldfield the day he brought down with such ease and grace three "foine birds" and Wm. Stone the same number. while the lawyer with his professional squint" only ruffled the feathers of two.
 George Shove, our former townsman, was treated last Thursday evening to 8 genuine old-fashioned ouse-warming, friends gathering from thls and adjoin- ing localities. The fine outlay of the fieshy oyster and other dainties and the enlivening music and dancing added enjoyment to the occasion. BUNKER HILL FESTIVITIES.
 More than fifty of the friends and rel atives of Mr. Philander Waffle met on the 17th inst, at his house, to surprise him with their congratulations on the attainment of his s2d birthday. The friendly conspirators brought not only their good wishes, but abundant mate rials to furnish many birthday tabl 8 with choice viands beside the one which was thrice laden on that day. A substantial testimonial in money was also presented in an appropriate and humorous speech by Solon Johnson, Esq.,, who mentioned two great events which characterized this year they were gathered to commemorate, namely, the crowning of the great Napoleon, en- paror of France, and the birth of Phi lander Vallle. He spoke of the we'll known hospitality of Mir Waffle who, like the monks of St. Bernard in the Alps, had established hospice on Bun l ker Hill to which priest and tramp were alike welcome, and in which the parts | of monk and lay brother were sustained 1 bv the founder. The R~v. Mr. Taylor r'plied in happy manner. welcoming the company and returning thanks in the name of Mr. Waffle. An elegant bible was presented by the children of Mr. Waffle, and large box of choice Xmas candies sent by Mr. Hall of West Cornwall must not be forgotten.
 A PARTICIPANT.