Connecticut western news., 1897-02-25
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1897.
Local News.

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 The sleighing vanished last Thurs day and has not appeared again.
 The Norfolk Minstrels played to a small house last Friday evening.
 HI. NJ. Adams, of Warehouse Point, arrived in town yesterday evening for few days stay.
 Miss Mary Goggin has entered the employ of James Gentles X Co., of Win sted. as saleslady.
 Rev MT Barnby, of Southbridge, Mass, will preach in the Pilgrim church on Sunday morning.
 Mrs Rawson and son, of Brooklyn, N. Y, visited at Dr J. D. Clemans' from Saturday till Tuesday.
 Fuller & Peet's store is closed for inventory, but will be opened soon by the new firm of Jackson & Eggleston.
 MT and Mrs Clayton Bailey, of Jamestown, N. r., visited at Mrs Hiram Eddy's several days during the past week.
 Milton Roraback, of Ashley Falls. has purchased the general fire insur- ance business conducted by Lawyer H. o. Joyner at Great Harrington.
 Mrs Tillinghast B Strong will break mp housekeeping about the first of April and will go to Pittsfield, Mass, to board with her daughter, Mrs Geo. B. Coggswell.
 House cleaning time is approach ing. Now is the time to get old copies of the NEWS for pantry shelves and putting under carpets. Fifty copies for one dime.
 On April 1st MT and Mrs Geo. P. Strong will move into the T. B. Strong house and take care of Mrs T.B Strong. Nelson l.. Jackson will occupy Geo. P. Strong's house after April 1st.
 Either the editor or the assistant editor of the Pawling Chronicle is re- joicing over the arrival of remarkably fine boy, but the item in the last issue of the Chronicle is ambiguous. Bet a cigar that George s. Williams tends the kid.
 Bright young men, who send sensa- tional reports to the big city dailies, ought to be little careful about using such terms as ''a rough country dance, !" 'plenty of cider brandy" and "a riot ous time among the country people. :" when alluding to such social gather ing of the best people of a place like Lakeville as the annual ball of the s. of v.
 Mrs Mary A. Grant, of Torring- ton, whose death is announced among our death notices. was the widow of Daniel Grant. one of the famous Grant triplets. only one of whom, William. still survives. Mrs Grants maiden name was Mary A Lyons. She was born in Salisbury. She was twice married. her first husband being Will liam Preston, of this place. The funer- al was held on Monday. Burial at Ashley Falls, Mass.
 The residence of Henry c. Barnes was the scene of a brilliant reception on Tuesday evening, given by the Misses Edith Barnes and Sarah Ferguson. The house was bright with lights, and many flowers added to the beauty of the occa- sion. After greeting the young host esses in the front parlor the guests, up- wards of fifty in all. passed on into the other apartments of the first floor, where they entertained themselves in conver- sation and various games. After deli cious refreshments had been served there was dancing until late hour, when the guests departed realizing that they had participated in one of the social events of the season.
 MT Robert H. Marvin has been more feeble during the past week but he is patiently waiting the summons which will relieve him from his sufferings, Few of our townsmen realize what 8 grand old hero Mir Marvin is. Many who in recent years have frequently seen this quiet, unassuming man, are not aware that he has such noble wal record, for he never has boasted of his achievements MT Marvin enlisted from Bridgeport, Oct. 15. 1861 in thf First Regiment c. V. Cavalry. The or ganization was mustered into service Nov. 2, 1861 and no regiment during the war did better service, for it partici pated in over ninety battles or engage ments with the enemy. MT Marvin was honorably discharged when hi: sime expired on Nov. 2, 1864 But,likt General Grant, his grandest battle hal been the battle with disease. Fol many years Mir Marvin has tough against consumption. For over fv' years his home has been in this villag, with his sister, Mrs s. M. Humphrey Her devotion to him and her constan ministrations to his every need are pa thetic. None of the family have giver us the foregoing information. nor hay, they ever suggested the publication o this or similar item. We obtained the war record of MT Marvin from tn, volume entitled Record of Connection Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1S6 to 1885," Copies of said volume ar
 owned by every G. A. R, Post in Con ; Aseticnt,