Connecticut western news., 1909-02-04
SAILS U R Y

 progress at the local stores.
 Miss Edna Aller. of New York City is @ guest at Rev. J. 0. Goddard's.
 Mrs. Russell and Mir. Harrison are filling their ice houses this week.
 Miss Margaret Norton is one of the latest victims of the chicken pox.
 Mrs. Cornelia Bird gave bridge whist party at her home Friday afternoon.
 Rev. David Kirkby attended a meet. irg of home Missions at Hartford last week.
 The ladies of the Congregational church met at the parsonage this week Wednesday.
 Miss Louise Scoville has presented the Episcopal church with a new set of altar hangings.
 Chicken pox is becoming quite preva 1 lent ill the village. There have been a number of cases.
 The ladies of the Episcopal church held meeting Thursday afternoon at Mrs. w. Callender's.
 The many friends of Mrs. s. W. Elliott will regret to learn that her con- dition does not improve.
 Miss Anna Dempsey, of Millerton, has ! brother, Freeman Dempsey. Mrs E. Barton has been spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Miles, at Bulls Bridge, N. Y.
 John Parsons lost a horse Monday night. Over exertion, resulting in busted blood vessel, was the cause. ] The name of Robert Scoville, ot l Oh lplnville, has been suggested for the | presidency of the Housatonic Valley base ball league.
 The sewing society connected with the Episcopal church is turning many l pennies into the treasury by doing sew ing for individuals.
 1 c. E. Wanger is installing new bath tubs and 8 new range in the White Hart Inn" Other repairs aud altera. | tions are also being made. 1 A cutter made of dry goods boxes and I belonging to liveryman Peabody, of Lakeville, attracted considerable atten- tion in town Saturday afternoon. 1 Alexander Suydam returned, last week, from Ore Hill, where he has been ] ill for some time with an ailment thought to be appendicitis. He is now recovering.
 The Knights of Pythias will confer the third degree on one candidate at the regular meeting next Monday evening. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, 8 banquet will be given due attention.
 It is expected that a number of Sails buryites will go to Lakeville tomorrow afternoon and evening to attend the con- certs to be given by Scofield's band under the auspices of the LakevIlle fire men.
 Last week the types made us say that the proposed location of the new rectory for St. Johns parish is opposite the Con gregational church. What we meant to say that it is opposite the Congrega- tional parsonage.
 l The Salisbury Cutlery Handle Com pany found it impossible to start the l plant Monday morning as the water wheel was frozen as we'll as various l steam pipes. Operations were resumed Tuesday, however.
 This year grand list in the town of 1 Salisbury will show a considerable in- crease over that of last year, The total assessed valuation of the property Tn the town now lacks but few dollars of touching the two million dollar mark. | A number of the young friends of the | Misses Marjorie and Ethel Eggleston tJndered them a surprise last Thursday evening. Games were played, musical selections rendered, refreshments were served and all had all excellent time
 Guess we'll have to take back part of what we said last week about Sails. bury being such 0 healthy spot that doctor is a curiosity for there are now numerous cases of chicken pox, some grip and a few scattering instances of other ailments.
 There appears to be an epidemic of ice house filling in this village. Every owner of one of these receptacles of con gealed danpness has come to the con- clusion that the sign is just right for get ting in the supply If they are to have ice for use next summer.
 The ladies' sewing society of the Con. gregational church held meeting, last Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. Thomas Norton in Lakeville. At the present time the ladies are making articles to be used by the district nurse, Miss Van Clef', ill her work ill this town.
 On Friday evening of last week another kitchen dance was held at the home of Samuel Bushnell. Thirty cou- ples attended and everyone had fine time. On the same evening kitchen dance was also held at the residence of William Hector, near Chapinville.
 Mrs Russell will conduct the White Hart Inn" the coming season, in addi, tion to the Maple Shade Hotel" It | will be considerable of chore to keep 1 both these places up to Mrs. Russell's 1 standard of what first class hotel and | a first-class summer hotel should be but l she is equal to the task.
 The manager of the witch hazel brush plant has notified those who have been delivering bruse there, to discontinue cutting. The plant will receive the brush which is already cut however They have received notice from head quarters that the supply of this wood. now on haud or which has been deliv- cred at the various plants, is sufficient for this season. The local plant will 1 close when the stock on hand is used and | will probably remain closed tor a num- Der of months.