Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

bury Savings Society, arrived last Saturday ! and was duly located in the vault of the bank, by an able corps of civilian engin- ecrs. The safe is from the manufactory of Timing, Farrel and Sherman, and has all the latest improvements in the way of security against blowing, drilling or wedg- ing. It is about two tons in weight.
 Tipped Ouer.-Last Monday as Mrs. Hurd and daughter of this village were riding to Lakeville, when near Mir. Robt. Bostwick's, the horse became frightened at something in the road, and shying suddenly to one side turned over the carriage. Mrs. Hurd was quite seriously injured, but retained sufficiently her presence of mind to hold to the horse till help arrived
 Strictly Honest.-That incomprehensi- ble genius, Crowell of Lime Rock, says that last Monday while on his way from that village to Salisbury, he discovered Mir. M. NJ. Blake removing his fence from off the road back onto the true line, thus giving the highway it's due. This he con- siders an unparalleled case. Mir. Blake is no longer 8 highway robber, which he thinks cannot be said of many farmers in this, or any other region.
 Tau Corn.-Ths Burlington Courier said in 0 recent number that II feet and or inches was tall for corn. This may be true ID Massachusetts, but in Connecticut, corn that measures l2 feet IA inches is about the common height. Mir. H. c. Stevens of East Canaan had some of that sort at the Fair in Falls Village the other day. and we don't know as he exhibited it because it was extra high, but he thought it was pretty fair corn.
 New House.-Last Saturday, while in Canaan a few moments, we chanced to notice at distance the new house which is in process of erection by s. c. Beckley, Esq, of that village. It tappeared at the hasty look we were obliged to give ;t, to be the handsomest residence in Wes- tern Litchfield county. We hope to see more of it at some convenient time, and be able to give our readers, description of it.
 Fatal Accident.-Frank Mundry, an en- ploye of tue Housatonic Railroad Company, about l9 years of age, was killed Saturday evening, near New Milford. while going from New Milford to Newtown on the freight train. He was on top of the cars and while stepping from one to another he fell between them and was run over. The wheels passed over his body, he lived only about half an hour. Mundry had charge of the engine at New Milford. He was a brother of Pierre Mundry, the foreman of the Housatonic paint shops in Bridge port.
 Seriously Injured. Madden of Sheffield, brakeman on the Housatonic Railroad, fell from the high stoop of Ri ker's hotel in Canaan, sometime during Sunday night,. and striking on his head was seriously injured. He was taken to his home in Sheffield and up to this writing remains unconscious. Foul play is whis- pered in various circles, and apparently with good reason. It is thought perhaps he was placed there, for the purpose of making it appear as though he fell from the stoop. Landlord Riker no doubt would prefer to have rascals choose some other location for the disposal of their victims.
 Mr. Frederick Watson--Of Canaan came very near meeting with serious &C., cident one day last week, while standing on the track at that station, with his back [ rI fho which was making what is called ''run- ming switch" He was busily engaged at tue time writing, and had calculated on the approach of the train of cars, but the engine which had been detatghed from the train, and had lodged on to another track, came with much greater speed than the cars, and had arrived to within about ten feet of MT. Watson before he became con- sclous of his danger, aud his escape was of the narrowest that possibly could be made. His little dog, which was lying near his feet at the time, was less fortunate. He couldn't get out of the way, and his head was cut square off.
 4 Voice From CzothviHe EDITOR. News this week is pretty scarce. You of course know O'Brien's great show has been and gone and our Mt Riga brook continues to run down hill, though but little water comes, as they drew off the reservoir on Mt Riga. for the purpose of putting in new gates and repairing the Hume generally, and think people along <hov for year or two past. st.......Last week there was New York man viewing the stream for good water privilege, on which to put large Paper mill. It is pity that the owners of such privileges will not put up manufacturing establishments, or if not themselves, show little liberality and en- couragemcnt for others to do o.......Those slippery fellows dubbed Greasy Nine," of Washinee, played match game of base ball with that brilliant club, the Lone Stars on the morning of Sept Sth, on the grounds of the latter, and gave them, (to use the favorite base ball word,) a fearful "wallop- ing" Score 25 to s4. AN OUTSIDER.
 O'Br1en's Menagerie.-Which exhibited here last Friday was very orderly and well conducted show. The general ex- pression of all who attended during the afternoon and evening was, that as an ex- Intuition travelling through the country, it was better than the average. We under stand that they said they had here about three times as large ''houses" as in Barring ton the day previous. The day was pleas ant and all passed off we'll, with but very lt- tie drunkenness or disorder of any kind, till about five o'clock in the afternoon when few, whom we learn were from Mt Riga, or at least most of them Nere, and who