Connecticut western news., 1871-09-08
STATE NEWS.
The tobacco worm infests Bridgeport.
 Professor Hihhard is giving readinps iI

ffo1eSSOr dlooaru IS giving TeaoinSs III Fairfield county.
 J. Wilcox gave the Rev. MT. Woo'ley $lo0 before the latter left Merlden.
 New London is trying to have pure wa ter for its citizens from Lakes Pond.
 An increase of the capitol stock of the Derby and Norwslk railroad is proposed.,.
 The Arctics of Norwich are now the champions of New London county in base ball.
 Thirteen carloads of rails for the Con- necticut Western railroad arrived at Win. sted last week
 Norwich sighs for the next state teachers, association, and has appointed committee to extend an invitation.
 The Supreme Court of Connecticut, will open at New Haven, on the 26th inst. The United States Circuit meets there on the 10th.
 The Eight Regiment Connecticut Volun- teers will hold reunion at Norwalk on the l7th of September.
 The clergy of the Protestant Episcopal church, in Fairfield county, hold a county meeting in Trinity parish, Bridgeport, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
 P. M. Augur, Esq, of Middlefeld, has been appointed by the Connecticut Agri- cultural society delegate to the National Pomological convention, to be held at Rich- mond, Va, next week.
 One dollar reward is offered for the head of every woodchuck in the town of Groton. We should think that the Groton boys woodchuckle over this. The New Haven post office has been designated as one of the offices through which postal money orders on Great Brit ain and Ireland may be sent.
 Jarvis School, of Weston, will be re. viewed by Governor Jewell at Norwalk, September Fist. This school is said to be one of the best drilled military schools in the Union.
 Miss Maria Brainard, who is spending her vacation at Ansonia, has terminated her engagement as soprano singer in the Trinity church choir, New Haven, and will soon resume her place at St. Bartholomew's, New York. .. A committee of tho Connecticut branch of the Universal peace society has issued an appeal to the public in behalf of James E. Whipple of Ledyard who has been imprisoned for refusing, from prin- ciple, to pay military tax. A Danbury father was recently com blaming of the late hours kept by his son, when neighbor suggested what he thought would be proper way to keep him from his haunts. "O," exclaimed the afflicted father, ''it is not his aunts, it is another woman"
 Quite number of Imbecies left the lo.27 express at Bridgeport last Tuesday ! morning, and took the Housatonic train for Lakeville, where they go to enter the school for Imbecies, under the superintendance of Dr. Knight. They came from Middle. town, New Haven and other places east Bridgeport Standard.
 Captain John Mather Chadwick died iu Lyme, Monday morning, at the age of 7l. of rheumatism of the heart, Captain c. followed the sea the larger part of his life and for many years commanded 8 packet in London line. He retired several years ago with fortune, and became an enthu-, siastic farmer. He was prominent, influen- tail and respected citizen
 The New Haven Register gives an ac- count of the arrest of one Daniel Stratton a confidence man who has been palming himself off as an agent for the Journal and Courier. He was arrested late Thursday night by sharp detective, who has been on his track for long. time. His arrest was affected upon civil warrant, and letters pour in from all portion of the State, con. taining accounts of his confidence oper- ton. One merchant thinks he has pocketed over $l5, 1000 in two years thoughout the State.
 Saturday afternoon Norwich man was alured into one of the basement saloons near the depot in New Haven and relieved of one hundred dollars. The sharper soon after went into Chapel street saloon, closely followed by his victim. On finding himself tracked the sharper took briskly to his legs, but after sharp chase the thief was finally caught, and handed over to police officer. He offered twenty dollars if everything would be hushed up, but his offer was refused and he was taken to the police station and locked up. No money was found on his person. He gave his name as George w. Brown, but on Q memorandum book taken from him appears the name of George w. Howard.