Connecticut western news., 1871-09-29

day.. a,turnip which not only measured exactly 2 feet 1-2 inches in circumfer- ence, but weighed six pounds eleven and one half ounces. Come; wake up, Jake-up, and 1urn-up. something that will go ahead of this.
 Later. T. F. Dexter says he dug po tato the other day which weighed ? pounds seven and one half ounces. This will do
 Fire 6o PA5Snaont.-A about half past twelve o'clock yesterday morning, the Hos iery mill of Mir. Geo. W. Phillips, at Phil mont, N. Y. was discovered to be on fire. Every possible effort was made to save the building, but without avail. All of the machinery that was movable, and all the goods in the mill were saved, but the building, being Of wood and very dry, burned rapidly and was soon consumed. Mr.. Philips is strongly impressed with the opinion that it was the work of an incen- diary, yet as the room in which the fire was first discovered, contained more or less cotton material, saturated with oil the idea of its being caused by spontaneous combustion; is very probable.
 Foot Bridges. We are glad to see that the foot bridge over the Mt. Riga stream in this village is now torn away, and new one, which we are assured is to be not only 1 very substantial, but an ornament to that section of the village, is to be erected. The incline from the level of the walk to the brink of the river on either side is to be filled in with stone, and properly walled up, and the stream will be spanned with a very neat and substantial bridge. The stringers are to be of iron, and the railing each side par tially of iron. If MT. Harris will hurry up those farmers ''with their haying," and get the stone fill just north of the hotel in passablc condition, two very important improvements will be consummated.
 Lscture. .-Dr. Kings lecture upon An drew Jackson on Tuesday evening, was thinly attended, but those who went were amply repaid. The Doctor sketched the main incidents in the life of ''old Hickory" in pleasing manner; dwe1t at some length upon.th remarkable prophecy which he made soon after the nullifcation troubles, that slavery would atlast be the pretext for disrupture of the Union; and closed with graphic account of his latter days and religious experiences. If any money had been realized from the lecture, it would have been applied towards the purchase of Phillips, the renowned singer, will soon give concert here for the same object. We shall all be there
 The StarUed Boy.-The selectmen of New Milford, Conn.,, have been Investigating the alleged starving to death at Stormville, N. Y., last week, of a seven-years-old boy connected with OBrien's Circus, and say that ''the boy broke an arm and became troubled with chronic diarrhna shortly after he was taken from the House of Ret .uge in New Orleans, last March, and has had the best medical treatment possible under the circumstances. The circus com pany say that he would drink all his medi- cines and any kind of slops he could get if not watched, and it is q wonder that he lived so long with his filthy habits. All stories of his having been starved to death are pronounced false" We doubt the ] thoroughness of this investigation, and are | more inclined to believe that to keep the boy light in weight, in order that the strong jawed man might lift him to the top of the tent he was kept so short of food as to starve him. "Dead men tell no tales, neith CT do dead boys, and we think it is the good fortune of the circus company, that such is fact.
 . iS,oindye.-We have been handed letter received by one of our citizens, purporting to have been sent by Alexander Stephens, No 56 John St. New York city. This letter is but .fac sinsi5e of thousands that have for many years flooded the country. It commenced with "Dear Friend," and offers to furnish counterfeit money at the rate of $lOO0, for. $l5, in good money sent him. This man, like all the other coun- teEfeit money dealers, ''can nami 2 man in this neighborhood who has becon1s immen- sely rich by dealing with him" &c. He invites the receiver of the letter to ''call on him." yet says.
 elf you conclude to pay me visit, it will be necessary to write before hand, then will send you the address of my private office, as I don't receive visitors at the above address"
 | Most surely he receives no visitors at the above address, and if written to previously as per above directions, would probably not be found, but if he was, and the ''visi- tor was greeny from the country, he Ghe greeny) would probably find himself among gang of cut-throats, who would clean him out, ';quicker'n a wink" If there are any in this region who have an inclination to deal in counterfeit money, we hope they will patronize this Alexander Stevens, when they will probably get served as they deserve to be.
 Wedding.-The wedding at the Congre- gational church in this village last We'd nesday, of the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. John Hurd of this village and Mr. Frank G. Rikert of Bangall, Duchess county, New York, was, without any extraordinary effort at grand and imposing affair, very :quietly and properly conducted. The Rev. John M. VanBeu- ren, of the Dutch Reformed church in East Brooklyn, l.. l., the officiating cler- gyman, is an uncle of Mir. Hurd, and the service performed by him on this occasion was really very pleasing. After the cere- mony, the> invited guests,-and we under stand there were about 15O invitations extended, many of which were to friends in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and vari- ous parts of the West-were invited to the residence of MT. Hurd, and partook of a bountiful collation.. At the service in the church, Miss Hattie Burrall presided at the