Connecticut western news., 1872-11-08

able horses last week; both dying very suddenly. making three he has lost in the same manner within & short space of time. The new school house and depot build ings are fast nearing completion, making two very fine and much needed improve ments. z.
 MiltertOn, ~. T.--There are number of horses sick here with the prevailing horse disease. All the horses in the livery have it and undoubtedly took it from Van Amburgh's show horses as they stayed In Mir. Hull's livery stable when ID this place., There are 8 number of the show horses sick at Amenia now with the disease Eggleston Bros. new store building is near ly completed and they intend filling it with goods about Dec. lst, '72.
 CuRRENTE CALAMo. On A Visit.-Mr. Geo. o. Kilbourn, who for 90 long tune was superintendent of the Washinee factory in this village, but who something like year ago went to Amherst, Nova Scotia, to superintend the mills of the Lawrence Manufacturing Co.,, is in this village with bis family for a visit of few days. He says that men with en- terprise, though their capital be small, are in great demand there. He thinks the in- habitants of the British Possessions long ways behind the Americans in this world of progress, and if men of enterprise will go there and manufacture anything, it mat ters but little what, he will find quick sale for it at very remunerative prices. He has not deoided to make Nova Scotia his permanent home. but thinks it good place | to make money.
 Ths Election. presidential election in this town, that of last Tuesday was one of the most quiet and every way orderly, of any which has ever occurred here. A very large vote was boiled, and throughout the day the crowds which gathered about the hall building, constantly going in and coming out, conducted themselves with the utmost decorum. The dealers in the ardent received an invitation to ''keep closed bars during the day, and as consequence but very little drunkenness WAS prevalent, which of course accounts for it. One case deserves especial mention. X young man by the name of F. -, we are ashamed of him and wont tell more of his name, was exceedingly noisy: in fact making noise enough for all the rest bawling about the village nearly all day. Rowling and spewing about the streets drunk on election days, or in fact any other day as for that matter, is probably about as poor paying business as one could engage in, and it is very unfortunate for the peace of the rest of mankind that there are any who will occa- sionally eff not oftener.) allow themselves to sink to the level of the gutter. The entire vote of last Tuesday was 6S4. Greeley & Brown getting ss6, Grant & Wilson 297 and O'Conner 1. Greeley & Browns ma jority was sS.
 4 Brilliant Wedding Party-There as sembled at the Third Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening, at o'clock, g large and brilliant auillance that bore a smile of glad ness about their faces that betokened the happening of something strikingly pleasant
 The parties most interested in this gath ering were Mir. H. Bushnell, of ths firm ot Bushnell & Amin, grocers on Wabash avenue, and Miss Lettie C. Stearns, daugh ter of Mir. Alonzo. Stearns, of the Chicago 6 Alton Railroad. Both parties are wei known and universally esteemed. At { few minutes past o'clock the wedding party entered the church and advanced t( the pulpit by the main aisle, while the or gan toned out the rich notes of a wedding march. Nature had endowed the bride with comedy form and beautiful face She was dresed in white silk ands flow ing veil, with orange blossoms in profusion She was accompanied in the capacity ot bridesmaids by Miss May Humrhrie anc Nellie Stearns, who were also dressed 1T white. Mir. Bushnell was attired iu suit o black, with white vest, and was support ed by Mir, Geo. l.. Wells and Geo. Stearns Mir. Kittredge performed the ceremony ir his own inimitable and impressive way, tn. father giving away the bride. The bene diction pronounced, the party retired to tn, residence of the brides parents, on Warre1 avenue, where during the evening recep tion was held. Congratulations were re ceived by the bride and groom, all wishing them happy journey through life. Th' bride was made the recipient of 1umerou rare and costly presents, among whicl were gold watch set with diamonds and set of the heaviest make of gold enamelet bracelets, besides silver and laces in grea abundance. The bridal party left on tn, g o'clock train the same evening for Nev York and Boston, to be absent some weeks visiting their friends meantime in Connect icut and other New England States. The, will return about December 1st, and will |, at home at 36s Michigan avenue.-G Gicag Ecening MaI.
 Mechanic Base Ban Clu6-The seesol of 1872 has come and gone, and with it ha closed the third year of the Mechanic B. c. The interest in base ball has, du ring the last term considerably abated, ant should the past season be the last of the ex istence of the club, the members at an, rate can look back with pride upon it's rec ord, for they have in every instance lief the field conquerors, defeating their oppo nents in the aggregate more than two tt one. The score book shows gross tota of 277 against 99; five games by the frs nine and one by tue second, as follows:
 lst Game, M. B. B. 0. 27 Amenis, ? 4th (" |" 53 Salisbury, ? 5th " '' P Kent, |