Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29
STATE NEWS.

The Naugatuck river is quite low for this season of the year and manufacturers anticipate trouble.
 Gilmore has accepted the offer of Pal mer Gallup of Mystic to build a double bass viol of unprecedented power.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made,Fri- day evening to fire the premises of Wilson $ Morehouse, East Bridgeport,
 Jedediah Huntington, prominent citi- zen of Noryich, died Sunday evening, aged 30 years.
 resignation as Adjutant of the Third Regi- ment c. N. G.
 The Congregational society of Warren are putting into their church new organ, at an expense of 200.
 There, is considerable activity in Deep River this spring. Several tenement houses are in process of erection, and the demand for eligible building lots is quite brisk.
 MT. l.. W. Coe, president of the Coe Brass company at Wolcottville, has gone to Spain and Germany, where he has large contracts with the governments for metal used in the manufacture of cartridges.
 Mir. w. H. H. Blackman, of New Haven, who has discharged the duties of Fire Marshal since the establishment of that office, has resigned to accept the position of Superin- l tendent Of the New Haven Water Co. The houfe of Merwin Rowland, in Kent, caught fire last week, and had narrow escape; so did the proprietor, who was reused from his bed and went through a charred floor into the cellar.
 Farley Holmes, of West Stratford, an old man of 74 years. while on his way to court at Holland, Wednesday, was taken violently i'll, and on being removed to a neighboring house almost immediately died. The cause was probably heart disease.
 Moses H. Lancaster, New Haven hack. driver, was found dead in room at the City Hotel Friday afternoon. He was ot dissipated habits, and either committed suicide or died from an overdose of medi cine.
 Lieutenant Sheridan says the influence oi the Temperance societies is very noticeable in New Haven. Men against whom repeat ed complaints for abuse and neglect of thei families used to be made, and who fought played cards and resisted officers, are now presidents and secretaries and marshals il temperance societies. There are those whose wives and children were formerly destitute, that now have money in the Say ing's banks and own houses and lots. Some who were once rough, that were carried drunk and beaten to the station house on Sunday are now seen clad in broad cloth walking with their wives and children to church.. = Palladium.
 The Waterbury American tells the fol lowing story IA gentleman visiting here from the west, went to visit an old school mate who lived there. After conversation about old times, the subject of the board ing house where they used to live wal brought up, and Mir. A. asked MT. B., the visitor. if he remembered the two girls daughters of the couple who kept tho boarding house. Remember them, ex claimed Mir. B., Your right, do. Regu lar old maids, too; wonder if they've go their false teeth yet. Don't believe they had to pay for 'em. Ha! ha! ha! ha They were a precious pair, weren't they, Jack?' During this time As face grew long, turned red, and all the colors of thu rainbow. aLd he finally shouted out :- There you've gone far enough, Mir. B.. one cf those girls is nag aof(e! With tha A shot off like rocket, and B., after re covering himself, went in and took some thing and immediately started for the city.