Connecticut western news., 1873-02-07

F0tSce NeNs.-Juugc lupper, It IS ru- mored thinks of resigning his position on the Conn. Western R. R. on account of his arduous duties as police justice. One day last week two sons of Erin, Malony and Francis, were hauled up before him, charged with an assault and battery, vs. one Mcdonald. The suit was a regular tear all round, Mcdonald tcstifying that his coat and unmentionables Were torn to d. and the prisoner demon strating that Meir hair and feelings were also badly lacerated. To cap the climax those two limbs of the d-l aw, Roraback and Warner, jr., tore things generally. The prisoners were fined respectively $l4 and $ll. Warner for state; Roraback for prisoners. The Friday following, Mayo and Addison, two gentlemen of color, engaged in friendly knock down, or rather Mayo indulged him self with the pleasure of knocking down Addison, and threatening to ''cut out his liver.' Constable Cutting scented the battle afar off and soon had MT. Mayo in custody, whom Justice Tupper mulched to the extent of $l2. MT. Hurd was ar rested last Monday for selling spirituous liquors, and the examination into the case was postponed to next Monday.
 John Liddy, the Lincoln City fish ped dler, was also arrested last "Wednesday for selling liquor. Rumor has it that Yigor- ous ripping up of this illegal traffic has now commenced, and is to be carried forward to complete cleaning out of everything that has not legal sanction.
 WCdding-One of the most brilliant weddings Litchfleld County lfAs seen fo1 some time was celebrated at the residence of Robbins Battell Esq, in Norfolk las, Wednesday. in the afternoon of the day before, the elegant drawing-room car Ivan hoe," passed through this village on the carrying the bridegroom, MT. Frederick Terry, and friends to the home of the bride, Miss Ellen M. Battell, in Norfolk. The | marriage was solemniZed at o'clock in the l afternoon; was largely attended and was 1 in every respect a brilliant affair. The presents were numerous and very costly At o'clock in the afternoon the bride anC groom started on the eastward bound trail on their wedding trip, while the guest from New York, about twenty ill number in the magnificent Drawing Room Car, witt Conductor Hinsdalcs train started for New York by the way of Milcrton. Miss Battcll the daughter of the Hon. Robbins Battell is one of the most beautiful and accom- plished young ladies in Litchfeld county and Mir. Terry of New ! ork is to be con graduated on, his success. Conductor Hinsdale of the Conn. Western road and Dunlap of the Drawing Room car have ou thanks for courtesies. If the one ant three-ei ightbs minutes time we hat at the depot in Norfolk to glean the abov' facts concerning the joyful occasion could have been extended one-half minute longer, we should have endeavored to hav' got together material enough for fair re- port, but as the train that carried us ther met at that station the one that brought u back, our time was necessarily pinche into rather small compass.
 Fire !-The bright sunlight of last Sab bath morning was filling the hearts of al mankind with joy. The church bells were sounding forth upon the frosty air, thei notes of invitation, when, within a peace full home in Lakeville the blood-curdlins cry of Fire! was heard. Then there wa hurrying in hot haste, each ready pail va grasped, and from d convenient reseIvoi each panting member of the amateur fir Half the roof had fallen in ere hell wa summoned, and the tapping tongues o flame curled their insidious way up tn posts, and wreathed in fantastic and eve changing shapes around the highest gabl of the doomed pile. Awe-struck at tn fearful grandeur of the scene and fascina ed by the weired beauty of the forke tongues darting through the dense smok wintry morning had nearly forgotten m duty, when-horror distinctly perceptibl and born on the wings of the rising wind the smell of burning 11es1 assailed my nos trils. Can such things be With quick ened energies, a deluge of water was dash ed into the hissing face of the exultant fir' fend. The outer door was burst in an there, close by the threshold, was a mass c simmering flesh, which from the eddyin clouds of smoke was drawn out upon th snow but so charred and blachened ths it was past all hope of recognition. Ga it be that this is all that is left of thos juicy, delicately tinted hams and shoulders That these tottering, fire-riddled walls ar all that remains of that time honored smok house? We draw vail over the harrowin picture and turn sorrowfully to beefstea for consolation, not forgetting that thank are due to the heroic efforts of the bray fremen. No insurance. X. R.