Connecticut western news., 1873-01-17
SALISBURY. CONN.
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
 'Prof." Gardner, the soap man, is going to sue the Westport House for libel.
 Hartford paid over $6, 900 for week k's performance of the Black Crook"
 Somers boasts | couples who have been married more than 50 years.
 The Dorsey dinner at the State Prison will take place on the 3lst, which is the birthday of the donor.
 Jewett City passed it's Tooth birth day in 1872. Eleazar Jewett begun the settle msnt of the village in 1772.
 Silex is being manufactured into sand at Stonington. Twenty-Five tons day are made. The market price is from twenty five to thirty dollars ton.
 An old fashioned pulpit in the Congrega- Ional Church in Riverton has been lowered some fifteen or twenty feet, and is still pretty high.
 Meriden has new Bronze designing works. just started by M. H. Moseman, of Chicopee, Mass, and Charles Foster, of Meriden.
 Meridsn rejoices oyer the prediction that the inhabitants now living will one day see that city the Birmingham of the United States.
 An increase ofpostal car appropriation is urged by the postmaster general. If it is made postal cars will be placed on the line between Boston and New York via Provi- dence and New London where they are much needed.
 The schooner Ravens Wing, of Stoning- ton, sailed some weeks ago from the Vine yard for home, and not being heard from was given up ss lost. News was received Saturday that she had foundered and her crew had been picked up and carried to Demsrara. They were all Stonington and Westerly men.
 The manufsctory of the Bridgeport Rub Der works was badly damaged by fire on Saturday night. White $ Eddy, machin- ists, l.. c. Booth, who has restaurant in the building, and lNear & Hutchinson, bill posters, all occupants of the building, also lost considerable, both by fire and water. The damage to all will be about S3, ,OOO Fully insured.
 Saturday morning, as Frank Harris of Salem was descending the stairs of his barn from the upper to the lower story, a negro boy by the name of Norton Jackson sprang from behind the stairs, clapped pistol to his breast and snapped it. The pistol was loaded. It is the greatest won der the cap did not explode. Mir. Harris clinched the negro and took the pistol from him. The negro has made his escape.
 On Saturday evening the wife of A. l.. 4unson, Esq. of New Haven, attempted ts commit suicide by shooting herself. As her husband entered her room she fired pistol, and slightly wounded herself in the side, just below the heart. Fortunately the ball struck rib, glanced off, and passed oN. She is woman of more than ordina- " personal charms, land both husband and wife moved in very respectable circles. It is thought she was excited oyer some secret trouble, which led her to the act
 On Fniay evening serious accident, which may terminate fatally, occurred at Thomaston. While some boys were en- gagged in sliding down hill, one of their number, lad named Bunnel, ran into workman near the depot, knocking him over on the ice. He was picked up in an unconscious state and medical aid sum- moned. He bled profusely from cut on the head, and has also shown signs of in ternal hsmorrhsge. The physicians say that he will probably die. The town au- thorities have taken measures te stop this sliding on the public thoroughfaree.
 In the old church books of the First Baptist Church in Stamford, is the follow ing announcement: "October 8, 1797- Died at Norwalk, Sybil Whitehead, aged ll6 years, A member of this church, baptized October, I7so, in the ninety-ninth year of her age. She lived in Norwalk where shs kept school, and for years ire quently came on horseback to Stamford Ca distance of thirteen miles) to attend public worship, coming on Sunday and returning Mondays. The last time she came to Stamford was in May, 17ss, at which time she was 109 years old. She then walked nine miles, and also returning on foot She was never married,