Connecticut western news., 1874-07-10
West COrmwaHI.


 We hear considerable complaint about the premature falling off of apples. .... Eos ter has sold one of his pair of horses to N. 0. Kellogg of New Haven for $500. ......., Summer boarders have made their appear ahce at Mrs. Wm. Rogers, s. J. Adams, J. r, Brewster's and the Foster House. Mrs. s. Ketchum of New York has rented the Johnson place, in North Cornwall, for the season......Deacon Willis Gibbs was found drowned in the Housatonic river near his late residence, last Sunday morning. MT. Gibbs had been suffering from alteration of mind on religious matters, and his friends were apprehensive of an attempt to make way with himself, and had kept pretty close watch but he avoided their vigilance on that morning and went 10 the river, where he fastened cord to tree and threw himself into the water. Constable Howard summoned jury of inquest, who found verdict of Self drowning, caused by insanity MT. Gibbs was kind nelgh- Dor, consistent Christian and an estimable citizen......Th Fourth was ushered in by ringing of bells and firing of cannon at a very early hour Young America was abroad at day break, and soon used up their spare change in purchasing fire crack CTS and torpedoes, which were disposed of in very short time, when the street as- sumed an unusually quiet manner till late in the afternoon, when one of the most dis . graceful scenes ever witnessed in this will lage, took place, caused wholly by delega- tions from Dbble Hill and Cornwall Bridge, who seemed intent on making themselves as obnoxious as possible by hooting, yell ing, wrangling, fighting and flourishing knives and pistols in fearfully promiscu ous manner, finally culminating in stab- ping affray, in which James O'Donnell wss stabbed in the neck by Tom Fully, both of Dibble Hill, when scene ensued that beg gars description. The civil authorities were soon on hand and arrested four of the ring leaders, viz: Tim Fully, Thos. O'Donnell, Tim Sullivan and Tommy O'Donnell, and put them under keepers. Meanwhile Dr. Sanford was attending to the wounded man, who was supposed to be dying, but had only tainted from loss of blood, and at present writing is improving, although in critical condition. On Monday the culprits were brought before John R. Harrison, who allowed Fully an adjournment under $500 bonds; fined Thos. O'Donnell $500 and costs, Tim Sullivan $2 and costs, and ac- qultted Timmy O'Donnell. After the Corn wall Bridge crowd had vented themselves as before stated, they were not satisfied but one of the party stepped on the plat form of the rear car as they were leaving the station, and drawing pistol from lis pocket, fired it at few persons who were standing on the depot platform at the time, fortunately hitting no one, which was not his fault, as he aimed right at the partles... The heavy shower of Saturday evening prevented the D. Y. w. Y. K. boys from displaying their fire works, and it was ad- journed to Monday evening, when they gave rare exhibition of roman candles, sky rockets, balloons, blue lights, &5c. ,&c., much to the edification of the juvenile DOT tion of the community. Mrs. Hannah Ford, who died July srd, was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom are liv- ing, and were all at the funeral excepting one son who resides in California. MT. and Mrs. Ford have been married sixty years, and MT. Ford, aside from being blind, is hale and hearty. NUF CED.