Connecticut western news., 1874-08-28

l
 Hawleyville depot heard peculiar cry pro
 cceding apparently from some quarter of
 the station. They heard it repeatedly and
 as repeatedly failed to trace it anywhere
 about the building, until at last the cries
 were found 10 emanate from grain car that had arrived from the west via Albany,
 during the night. The car was opened and
 behold, ragged, haggard urchin, coated
 with grain dust, burst upon the scene! The
 little fellow stated that he had been placed
 in the car at Albany on Saturday morning
 by some brakemen, 10 whom he had ap-
 piled for free ride to New York, and
 from whom he understood that the car
 would arrive in that city the next morning.
 How the youngster escaped suffocation
 from tn dust, 10 say nothing of abstaining
 from food or drink tor three days, is mar
 velous! He was taken in charge by the
 kind hearted employees, washed, fed ard
 sent on his way to Brooklyn, where he
 claims to reside.-EccAange
 Police Court.-Last Monday afternoon,
 John Cannon, James Powers, Edward Fox
 and John Cane were arraigned before Jus
 tice Spur in Academy Hall in this village,
 charged on two complaints with assault and
 battery and with stoning the house of E.
 J. Hicks on Saturday night some months
 since. The defendants claim to have on
 the night in question:, attended dance in
 the grove ill this village, winch was con- : ducted under the auspices of MT. Hicks,
 and going to the hotel after the dance and
 attempting to go in, were struck with po-
 ker, fired at with revolver, t&c.; while the prosecution tried to prove that the accused
 broke in his door, smashed in his windows and assaulted him. The case was ably
 handled by the counsel on both sides MT.
 D. T. Warner for the prosecution and A.
 T. Roraback for defendants The trial
 lasted till we'll into the night. Judge Spur fined Fox $l.00 on each case and costs of prosecution, and Cane $3 co on each case and costs. Cannon and Powers were fined $7.OO each on each complaint and costs,
 with ten days imprisonment for the first of fense and .wenty days for the second. An : appeal was taken to the Superior Court by | bnC COuLlSci lOT OaunOn ana tOWerS, ana they were released on bonds
 Kent.-Seeing so much inquiry for Sol E in THE NEWS, reminds me that must again } take my pen in hand 10 put Kent in the paper. As to my absence from the col ualns of IRE NEWS, have only been ta- ! king vacation. Editors take one, why ! | ShnnlAnf
 nesdAy afternoon picnic was held in the
 parsonage grounds for the Sunday school of the Congregational church. Everything passed off pleasantly. It was expected and generally understood that Elder Sniff1es would address the children. but for some
 unexplained reason he didn't. Sorry to , lose such Il feast of reason and flow of soul, but as the Elder was making arrange ments to attend camp meeting, he probably concluded to reserve his eloqucnce for that occasion... Thursday one of the numer-
 ous widows in this vicinity, q say numer- ous, as we have about thirty on the plains. l would not venture to say how many in the whole town) was joined in the bonds of wedlock to gentleman from Brid ge- port. Thirty widows in little village like this speaks well for the constancy of wo- men, don't it ? and only one widower in the whole town don't speak as we'll for the
 constancy of the lords of creation.
 , SoL. = How They Weighed the ull.-Did . you see Postmaster Richardson's 'lcap for life' the other day when the bull got after him? We didn't, but our special artist on the spot gives us the account of it as follows :
 MT. Winchell was trying to drive the animal on the hay scales in front of Jewell's store.
 when he, the bull for some reason he didn't stop to explain. concluded he W asn't
 ready to be weighed and started off up
 street as though he had forgotten something
 and was in hurry to get back and see :, about it. The Postmaster, comprehending tue situation, and always ready to lend a :, hand, dashed out of his office and into the road to head off the creature, who was
 plugging along at breakneck pace. No
 sooner did the bull observe the object be- , fore him, and who was gesticulating wildly a with his arms as we'll as exercising his ! lungs to their fullest power, when he stop ped, and so suddenly as to actually tear up the ground in front of him with his fore
 feet, set as they were, at a rigid ''down , brakes" Eyeing the government official D for moment with the evident intent of taking his measure, he elevated his tail
 heavenward, and bowlng his head to the
 earth, 'went for him" though he wanted to
 see the postmaster of Salisbury on especial business, whereupon Friend Richardson concluded to abandon the enterprise at
 once and return to the office and see about
 mailing letter. Never before was letter , kreccived of SO much importance. To his , credit be it said he hastened with all possi-
 ble speed to attend to it, and somehow Che doesn't remember exactly howl he 'slipped' at anyrate he plunged headforemost into
 the embankment in front of his store and
 the bull shot by him as though he too was 7 in hurry to to go somewhere. Our worthy 3 postmaster says if anybody wants to weigh 7 bulls after this, they can do so for all he 3 cares, but heis out of the business entirely The Widder Simpson Again.-DEER ED- 3 IroR. was quite surprised to sec in the last MUSE an inquiry made for the Warren 3 widder by Luna had no idea had be- cum so notorious, but am much obleeged to Luna for the interest he seems to take in my behaf. Ihad been a thinkin about Tit in to u for sum days,so now take my pen in hand to ask ure advice on subjeck of :. 1 daan irnnnrtanna tn hnr l-or.r