Connecticut western news., 1875-06-04
Man Killed on Rhinebeoh ,Road..

Man Killed on Rhinebeok iRoad.- While running car on side track with hawser at one of the stations of the Rhine beck and Come ecticut road one day last week, the rope broke and hook on it struck switchman on the head, taking the top of his head entirely off, killing him in- stantly.
 The Reason Thereof.-It is sad by those who ought to know that the New York Tunes pays the Tribune five dollars 8 column for it's report of the Beecher trial, and the Tribune has already received $8, 900 on account. Is this the cause of the intense bitterness of the Tunes against the Beecher party ?-HarJord Post.
 Housatonio Time Table.-The time ta- ble for the summer arrangement of trains on the Housatonic road, went into effect last Monday. The evening train north is made to run about half an hour earlier than heretofore, passing Canaan at five minutes past eight, instead of eight thirty six. Only slight and unimportant changes occur in the running of other trains.
 Our Beautiful scenery.-Vicar General Hughes said last Thursday that the scenery hereabout was the most beautiful of any he had seen since he journeyed about Ge- noa, in Italy, or was in Queenstown in Ire land; and if the lake (alluding to Lake Wononscopomoc in Lakeville, ) was little larger, the scenery would be very like that which surrounds Queenstown.
 Building a School House.-Carpenter Adams has the contract for building new school house in the Riga district, Q3th.) It is to be 1sx24 with 12 feet posts, and is to be finished July lst. The number of scholars in that district, as is well known, ,is not large, and judging by the dimensions of the structure Adams is rearing, the house will fit small number pretty well.
 Church Burglary.-Lime Rock church was entered by burglars Friday night of last week, and after every part of the structure was visited and every nook and corner pretty thoroughly rummaged, the scamp left, having, so far as is discovered. taken nothing. Exactly what could have been the object of their midnight maraud. ing can scarcely be conjectured. They succeeded in getting in where is kept the communion service, but nothing was stolen, and the church was left as found.
 Were they Burglars ?-Last Friday morning at very early hour; two mer made their appearance in Canaan and ob- tained rooms at the Union Hotel, went tc bed and slept till noon, and when they arose paid their bills and left. Toward evening they were again seen there, and Ii is thought they took the Through freight train and went to Barrlngton. Their ap pearance and conduct has led Landlord Corbin and others to believe they were g part of the gang who made the attempt on the Harrington bank that night
 Kidnapping in Po'keepsie.-The Dutch ess County Citizen says early last week { number of gypsies passed through the city One of the party, we are reliably informed called at house in High street, and short ly after his departure little child wa missed. The gypsy was suspected of lurinl him off, and search for him was at ono instituted. He was finally traced to th Po'keepsie and Eastern car. The anxiou pursuers were SO overjOyed at recoverinI the child, that for the time being they los sight of the abductor and he escaped.
 Man Killed on Housatonic R. R.-Fri day afternoon of last week, George Ingel soil, brakeman on the Through freigh train Conductor Coles, going north, whil walking on the top of the cars backward Q the train was leaving Merwinsville. steppe off the end of'a car and fell down between that and the one back of 1t, and was ru over by the rest of the train, six cars. aH' lived an hour and five minutes after the aC fcident. He was young man eightee years old and lived in West Stockbridge. is said he was frollicking on the top of tn cars with another brakeman, and in thei sport stepped backwards 8 few steps an
 off the e1d of the car.
 Matrimonial.-The Hoosick Falls, N
 r., correspondent of the Troy Tunes wrot
 from there last Friday as follows: 9Th
 bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss Mar
 Nichols and Charles Barnum, (son of Con
 gressman W. H. Barnum of Connecticut,
 were Miss Fuller of Troy, and Miss Bal
 mum of Lime Rock, Conn.,; the grooms
 men, MT. Nichols, brother of the bride and Mir. Barnum. An elegant collatio was served to the invited guests at the rel
 idence of the brides father. The present
 were very rich and costly. The bride an
 groom go on years wedding tour to Er rope next week. [They sailed Wednesda of this week.-ED. NEWS.
 Burglary in Ashley Falls.-Ashle , Falls, not to be behind, got up bit of bul , glary there last Thursday night, the gris mill and two blacksmith shops being bro ken open, and their small desks rummaged
 As it happened luckily, the money whic , desks on that night, and the burglars wen away as hungry as they came. The mile and the blacksmiths have probably asmucl money as other folks, but that they woul be foolish enough to leave any of it in thei mills or shops over night, reflects seYerel. on the intelligence of the burglars who evi dently expected to find it there, and th people of that village may reasonably sur mise that their next plan will be to burglar ize the horse sheds.