Connecticut western news., 1876-03-03

IAOual COuNeuLlOQ, Wl6TeuL bTOtler blllS of the Winsted News fared up; but no go Now, Brother Bills, we suggest that you immediately proceed to call an advisory l council.
 Litchheld Convocation.-The Litchfield County Convocation held their missionary meeting in St. Johns church in this village on Tuesday evening, the 22nd ult. The congregation was large for weekday evening. The dean of the conYOcation- Key. MT. Whittlesey of Canaan-intro- duced the speakers and made some stirring remarks. Interesting addresses were deliv- cred by the Rev. F. s. Jewell of Winsted and Rev. Samuel D. Mcconnell of Water town. The singing was good and appro- priate, and the well-known missionary hymn at the close was generally joined in by the congregation.
 The service at Canaan was we'll attended, especially considering the intense cold of the day, y,and the music very good. The sermon was preached by the Rev WA. Johnson of this village.
 Enterprise in Winsted Hard times do not seem to stop enterprise in Winsted. There are number of new buildings going up-mostly dwellings; but we noticed one or two fine store buildings on Main street. We also noticed improvements going on at the Clarke house foundation is now be- ing laid for an addition on the main buld ing for bath rooms, etc., on first and second floors, and more sleeping rooms are also added in the new addition. They are bound to make the house first-class from all ap- pearances, whether they make cent or not. MT. E. Y. Warehouse, the proprietor, is we'll known in these parts. Since MT. M. has taken possession of this house, he has put clean coat of paint on the outside, which makes it shine, and gives it an air of to see and although the outside is in apple pie order, we must say you will have to go inside to see the best part of it. Of course we are thinking of the dining room now, where everything is O. K. and the wants of the inner man are fully supplied, and 1 anyone having occasion to stop in Winsted will be made to feel at home at the Clarke house, for if Mir. M. is not in you will find gentlemanly clerk behind the desk who understands his biz
 The Poughkeepsie Bridge.-A large ! meeting of prominent citizens on the line of the Conn. Western railroad was held on Friday afternoon in Camps hall, West Winsted. Mayor Eastman and Messrs. Winslow, Van Vlict and Platt of Pough- keepsie presented in very clear manner the importance and necessity of direct highway to the coal fields of Pennsylvania. They clearly demonstrated that the erection of the bridge will not only be of the high est importance to the manufacturing inter ests of New England that it will bring cheap fuel to our homes and prosperity to the Conn. Western railroad, but large divi- der ds to the stockholders of the bridge company Only $35o, 900 of the stock re- mains to be taken to insure the building of the bridge.
 The following named persons were ap- appointed as committees to solicit subscrip tions to the stock of the bridge:
 Winchester-George Dudley, Henry A. Bills, William L. Gilbert and Henry G. Colt.
 Norfolk-Joseph Eldridge, E. T. Butler and John K. Shepard.
 Canaan-Lyman Dunning, Nathaniel C. Ward and Frederick Watson.
 Salisbury-Lorenzo Tupper and Henry Hubbard.
 A Serious Afair.-On Thursday evening of last week family living in the suburbs of South Salisbury, while sitting by theil fireside reading the news of the day, were startled by some one on the street hallooins in a rather muff1ed tone of voice; the mar of the house, although being somewhat dis abled, went 10 the door, and the same muf fled voice said Come out. here.' He did no then obey the summons, but sent out his hired man, who came running in, saying the man had broken down and was very much intoxicated.' The man of the house finally went out to see if he could render any assistance, when he discovered another man in the sleigh without a hat Qhe p,er cury standing several degrees below zero, his head badly cut, hair matted with blood and hands and feet frozen. They were ta ken into the house, and the first words tha the wounded and frozen man uttered were My God, what will my wife and child do I must go home to-nightn He was tolc that they were more comfortable thar himself. The fire in the kitchen was get ting low, and in order to warm them speed l ily superabundance of kindling wood Wal put into the stove, and the wind blowing severely from the northwest, the chimney took fire and the air was literally filled witt fire balls resembling sky rockets. Water was dashed upon the roof'ot the building and all danger was now past; but had tht wind been in soutLerly direetion, doubt less it would have communicated to the barn and lot of refuse from an old build ing, and all would have been consumed One may we'll imagine the feelings of tho family under these circumstances, with two men, helpless and insensible to the hurry and excitement of the hour. After quie was restored, the two helpless men wer' tplaced upon bed for the night; but ol awakening, the first words of the wounded man were: My wife and baby' On com ing to their senses they appeared to be res pectable men, were we'll attired. and the, affirmed that they were not often found af ter this fashion. We found they haile' from the town of Amenia; had been t. Millerton to do some trading, and had min gled lager beer and cider, which had be numbed their senses, and half hour lon ger " ould have sealed their fate had the