Connecticut western news., 1876-12-22

TOUT WESTERN NEWS, with the following named journals to all new subscribers for the year 1877, at the following club prices, all postage prepaid :-
 Regular Price. Harper's Magazine, $5.25 $6OO
 Harpers Bazar, 5.25. 600.
 Harpers Weekly, 5.25, 600
 Scientific American, 467 52O
 Demorests Monthly. 400. 500.
 Scribner's Monthly, 52O 500
 St. Nicholas, 4.4O 500.
 The Rumor of Suicides.-There is humor in suicides. Miss Pixley, of South Lee, Mass, jumped into river to drown herself, and then pulled herself out by a 1 bough of tree under which she hoated. | She writes an account for the newspapers, | saying Eff there is anyone who reads | this, foolish enough to want to die before | Gods chosen time, don't jump into the rlver where there are trees with limbs hanging in the water; for if you do, no matter how determined you are to leave this world, you will either have to make up your mind to stay little longer, or else try it again, which latter you will not be likely to do. /" Lawyer Bancroft, of San Francisco, before killing himself with laudanum, wrote in 8 letter to the coroner: '1 beg to inform you that this is case of laudanum taken with suicidal intent. Reasons, concerning no one but myself; still. if any one should insist upon having reason, you may say was driven to desperation by the presiden- tial muddle, and seeing no prospect of ascertaining in this world who was to be the next President, went to the next, where all things are supposed to be known, for the information"
 Mamma, I'm Not Gold. d."-Last Satur- day, as lady of business turn of mind, with her little girl, was coming up from Bridgeport, the girl, probably on account ot the fatigue of travel, became worrYsome. Enduring it little time with some show of patience, the mother endeavored in various ways to quiet her; but failing to do so, the fire of her indignation snapped from her eyes as she said, 'tNow then you stop, or I'll warm you!" When the little one looked
 up in her face, and said, ,innocently, 'Mammaa
 Pm not cold! It is scarcely necessary to
 add, says our informant. that the childs
 response effectually brought down the car,
 for all the passengers heard it.
 sharon.-There has long been in oul
 village, social want, which is about to be supplied. Many have deplored the dearth
 of any society devoted to intellectual cul ture, but none have been energetic enough
 to put on foot such a project now il seems we are to have lyceum. There
 are the elements here for a first class club
 may those elements combine and make {
 Harmonious whole......The thieves wht
 committed the robbery in West woods, have been arrested, and part of the morel
 stolen, is recovered but the wretche :. spent flew hundred" before they wer' oVertaken by the stern hand of justice.
 Ashley Falls.-Mrs. Spooner has solt u her place in Ashley Falls, and what was il
 former years known as the Miles Foo place, to MT. Horace F. Barnum of Wetau, for $7oo. It is said George, son of Hor ' ace F., and wagon maker in that place will occupy the premises. Mrs. Spoone is going to California to spend the winter . and perhaps to remain there, making tha genial cline her permanent residence, an F somebody adds that in the spring her daug '' ter and son-in-law, MT. Wells Meachanl 10 will go on and join her in that far ava '' land. ......M Merchant Taft is ready for tn
 Holiday trade. New goods and lots of lem
 Anything you want from clothes pin to n hogshead of molasses,-anG by the way g what is more appropriate for a Christina l. present than hogshead of molasses? eh n Falls Vil1age.-The solree on Frida 70 evening last was a great success. Abor O thirty-fve couple were present, and th ;s dancing was kept up until a. m.......M ,,, Decker leaves for Elkhart on Thursday ( ,+ this ek......George V. Capron and ] to Tucker returned from New York last weel N and this week has been busy one wit ,, them unpacking holiday wares. Geora ., , has added largely to his already immens ,l. N stock of goods, and Tim" has opened y , "smoker's corner" to his store.......Mrs. a ,d c. Condrey has large line of millinel :, and fancy goods. Several 'specialities ,s are on exhibition.....TheD Dramatic Assoc ~, ation are preparing an entertainment
 come off in about two or three week
 New music is being provided, and frs ou class time is contemplated. fiji 1d assortment of gents furnishing goods ft he Christmas presents may be found at G. g. Halrs.....It took three engines to haul a tie train off the side track, Monday eve ng ing, so slipp cry was the track rendered g, the snow.....A. W. Barnes, clerk of Il at Dudley House,is recovering from his slig m- indisposition of the last few days. ''Dr les McGraw's services proved invaluable. :.' am was ln the short space of two, instead Il! ten hours, that Colpaugh got the coons, oiS your types made it read......W- H. Hs ice has been suffering from severe felon, | out is convalescent....Jam James Fitch, cripI nis we'll known hereabouts, died at the re an dence of Mir. P. c. Storm, where he | not been living for some years past. The i le; mediate cause of his death was heart nee ease, superinduced by an inflammation ;.a IS the lungs. His heart was on his right sit - .in' and bis internal organs were so compress ,dy as to be very susceptible to disarrangemel ell He was AS years of age...... ..."Click" is natl sick. as was inferred, CLICK,