Connecticut western news., 1876-07-21

THE NEws can be found at Eggleston G5 Deacon's store in Millerton.
 Coming.-The Miller House in Lakeville is receiving it's summer boarders, delega- ton of sixteen arriving last week, and more expected at once.
 Distinguished Arrival.-Cube Brown (don't you know Cube p has again made his appearance in this town, after an ab- sence of several months. Who will deliver an address of welcome?
 Counterfeit Money.-Thomas Dunn is under arrest in Winsted on charge of ut tering counterfeit money. He claims that he found it in some refuse in cellar under what had been Gilbert & Gays banking house.
 The Union Flag struok.-During the severe stormsof electricity last week, the mast for the Union flag on Union Hill was shattered by bolt, injuring 1t so severely that it's repair, it is thought, is scarcely worth while. Too bad to have it SO soon destroYed ed.
 Con6rmation.-The confirmation service at the Catholic church in Lakeville last Sunday was very largely attended. An ex- tra train was run from East Canaan, and which was we'll filled. Bishop Galberry and other prominent clergy were present and assisted in the exerclses.
 A Charitable wil.-The will of the late Augustus Hemenway of Dedham, Mass, recently filed at that place, directs his executors to pay 5000 in gold among deserving charitable institutions, and pro- vides for the payment of $l00O year for the next ten years to maintain divine wor. ship in our county jail and poorhouse a,
 Lltchfield.
 Wife Murder.-Henry Traver murdered
 his wife by cutting her throat with razor
 in the street near their residence in Phil
 mont, a station on the Harlem railroad, last
 Sunday evening. The murderer fled with
 his team, which he appears to have had in
 readiness, toward the state line in the direc
 tion of Great Burlington. Traver has
 served one term in the state prison.
 Bass.-Large quantities of bass of excel
 lent quality are being caught along tho
 Housatonic river this season. A party ot
 four from Brookfield caught fifty-three in {
 short time, Saturday, five of which weighed
 over pound on the average. Some very
 fine ones are occasionally caught in tho
 Twin Lakes, Mir. Tinman Cutting taking
 one last Saturday that brought the scale' down with bump at too pounds. !, Shook Elm Up Little.-The through New York car on the Conn. Western mill
 train, was, by an oversight, sent down th' track to be attached to the rear of the liar lem train last Monday afternoon at Miller
 ton, with no brakeman on it, and it wen
 into the rear of the train with rather nor force than usual, shaking up tho passen !, gers somewhat. but injuring none of then seriously. The boys wont forget t
 attend to that car the next time 1t is place
 in their charge.
 l. Leg Cxushed.-While the section me e belonging to the Canaan section.were loaG = ing car on the Davis turnout, with ol r railroad iron, bar, which they were liftin f up on car in some way got the the advar 1t tage of them and fell back. Seeing that e was coming upon them, they jumped an {. all managed to get clear of it but one, who's h foot got caught and he fell, and the bt j. came upon his leg. crushing and bruising n severely, but strange as it may seem, di is not break bone. He was taken to Lak ?. vile and cared for by Dr. Bissell. 10 Helped Us Celebrate.-It is said Eng
 neer John Barton trimmed his locomoti, " profusely on the Fourth, but as the mass 's of the people were Tn the grove celebratir ' when he drove into this village, they didn ;, ,, sec it. John is entitled to no little cred n for his observance of the day, doing ,s as that way all he could to join his Salisbul ,N neighbors and friends in celebrating Il h day as it ought to be celebrated.-Latet t, lg ling of it? Of course we are, but we ?, make an item of it year hence, if V o hadn't learned of it till then.
 ,e Millerton.-It doesn't seem to nal Ij much difference what is the season of t le year at Beach, HawleY & Co.'s store ot Millerton. They will sell goods in spite ,n the weather clerk. We were in there m Q, ment the other day and they seemed abo P as busy as at other seasons of the yes 7. when person can go on the street witho @ es being cooked. And there Is Jeweler Tril D, too, who keeps grand good stock of ev 'd rything in the line of jewelry and silvt T, ID ware.as we'll as large assortment of spo Il I' ing implements, such as guns, revolver CT fishing tackle, and all the appurtenanc n belonging thereto.