Connecticut western news., 1877-03-23

n, e. H. E. Howe, Huntsville, Conn.,, 6 18 M. Stevens, Chapinville, Conn.,, IS W. McClerrin. Chapinville, Conn.,, 13 Mrs w. Bissell. Wakeman, Ohio, 8 50 Wm. Hunt, 10 John St., Worcester, Maes., Is s. Silvsrnail Elkhart. Ind. 4 20
 Maple Sugar. Parsons new lot of maple sugar is ''very beautiful"
 Fast Day.-Goy. Hubbard has appoint ed Friday, March 30, fast day in Connecti- cut.
 First Thunder.-The first storm accom- panied by lightning and thunder. of the season, visited this reglon last Wednesday afternoon.
 Sacred Music.-Rev. J. G. Oakley of Lakeyille will preach Sabbath next on ''Sa- cred Music; it's History and Uses in the Christian Church"
 Killed at Collinsville. German at work grinding in the Collins shops at Col linsville last Friday, while adjusting belt, was caught by it and carried to the top of the room, killing him instantly.
 Good Price.-Mr. David Scott of We taug has sold his crop of tobacco, sixteen hundred pounds of which brought him if teen cents pound, price larger than that obtained by anybody else that we have heard of in this region.
 St. Patrick.-The Irish people of Wins. ted and vicinity celebrated St. Patrick's day last Saturday in very becoming man ner. Processions psraded the streets, ad- dresses were delivered and a grand good time was enjoyed by the large number who participated,
 That Plantsville Case.-The Supreme Court of the State has sustained Judge Granger's mandamus commanding the New Haven and Northampton R. R. Co. to stop their trains at the Huntsville depot, and Superintendent Yeamans of that road is under arrest for refusing to obey.
 They Didn't succeed.-Last Saturday forenoon. two young ladies of this village while driving near the Barnes Lime kiln in cutter. attempted to pass large load of wood on narrow road without turn ing out very much, and the experiment can't be called a brilliant success, for in less than the smallest part of second, both girls sleft the cutter on a fly, one of them landing under the wood team. and the other striking any where Mother Earth would condescend to receive her.
 More Calla.-MR. EDIToR-I saw iu last weeks NEWS an account of Mrs. R. D. Lane's calla plant in your Collinsville cor respondence, and "Who can beat it p Mrs. Peter Turner has one that has had if teen blossoms this season, the first bud showing itself about the tenth of January. The most at any one time being five bios soms and three buds. There is at this writing three full blossoms and one bud. The stems of the full blossoms measure, two forty four, and one forty-six. inches in height. LAKEv1LLE. The Black Hills Expedition.-Mr.G Gar rahan and his party continue their prepa- rations for their expedition to the Black Hills, it being their purpose to start some time during the last part ofApril or perhaps the first of May. The rates Mir. G. has suc- ceeded in obtaining to Yankton, Dakota, af far as the party can go by rail, are extreme lY low and almost anybody can afford te make the journey, whether they have wis ions of gold in those far-awaY mountains or only an ambition to see the country which is now, or so recently has been, the home of Lo, the poor Indian.
 | Norfolk Industries.-The various indus trial establishments located on Blackberry river between Norfolk and West Norfolk are beginning to feel the general improve ment in business, and are getting an in crease of orders. The Hosiery mill has been running on full time for some weeks past, the axle shop is also doing something The tanneryworks of J.K. Shepard further west are, and have been for quite a time back, running to their fullest capacity. and are not quite able to keep up with their or ders. This certainly looks like better 1 times:
 Man Killed on Railroad.-Last Friday as the noon train going north OF the Nau gatuck road was rounding curve about g mile and half south of Winsted, the en gineer saw man laying on the track ahead, but not in time to stop his train, and he was run over, killing him instantly. The train was stepped and the body brought into Wlnsted where the man was recognized as one named Morris, who claimed to have home in New York city, but who has for some time past been "on the road" as tramp.
 How He Ran IA gay Lothario return ing from call to his Araminta in East Ga nsan few evenings since, was fired upon by an enemy concealed in e clump o1 bushes, and whether with murderous in tent or robbery, or to appease the wrath ol jealous rival, he did not stop to ascertain for it IS said he ran as never man ran be fore; his coat-tails being parallel with the horizon and the snow flew as if the Hous- atonicirailroad ''grasshopper" was going through it. He has not yet responded te her urgent request on the evening in ques |