Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26

Hon. w. D. Bishop, of the H. R. R.
 B seriously i'll in Bridgeport, of intermittan
 fever.
 | There is Q vague rumor ahoat, tha tP. T. Barnum's great circus will visit ou
 town this season.
 The ladies of the M. E. church al
 Lakeville, intend to hold @ festival on Frl-
 day, Sept. 27th.
 MT. W. M. Demming, formerly ot
 Canaan, has removed his photograph cal
 from Lakeville to Copake.
 \ A Sunday school concert will be given by the M. E. Sunday school in the church
 in this place on Sunday evening, October
 9th.
 Rev. Mir. Whittlesey of this place,
 preached in Winsted last Sunday, in be-
 half of the Society for the Increase of the
 Ministry.
 A new pump has been put in at the we'll near Humphrey's drug store, that the weary pilgrim may slake his thirst "with- out morey and without price,.
 The Sabbath school picnic at Twin Lakes last Saturday, passed off pleasantly, about seventy participating, all of whom seemed to enjoy themselves hugely.
 -Murray's circus, which exhibited here last Wednesday, gave an excellent perfor- nance to 8 moderate house in the after noon, and slim crowd in the evening. MT. Horace BeckleY has been around again-this time with an apple blossom. It is seldom we see apple blossoms in the lat ter part of September, but My. B. says his trees are covered with them all the year round.
 As team drawing charcoal wagon was turning into the lane leading to the Stevens House barn, one day last week, one of the horses stumbled and fell, pulling the other on top of him. The animals were extricated aftet some difficulty. A dramatic entertainment will be giv- en in Lakeville Hall, Lakeville, where will be rendered Little Brown Jug" and laughable farce entitled ''Seeing the Ele- phant." Proceeds to be devoted to the all deviation of the yellow fever sufferers. Assistant postmaster w.. A. Rora- back of this place. is off on his annual va- cation, and the functions of his office are performed by Mir. s. 0. Cummings of Camps drug store while Francis Whittle- sey mixes the pills in sherwood's place.
 -@ To be married-At Detroit, Mich. Thursday, Sept. 26th. at 3:3o D. m., by Rev. MT. Pierson, Robert Fitch, son of Gershom Fitch, of Clayton. and editor of the Boston Post, to Miss Emma Emmons. daughter of Burton Emmons of sheffield. Hon. Charles B. Andrews os Lr h. field Hill. was nominated for Governr IF Inv the Republican party at Hartford, T oeaday of.this week. With Richard D. Hubbard as the Democratic nominee. oAd Connecti cut will be proud of her chiw maoistrat. whichver party prevails.
 James A. Beree. ir., has been off1ciat ing in the telegraph office for the past few days. He goes to Bridg port to-day to ac Ecept a position in ar insurance office Jimmy" has been mong us but a shor tlme' but bis frsnk. good-natured disposi tlon mas n' .ue him m any warm friends.
 >-Cotter, the phot ograper now stationed I at Twin Lakes, has been making som' fine views of the principal buildings ant streets ID this place. He has also some re ally interesting views taken on the camI ground, which may be had by addressing him at this place.
 As MT. Benjamin Comstock's tean
 was hauling load of ore, weighing abou
 two tons, from 8 car in this place to th
 furnaces in East Canaan, last Friday, on , of the forward wheels broke down, jus , clearing the H. R. R. crossing. and th' load had to be transferred to anothe |. wagon.
 See Fsssett 6 Durant's advertisement
 in another column, and while you are at D tending the fair, ''kill two birds with on g stone," and buy anything you want Tn tn line of dry goods. etc., at less than whole B sale prices. They have just bought larg l. bankrupt stock, and will slaughter tn @ whole at unheard-of prices.
 ,. The tria. of Michael McNamsra fo V the murder of Martin Mo Namara, at New . town, last July. was concluded in the 8, l perior court in Bridgeport on Monday The jury, with but little delay, found " verdict of murder in the second degree, sn D the prisoner was sentenced to state priso for the term of his natural life. The pri ?, oner was ably defended, and to this fact h 'l is perhaps indebted for his escape from th . scaffold.
 ,t A grand excursion is projected by tt r. c. W. R. R. O., to bemade on Wednesda! Oct. 2d. from stations along the line of th
 c. W. R. R., to the Hudson River, and a n four hours sail on the large steamer, ''Tno te Cornell" which will start from Rhineclit r. and pass some of the most delightful scel IT cry to be found. The special train leave ,i Hartford at o'clock 8. m., passing tn |. station at 9:34, arriving at Rhineclitt ]. l1:45. a. m Fare for round trip from tn 2 place, only $2.OO.
 e The grand legal mix-up of Boiney ys. Comstock's and Comstock's vs. Boil y ey's, was brought suddenly to an end S the midst of one of the great suits at tt a town hall, last Thursday, by the Boiney g having the Comstocks' $50. Six cas' ), were knocked in the head at one clip muc Q to the discomfiture of the lawyers. It