Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01

One of the prominent physicians of Hart ford the other evening ordered his hired man to ''harness up Bucephalus," his fa- vorite horse. Soon after, the doctor and a friend were greatly amused to hear the an nouncement at the office door that "Erysip- elas is hitched outside."
 The annual target shoot of the Indep, nd ent Rife Club of New Britain will occur sometime next month, a date much earller than usual.
 Peculiar luck seems to attend John Pot terson of Madison. He enlisted in the Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers, served during the time that regiment was in the | field, and came out without a scratch. Since then he has once been buried by the caving in of sand bank and taken out nearly dead a year or two ago he was thrown from a wagon, breaking nearly ev l cry bone in his body except his neck and on SaturCay the team he was driving colid- ed with another, causing John to turn double somersault over the wheel, and he was bruised badly. Ills only safety appears to be on the field of battle.
 l William Goes fine house in Stratford took fire from an adjacent shop in the rear a few minutes past five o'clock Wednesday morning and was totally destroyed. Near | ly all the furniture in the house was saved. It Is not known how the fire started in the outbuildings, but there is suspicion that it was the work of tramps who took up lodg- ings there. Mir. Coe had but just moved into the house. which was hardly eomplet ed. The loss is about $3, GOO, and there is no insurance.
 Closely following the McNamara murder, Newtown has another sensation in the arre st of Fredrick M. Hawley, we'll known car riage manufacturer of the town, for the se- duction of bis servant girl. aged I5. The complainant is daughter of McNamara
 the murdered man. Hawley is a man ra,h.
 CT beyond middle age, and has wife and
 several children. The accused had a
 hearing before justice, Wedn n'sday, and was bound over for trial None of his relatives
 or friends would furnish the required sure
 ties for him, and in default of bail, he was taken to Bridgeport and committed to
 jail.
 number of gentlemen of Newtown
 have formed Graud Army Post, and sent for charter, which is expected soon. : A brakeman named Wagner, brother to Conductor Wagner. was killed on the down
 freight tram on the New York S New Ha. ven railroad Wednesday morning, by com ing in contact with bridge at a street eros
 sing near Westport.
 The following places and dates have beer
 selected for reunions of Connecticut sol
 dlers this vear:-
 sth c. V. Norwalk, September l7. 10th 0. V. Birmingham. September. 18th O. V. Plantsville, (Plant's Tower) September l9. 18th c. V. Rockville, (Lako snipsic) September l7.
 i7th c. V. Bridgeport, August 2s.
 It is now claimed that Mary Brewster ] | m hnIx xuu forpd ip in, M.r den with the feet tied together, drowned : herself tecause of domestic trouble.
 The large barn and sheds of the Churct Family of Shakers, Eutield, with about 5(
 tons of hay, was consumed by an accident 7 al fire, Wednesday afternoon of last week 7 The fire was kindled by wheel coming il } contact with a parlor match on the floor. Professor Marsh of Yale, has been find
 ing more toothed birds among tbe Wyom ing and Colorado fossils, besides the petri | fled remains of 800 or 400 dinosaurs, ( mammoth kangaroo of the crocodile order
 sometimes lCO feet long, and about l,00C } pterodactyles, sort of winged lizard 30 to { 40 feet long.
 Abby Hadasss Smith, one of the famous 'Smith Sisters" died in Glastonbury, Hart : ford county, Tuesday ot last week. She
 was one of five sisters peculiarly banned as . | kOlOWS' AhnCy AbphtHh, OyhtuiN huCie tia, Laurilla Aleroya, Julia Evelina. The
 Smith Sisters have done much to agitate ,h.
 Cause of Woman Suffrage, and the faces oi
 Abby and Julia Smith have been familiar ir
 every gathering where Woman Suffrage
 was the topic of discussion ot late years. One notable feature in ,he life of Abby has been the resistance to the payment of taxes ; assessed upon her and sister. The Smith Sisters were also very active in anti-slsvery
 and temperance work.
 The Young Mems Christian Associahnr , of Hartford held 8 reception Friday even
 ing, to which each visitor was asked tC , bring book. Some brought sets ot valu able works. and in all there were over BOO
 John Flaherty, a young man aged 26 was instantly killed by lightning at hi' Ehome near Stafford Springs, Sunday after
 noon. He was alone in the house at the
 time, the rest of the family being at church. His body was found by his father al the
 foot of pair of stairs.