Connecticut western news., 1878-01-31

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 Gone to Brooklyn Our photographer, MT. w. M. Deming left town last Tuesday for Brooklyn where he intends to prosecute bis calling.
 Pitts6eld Ioe.-Quite 8 number of the ice houses in this place are being filled with ice from Pittsfeld, the Housatonc R. k. company bringing it at very reasonable rate by the car load. It is said by some to he cheaper than it can be obtained from the rivers here.
 A Sharon Invention.-L. Van Alstyne of Sharon has invented ballot-box of pc culiar construction, which seems to be ad- mirably ad spted to prevent fraudulent vo- ting, As the voters name is called from the checklist the box-tender pulls little slide which opens the orifice through which the ballot is inserted and at the same time registers the number of votes in the box.
 -Hartford Paper.
 The Murphy Movement.-The Great Harrington series of temperance meetings closed on Sabbath eve. On Monday eve. a sociable and supper. with invitation to all. s accomplished. The Murphy workers will fulfil some engagements in the vicini- ty this week, and then proceed immediate ly to the work of ''capturing the whole Commonwealth" after which they will go to Connecticut. Make ready.
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 Mill Property For sale-Mr. D. W. Manvel of Cornwall Bridge. offers for sale in an advertisement in another column, his valuable mill property and business in Corn wall Bridge, MT. M. informs us he reluct- antly takes this step, but is compelled to on account of lung difficulty; his physician advising him; almost peremptorily com handing him to do so. Mir. Manvel has been very successful in his mill business. and the property he offers for sale is an es- pecially valuable one.
 The Conn. Western R. R.-All trains are running regularly now on the Conn n. Western road. The train from Hartford which passed this station at 12 40, noon and from Millerton going east. at 3 o'clock. and which for a few days was discontinued, began running again regularly on It's old time last Monday. The bridge at Tariff vile is rebuilt as a temporary structure by driving large piles, but is made strong enough to hold all the locomotives that Car be got on it.
 beautiful memorial window in the nortt end of the Episcopal church in this village was blown in during the gale that visited this region Wed nesday night of last week. This window we understand was purchased and erected in it's place by the late Fitch Ferris and hi family, at cost of about three hundred and twenty-five dollars. It is presumed this window will be restored or another pu in it's place before many days, or many weeks at the farthest.
 The Louislanians This company O jubilee singers will sing their plantation
 melodies at the M, E. church in this villag
 Friday evening of next week. This com
 pany is sad to be a worthy organization and one that possesses much merit as sing CTS. representing truthfully, the pious song
 of the 'seood old aunties of the South" 4 portion of the proceeds will be given t the M. B. society here, and the entertain , ment promises to be one of real worth, IS presumed the attendance will be large We may give further particulars mex r week.
 : Died with Hydrophobia. .-Somethin ike six weeks ago two strange dogs wen into the yard of Dr. L E. Way of Suff1eld an bit the Doctors little black-and-tan dog Nothing was thought of the event unt
 about three weeks ago his dog shove
 great uneasiness, but the Doctor did nc thlnk anything serious was the cause of il and attempted to sport with the pet whe it snapped him, soon after which it ran o1
 to neighbours, and chased and worried tn | ACAS SO uuCA Gudb IL Woo 5uO1' 0 WOO ago last Sunday, the Doctor, who had bee complaining somewhat for day or tw prevlously, was found to have positiv symptoms of hydrophobia. His case gre' rapidly worse, and he died Tn the greates agony Thursday night. We were person ally acquainted with Dr. Way, he practis ing his profession of dentistry in Lee whel we were an inhabitant of that town, and h was certainly most estimable citizen,
 very skillful dentist, and in every respect
 very worthy man, and it is painful to lear that such as him should suffer the horror of that most terrible of diseases, Eydropho bia All the dogs in the world are no worth the life of man like Dr. Way.