Connecticut western news., 1879-02-12

leVe that printers can live on airy nothing. Besides giving substantial proof of the re- specie payments, on their visit to he NEWS office last Friday, they brought with them basket of the largest and most 'oothsome apples we have seen this winter. Dur devil twas so overjoyed that he com neneed quoting scripture as follows: Blessed. is the man who provideth for the printer" .<..,
 Reuben Mcintyre. who went from this place to St. Louis a year and a half since, where he was engaged on the St. Louis 6 Railway. returned home last week. He doesn'tlike the country down there most of the inhabitants are negroes, and the few whites are distressingly igno rant and vicious. Although Reub. was there nearly two years. he didn't ''accli- mate" worth cent. The fever and ague shook him to a mere skeleton. Che doesn't weigh only l75 pounds).
 Capt. William Tyler, who died in Guil- ford on Saturday, January 18th, was a na- tive of New Milford. He was a seafaring man for some years and of late has been living on competency gathered as a con- mander of vessels. For sometime before his death he had chestnut. boards selected for his cof1ns and he left instructions which were followed-that there should be no carriages at his funeral, and that his re. mains should be carried ina grocery wagon, He left the bulk lot bis property to the Epis- eopsl church in auilford. Courant; .>=-=A4 storyis. tpld. ofzza, merchant in town which illustrates the Importance Of seem ingly chsnceinoidents. As he was about to step into his carriage In frontof store, hls horse raised afoot with the evident in- teutlon of planting it armlyr1n g. puddle un- dernesth. The gentleman having on g good suit of clothes and not caring to soil them, dashed into the nearest door, which happened to lead into an insurance agents office. The agent said: II suppose you have come to renew the insurance on youl store, which expires to-day" "I had for gotten it," said the merchant, ''and should like you to attend 10 it." He then drove off and.took the traln=for Bridgeport. Or returning the next day, he learned that hi. store had burned down in the conf1agratior which swept one side of the street .-Nea Milford cor. ..~.
 Last Monday afternoon the milk trair south on the H. R. R. ran into and killed MT. John Hillyer near Geo.. Blodgett' crossing at Ashley Falls. He was goini after his daughter who teaches school ol the west side of. the, river, and had reached the railroad cut near that crossing, beini unable to see the approaching train. Hi horse cleared the track, but the engin struck the sleigh, shivering it to atoms, ant horribly mangling MT. Hillyer, who dle' instantly. The funeral is to be held at,h! late residence tomorrow at o'clock. H. was man of unspotted character, beloye' of all who knew him, and he leaves hos of friends to mourn his sad fate. He leave wife and three daughters, who have tn sincere and heartfelt sympathy of all il thelr sad bereavement. That fatal cross ing has long been known as dangeroll place. It is impossible to see an approach ing train until it reaches the crossing, an now 1t is hoped thls 'sman-trap" will receiv little necessary attention, and sonie meas ures be taken ID which human life shall considered more at premium.
 Sherwood Cummings, being dissuste with the faint -hsartedness and inattentio of the Adonises of this place, and brim-fu of compassion for. neglected femininity took it upon himself to give the girls grand sleigh-ride. Accordingly he pro cured the services of Dwight West'stean and started Friday evening at about. hal past five for Ct. Burlington with rollick ing load of sweetness and beauty. and not
 boy was permitted to even look at the pro cession. This was all very nice for She
 wood, but we doubt if the girls enjoyed
 as they would if-. Arriving at Ct. Bal
 rington, they took supper at the Mile House, and on their return, looked in upo
 the Friendly dancers. at She field Tow
 Hall, arriving at home aobut 12 o'clock
 and the looks of their eyes next morning il dicated that they had ''jolly time." B1
 the boys don't care. Just wait; we're gc ing to get up stag sleigh-ride sometin
 during the summer, and not girl in u
 borough shall know word about it. We
 have forty-horse team, and have them Il
 orally covered with dinner bells; and if W
 don't make racket from here to, Boste
 (we don't stop at way stations) you may ca
 It a failure. j
 The adjourned meeting of the Unio
 Agricultural Soclety was held at Falls Vi
 lage, Ct., on Tuesday Feb. 4th. Presidel 10. w. Barhum occupied the chair. Harr
 Sedgwick ot Cornwall was appointed sc
 retary pro tenn. On motion of E. D. Good l win of Lime Rock, an xecu,iye eommittt
 from different towns were appointed,
 follows: Canaan, E. w. Spur; Mort
 Canaan. Henry c. Stevens; Norfolk, J.
 Eldrldge; Cornwall, Harry sedgwick,. ar
 T. s. Gold; Salisbury, NJ. H. Robbin.
 Lime Rocks B D. Goodwin She field, W
 s. Wilcox. It was also voted that Dani
 Brewster be assistant treasurer. Glbson Gil
 lett of Lime Rock superintendent of catt
 department. and Job W. GIllett superintel
 dent of fruit and vegetables. The flu
 board of officers of the soc,ety in additio
 to the above, consists of Cbauncy Baldwin
 corresponding secretary, M. Usz Dean, R.
 cording secretary. Much interest WE
 shown in the reorganization of the societ,
 and it is to be hoped that the tfforts of-tf 1 eXecutiYa committee will he sacnred h