Connecticut western news., 1879-07-02

recent rainy days the banks of the pond were lined with teams and single rigs, boys on foot and boys on horseback, all ready for piscatorial action. The number of fish seemed to be incredible-one man waded into the water and with an iron rake hauled them ashore by the scores. Others being unprovided with tackle have killed them with stones or caught them with their hands. A party of three persons in one day bagged nearly five hundred of them. It is esti- mated that on particular day about one thousand bullheads were taken from these waters"
 The administrators on the estate of J. l.. Pease with view to settling up the same, are sending out postal cards to sub scribers to the NEWS, whose subscriptions are back of Dec. l, 1878, the date of trans fer of the NEWS to the present manager, re- questing them to pay up. Examine the printed address on your paper, and if back of taat date. please remit, and bear in mind that tr0w that date, the subscription price is only $1.5O per year, instead of $2.OO, and the whole amount may be sent direct ly to this office, or to the administrators, Mrs. J. l.. Pease and A. T. Roraback.
 A we'll attended and enthusiastic Eel lowship meeting was held at Warren on Wednesday of last week. The subjects discussed were:
 ]. Relations and duties of the individ- ual Church to it's sister Churches,
 2. The perils of the times, especially Sabbath dissertation and lnfidelty,
 3. The lay element, its opportunity and duty in parish work.
 Rev. Messrs. Lancashire of New Preston, Harrison of Milton, Mitchell of Salisbury, Terrett of Sharon, Reid of Canaan, Colton of Warren, Smith, a Baptist brother, also Deacons Averill, Whiting, Kellogg, Swift and others took part in the exercises. A very bountiful collation. wss served by the ladies, in the galleries of the church.
 The printing office of John N. Near in Bridgeport is much infested with rats. A nest of four young mice was found in one of the type drawers. VI illiam Marvin, one of the printers in the establishment, con- cluded that he could have some sport, and at the same time help rid the place of the nuisance of these vermin by remaining in the office at night and shooting them While on guard there one evening in pur- suance of this idea, he pulled his revolver from his pocket in order to be ready for &C., tion, and in doing so, dropped it. As the ko1 he S& and the ball striking his teeth and glancing, buried itself in his tongue. Dr. Shattuck attended him, but did not attempt to remove the ball, the location of which could not be exactly determined. The tongue has be- come very much swollen, and in conse- quence Marvin has not been able to speak since the accident.
 The excursion to Coney Island last Fri day was quite an enjoyable affair, rendered more so perhaps from the fact that, being the first of the season, It was not attended by the vast and promiscuous crewd usually accompanying such excursions; there be- ing but 1,2OO oB the boat, against 4, 900 last year. Only seven attended from this place. and other stations on the H. R. R. were represented in about the same proportion. Many stopped off in New York, where they had about four hours. Considerable in dlgnation was manifested when, upon reaching COney Island, it was announced that fee of 10 cents each would be charged for landing, and 10 cents for re-embarklng, and the remonstrances of the passengers soon convinced the officers that that little game wouldn't work, and all were allowed to go ashore. In justice to the projector of the excursion, it should be stated that this "fee" business was not his doing, and in fact he knew nothing about it, it being i'm posed by the proprieters of the ''new iron pier," for the privilege of landing thereon. ChapinvilIe.
 Our village is unusually quiet this sum- mer; we have the reputation of being a quiet people. The only part of the com munitY whose business seems to be very urgent IS the potato bugs. They seem to | regard industry as @ cardinal virtue; they work themselves, and make others work. We have been blessed with unlocked fer
  Mrs. George Landon is suffering from rheumatism.
 Mss Hattie Morgan has returned home from Gt. Burlington.
 Mrs. Horace Landon IS convalescent. The furnace property was bidden in by MT. Horace LandOn, who has not com piled with the terms of the sale. It is thought it will be sold again. VERIrAs. NOrfnlk
 Miss Alice Stillmsn has so far recovered from her long and painful illness as to be | able to ride out.
 Mrs. Dr. Barbour of Waterbury srent last week in town, and the Dr. was here over Sunday.
 Mrs. Joseph N. Cowles has returned from New Haven where she has been spending several weeks trying to regain her health. The Mission Circles contemplate having picnic the fourth of July at Toby pond A grand time is anticipated by the little ones, .
 0. J. Hallock of the Norfolk House is building barn on his farm in North Go- shen, in place of the One struck by light ming year ago.
 Farmers are getting impatient for an im- provement In the weather. as the having season has arrived and brings with it an ex- ceedingly heavy growth of grass. Several have commenced but cannot make much progress till there is change for the better in the weather. SPECIAL. Falls Village.
 The celebration of the fourth of July under the auspices of the ladies of the M. B. Church, and Fuckers cornet band, will be held on the lane near the church. A spacious tent will be erected, in which the ladies will dispense nice eatables of all kinds. The exercises consisting of the fol lowing programme will be held in the church, to which all are invited. Exercises begin at 1O:3O a. m. by music: