Connecticut western news., 1879-06-04

mluuI0puIy TSeSENOlI3 N~uSAtuChs laSt Woek, and whose life was despaired of, is now gaining very fast, and will soon be able to be out.
 Conductor Beers of the Naugatuck R. R. has, during his connection with that road of twenty-nine years, collected pas senger fares to the amount of nearly $l, ,ooO.oOo
 -Employes of the New England pin company of Winsted on Wednesday march ed in procession to the post-0ff1ce anC bought $l0, 900 worth of government SIC certificates.
 The Goedale sisters of Mt. Washington are preparing another volume of poems fol the press. Six thousand copies of 'sApple Blossoms'' were sold, the publishers allow ing the authors 50 cents on each book.
 A Falls Village young man thinks the rule of etiquette should be revoked whict makes it incumbent upon the gentlemen te pick up and restore the lady's handker- subsequently, when it drops with { ''click," as if there were buttons on it, ol specie tied up in one corner.
 The Judges of the Supreme Court came here armed to man with the new fountain pen-pencil; and when they wished to make note of some point, and the entire. bencf was hammering the knee simultaneously tc bring down the ink into the pencil point the effect was not little impressive. .-En- quirer.
 Pine Meadow has a violent instance ot misplaced affection, says the Wolcottvillt Register. A couple met Sunday evening were engaged next day, married, and ir six weeks, a bereaved and disconsolatt husband is posting notices forbidding any enc to trust the fleeting fair one on hls ac- count.
 -Postnaster B. F. Marsh of West Win, sted has sold $11O.OOO worth of the Unitet States $lO certificates. Postmaster Marsl left enc arm at Port Hudson, but he wa able the other day to sell $l0,0o0 worth 6 the certificates in twenty-three minutes making change and keeping the accoun with one hand-selling only $10o worth t each applicant.
 Fred. Spauldlng has returned from hi Western trip, having visited Chicago, Oma ha, Denver, Col, and enjoyed himself gen erally; and he brings with him 8 goo' opinion of that part of the country. He re sigaes his position here as ticket agent, an, MT. Nelson Gardner of Sheffield, who tool his place during his absence, will hereafte fill that position. Fred goes to his home il Norfolk.
 -Incubators, as practical egg-hatchers have not been successful here this season the latest to prove failure being one 8 East Lee, provided with the most improve electric ventilators. The problem is t keep the heat uniform, and this our locs scientists haven't yet been able to accom- plish. They are still working and exper menting, however, and in time will doub less succeed. Gleaner.
 The ladies of Canaan and Salisbury, visiting Millerton for millinery, are invite to call on Mrs. s. A. Hull, who has just r turned from New York with large an splendid assortment of ladies' and children hats and bonnets. Ladies favoring us wit call shall be guaranteed good bargains an fashionable styles. Store nearly epposit Conn. Western R, R. lower depot.
 Mas. 8. A. HULL, Millerton, May 29, 1879. 4w4
 Last Saturday whiiv tA. J. McMahon COWS were being driven to pasture one ( them and one belonging to Miss Morehou' got into a struggle for the mastery, whe MT. Ms COW struck the other with sue force as te kill her instantly. The hide ( the dead COW was all that was saved. O farmers say that they have never known death SO suddenly caused before by sue means, and they think it very singular tn it followed in the present case.-NeW MS ford Ray.
 Recently gentleman from New Yol was in Litchfield transacting business. H business done, he went to the Shepaug raj road depot to take the train down, b. found it had been gone about fifteen mil utes. Being unwilling to wait for the ne: train, he employed liveryman and pair horses to overtake the one he had misse A few minutes sharp driving brought the to Bantam, the next station on the Shepal road below Litchtield, in good time for Il New York gentleman to board the train.
 The office of the Empire Knife Con pany. in the Besrdsley block, was enters by burglars Wednesday night, who took quantity of the best pocket knives in stoc Entrance was affected through winde in the rear of the building by means of ladder which stood ln Mad river. The wall of the stolen goods is no: known, but pre- ably ranges from $500 to $500. The ope alton was evidently the work of some ol familiar with the company's place of keel ing it's best goods. Nothing is known
 suspected as to the persons concernet l-Post.
 The Falls Village Cascade Lodge. l. ( of G. T., once took prize from the Gral Lodge for increase of membership, but
 that time reaction commenced, and, b
 for the perseverance of few faithful mer
 bers, there would have been total wrecl It has been at very low ebb lately, b there IS better outlook now. Bro. En Lee, private worker, has come here fro Danbury and ''their loss is our gain" I installed our officers for this quarter. III ssMurphy movement" spread like wildfi in this vicinity. but there is not much to
 seen of it now. Prohibition is needed her