Connecticut western news., 1879-11-12

llshed at Hillsdale, N. Y, by Prof, H. S g Johnson, A. M., editor of the Hillsdale Her g aid. It is worthy undertaking and deserves success which we heartily wish the projector
 -Wm. Flint, who belonged in Putnam l Windham county, committed suicide in hi room at the Clarke House, Winsted, Friday night by taking laudanum. He had been sell , ing goods at auction in Winsted for two
 weeks past.
 -LosT: At Canaan somewhere betwee1
 Fuller < Peet's and Camps drug store or
 Thursday afternoon 0he 9th inst J scotcl
 oreastpln, silver setting, five stones Upor leaving the pin at this office the finder will be rewarded.
 -The Courier says that it is fact as no. torious and indisputable as it is interesting that Pittsfield under the license system is practically more of a temperance town than North Adams, which noisily and enthusias tically votes no license.
 The Conn. Western R. R. Co. are to construct new engine house near the gravel pit just west of this station. This is good news, as the old building used as an engine house near Union depot, which has been an eye-sore for so long, will probably be removed. Tho ladies of Salisbury and vicinity are again invited to call on Mrs. s. A. Hull for fall and winter millinery, feeling confident we can suit them, both for styles and prices. A competent city trimmer always on hand. Gall nearly opposite Harlem Depot Millerton N. Y. 2w19. -J. A. Lyle, who got up pedestrian match here last spring, was in town the other | day, looking for Matt. Monahan, who defeat ed him at that time. Lyle wanted to walk here again, but as Monahan is in New Jersey, there is not sufficient interest in pedestrian ism to warrant the undertaking. Recently piano tuner giving his name as Samuel Brown went to Hartsville, making his home during his stay, with MT. Austin Brett. While there he sickened and died, leaving no clue to his home or friends. He was buried by the town. He was fine look | ing man, well educated and well dressed, but goes to his grave unknown.
 Michael Quinlan was struck by the C. w. R. R. locomotive Canaan near New Hart ford and was fatally injured, dying in few hoars A jury of inquest found that he came to his death by internal hemorrhage of the kidneys and bowels, and shock caused by the | blow, and that no blame should be attached to the Railroad company or it's employees. De- ceased leaves wife and child.
 Hon. George. W. Peet the senator elect from the l7th District, is quite veteran leg islator. He has been four times member of the house-in 1850, 1854, 1858 and 1862. In 50 and '58, (before the town was divided his colleague was the late William Douglas, who according to Goodwin's statistics, was of the same age When first elected they were quite youthful representatives.
 James N. Weed of North Canton, re- gently had valuable horse, while in harness, break through the plank covering of an old well, 12 or l5 feet in depth, and fall tail fore most to the bottom of the well, the water of which reached to the head of the poor animal The neighbors were soon rallied, and by the aid of pulleys and attachments to the harness, the horse was drawn out of the we'll with very little injury.
 Friday evening at about 7:3O, as Captain Wm. H. Wilcox, Mrs. Wilcox and another lady were crossing the track at South Nor walk, an extra locomotive came along, and, as Captain Wilcox says without giving any alarm or showing any light. Captain Wilcox saw it just in time to bend little before the COW catcher struck and threw him several feet from the track. Strangely enough he was but slightly hurt The ladies had very nar- row escape.
 Five years ago while Albert Evitts of New Milford was riding a horse, he felt an excruciating pain in one of his legs, just above the knee. He could not find any bruise, but from that time to this there has been quite swelling there. A few days ago he felt the point of some sharp object protruding LAVAL oAAN AAOoAA3 uPOlA OOlAlS out, proved to be about one-third of needle The rest is supposed to be there, and he will have the place lanced for it's removal. The needle was probably swallowed while he was an in. fant.-Ray.
 A joint stock company formed under the general railroad law, has been organized with capital of $6, OOO,O0O to construct road from New Haven to New York The prin- cipal stockholders and managers are the gen. tlemen who had the proposed parallel road in charge in 1874, the charter of which was re- fused by the general assembly, and the agita- tion over which led to the passage of the gen. eral railroad law. Ten per cent of the cap- ital has been paid in. Its route is different from the original survey. and it runs so as to avoid the bridging of any navigable stream which would compel legislative action.
 A New London man, evidently anxious | to comply with the punctilious regulations of 1 the new postal law recently addressed let ter as follows:
 MT. Enos A. Hale,
 Assistant Postmaster,
 $50 Orchard Street,
 New Haven,
 City of New Haven,