Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30

The postmaster walked 16 miles, breaking his own roads, after the mails, and another man had to carry hay on his shoulders nearly five miles to keep three head of cat tie from starvation, the supply being very small in the section.
 Il. W. WashburA is to visit us soon with his brand new show and North Amer ican Indian exhibition. This combination has not visited this place in about dozen years, when, as 'Washburn's Last Sensa- tion," it was always greeted with crowded houses. The Indians in their war dances, etc. are an attractive feature of the show.
 The Pittsflvld Eagle says: MT. Per kins, whose eyes were so weak that he had to Vt ar powerful glasses, finds his eyesigh much improved since he received the ac- cicsntal shot in the left eye while out hunt ing last winter; and the insane man at the jail, who cut his throat last week in a suicidal attempt, seems now to be quite restored to bis right mind.
 In New Milford the other day they were blasting out rock for cellar exca- vation, and tp keep the fragments from the explosion within bounds, lot of other stones and timber were piled upon tht blast. Then to make the job complete ths boss planked himself on top of the pile. When the explosion came it lifted him into the air about twelve feet, but he was fort unate enough to descend unhun.
 There is a complaint that the sidewalk on Railroad.st. is being destroyed by per sons leading their horses on 1t to the black smith shop. This not only damages the walk, but is an unbearable nuisance, not to be tolerated, and if persisted in, the Rail road strecters propose 10 take measures for it's repression. There is plenty of room in the road. which is the proper avenue for such transportation "A word to the wise"-eIc.
 pr. George w. Wetmore died at Win sted on Monday after short and severe ill- ness from pneumonia, at the age of 66. He was native of Wincht ster Center, son et the late Dr. T. S. Wetmore. He praciiced in early life in Amenia, N. r.. and after wards in Winsted. He then moved to Red Hook, N. Y., and afterwards back to Win sted. For the last ten years he has prac- ticed little or none, having had poor health a large portion 0t the time. He was s genial and csmpanionable man. He was 8 brother of Dr. w. J. WetmOre, musical composer, of New York. He leaves two daughters with whom he lived, and one son, in the employ of the # na Life Insurance Company at Philadelphia.
 The Bridgeport Farmer says Mrs. John Frost of Thomaston, while rubbing out clothes on a wash hoard on Saturday, thrust a alarming needle into the palm oi her hand, and about three-quarters of ar inch broke off with the needle point, leav- ing the balance of :he steel in tue fish. ly- ing in direction parallel with the arm Soon her hand gave her great pain. Dr. Pease was summoned. It was very de . icate place to operate upon by reason oi rupturing an artery. Const quently tFt doctor made an inclsion in the arm close upon the wrist joint, and introduced niE. pers. with which he succeeded in reaching the needle and drawing it out The needle was about l-2 inches iu length and ws! withdrawn some five inches frcm the place of insertion.
 The tune for gathering that lovely flower, the trailing arbutus has again come. and we are glad to see nearly every day happy groups of children starting out te pick the charming spring conner, but in be- half of the flower we all love so well. Vt
 would protest against the way some people have of tearing il up ty ,be-root in such { careless way, and iD such quantities tba l there is serious danger of it's being exter minated. We knew of one locality ir Canaan where it formerly grew iR ahun- dance, where it is now very scarce aud DO ! nearly as large and beautiful ss it once was and this result has probably been caused by the careless way of picking it. Let us al go to find it and enjoy its freshness ant beauty, but do let us take our scissors will us, and cut the Ste ms, instead of ruihlesslI | pulling up the roots, theTel y numbering th, poor plants ARBuTUs. -''My sisters and my cousins" p oj cteC triP to Sandtown swamp the oth day in search of arbutus, and I was invited tt accompany them, as an ornamental feature I cordially accepted their invitation. w. | went down the track, aud of course the, must walk sB the rails. throw stones at the telegraph poles and leap all the cattle guards-and besides this, they all had Pin afore" on the brain, and wEatnever ed anC hsrdlyever-ed each other unmercifully. We passed big hole where somebody said [ Quixotic visionary had dug years ago tol Capt. Kidd's treasures. but we didn't shed any tears for the much turied captain-wt had "Other fish 10 fry."-We crossed the ditch and struck into the swamp to gather arbutus. My sisters and Ray cousins seem to know how tc pick arbutns. ] don't. look for it on the trees, in the water, Or whether like potatoes it grows underground. I learned, however, by watching my sisters and my cousins, that It does grow unds r. ground-anyway didn't See any above ground, but I SAW my sisters and my cousins sitting around on knolIs, (which had condemned as barreE), digging and picking away with beautiful success, ss their gorgeous and growing nosegays tes tied. l wandered about like lost sheep, with my eyes on tue ground. and a slick in my hand poklng the leaves aside, but moi au arbute did fad. don't think Sand town swamp is good place for al lbutus l