Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16

Miss Julia Gillette. who has been visiting her father in this place, started Monday for Amherst Mass, where she will pursue the study of French, until the opening of tie fal | term of the Bordentown (N. J. female college, | in which she is teaching.
 -Jealousy caused two bloody assaults at Hartford Friday. John Herr, a German ba- ker, maddened because Henry Mastering, another baker, had won away his mistress, stabbed his rival three and the woman 15 times, but without wounding them fatally Mrs. Herr, as she was called, had borne her assailant five children, but some time ago she deserted him for the younger and more at tractive Meisterling.
 The Connecticut Western railroad has the thanks of the travelling public for the efforts it is making to secure safety and convenience. A recent order directs all regular freight and milk trains to carry on their rear car green flag by day ana green lantern by night and in cases of delay or accident torpedoe3 must be used in addition to regular signals When a locomotive passes over torpedo it must be stopped nstantlY.-C0urier.
 The following is told of an eccentric ind- vidual not thousand miles away, who, dur ing recent illness thinking himself dying, called his two attendants to him and, after telling them his end was near at hand, faintly gasped: "Henry, take hold of my hand. Will liam, take my other hand; ;" then falling back upon his pillow, groaned and moancd labori- ously for some minutes; rallyng a litte and looking steadily at Williams head, which had just been shingled," he quickly asked, evil liam, acho cut y0ur haar?" He still lives.
 Mir w. A. McArthur, publisher of the | Vermont Tribune at Ludlow Nt., announces that he has sold that journal to Lewis B. Hib- bard. Mr. M. assumed charge of the Tribune about two years ago, prior to which he was connected with the NEWS. Since the Tribune has been under his control he has doubled its size, trebled its circulation, and ''manifolded' it's revenue. Vermont journalism loses an eff cient actor, but his successor, to judge from his recent ab e management of the "Agricult- ural Department" tan original feature of the Tribune) bids fair to fill his place in an accept able manner.
 An encounter between MT. E. A. Beebe and Jerome Platt caused quite an excitement in Bethel recently Mr. Beebe was having water put into his house, and teams passing
 were obliged to drive on tie sidewalk This
 Mr. Bcebe did not like, and as MT. Platt
 with his wife drove past, Beebc tried to stoI him from going on to the walk. The alterna- tive was to go into the ditch, and this MT. Platt did not propose to do. Bcebe struck Plat
 with his cane, and Platt struck back with his whip. After passing, Mir. Platt found tha Beebe had struck Mrs Platt over the eye witt the cane, so he turned back and gave Beebo
 sound horse whipping.
 -One day last week traveller landed il this village under circumstances that made decided impression-on himself. He was ont
 of these impatient kind of pilgrims that w'
 oft en meet He was first seen on the step l of the down train on the H. R. R. with satchel in each hand. It was very eviden that his experience with cars was somewha
 limited, or he would not have jumped of a the crossing with both hands full He wa pitched headlong, and tho man and bundle , performed some evolutions that would hay done credit to a circus performer. We di
 not learn that he was seriously injured bu r trust that he will profit by the lesson. < We have received the following lette j f om c. II. Peck of Ellsworth, which W
 cheerfully publish:
 EDITOR NEWS Dear Sir-This weeks is Il sue of your paper contains an item whic l. does me gross injustice and if uncontradicte !, n1ight and would undoubtedly be source
 injury. A combination of circumstances an Is conditions induced me to close the stor
 known as "Peck's Cash Store" ut coapu
 sio1a was not one of them. Neither has the1 e been or will there be an |" assignment" ( ,t " compromise' or what not. of similar natur d as the necessity does not eXi t. Each an ', every creditor land their number is not !" l., N gion'O who has not been, aOW De pdi6 in tu
 which means loo cents per dollar and tn; II jUst as soon as we can make collections dr N us. Respectfully,
 '- GEORGE II. PECK, Hgt g Ellsworth, Ct,, July 10, 1879.
 A handsome monument, designed to con
 memorate the services of the citizen soldiers e Torrington in ''Thc war of the Rebellion" It receiving the finishing touches at the Ne a England Granite Works, Hartford It will l y erected in the village of Wolcottville aboutScr
 lst, and will be formally dedicated Sept lot k The citizens of Torrington are making eXte ,s sive arrangements for the coming event, al ,s will spare no efforts to make it notable in u m history of the town. A number of the leadil
 men of the state and others from the count
 at large, have already accepted invitations u be present and assist in the exercises. A m I'll itary and firemen's parade will be a promne tt feature of the programme for the day. Ge 'e Joseph R. Hawley will deliver the dedicato tt address.
 The lightning played some queer freal US at Thomas Fitzgeralds, on Spring Hill, on u m 4th. While MT. Fitzgerald was sitting on at stool in his barn, his wife by his side, watil Ill for the storm to pass over, q bolt struck ne 'l- the corner of his house, passed along Il
 ground under his COW, entered an outbuildin Ia smashing several boards into flinders, tn, V into the barn, breaking the stool, striking NJ 70 Fitzgerald on the hip and ripping his pan f. and overalls, passing down his leg and ov ID his foot, knocking Mrs Fitzgerald flown, al
 finally going into the ground, making ho
 six inches in diameter and five feet deep Nj y Fitzgerald was insensiblc for few moment His wife picked herself up and dragged hi