Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23

Mlcn.s In company W1tn Mrs James A. Root. They leave a host of friends here. whose good wishes will follow them.
 Some one broke into E. Spencer's shop at Lenox the other night, destroying his books and those of the Episcopal church containing the records for the past three years.
 The wife of Edwin Hoyt, the. con- demned murderer. passed through New Fairfield and Brookfield the other day, try ing to give away her children, and she dis posed of two.
 Prof. Lyle walked in Sheffield 36 hours, finishing last night at 10 p. ID. He was to have accomplished l4O miles in that time, but we have not learned whether be succeeded. | Frank B. Cleaveland of Winsted and Henry B. Graves of Litchfield. lawyers have formed co-partnership, MT. Cleaveland continuing to practice in Winsted, and MT. Graves in Litchfied.
 Mrs. R. H. Marvin advertises to sell at auction her household furniture next Tuesday. The sale takes place at 10 8. m, A. P. Briggs. auctioneer. The family will start soon for Chicago.
 Lucy Osborne's suit to recover $1O, ,O0O from the New Milford button factOry's pro- prietors, in whose mill her scalp was torn off by her halr catching in the machinery, has been compromised.
 -Wm. Murphy of Danbnry,, was hand ling a revolver Wednesday, when one Of the barrels was discharged and the bullet lodged iteelf in his abdomen. The wound Is very serious one.
 A Pawling man last week followed tramp who had insulted hIs wife, to New Milford, gave him an unmerciful horse whipping, then collected from him $5. for time lost in the pursuit. + Mir. H. Merchant of Twin Lakes has Cochin hen which left in her nest last Fri day an egg measuring six and one-half by nine inches. That's the kind of poultry they raise at Twin Lakes.
 .~-Willis Morton, son of Chas, Morton of Winsted, jumped upon the rack of the hotel wagon Thursday evening, to secure rlde. His leg was projected between the spokes of one of the wheels, and was broken. 
 A new way of spelling potato has been discovered which, if generally adopted. is guaranteed to knock the wind out of the most voracious Colorado beetle, It is as ughphtheighteau.-W WolcottosOe Register >r..- | The workmen on the Water works find frost l6 inches deep on the side hill. The contract for removing the necessary earth from the reservoir has been taken by Uriel Whiting. Its capacity is to be 450, ,O0O gallons. .., l -sThe Brilliant Coruscations of the Au- rora Borealis" What magnificent begin ming for Fourth of July oration Cut this out, dear reader, and save it. You may be called upon for speech on our country's birthday. F -"Sport" Campana went up into Canada Hast week to walk six days match with Tone Tinmuchi. After trudging along about three days, and scoring 26s miles. he. 1 as usual, fizzed out, leaving his competitor in good condition.
 A Naugatuck colored man went 10 An sonia Fast day to sell stove polish. when he was attacked by gang of drunken Irish men. Before an officer arrived he bad knocked down eight of them, after whicl he proceeded with his sale.
 The Guild of Christ Church will mee tomorrow evening. at the house of Mrs Mary w. Franklin. The Guild is compos- ed of the young people of the parish, and il an association designed to contribute bott to their pleasure and profit. | Richard Noonan of Housatonic, fathe of nineteen children, eleven of whom ar' living, is visiting one of his sons in Neva- da. Mir. Neonan formerly resided ID thi place and East Canaan and will be remem- bered by many of eur citizens.
 ,-Austin, the water works contracto I says he is going to give grand cempli'
 mentarY. dance. upon the completion of hi job, which will be in about month, ant he'll dc it, too, for he IS like George Wash ington's hatchet-can't tell allie.
 MT. Wm. Taft of She field, while suf- F eripg with brain fever last week, in fit 0 delirium, sprang from his bed, jumped rear of his house, where he sank exhausted and was brought back by his watchers. + A young woman cleaning house for
 family ln New Milford Wednesday, wa called away to see her young man who hat come in from 8 neighborirg town. Sh
 went away with him long enough to b. married, and then returned to finish he
 work.
 Il The Southington roughs who misbe-
 haved so shamefully on the Canal road ant I at Cheshire. last summer, having served GU their terms of imprisonment in New Havel Have been taken to Hartford for trial fo the offences they committed within the Jim it's of that county.
 A barn belonging to o. 8. Rowley
 Huntington, was burned last Thursda. night. It contained four tons of hay. horse, COW, sleigh, etc. The horse apt COW were got out in safety ; everything els
 was destroyed. There was an insurance o
 $500 in the Agricultural Insurance com
 pany.