Connecticut western news., 1879-11-19

gently shlpped to New York ton and a half of eels. Some cells are caught in the Green vile dam at that city which weigh seven and one-half pounds.
 -J. s. New again has the management of the hay press in this place. MT. N. is vet eran at the business, having owned the same establishment about three years ago. Elbridge Curtis is his foreman.
 A. B. Root, son of Sheriff Root of Pitts field, who recently resigned as secretary and treasurer of the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insur- ance Company, proves to be defaulter to the amount of $5. 900 or $6,OOO.
 W. W. Clark and William Peets, paint CTS, of Norwalk, were among the victims of the steamer Champion disaster They were en route to Charleston where they expected to find work during the winter
 The Young America Clothing house at Winsted is on hand for the fall and winter trade, with bargains in good clothing at low prices. The nobbiest styles of hats and caps, overcoats, etc. may be found there at remark ably low prices
 New Hartford has two Thomas McMa- hons, and at the late election one of them who has never been naturalized, voted, using the name of the other, who had, thus making himself liable to fine of $500, and two years imprisonment.
 The following is a Winsted youngsters first effort at composition writing:
 THE TIGAR.-The Tigar is Feerocos an- nimol It has beautiful Skin and is made to live in the forest of Africa and it can be part ly tanned it is Black and read there is tow kinds of Tigares Tigar and Tigaris." The members of the Danbury Methodist Church made an effort the other Sunday to clear off an $1, 800 debt At the morning service $90O was taken. At the evening ser vice enough more was subscribed to make $1 300 in all, leaving balance of $500 to be raised.
 That single ''spider's web" suspended across the Housatonic river near New Mil ford, 300 or 400 feet long, proves to. be stout string, one end of which was tied to stone and thrown across by some boys for the pur- pose of establishing telephonic connections over the river.
 A $500 team of colts belonging to select man Shaylor, of Lee, became frightened by the cars last week, and wheeling suddenly, capsized the wagon to which they were attach ed, throwing out the driver, dashed headlong into a raceway and becoming entangled in the harness, were drowned before assistance could reach them. The Hartford Post says: "Wm. I. Camp, respectfully connected West Winsted young man, has deserted his wife and three chil- dren." Guess the Post didn't read the item entire in the Herald which supplemented the above with P. s. announcing that Camp had gone to New York to purchase new goods for Woodford & Camp.
 l Prof D. G. Lawson of Willimantic, the well known elocutionist will deliver lecture on temperance in the town hall next Satur- day evening. Those who appreciate literary treat will do we'll to attend. This is the semi annual meeting of the temperance union, and the election of officers will take place, and the reports will be read.
 | John Devlin's dead body was discovered in the Nsugatuck River under the railroad bridge at Wolcottviue Sunday. Devln work ed m Harwinton during the summer, He was intoxicated Saturday; and met his death by walking of the abutment of the rail- road bridge. There was large wound in the head, the skull being broken.
 District court, Falls Village, Tuesday, Nov. II, Judge Fyler; case of George Doty vs his mother Betsy Doty both of Sharon. Verdict in favor of defendant Betsy, who re- Judge Fylers mother, court adjourned until Tuesday, Nov 25, at 9.3o, when the case of Benson vs Hawthorne will be tried.
 A Norwich bulldog recently attacked a Newfoundland, setting his teeth through the latter's brass collar as though it was only pa per- The Newfoundland, unable to release himself, dragged his assailant to the river and held him under water until he was glad to let l again, and but for their separation the bull dog would have been drowned.
 A diary kept by Webster, the alleged as- sailant of Chester Goodale at Egremont, who was arrested at Chapinville recently, proves of value to the prosecution, as it is mem- orandum of all his hiding places, which have been searched, and several articles of stolen property have been found Webster's gang of accomplices are still at work burglarizing and thieving in the vicinity. The houses of 1 Dr. Smith of Sheffield, and James Skiff of Egremont were recently burglarized August Woehler, an insane Hartford bar Der, committed suicide in New York hotel last Sunday by hanging himself by pocket handkerchief to clothes hook. He had few weeks before attempted the life of Dr. k. B. Foote of New York, but the Dr. was too much for him. The Dr. had unnecessarily treated him years before and charged him $3Oo which Woehler had neither forgiven nor forgotten, eve1 in his insanity. His remains were brought to Hartford Monday. <: Mondays session last week of the County Commissioners at Litchfeld to act on licenses, was an extremely lively one. A number of persons appeared from Thomaston and opposed the licensing of certain applicants, and license was refused to Drumm and Mullen of that place. Wolcottville people also appeared and license was refused to Mir. Hayes of that place. Harry Scoville of the Litchfeld sta ton, finding that full liquor licenses were to be $2OO, asked for beer license, which the commissioners refused him.
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