Connecticut western news., 1879-07-30

uer QlSlOcateQ Ill lryli, 70 save nm. Jonas Buckhans < house at Milford was struck by lightning ;'.e other night and his wife, who has been razy for several years, was completely restored to reason by the elec- tricity.
 pr. Clemans was at his post at Camps drug store last Friday, having returned from | his vacation trip to the seaside, and his ap- pearance would indicate that clam diet agrees with him.
 A barn owned by Seth Thomas in Thomaston, was burned Saturday evening. It contained about ten tons of hay. The loss is eight hundred dollars; insurance about six hundred.
 On the return of couple to Simsbury from their wedding tour, party of girls met them at the train, put them into a carriage, took hold of the shafts, and drew them to their new home.
 The Housatonic R. R. Co., are now running through cars to Saratoga. By taking the 12.4O D. m. train north at this station passengers can arrive at Saratoga at 6.45 D. m, without change of cars.
 | The "Wangums' B. B. C. of East Can aan and the ''Cripples" of Ashley Falls will play match game at East Canaan next Sat- urday at 2 p. m. It will undoubtedly be closely contested game.
 The M. E. Society's boarding house on the Camp Ground is to be opened two weeks before the meeting, to accommodate those who wish to enjoy brief season of quiet and rest, on that beautiful spot.
 nic at Pine Grove was postponed until Thurs day, owing to Wednesdays storm, and good time was had, to judge by the happy demon strations of the participants. E. C. Stevens of East Canaan has just brought from Gt Harrington, the stage coach which before the c. w. R. R. was built, ran daily between this place and Winsted. It is a ponderous affair, hung on leather straps and originally cost $999.
 -Judson Lowery, a North Egremont farm CT, fell from load of hay Wednesday after noon upon fork handle, which penetrated his rectum some II inches. He died Thurs day night. His father was gored to death last spring by a bull.
 Francis P. Whittlesey, Camps drug clerk, will enjoy a two weeks vacation, be- ginning Monday. Sherwood Cummings, who, | by the way, is learning the rudiments of the ''art preservative' in this office, will take Francis place during hls absence.
 The state weekly press association was formed at Hartford Friday with J. Q. A. Stone of the Windam County Transcript as president and H. L. Hall of the Williamantic Journal as secretary and treasurer. Quite large number of weekly paper editors and publishers were present at the meeting.
 Rev. Dr. Mead of Norwalk whose death we noticed last week, was buried with mason ic honors, Rev. Dr. Maxley, grand chaplain to the grand lodge of Connecticut conducting the ceremonies at the grave. Bishop Will, Hams and very large delegation of clergy men were present at the funeral.
 -C. W. Pickett of New Preston has bald headed eagle which was caught on Waramaug lake by William Dougall, and which he thinks must be at least eighty years old. The bird was caught under peculiar circumstances. He had driven his talons into fifteen pound sal mon and during the struggle, in which the } bird was nearly drowned, he was captured.
 At the state temperance convention a Fenwick Grove last week. Horace Heath o , Hartford, expressing clerk at the state-house , stated that 2O88 liquor licenses were granted in the state last year, that there are 299 Ii
 censed places in Hartford, enough to make t; line two-and quarter miles long, and tha
 Hartford people pay over $500, 900 year fo
 liquor.
 MT. John Mansfield, the president of th'
 Conn. savings bank, New Haven lately at
 tempted suicide He was supposed to be de ranged by over work. He appeared nearl. rational the next day, but could remembe
 nothing of his narrow escape from death. l s | is said that other members of his family hav f been insane, and it is not expected that h.
 will ever have the care of bank bushes! again.
 ] United States Senator Platt met with al
 accident while fishing at Washington Thurs day, which it is feared may have serious con
 sequences A part of a bridge on which he wa
 sitting gave way, and he fell some 10 feet
 striking on his back on the rocks in the bed o the stream. The extent of his hurt is not ye known, but he is severely bruised, and it wa
 at first feared that he had injured his spin , and possibly broken some of his ribs.
 The burglars seem to be working theil
 way south. Monday of last week they were l in Norfolk, as stated in our last issue. Th' f next night they blew open a safe in E. c
 Carrington's store, Naugatuck. getting $75 but overlooking $98O which was in desk And the next night they broke open the saft
 in Barnum's store in the same place and stole
 $1O0. They are evidently travelling very leis urely and taking things very coolly, being sat isfed that there is no one to moest or make
 afraid
 A sharp Yankee living near the centre : of the State wished to ship a sulky by rail The agent would not send it except at the rat charged for wagons, which was very high il l proportion to the weight. Our Yankee frienc had an economical turn of mind and though
 he could fix that thing more to his own sats
 faction, so he took the wheels and thills anC , shipped them alone. That was nothing bu