Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09

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 John Peet, son of John H. Peet of the late firm of Whittemore, Peet, Post & Go. of New York, spent tho 4th with his uncle, Jos eph W. in this place.
 Mir. Conway is improving his premises on West Main-st (the Wadhams place) in the way of new walks, painting, etc., and other additions are in contemplation.
 Billy Humphrey is literally giving away ''Pinafore" sheet music, fans, bottles of beer, newspapers etc.-all free. It's a keen adver- Using dodge, but it's good all the same.
 A daughter of Justin Dewey of Ct. Bar rington got up in her sleep the other night and walked off the veranda, falling IS feet, but fortunately without serious injury.
 The excursion tr~in from Winsted tc Lakeville July 4th was loaded to it's utmost capacity on leaving this place, large number getting on here, most of whom came from Mill River.
 Two swarms of bees entered, within three-quarters of an hour of each other, the chimney of Rodney Sage's house in Chapin' vile, occupying the separate fues, and are filling them up with honey.
 The festival at the Methodist Church last Friday night was financial success, and en- joyable throughout. A goodly number at tended, the young folks predominating. The gross receipts were about $35.
 -Chas Hunt and family of Winsted have been spending few days with Mrs. William Bennett in this place. MT. Hunt was Il. R. R. station agent here some years ago and was also in the mercantile business
 A herd of COWS has been found at Van Deusenville which has been in the habit ot consorting with two large black snakes, the latter having sucked the milk of two Of the cows Killing the snakes made the cows un- easy for some time.
 The corporation water is being rapidly introduced into the premises of many who hesitated about taking it at the beginning, and the prospects are that every house with in the "city limits" will soon be supplied with Canaan Mountain water.
 The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford start the 14th on an excursion to Coney Island New York City, Stony Point and Newburgh N. Y and Long Branch. At Stony Point they will help celebrate the tooth anniversary of the battle fought there by Mad Anthony Wayne.
 We had pleasant call the other day from MT. M. T. Pritchard, who is enjoying g two months vacation from his labors as teach CT in a Normal School in Boston, Mass. MT P. will be remembered by our readers as the editor of the DAILY NEWS during the last camp meeting session at Pine Grove
 The consecration of the bishop-elect o the Diocese of Hartford, the Very Rev. Law renee Stephen McMahon, D. D., will take place at St. Joseph's cathedral, in the city O Hartford Sunday August 10th. That day will be the feast of St. Lawrence, the marty and the patron saint of the new bishop.
 John Bracken of Winsted lost five of hi: six children by diphtheria last winter. Sor row for their loss unseated his wife's mind and she became an inmate of a lunatic asylum His manifold troubles rendered MT. Brackel i'll. He was brought to the state hospital il New Haven where he died last Thursday. Asa w. Griffin, charged with passing counterfeit $50 bill upon A. W. Curtiss o Sheffield, was arraigned before the United States court at Boston, on the 24th ut. ant held for trial, on the 8th inst, evidence bein! introduced that he had attempted to pass tn same bill to other parties, knowing it to b counterfeit.
 The proposed transfer of the murdere Andersen to the insane asylum, on the groun that he has been found insane by committe of experts at the State prison, will be oppos ed by L. M. Hubbard in petition to Gov. An drews, on the general principle that the pub llc would be endangered thereby because tn infuriated Swede might escape. l In the thunder storm of June 27th, Da vid Eggleston of Mt. Riga lost valuabl young horse. The animal was in the centr of field with no tree near, when bolt lightning struck him killing him instantly There were four deep holes in the groun where the horses feet had been. A little gil of Amenia was struck by lightning and 1T stantly killed.
 The Judges of the Supreme and Superio Courts at their annual meeting last week al pointed Hon. Hilton B. Doolittle of New Ha ven, State Attorney for New Haven County in place of Senator Platt Mr. Doolittle is on of the ablest lawyers in the State and no bel ter appointment could have been made. Ih other State attorneys and the clerks of tn Courts remain the same as last year.
 Manufacturing in Bridgeport is impro7 ing. The Wheeler & Wilson shops are TUT ming twelve hours with full force; Eator Cole Burnhams factory is running nights the organ shop is constantly crowded wit work, and the same can be said of the cutler shop and some other establishments. It understood that with the first of next mont the working force at Howe's shop will be ir creased by 100 hands.
 The tragic death of Mrs. Roland at N | agara Falls few days ago-an occurrenc which happened when that lady reache down, at the edge of one of the islands oa,'e the Three Sisters, to dip up a cup of wate from the rapids, and fell in and was carrie over the cataract-was all seen in dream even to minute particulars, two nights befor the accident happened, by aperson in Har ford, stranger to the unfortunate lady,
 Very little shooting was done in thi place on the 4th. there being no firework