Connecticut western news., 1879-12-31

John Rogers, an old and valued employe
 of the Danbury and Noywalk railroad, wal
 killed at South Norwalk, Wednesday morning
 While switching coal train he slipped on the
 ice and fell under the cars. He leaves wid
 ow and three children.
 Services were held in Christ Church or
 Christmas eve, and supper was given ir
 Town hall. The church was handsomely
 trimmed with evergreens, arranged in fine
 taste' the work being mostly done by the
 young ladies' who deserve great credit l Hon. K. Grove Lawrence, of Norfolk,
 and Hiram P. Lawrence, Esq, of Winsted, at-
 tended the celebration of the one hundredth
 birthday of Levi Pettibone, Esq, of Louisiana,
 Mo-, on the 17th inst. MT. Pettibone is na-
 tive of Norfolk, and well known to most of ] the older residents there.
 At Norwalk shirt factory, Friday, Miss
 Annie Hyatt one of the employees, was caught
 by wheel while stepping over line of staft-
 ing, and was thrown down and very seriously
 injured. She suffered complete fracture of
 the left leg below the knee, and was some
 what bruised about the right leg and head. Her left leg hung by a thread and was ampu. tated.
 MT. Lickley of Putnam valley was thrash ing oats with fail the other day, when the
 extraordinary weapon went around behind
 him, crawled between his legs, and running up his front hit him in the eye with such
 force as to knock him senseless. A man
 working near by caught the fail before it
 could hit him again and thus saved Mr. Lick ley's life.-Daa6ury Nesos.
 George V. Capron of Falls Village has the agency for the Smith organ, an instru- ment having a worldwide reputation. He has three superb organs now in his rooms, which have been tested by the best musical talent in the place, who pronounce them su- perior to any other. He offers them at a very low figure, and any one wishing to purchase one will do well to call and examine them be- fore buying elsewhere.
 -Dr. Cummings has another letter this week on the immortalized s'School Question:" and here we wish to say that the appearance of any communication in the NEWS is by no means evidence of our endorsement of it's sen. timents. Both sides of any question touching the public welfare are cordially invited to our columns believing, as we do, that the intelli- gent and candid discussion of such question is beneficial to all concerned.
 It is authentically reported that Clark w. Bryan, proprietor of the Berkshire Courier is to sell his paper and remove to Holyoke, Mass. The proprietor of the Chatham Courier is said to be negotiating for the purchase of the paper, MT. Bryan has brought the Cour- fer up to high standard of perfection during the year he has been in control, and his re- tirement will be regretted by his subscribers, as well as the immediate circle of cotempora ries, who regard him as courteous, high minded and talented journalist.
 Rev. E. H. Roys of Housatonic was sub remembered by his practitioners on Christmas, as the following list of gifts from the two Christmas trees on his charge VII tes tify: $72:50 in money, silVer-plated dinner castor, 8 silver-plated pickle castor, marble 1 shelf, with brackets, pair of beautiful vases, B stereoscope, thermometer, a set of table | mats a pair of mittens, 2 char tidies, match | safe, sets of toy belts for baby, stove hold CT, brush broom and case, ream of sermon | paper, knife rest, a neck tie. pocket diary, B handsome bed quilt, besides several chick ems and other articles offood.
 A fatal accident occurred at the house of Toby Hall in South Manchester on December 18th. William Burke and his children were staying with Mir. Hall for 8 few days. At noon, while the family were at dinner, the two eldest went around to the hatchway door, | A loaded shot gun hung upon one of the joists and directly under it was a table. Climbing | upon this, they were able to reach the gun, which they took down, and Willie, aged five years, was shot squarely in the face, most of the charge entering his left eye, making a wound several inches in depth. He lived 1 about an hour.
 Business of all kinds is better now than It any other time during the past six years. All of the ore beds employ an extra force of nen, while the furnaces is this section are be. ng run to their utmost capacity. Messrs J. B N. c. Scoville have commenced excavating or ore in the abandoned mine just west of heir residence. This ore is impregnated with which is extensively used in the of Bessimer steel. The veteran 'aptain Weed is opening new mine upon the Id grant near the Ore Hill MT. Nodiah Warner has force ofmen digging for ore up- D his farm. In fact there is scarcely land wner along the iron belt who has not received ropositions to lease portions of his land for lining purposes. Such evidences of prosperi- 7 are gratifying to record, but as an offset to lis gratifying exhibit it may be added there as been no increase in the price of labor ( 7ages remain the same as last year.-Salis- 1ry cor. T. A Christmas tree, decamations, singing 'c. at the Cong. Church, East Canaan, on !, hristmas night, attracted a goodly audience om all parts of the town. The church was y significantly decorated with evergreens, l orked in notices, wreaths, festoons, and e 'mbols typifying faith, hope, charity etc., all ( 'ing arranged in exquisite taste, and reflect g great credit upon the energy and patience W the young people who had the work in u large. The exercises were interesting and Il le programme well arranged. Rev. MT \ cid made brief address on Christmas" ex- s aiming the derivation and significance of the ss ord and inn adxr;oa tL, 4Lc G 1 -