Connecticut western news., 1879-10-29
Hon Georpe W Peet ia the Democratic

winch our informant says measures 6 feet, 6 inches, and girts 6 feet, inches." Wouldn't it make delicious sloppy, greasy pork for coal bushmen2 ,. ..u
 70. R. Hall who taught the district school in this place four or five years ago, is 'read- ing law" in Norwich, N. Y. Last Saturday night he s'cock-a-doodled" the, Democrats, on the stump, at North Norwich.
 The first furry of ''beautiful snow" came last Friday, as a sort of reminder that the coal bin must be filled, the overcoat mended, and the garden rubbish cleared up so the ''spring opening' will reveal a healthy con- dition of things.
 R Girling of Ct. Harrington, the o, P. man, offers inducements, in another column, to those wishing anything in the line of clothing or furnishing goods. It is pleasure to deal with MT. Girling and his friends here abouts are legion.
 1 Prof. Samuel Johnson of Yale, who dis covered the arsenic in Mary Stannards body, has also found the same poison in the stom- ach of Mrs. William B. Riddle of Norwich, Ct., for whose taking off her husband is now under arrest Riddles hearing begins on Wednesday.
 A. L.. Hubbells adv, which appears in The News with illustrations" this week. tells of bargains in clothing. Hubbell's cloth ing house is popular institution with people | ID n MT. H. is we'll known as dealer whose word can be depended upon and whose prices are popular
 ! Our readers will be glad to learn that the Beckley iron works in this village are to be put in blast as soon as the necessary coal and ore can be procured. K. J. Munson of Miller ton, who is now half owner of the furnace, and Fitch Landon of Sharon, Conn, who has leased the half interest of George Adam in the property, will manage it, and hope to get it running about the first of January. Ch1t- ham Courier.
 Since january there have been ll6 prisoners discharged from the state-prison, 100 by expiration of sentence, z by pardon
 Eighty.one of the 1i6 have been assisted to employment or boarded while seeking work The condition of discharged prisoners and ltheir opportunities for reformation have never been so favorable as now; in the opinion of John c. Taylor, agent of the Connecticut prison association.
 Why not have course of lectures in this place this seasonf Other towns around ui are devising means for diversionl during the coming winter, with an eye to pleasure ant profit rather than pecuniary gan and there seems no reason ~hy .the proceeds of a lecture course in this place shouldn't cover the nee essary expense-provided the managers ad vertse in the NEws-besides afording profit able entertainment for the long winter eve nings. Mrs. Mary Lounsbury of Stratford, wht
 shot her husband, Rev. Dexter Lounsbury
 September A, as he lay. asleep in bed, ha been indicted by the grand jury for murde
 in the first degree. She has been confined t
 her bed since her imprisonment, so she vii not be put to plea until the approach of th' , trial. She appears rational at times, but ii
 greatly excited occasionally from remorse an' f grief. Mrs. Lounsbury acknowledges tn P shooting but does not know what .impellec
 her to it.
 I A horse at New Fairfield, which was at D tached to buggy, and standing in Bates
 lumber yard, became frightened by the soun
 of an outgoing train on the Housatonic Rail 7 way recently. The animal took the tracl a and fairly flew up it, the dreadful train in pul
 suit, the roar of the train spurring it on t' e madder efforts. Near to White street bridg b it left the track and was caught. The cal
 riage was smashed. In the flight the anims
 passed over two cattle guards without bein caught in either of fthem.-DGnbury Neaos.
 As the noon passenger trains on bot d roads were coming into this station the othe !. day, an amusing incident occurred. The F
 R. R. train came in first, and stood directl
 across the junction while the c. w. R R j. train approached. A few lady passenger !, who occupied seats in the Albany car, direc
 ly over the crossing, were startled to see tn k other train rushing toward them, and appal IT ently about to crash into the side of their car
 as the iron horse came nearer the more nerv :, ous they got, and when it was about two rod
 from them and still coming, they sprang fror
 their seats and rushed frantically for the door.
 but by the time they were on their feet til e awful train had stopped at the depot platform
 New York Letter written by W. H. Crocke e of East Canaan, now at New York Medics j. University:
 The American Institute Fair, with tS lacen
 inventions and exhibitions of machinery i r motion is attracting large crowds, and prom Il ises to be even more of 8 success than las IF year. The theatre season is fully opened
 Jo. Jefferson in "Rip Van Winkle' at tn
 Grand Opera House Rescued" at Booth s a "No Pinatore," at the San Francisco Mir strels, and 'Le Petete Faust" at the Eft Ave. being among the leading attractions fo J. theatre goers.
 The review of the National Guard last wee
 Oy Gov. Robinson was something of a failur . compared with those of previous years, ther d being only SIX thousand men in line. Tn I. Seventh Ninth Twenty-second and Seventy
 frst's excited rounds of applause from tn
 many spectators::on the hne of march. Dur O ing the review Capt. Williams indulged in hi usual "club exercises" the victim this tim being an inoffensive by-stander, who was s o severely injured that he lay insenslble for fou
 hours in the City Hospital The man Ina
 recovered, however, and preferred charge a against Capt Williams.
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