Connecticut western news., 1879-02-12

e@e~e>s-eS SO0S@~e the Real Estate Record, and which is to be | devoted to the renting, sale or exchange of 1 real estate.
 The grand jury at LitchAeld on We'd nesday found . bill of murder in the second degree against Thomas Hickey for killing Thomas O'Donnell. November 2l, 1878 at Terryville. The trial will not take place this term of the court.
 Henry Willis. New M,lford's would.be renowned pedestrian. was unable to secure . suitable hall in Boston in time to suit his impatient spirit, and returned home. He left again Monday for New Haven, where he will attempt the unaccomplished feat.
 The auction sale of Pratt 6 Fosters real estate at West Cornwall came off as advertised on the s0th ult. David l.. Smith bid off the Pratt house at S9. .ls5. and the store building at @2,0OO. The Foster man. sion was struck of to Frank Reed, at $2, 900.
 Frank Frink of Nit. Riga was found frozen to death near that place last week Sunday. He had been to Millerton with Chas. Ostrander the day before, and return ing late at night, had fallen behind, and 1t is suppose fells or lay down to rest, never to rise again. ~ :
 We are very glad to announce that the matter of writing the history of the town Of Canaan, ss suggested in our last issue. has been responded to. and the prospects are good for its being done. and well, done. as it is taken up by parties in every way yqual flied to do 1t full justice. ,,. F Do any of our fast Canaanites know anything about what our Chapinville cores pondent means, or is it another cipher dis patch P Young men, if you do follow the advice of Horace Greeley, and go west aput her through by. daylight" and you ! won't fall into the COW. .catchers
 Still another. Hugo Hartman, a Bridgeport saloon keeper.. shot his, wife in the breast with small target rife, in g fit ot jealousy, on, Tuesday night, and then shot himself twice. but neither willdie. I Mrs. Hsrtman'a tirst husband hung himself through jealousy five years ego.
 -The good Method,sts of Falls Village are called upon-by order of Com,-to mourn for something in the basement of their church next Saturday night. The principal mOurpers will be charged 75 cents per couple. Blessed are they that mourn, " for they shall eat turkey aud oysters.
 Monroe L. Eros. of New. Milford, who has been suffering for long time with his eyes, and who awhile ago had an operation performed for them, was taken suddenly and totally blind one day neaE the close of last week, while going to his barn, and had to have assistance, 1t Is reported, before he could return to the house.
 -Losr.-A large dog, color ofgray deer with dark head, had strap on neck with no name attached, aEd snsweFs to the name of Bruno" Was accompanied by small Scotch terrier answering to the name of General" Any information concerning the large dog that maylead to his recovey or his return to the residence of George W. Peet Esq., will be suitably rewarded.
 "A Plymouth widower named Johnson about year ago married widow and set tied down to domestic bliss, which was un- Interrupted until the better half suddenly i took it into her head to ''slope," which she did last week during her hHsband's absence. taking nearly all the household goods and leaving her disconsolate grass widower tc moan. ''frailty, thy name is woman"
 Bridgeport comes to the front with another murder, which occurred last weeh Sunday, the victim being Mrs. McAuliffe
 and her husband is held as her murderer She was found lylng on bed bleeding te death from wounds on her head, and sait her husband had beat her, which the brute denied, but he says he ls glad she is dead
 and would gladly give @lo toward buryini her.
 The wicked Bridgeport Leader hal this: We make no further opposition tt
 the ''double'ripper." It is a national bless ing. Last Saturday one of them run into
 tramp at South Norwalk snd-no it didn' kill him. but injured hun quite seriously When locomotive runs over one of thes' individuals and makes no impression, 1t il lsome satisfaction to learn that double. lripper is ths coming thing. .. - 1 -Last Sunday evening couple of fel lows from Falls Village, with hired hors
 and cutter. drove furiously through Lake.
 vile. and half the time d:d not seem tt
 know whether they were on the road or thu
 sidewalk The poor horse was almost wilt
 with frig ght at the usage it received iron
 the wretches who were driving it, If i
 returned to it's owner without broken bone
 he may be thankful. Gasette.
 Senator Barnum sent us copy of th' new pension law, and the instructions O.
 the commissioner of pensions under it, witt
 Ia request that the same be published for thu
 information of pensioners and others. They will be found in another column. w
 would state in this connection that all ap.
 plications for pensions or arrears of pen
 siou, can be made through the Adjutan
 Generals ofacs of the state, free of charge Y This is strue story of what occurred
 at the singing school in an adjoining town An old bachelor had been called upon b. the professor to explain to the school th' different kinds of meters. After having ? explained many kindp. he says: s'Professo