Connecticut western news., 1879-09-24

A horse was stolen from Cornwall Bridge man during the Advent camp meet ing, and taken 10 Kent, whence he was ship ped back to Cornwall Bridge by freight Charges $400
 | -E. Hollister, the popular and enterprising merchant of Ct Burlington, comes to the | front again this week, to announce bargains in all kinds of dry goods etc. It will pay to | read his advertisement, and give him call For some reason, the II. R. R. morning l train south quite often fails to make their connection with the c. w. R. R. train for Hartford, and much dissatisfaction is ex- pressed thereat by disappointed passengers l Cornell & Hoyt of Lakeville make their bow to the readers of the NEWS this week. They carry perhaps one of the heaviest stocks of furniture, etc, to be found in Litchfeld | County, and can suit the various tastes of all
 The female employees in the Bridgeport cartridge shop struck on Monday for an in- crease of pay from eighty cents to one dollar per day. A compromise on ninety cents was agree upon. There are 300 girls employed there.
 Sherwood Cummings is once more at his accustomed place in Camps drug store, MT. Francis Whittlesey retiring Mir. W. will rusticate for a week, and then repair to the New York University to complete his medical education.
 John Meehan, who rescued Miss Bristol from drowning at Ct Harrington last month, at the time young Frein and Miss Wood were drowned, has been presented with magniti- cent gold watch, in recognition, by the young lady's father.
 The boy who jumped from the noon pas senger train the other day with such astonish- ing acrobatic gyrations, and displaced two or three railroad ties with his head and shoulders, will carry his leg home under his arm some time if he isn't careful
 In the two cases of Trustees Landon Co.'S. estate vs. Jas. O'Connell of Colebrook be- fore Judge Mo Manus, committee, at Winsted, decisions were rendered last week in favor of Trustees in both cases, one to the amount of $1, ,1o0 and the other of about $200
 Frederick Lyon, young machinist of Danbury, has completed steam engine in perfect proportions which he can carry in his vest pocket. It is about four inches long and finished in superior manner. MT. Lyon has spent time enough on the miniature to cost $1OO.
 Won't our correspondents please try to get their communications in on Monday of each week? It will please us wonderfully, and we will not be obliged to condense and leave out on account of lack of time. The forms of the NEWS are "made up' Tuesday afternoon.
 Gen. Grant arrived at San Francisco Sat urday night, having accomplished his pleasure tour of the world, since June, 1877. Re was received with great demonstrations wherever he went and San Francisco "did herself proud" on his return. He will proceed eastward across the continent soon.
 John T. Pearce, of the Newtown Bee and Bethel Ledger, retires from the management of those papers for private reasons, and, as he says, ''with the fixed purpose not to be e1- gagged in the business in any capacity" His successors are not yet announced, but will in- troduce themselves to their readers this week.
 M. W. Prescott of this place has a field of corn containing 24 acres, the stalks meas uring, on an average, 9 feet each above gronnd, some going as high as 10 1-2 feet. The ground was not manured when planted, and the corn has not been hood once. If any body can eclipse that, MT. T. would like to hear from them.
 -The reason sohg ?-We have been asked by some of our readers why we do not pub fish the premium list of the Falls Village cat tie show. The reason is because we have not been able to obtain it after using every reasonable effort to do so. We shall probably be able to copy it from some of our York State exchanges next week.
 Rev. W. H. H. Murray has been declared insolvent by Judge Landon of Guilford, and the parsons affairs at the once noted stock farm are in a very mixed up condition. At tachments have been laid on every thing pos sible, and there is ST., 1000 mortgage on the farm. The creditors will probably receive very small dividends when the estate is set tied
 The veterans collation. at Hartford We'd nesday used up the following provisions: : 67OO pounds of meat, 1000 sandwiches l2,- 900 doughnuts 15,OOO biscuits, 5000 small cakes, 100 loaves of cake, 200 loaves of bread, 300 pounds of cheese, barrels of pickles, 900 pounds of sugar, 2200 gallons of coffee, POO gallons of milk, 600 water melons 50 box es of grapes, and 50 baskets of peaches.
 -Pierpont Miner, who aecidently shot little son of E. R. Beeman in New Preston, is believed to be of unsound mind. He has ac- knowledged that he had fired the gun so as to shoot himself but, in firing it, it slipped and the ball struck Eddie, who was gathering grapes near by. The wound is not dangerous. Miner belongs in Brooklyn, is twenty eight years old, and has morbid disposition.
 A few public spirits are trying to call meeting for the purpose of discussing the question of purchasing fire hose, but the public don't enthuse worth cent, and it will probably not be until the horse is stolen that they think of getting lock for the barn door. It is said "a word to the wise is sufficient" 1 }Ia hocI 61v rriv but doesn't seem to be sufficient, it proves