Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21

bury Centre, Friday evening, May 2S, at 71.2 o'clock, to make arrangements for decorating the graves of their fallen con- rades on the 3Oth of May.
 Per order of Committee.
 James Osborn's OK, bitten by rabid dog which passed through New Preston, died with the symptoms of hydrophobia. The act of swallowing would set it into convulsions, sudden noises started it into frenzy, and it beloved as if in great pain, refusing te eat or drink.
 -Pomeroy Sardam showed us yesterday two hens eggs about the size of common hazel nuts. They were dropped by g full grown hen which usually lays good sized eggs. But then, when the largest will bring only ten cents dozen, who can blame the poor tax-ridden bullets for shirking little ?
 The annual Convention of the Litch - field Northwest Sundsy-Seh0ol Union will be held in the Methodist Church in this place, Wednesday, June II, commencing at g 80 8. m. An interesting, programme is arranged and several noted speakers are to participate. Speeches to be ten minutes long.
 Editor Vaill of the Winsted Herald dropped into our sanctum last Saturday in bran new suit of clothes, and looking happy, ss usual. He reports business brisk in his place-that IS, all but the liquor sell ing business. The Wlnsted temperance folks have got backbone and pluck, as the sequel shews.
 The case of J. W. Parrott vs. the HouSatonic Railroad Company is now on ] trial in the Superior Court. MT. Parrott claims $50. 900 damages resulting from the burning of an ice house some ten years ago, which it is alleged caught fire from an en- zine belonging to the Company. The pres ent trial is simply one of the amount. of damage.
 Through tickets are now sold, and bag gage checked to New York via Canaan and the Housatonic R. R. from Chapiaville, Salisbury and Lakeville. at the same rate as from Canaan-$3. The route to N. Y. via the H. R. R. is quite popular, both fol cheapness of fare and facility for quick transportation, and it is srecelving it's merited share of the public patronage.
 -Bassett, of Falls Village, drove through this place last Sunday afternoon. wearing . countenance expressive of supreme sat isfactien and peace with all the world-es- pecially that portion of it that was by his side. Bassett's good nature was always visible in his eyes. but those who saw him Sunday night say that his convivial spirit was depicted all over his phiz, from ear tC ear.
 Harry Bissell, 'an eccentric man who died recently in Torringford, ignored hi' relatives in his will, and provided that his farm be sold, and the effects with $2,OO( interest money, be applied, except $2o( toward the purchase of burial lot and { monument in the village cemetery. Th' $2OO reserved is to be put at interest, tn, income to be used in keeping in repair thu burial loG.
 IT. R. Starr of Echo farm, Litchfeld, il sending milk to New York, where he ha established hls own peddlers and milk route He is milking about 80 COWS. He puts thu milk in glass bottles holding quart, with patent stopper, which is sealed. Eacl quart is marked with nicely printed labe on it, of the day it was sent, and in many cases with the name of tue COW from whicl it was drawn.
 The body of an old colored woman wa found in a pond near Litchfield few day since. It is supposed to be the body of Mrs. Sarah Wilson of Lee, Mass. She ha, been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wilson ol Wooster street, New York City, and thre weeks ago was placed on through car 10 her home. It is supposed that she left tn train at Litchfield and wandered about unt she fell into the pond and was drowned She was seventy years old.
 The executive committee of the Con necticut Bible Society met at the parlers o the Pearl street church, Hartford, Frida afternoon, exGovernor A. H. Holley, pres ident of the society, in the chair. The appointed John B. Eldridge, G. F. Davis Calvin Day, and Chas. Seymour a fnanc r committe and the Rev. N. J. Burton, D D., and the Rev. O.. R. Ford. with tn secretary of the society, committee O. publishing the annual report.
 Tho nnhl;c octo If Tonnact;ont Tanu ary session, 1879, to the number of 100, ,OOC have been Issued frsm the press of Rand Avery & Co.,, of Boston. As specime of printing the work is not creditable. is not worthy of the State of Connecticut Compared with the regular annual editio printed by the Case, Lockwood $ Brainar Company of Hartford, the Boston wor looks positively mean. But possibly it i good enough for the auction price bid an paid.
 -Deputy-Sheriff Cobb of West Stock bridge hrough to jail Saturday Mrs. Albert King, formerly of Stockbridge, and iron whom King nearly obtained divorce year ago. She has had at least four bus bands, the last one West Stockbridge mal named Van Deusen, with whom she ha been living at Winsted, Ct. While on wis it over the line in New Marlboro the othe day the officer arrested her, and Justice Spaulding of West Stockbridge sent her t, jail in default of $500 bail, on the charg of adultery, to await the action of the grand jury. The charge of bigamy against he was not ustained.-Repu6lican
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