Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20

effecting consolidation, whenever occasion requires, into a complete military band of thirty eight pieces.
 Col. H. P. Harris chief marshal, has ap- pointed the following assistants, at the next exhibition of the Union Agricultural society, to wit: Ezra I. Dudley, Perry Loucks, L. P. Ashman, J. B. Hardenbergh.
 The brick making business in East Ga naan is reviving. The owners have a large number to make and they will have to crowd the yard to it's fullest capacity in order to get through before cold weather.
 John Burr of Wallingford was married Monday evening, and the Burr mansion was the scene of hilarity. In the midst of the festivities the bride saw one of her old admirers in the crowd and eloped with him.
 Mrs Peet, sister of Mrs. J. A. Under. wood of this place, is visiting Mrs U. here. Mrs Peet, formerly Miss Maria Day, taught the district school in this place about ten years ago. Her present home is in the West
 F. o. Andrus ofShef6eld, Mass, has just erected in Canaan cemetery very handsome monument of Vermont marble for Jay A. Underwood. Also very nice head stone made from Rutland marble for Daniel Pierce
 e-A.Kerr of Winsted lost a horse last week under peculiar circumstances. It stepped on scythe snath, causing the scythe to turn upwards and penetrate it's body, in- turing it beyond recovery, so it had to be killed.
 Round trip tickets from Canaan to Sar- atoga and return for $3.3O; from all other stations half fare. Tickets going valid only on Saturday, Aug. 23d returning valid only to Aug, 27th inclusive on regular trains.
 H. D. AvER1LL, G. T. Agent.
 -Old Sammy Snowdon was noted colored preacher in Boston 40 years ago. His dis courses were original and amusing-his pray CTS especially so. One evening he concluded a prayer with: "Lord, press everybody, 'cep- tion the brudder who put de jackass cent in de contribution box"
 A year has passed since the Wallingford tornado, and few marks of the disaster re- main, but the people still dodge into their cellars when a storm of unusual violence comes up. The houses erected are better than those destroyed, and the Catholic church completion.
 State Attorney Olmstead of Bridgeport has received an anonymous letter, announ- cing that William Buchholz, awaiting trial for the murder of John H. Schulte, an eccentric and wealthy German, is innocent of tte crime and telling where articles which belonged to Schulte can be found.
 Working twenty-four hours day is rather exhausting, both mentally and phys ically, as anyone will realize who undertakes to get out a daily every night. Mrs. D. A Riker appreciates this, and we desire to re. turn her our thanks for some material aid 1T the shape of bountiful collation..
 A grand excursion to Coney Island ant Rockaway Beach is advertised to take place Saturday, sOth inst. The fare from this place for the round trip is only $2.0O. Five hours time will be given New York for those whc desire to land there, the steamer "Grand Re public" stopping at 23d street both ways.
 The wooden coverings to the dome pier! of the Hartford capi.al have been removed and the defects caused by the chipping of tht zso1se sleelf1-s u7Purent. No amour of trimming and filling can remove them, an, they must always mar an otherwise beautiful building. The surrounding grounds are be ing handsomely laid out with walks, fountain and green turf.
 John Gahfney of Bridgeport, while fish ing for black bass near the light house, Sat urday, felt big fish on his hook. and deter mined to capture him, though he had but sev enty-fve feet of line and small hook. HI played the fish for twenty minutes, tiring hin out, when he hauled him into the boat. was shark four feet long and weighed forty five pounds.
 The storm of the last few days seems t. have taken wide range, extending from New foundland to North Carolina, and in some To calities to have been of great severity Muc damage was done on land and sea. The grow ing crops, corn and fruit especially, have beel greatly injured and in some places house have been undermined, trees prostrated an roads washed. A storm simultaneous in tim also occurred in England and Wales doin much damage. Rain fell necessarily for thir ty hours.
 A fve-years-old son of A. E. Benton 0 South New Marlboro was burned to deat] Tuesday afternoon. While playing in larg dry-goods box, turned down on one side an' partially filed with hay and straw, the content took fire, and the father, after dashing wa ter ou the flames, was mortified to fin, the boy dead, his cha red body being beneatl the smoking contents of the box. It is suppos ed the child crawled kinto the box to hid away from his playmates, and either careless ly or accidentally set the straw on fire.
 On Thursday morning, the 21st, Bishol Simpson, the renowned pulpit orator, vii preach, to be followed in the afternoon b, Rev. J. P. Newman, D. D., late Chaplain o the United States Senate. On Friday tn Rev. J. Halstead Carroll, D. D., pastor of tn Reformed Church of Newburgh, will delive by request his very thrilling and eloquent dis course, entitled "The Young Man Ia Chains. Other eminent ministers will preach durin: tho nnnntirae. e.uhich will Lae,,4i.,.1a till Mnrda August 25th. Excellent board on the ground It is expected that this will be the largest an' most interesting meeting ever held on th beautiful ground.
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