Connecticut western news., 1880-10-13

A gentleman and his wife were robbed of about $3,00O worth of jewelry at the Atlantic holel Bridgeport the other night, by thief who followed them from New York, and gained entrance totheir room while they were asleep by turning the key with pair of nip pers.
 How the.deuce do they wear belts down in Northfeld? A correspondent says he is go- ing to award the championship belt to a cer- tain man for raising the best celery, and warns those who have any objectionsJ to speak quick, before it is placed upon his "6roW"
 The East Canaan correspondent of the Con- net5cut FdT27oeT writes:-"Over one-half of the tobacco crop this year in this town has already been sold at prices varying from six teen to nineteen cents per pound, right through. We raise the Havana seed altogeth- CT, and have an excellent crop ; and the grow CTS are well pleased at selling at good prices and so early.
 The Bridgeport Standard tells of a good off.hand shot made on Saturday by a lady who IS guest at the George hotel. A young bald eagle alighted on the flag staff, 125 fee from the ground, and several gentlemen fired intellectual shots at it. While MT. Pearsall of New York was quietly resting his rifle upon tree to take third shot Mrs. Thorne raised her rifle and without rest fired off-hand and dropped the bird. He measured six feet two inches from tip to tip.
 On the New York $ New England R. R. last Friday night occurred the most appalling accident that has happened in the state since the TarriffVile disaster. A passenger train from Hartford collided with an extra freight train about one and a half miles from Willm- antic, as both trains were running at nearly full speed, resulting in the killing of the engi- neers and firemen of both trains and the con- ductor of the freight train who was riding on the engine. The engines came together with such force that both reared up, the driving wheels standing 20 feet in the air, Only two or three passengers were injured, none seri, ously. The conductor of the passenger train E. A. Stone, is considerably bruised. An eye witness describes the scene as heart-rending In the midst of thestWo locomotives which " re standing upright, could be seen the legs and arms of the unfortunate victims but they could not be extrcated until the machinery was removed. All the cars of the freight train were totally wrecked. The dead con- ductor was to blame for the accident. in as- suming too much responsibility in leaving | Willmantic without ascertaining the where abouts of the passenger train. The names of the killed are Charles Kenyon and Thomas Flood, engineer and fireman of the passenger train; Walter Forsythe and Mike Hurley, engineer and fireman of the freight train, and freight conductor Henry Aldrch.
 THE HARw1NToN FA1R.-The ground se- lected this year by the society, lie just little east of the center, and is called Sunset hill
 It is probably as high land as any in town
 The early part of the day was cloudy with a
 fair prospect of rain which caused a number l +o cto ul,o
 brought something to exhibit had the weather
 been pleasant. Forbiddlng as the weather
 appeared immense crowds began to arrive
 about o'clock and from then till one and two o'clock there was a constant increase
 numbering at the highest point five or SIX
 thousand. The exhibition of live stock was below the standard in point of numbers, anC the exhibition in the tent although containing
 a great many. fine exhibits, was not so eXten
 sive as in other years. There were severa
 agricultural implements including a horse
 rake, blows, corn sheller etc. In the ten
 was fine display of apples, a squash weigh
 ing 161 pounds, case offossls and minerals
 quite an extensive collection, a number O.
 bed quilts, rugs, fancy work by ladies, { couple of NIosely's creamers, and specimens
 of monumental work by a Bristol party. Gall of the Bristol photographer had handsom
 collection of photographs and pictures. Ali ter the working cattle were all in, they wer brought into line and with the Thomastol band and Wolcottville drum corps, they mad circuit of the grounds The baby show wa
 quite an important feature of the day. Abou 5 in the afternoon the team with the old folk headed by the band and drum corps, arrived on the ground. After riding around tn
 ground awhile they were lett on the ban t stand where they dressed and spun flax, an sang quite number of old fashioned song
 and tunes.- C0ar0nt.