Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04

Two New Milford boys came near oelng killed by the foolish practice of jumping on and off moving cars.
 Henry Knibloe'sl house in New Milford was broken open the other night, but nothing but eatables were taken.
 N. A. Baily, late of the Winsted high school has been chosen principal of the high school at Keene, New Hampshire.
 Since the Item was started, city people are attracted to Falls Village by the freshness and greenness of the vicinity.
 Two Millerton girls were thrown from horse which they were riding the other day, and one sustained broken arm.
 The Kent cornet band had picnic at Par Tor Rock last Saturday MT. W. R. North, their teacher, accompanying them.
 A photographer has arrived at Lakeville, and correspondent trembles for the severe strain the camera will have to undergo.
 A thief recently stole case of silverware from a New Milford minister, but became s'conscience stricken" the Ray says, and re- turned it.
 A young man of Ansonia was walking re- gently in the woods when he was brushed in the eye by sprig of mercury, and the eye is now destroyed.
 The Winsted Methodist Sunday school are to have picnic at High Rock grove on the l7th inst. The Union Cornet band picnic there the Fist.
 Deputy sheriff Slocum of Winsted is recov. ering from an illness of pneumonia and kid ney complaint, during which he lost 25 pounds in weight.
 Three Lakevillians went fishing at Twin Lakes the other night, and caught boat-load of bull-heads averaging in weight, from one to fifteen pounds each.
 Canaan Valley was struck by lightning last week, and MT. and Mrs. Ira BunneI and K. Crofut who were in town when the bolt came down, were unhurt.
 A herd of New Milford poets have been camping at Camp Hancock, near Holy Spring Lake Waramang, where the lion roareth and the whangdoodle mourneth.
 The large paper balloon which was found N. Greens, Lime Rock, with several others which have not been heard from yet.
 A New Milford hen lays an egg once a week-just as often as the Gazette is publish ed Last week that hen laid an egg on the Gazette's desk measuring 1-4x6 l-2 inches.
 Harwinton correspondent verbatim :-''The Ladies' Missionary Society of this place is in quite a prosperous condition. They have now the partial sub-lady missionary in Ahmednugger, India"
 A Gaylordsville correspondent says: "Rev. MT. Kay's wife and children left on Wednes. sauy-fvs -Cananu Gump Cround, that grand sanitary locality for both soul and body, to remain until camp meeting closes The Windsor Locks Journal man says | "Al we have against Gen. Hancock is, that he wouldn't let us stay on Governors Island once, as long as we wished" And yet they say there's to be no mud" thrown in thii campaign. Oh, ohl l Russell T. Bishop, lately with Chattielt Mining Go. at Ore Hill, is to remove to Min nesota next month to pursue the practice O medicine. He had tine misfortune to b, thrown from his bicycle at Lakeville the othe day, and sustained sprained wrist.
 The New Haven Journal and Courier i captivated with the beauties of Parlor Rock on the H. R. R. and gives glowing accoun of a visit there. It certainly is a spot tha has no superior as picnic ground, and iron 1000 to 10000 persons have picnicked ther this season.
 Il The next term of the superior court unde the law passed last winter, will commenc
 August IT, and the assignment of cases t. the jury for the first week is as follows
 Woodinis appeal, Randall vs. Jackson, Hop kins vs. Hopkins, Boerman &c. vs. Lewis
 Mccormick vs. Badan, &c
 A Millerton school teacher publishes a car in which he says there are some who Ire prove me very disrespectfnlly, when at tn same time they would honor me if they knev the truth" He also says: II shall do m, duty ir-regardless of censure." Who cal help honoring such 6 martyr.
 A Barkhamsted man who likes-or rather who did like-cats, stopped to caress one be side the road the other night, but he immedi ately discontinued, as Kitty had evidentl been eating onions. Her breath smelled aw ful strong, and the man has buried his clothes Hs always looks at cats tail now, befor he strokes it.
 The following is the list of jurors for th town of North Canaan, under the new jur, law, to wit: Chester N. Deming Samuel c Beckley, Nathan W. Watson, Henry Stevens, John G. Lawrence, Ira s. Bunnell William J. Furguson, Charles Gillette, Fred srick Watson Lewis Cartwright, Henry Han chett, Sabin Ives, George H. Brinton, Elish'
 NJ. Rood.
 Joe. Vaill says he has room enough on tn sidewalk, without turning the bicycles int the road, and don't see why other peopl
 should grumble. But then, Vaill is smal and doesn't take up as much room as eithe
 Pinney of the Press, or Bills of the News
 who, to say nothing of passing @ bicycle ol
 the sidewalk, can only pass each other b
 getting on opposite sides of the street.
 Conductor Cummings train narrowl, avoided three accidents last Thursday, on tn ! no- { kal
 was walking on the track jumped off just il time to brush the dust of the pilot with hi coat-tails. At East Canaan COW was assist ed to her pasture in an adjoining lot, and a the crossing this side of Salisbury, team at tached to hay rigging very narrowly es caped being run into.
 ssMother Bailey" of Norwich gave the tru, history of her petticoat gift, in the war o 1872. to Mss Caulkins, the historian of New London county. A messenger begging fan nel for cartridges was going through the town one day, in the summer of 1913, while it was in danger of bombardment, and wal defended by Maj. Simeon Smith, with bant of town volunteers. The messenger met he in the street, and she loosened her flame petticoat, shook it off and gave it to him When it was brought to the garrison on Gro ton nights the men raised it on their bikes ant swore they would shed their last blood under it.
 1 Some ladies from this place went to Lime Rock the other day, and saw-or heard of big rattlesnake that was killed in Nat l Greens oat field We are not positive, but think we understood them to say his snake ship was 2l feet long, had 932 rattles, and as for his age, there is no doubt that he was | over 5000 years old, for on his back was carved the following note: 'Garden ol Eden. My darling Eve: This critter will show you the best apple tree in this orchard am suffering with the cholera morbus and a stone bruise, or would go and get some my self However, you pick the apples, and I'll help eat them. Yours very affectionately. AnAM.u