Connecticut western news., 1880-10-27

to ain exchange.
 Two ladies were thrown from wagon by runaway horse at Collinsvills last Thursday, and seriously bruised.
 P. T. Barnum has just given winter house plants to over 600 Bridgeport people, chiefly of the working classes.
 Captain Patrick 5OFarrell addresses the people of Salisbury tomorrow night at Lake, vile Hall, on politics.
 At the Grant reception at Stamford last Thursday, man had both hands blown off at the wrists by cannon.
 Tbe Meriden britannia company's pay roll is J34o, 900 per month, of which they paid E$20. 900 in gold last month.
 The Village Improvement association at Litchaeld is Aourishing institution, The receipts last year were $l,so6sl.
 The moving of large wooden building across the Naugatuck R. R. track at Ansonia on Sunday, delayed several trains over night.
 Horace Davis, brakeman On the Stoning- ton < Providence R. R., was struck by a bridge and instantly killed, at East Greenwich last Thursday.
 Sharon democrats have nominated George P. Goodwin and Myron E. Whitney. In Sharon democratic nomination is equivalent to an election.
 The office of stratford's town clerk was burglarized last Wednesday night, the safe blown open, 80. in money, and some valuable papers stolen. l' Miss Nellie ehunk of Railway, N. J., daughter of Chief civil engineer Skunk, for merly of the Conn. Western R. R. has been visiting in Winsted.
 Cider is so plenty down in Lanesville that man has it "for saill" To make successful voyage, you want about ''three sheets in the wind, I've suppose.
 Ebert J. Beardsley, architect, formerly of Cornwall, sails Nov. 2d for San Domingo, to take charge of the building of villa for 8 rich sugar plantation owner. .. The Hartford Times publishes some inter. esting letters from member of the Putnam Phalanx which organization has been visiting the Gate City Guards at Atlanta, Georgia. J. G. Patterson has recovered judgement for $S9,2 from Alexander Maxwell for overpayment and damages connected with state-house contracts-Religiou Herold. A large lumber and coal yard in Waterbury was burned Monday morning; loss $l2,ooo insurance 5000. Several freight cars on the N. Y. N. E. track were also destroyed.
 E. Barnes of Collinsville, canner of 1 meats, was in New Haven, Saturday, en. deayoring to find three rag peddlers whom he suspected of robbing him of $5000 the day before.
 Apples are drug. says correspondent of the New Milford Ray. That's another
 revenue tariff argument. Apples heretofore,
 always had to go through cider mill and dis.
 tillery before they could become drug.
 Henry Grover of Colchester, who was
 found dead in the woods the other day, is
 supposed to have fallen out of tree, while
 hunting, and that tile wadding of his gun
 took fire, burning nearly all his clothes of his
 body.
 A Litchfield United States commissioner who has received $40 in fees during Is years of service. has been invited to subscribe
 per cent for campaign purposes, and 1t i' suggested that he can't do less than forward
 . three.cent stamp.
 Reuben North, late cashier of the Nationa bank of Poughkeepsie, who died October 20tl at his residence in Poughkeepsie, aged q years, was a native of Goshen in this state He settled in Poughkeepsie m 1888. Ii ls44 he became cashier of the above named bank and retained the position till his resig nation last April. His record is one of hon ] Eesty, integrity and extraordinary Ibusines qualifications. ... - -t- The Winsted Press says that Messrs. J. W : Lewis Go. of Philadelphia are about com mencing history of Litchfeld county, com pretending the geography, geology, aborigi nal inhabitants, antiquities. first settlements p pioneers and incidents of pioneer life, organi g zation of towns and counties with all change
 to 1880, all industrial interests, public institu . tions, etc., with especial attention to loca traditions histories and statistics. It appears that the Putnam phalanx's tri
 to Atlanta, Ga, was not one of unalloye pleasures. the men being furious with Maj Brown, their commander, for the way i which be treated them. He did net retur
 with the Company from Atlanta, they startin without him, and he then telegraphed 2 Washington directing that proposed recer
 ton to them there should be omitted, as tn battalion was all broken up. A meeting wi D be held Wednesday night and he will doubt D less be forced to resign. .-Republscan. 5 Charles Rich. upward of 60 years of age 3 who has resided at Saybrook for some year D past, went to Lyme last Sunday to see hi r daughter and retusned aoross the ferry abou p o'clock, and started across the lots fo g home. On the way he climbed a chestnu 3 tree, and somehow fell from one of the branch es to the ground, injuring himself intern 3 ally. By great exertion and suffering h r reached Mr. Frederick Benisons barn, wher f he was found when MT. D. returned for - church and taken home, but he died the mex T morning.
 At the recent annual meeting of the Litch
 field County Medical association, the followin
 officers were elected: President. W. s. Nun ger; Vice President, ". J. Beach Clerk, J iJ. Newcomb; Fellows to State Convention
 R. s. Goodwin, G. H. Miner, J. B. Derricksor o. Brown, W. J. Beach; Reporter, l.. B
 Wood; Delegates to the American Medica