Connecticut western news., 1881-07-06
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AmenlaS BapGlst church IS to be close all through this month. The Nswtown library association will ave picnic at Parlor Rock Aug. 8. A Newtown man recently found an old ''pins tree shilling" in tobacco patch. A new cornet band is to be organized al Waterville, with Thomas Sunderland as lead CT.
 The Eagle has made the astounding discov. cry that in Bridgeport the sun rises before daylight.
 Bridgeport has shipped 10000 pressed brick to Turkey, to put in the hats of the mussulmans
 Lawrence Moran fell from a beam in g
 Windsor Locks paper mill last Friday, and broke his thigh.
 Two Winsted men, Messrs. J. K. Camp and T. Baird are trouting in Maine, the home oi Blaine. Hale, Maine
 The Woodbury Reporter has been enlarged to double it's former size, but its fighting weight remains the same. A recent thunder storm demolished Gay louisville mans front fence-with the assist. ancs of the daughters feller. There is to be big picnic in Hollsy's grove Lakeville Aug. 31st, under the auspices ! or the SLaGe temperance uplOn. Miss Lizzie O'Reilly of Winstsd has carried off the gold medal prize for mathematics. awarded at the Waterbury convent, A Saybrook firm handled over 5O,OOO shad this season-raw shad we suppose, as they didn't get their fingers full of bones.
 100000 OK shin bones were used by 8 Middletown firm last year, for the mauufac- ture of knife handles and fertilizers.
 New Preston lake has little steamer call ed ''Flirt, probably because she is 'sfast" and dutters so many streamers ill the breeze.
 A Harwinton man named Gum was killed and horribly mangled by the falling of a brick wall upon him, in Winsted last Saturday. The Item says that Ia pleasant birthday by his wife," What was it, boy or glrl
 Officers raided John Burkss premises in Thomaston last Wednesday, and captured considerable liquor, for family use" of course.
 Judge Warner of Salisbury is building a new house on his Sslleck Hill farm, which is in charge of Ed. Hawver, formerly of Canaan.
 A young Danburian named Ryan got drunk last week Sunday, and fell down stairs, in- f1icting injuries from which he died the same day
 Huntington has nine stills, according to the Newtown Chronicle man, who can't tell the number of Huntington's churches, and we'll bet on it.
 James Gresham, who passed forged checks on the Yale bank of New Haven has been check-mated in New York, and is now held in $2,00O.
 By the capsizing of yacht from Brooklyn, in the sound off Bridgeport last Tuesday, in squall, pleasure party of five people lost their lives.
 The telephone line between Lime Rock and Cornwall Bridge is completed, and now the lightning flashes from pole to pole and back to pole again.
 Yale beat Harvard all to pieces rowing boats last week, but Harvard will bet the cigars che can skunk Yale doing sums or playing poker.
 A New Milford Gazette says "Ths Elevator | will be closed on the fourth" Whats that the Gazette office that's good joke, Rob. ! ert, and no mistake.
 Two prominent merchants of New Lon don" had little fencing exercise with canes the other day on the street, and were fined for breach of the peace.
 John Mack, Newtown desperado, broke nto the barroom of the Grand Central hotel Il that place last Wednesday night. and stole s6 % in cash and some cigars.
 An "old fashioned raising bee" in Mellen- 1ille, N Y. the other day, was attended by bout 13O able-bodied men who put up lots of imber and put down lots of cider.
 The Wsstford, Ct. gold mine is exciting the ,eople of that region, and specimens of the ock have been sent away for inspection. An Id California miner offers to furnish capital o develop the mine, as he is sanguine of ood results. Iron ore and black lead in aroe quantities are also found in Westford. b(