Connecticut western news., 1881-11-02
VICINITY.

drowned out the locomotive Whlstllng.
 The First regiment returned to Hartford from the Yorktown celebration last Friday night and were given rousing reception,
 Barnum's menagerie has black bear called Henry Ward Beecher, because he slicks him. self all over when he sees the ladies looking at him.
 The Eagle "denies the allegation and defies the alligator" who says that an East Bridge port boarding house keeper grinds his coffee with a derrick.
 Erwin isn't running for office this year, we judge, as the Gazette describes the New Mil ford candidate as ia genial gentleman and the poor mans friend"
 "Cider flows more free than water" says Bridgewater correspondent. That's comfort ing, but the temperance folks will probably dam it after it fills the gutters.
 Mrs. o. M. Brinton of Falls Village an- nounces that she has just returned from New York with stock of ladies' snd children's cloaks, jackets, underwear, etc.
 A Winsted correspondent, writing of new meat market there, says Fit would be a credit to many cities of greater pretentions that Winsted." A good joke on pretentious "cities."
 A young woman employed in a Rockville mill, took a lesson in gymnastics on the gear ing the other day, and the doctors think that if she don't die from the effects of it, she will need wooden leg.
 The Bridgeport hoodlums had a stone- throwing match with the Chinamen the other day, but nobody was struck. The Chinamen throw just like girl-straight oyer the shoulder, queue-riously enough.
 An old lady in Bridgeport fell and fractured her hip recently, and has been tout of her head" ever since, and it is thought that Bridgeport's crop of bedqnilts with 100, ,000 pieces, will be somewhat shortened next year.
 Michael Early was murdered at his house
 in Wallingford. last Saturday, and Frank Car roll is under arrest for the crime. They were together that day, and were known to have had drunken brawl. Carroll Of course, denies the allegation. Early was an Irish man about 57 years old, and lived with his daughter.
 The Young America clothing store in Win. sted announces g grand mark down in all de- partments, which means low prices and no mistake, as their former prices were below the average. MT. Ulrich knows that small profits and many sales. will give better satis' faction than to regard every customer as a "victim, and shave him if opportunity offers and that in the end the former rule pays.
 Norwalk is quite a good sized borough, but there are so few ''Water takers" there that the water is shut off twenty-two hours day From the manner in which the Hour Wades into the water works, we suspect that the reservoir needed damming, but the commis- sioners got it instead. Possibly they ex hausted the supply in "cleaning out" the Casko'whisky House that causes Johnny so much anxiety.
 Great joy and excitement at 444 Gepten- nial avenue, Lakeville. Just received, an immense assortment of horse blankets, buffa- To and wolf robes, and all kinds of sad dlery goods. Also on hand, large assort- ment of horse collars, whips, trunks, satchels, surcingles and shawl straps, etc etc., all Of which will be sold cheap to make room. for more is coming N. B.-Buffalo robes refined at short notice. Yours Respectfully,
 4wl9 JOHN M. MILLER.
 'No trespassing on these grounds" didn't hinder Knox, of the Woodbury Reporter from going hunting in the woods thus placarded, recently, but he didn't get only one good square shot, and that was from the owner of the woods who had seereted him. self behind stump. The charge took Knox right where he sits down, but as the gun was loaded with pepper and salt, the owner think ing hlm too "fresh," it only served to season him. Any how, he evidently concluded that it wasn't very good season for hunting, for he dropped his gun and ran for dear life He's good deal spicier now than he was, and his paper shows it.
 ED. NEws:-A quiet, but pleasant affair was the wedding of Mr. George N. Hall of Colebrook, to Miss Fannie V. Hinma1. which took place the evening of the 26th inst, at the brides home in Lime Rock, Rev. J. Lee Gamble of Falls Village officiating. About seventy friends were assembled to witness the ceremony, and many kind wishes follow the young couple to their new home. The presents were handsome and useful, and were as follows: Par bracelets from bride- groom silver dinner castor, Reed family 1, set silver knives. Dean family; set silver forks, Lizzie M. Barnes; honey-comb coun- terpane H. c. Barnes; set of goblets and glass pitcher, c. E. Chase; forty yards of shooting, Mrs. H c. Barnes; MaFseilles counterpane, Mir. and Mrs W. Hlnman linen table spread. John Loomis; dozen nap kins and pair towels, Mrs. s. Dean; pair pillow cases, Mrs. H. c. Barnes three towels, Mrs. Hitchcock bed quilt, Nina Hamilton honep comb counterpane, Millv Clark; dozen napkins, Alice and Phenia Blodgett; pair towels, R. Potter; two dozen napkins, Hat tie Norris pair towels, Mrs. Dickinson book of poems, Ellen D. Hinman; nahia, Jennie Chase; towel. L. L. Barnes; glass set, Mrs. H. W. Barnes and daughter; set steel knives and forks, James Chase; glass set, Mir and Mrs. D. Higgins; majolica con fectionery dish and pitcher, MT. and Mrs E. A. Scoield; glass syrup cup, MT. Skiff glass set, MT. and Mrs. Moore; set salt col lars, A. Hamilton; glass bread dish. Mary E. Barnes; set of vases, Mrs. Geo. Loomis l