Connecticut western news., 1881-10-05

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 The H. R. R. Go. have declared quarter ly dividend of two dollars per share on their preferred stock, payable on the 18th inst.
 The Naugatuck Review pronounces one of It's articles on the land league question, ''a masterpiece of photography and punctuation" {"
 Edward Beeton of Waterbury shop, was completely undressed by being caught in a belt the other day, but was not seriously in- jured.
 Geo. R. North, of the West Cornwall band now talks through his trombone in Grilley's band in Thomaston, where he has taken up his abode.
 The Bridgeport Eagle man wants to know why he never had good luck fishing on Mon- day. Why, Cheney, you can't expect to have good luck two days running.
 The headlight of H. R. R. locomotive on the milk train was broken last week Sunday, by running against telegraph pole that had nearly fallen across the track.
 P. T. Barnum is to spend several weeks in Bethel. Now MT. Ledger, what ''public con- venience" is most needed in your communi- tyr Think quick and talk fast.
 A drunken man in Litchfeld crawled out on his piazza roof the other night for a com- fortable boozy snooze, and rolled of. He has been sober nigh unto death ever since.
 New Milford pays $335 for registering voters, while Winchester pays but $66 for the same workout then, Winchester uses up more than the difference on election day.
 The band tournament at Hartford isn't likely to come of, as they can't raise the necessary funds. Hartford can now appre cate, as never before, the blessings of pov erty. .,.
 A Hartford urchim swallowed some car bolated moth powder the other day, ard il required lots of attention and nasty medicine to preventing him from becoming ''food fol worms"
 Gov. Bigelow has received letters, saying that unless he paid a certain large sum of money he would be killed, and the police and detective business is brisk in New Haven about now.
 "Big Six" (Minnie McCann) of Norwich was arrested for theft the other day, and pu in jail where she attempted suicide by cutting a vein, and had nearly bled to death whe1 discovered.
 The citizens living in the neighborhood o certain electric light in New Haven com plain that it IS nuisance and they can sleep in the vicinity. They probably spel sleep, St. cal.
 The case of Horace Stanard agalnst th town of Norfolk, occupied the attention o the arbitrators three days last week, between fifty and sixty witnesses being examined Decision will be rendered to morrow.
 Paper and paper stock is going up.- Windsor Locks Journal. We'll, goodbye little Journal Your short sojourn her below has afforded us agood deal of spor and we'll dress in mourning for you. Day day.
 Two trees fell across the track just befor the arrival of the milk train last Tuesday, nea New Milford, and the crash was heard by man who went to work and cleared the trac just in time to save the engine the troubl of clearing it
 Greenwich has sycamore tree I'll year old, which vas raised by wet nurse c George Washington, and fought in the Revc lutlonary war. It is l5O feet high, and 2 feet in circumference at distance of 15 fee from the ground.
 | New Milford has two new Episcop' churches now in process of construction, an the brotherly love existing between the tw societies is about as touching as that man fested by cross dog for cat to whom has never been introduced.
 The thermometer runs high dust continu to fly; katydids faintly sigh; frogs gent reply; everything is so dry we can only cl that by-and by we hope for rain.- Gasett Fie my by, why sigh? dry thy eye; s clouds fly sky high; rain byandby or lie shoo fly.
 The japanning department of the Wheel
 s Wilson sewing machine works at Bridg port was damaged by fire to the amount SlO, 900 last Saturday night, caused by tI carelessness of an operative in getting e of turpentine too near lighted lamp. TT burned property was not insured.
 In a correction in the Naugatuck ReVie last week, it says that the phrase which a peared the week before in political artic '.took the stump on 0ur side" should ha read "took the stump on one side" There mighty sight of difference between t editorial ''our" side, and 'ene" side.
 According to the Bridgeport Leader, t
 Boston and Albany road are credited wi
 making arrangements toward establishing
 opposition road, and ". H. Vanderbilt it
 saiG is also contemplating one. There was meeting of sundry railroad men in Bridgepe recently, examining the route of the defun l Parallel road. .. .
 Landlord E. S. Elmore of Kent, was arrested last week on criminal charge
 adultery, containing four counts, and bei unable to secure bonds to the amount $l, 800 to guarantee his appearance at t October term of the superior court, was ia en to jail, where he still langusheth. At t time of his arrest he was under $l0,0 ,000 bon
 to answer to civil suit for damages, broug by Charles NJ, tGraves, the husbanl of his f legged paramour.
 Prof. J. M. Lee, the writing teacher, W swoops down upon Salisbury, Lakeville a
 Mllerton this week, is ''armed to the teet
 with recommendations from some of the ''b
 gest guns" in the state, including Gov. B E elow whose letter introduces him as Ia fl
 penman and successful teacher" and Sup