Connecticut western news., 1881-06-22


 New Hartford on the 9th inst, says the Tribune.
 A Colebrook farmer, Harvey w. Pinney, has invented potato sprouter, which will be hailed as a deiverer by all the farmer-boys of this generation.
 Two young Norwich boys who-were out on the Thames river in row boat last Saturday, were capsized and drowned by the swell caused by passing tug boat
 The dead body of a man minus the head, both feet, and one arm, was found floating in the river at Stonington recently. He had evidently called an editor liar.
 A Bridgeport woman recently swallowed small piece of steel, and has been talking through a telephone ever since, in the hope that the magnet would entice it up.
 A Montville man who was making arrange. ments to start a daily paper in Norwich fell back in his chair dead, the other day. The Winsted Times calls it narrow escape.
 A meeting of all interested in the Falls Village Agricultural Society is called at the savings bank next Saturday, ito consider the proprety of holding fair the coming fall. ?
 A Harwinton young man who attempted recently to prevent blast going off, by hold ing drill in the hole, won't try that trick any more, even if his hands should grow on again in proper shape.
 An old man in Midd!etown who was res cued from beneath Q moving train, where he fell in attempting to get aboard, by the water boy, was so grateful to his preserver that he gave him two dollars in cash.
 The Winsted Times is q poet-a sort of liaric poet so to speak, and its verses are <oc r1rth IT. divides "lips, just too sweet by ice cream, and ''Mariar" by Ca young editor"
 The Bridgeport Eagle reported that DO lcemau of that city, who had been off duty for some days was again on the beat, and now brother Cheney doesn't venture within four blocks of that policemans beat.
 James Dupont New Hartford's telegraph operator has resigned his position, and is now picking potato bugs on 8, farm He was afraid the raging matrimonial epidemic among operators would extend "all along the liae y
 The Connecticut spiritualists have post poned their Mantle camp meeting until July 4th, when their departed ancestors can kill two birds with one stone celebrate in dependence and visit with their children's children.
 A Tarihvllo butcher while dressing-ol rather, undressing-a COW recently, found the stomach halt tull of nails, needles, pins sheet lead and shot, and all that was lacking to complete nihllst bomb shell on legs was the powder.
 Two New Milford young sports, while racing horses in Worthwhile on a recent even ing, came near running off the end of 2 bridge" and being dashed to pieces, says { correspondent. They probably slacked up and walked of.
 The Hillsdale Herald thinks there is ma teral there for strong base ball nine. O course there is, neighbor; there's some goot runners there, as that serenading party showed when the host appeared at the doc with club in his hand,
 Three more Bridgeport inventors have jus been granted patents on corsets, and one ol a corset stiffener The best kind of corsc stiffener we know of is good all-wool, di | agonal, lnterwoven, double lined flexible back action coat sleeve.
 While Seymour woman was out pickin, | strawberries recently somebody stole $40 il money and $l00 worth of jewelry from tn house When she goes strawberrying afte this, she'll wear her jeweiry and lend he money to some poor editor
 The Thomaston Express says that the ol band in Lakevile has sued the new ban' whose members recently withdrew from tn old organization, taking their instruments, t recover the instruments which were bough by subscription about year ago.
 The ''Know- Nothings" of Falls Village d know something about playing base ball al ter all, it seems. notwithstanding their de feat at Ashley Falls A game at Lakevil Saturday, they beat the ''Young Mechanics by talles, according to Idlewild.
 Bob. Erwin's children were in this plac yesterday with their harp and fiddle Tn smallest oHe, perfect picture of his pa. san in a clear, lager beer Volce about Bobln Erwinina Newmilfordina Gazettina pateutin outsidna, will go to Helena. Gimmepenn,
 As Mrs. Merriweather the woman sufirag orator, was standing on the New Milfor depot platform last Saturday. three young fe lows came and knelt beside and prayed fc her conversion. The woman suffrage chan pion in this wicked generation. is a marty
 Robert Bonner, the owner of the two fas 1 horses. Edwin Forrest and Rarus, thinks bot can beat 10, ana probably do as well as ? O{ and will have a private test, probably O Charter Oak park, Hartford, in August Fl thinks that course is the best and fastest i the country.
 The Bridgeport Eagle has an item of Car aan news as ts news, in it's last issue. says that young widow in this 'sdellghtf, village, whose husband had lately died" wa asked by her minister how her husband health was, to which she replied, He's deac I thank you"
 Three Norwalk boys started for the West few days ago where they intended to shoe Indians, etc but they experienced chang of heart when they got as far as PhilaGe phia and returned home 10 hoe corn. Thos savage Indians will probably never realiz what they escaped.
 4 An order from headquarters requires tha each company of the Connecticut Nations Guards shall have half days target prac tice in May. and the number of life insuranc policies issued in the vicinity of the riff ranges don't speak very many volumes fo the confidence of the natives In the shoo abilities of the soiers.
 As Waterbury fellow was bringing 5.inch strawberry tn the American office re cently for the purpose of having s.i' h'a vanit tickled by seeing his name in print, h. 1 thought he'd just taste of It. to see if it was good one, and found it so good, that he ate all up, and then told the American folk what big one it was.
 John LeCourt of Bristol was sentence, last Monday to l5 years in the state prison by JudgesIlitchcock. for rape on a 13 year old girl short time ago. The Judge wa, only oeterrcd from giving him life sentenc, by the earnest appeal of LeCourt's counsel When the next merciful legislature sets. Le Court will probably be let loose with flying 1 colors, bntton-hole bouquet chromo, anc fat government job.
 Dr Greasy last week removed flngoG growth from inside the eyelid of valuable OK belonging to Hiram Sagc of Colebrook which was the result ot recent accident by which the mucous membrane of the eyelid was badly lacerated The Dr. first cast and chloroformed the animal, then with his knife. removed the growth which wnS nr lan4aa A