Connecticut western news., 1881-04-06

pany was held, at which an arrangement was made by which the New Milford Company is permitted to connect its wires with Kent, Cornwall, Canaan, Salisbury, and Sharon, to establish exchange. private lines, club-lines, and speaking tubes. New Milford is already connected with Roxbury. Brdgewater, New Preston. Warren, and there are private lines m Washington and Kent under the control of thls company. It will be seeu that the Company is pushing ahead vigorously, and there can be no doubt that the energetic men | who have taken hold of the matter will, in due season, reap rich reward Ray. New London is frightened and mystiied. Last week Monday night as gentleman was I driving along the road, wild looking man | suddenly appeared from over the fence, and ! made desperate plunge for the horses head l he driver struck the animal and got away \ from his assailant and the horse, trembling | with fright was driven to hotel, where an examination by the light of a lanteIn revealed he marks of human teeth on it's nose. The strange being has not since been seen and the people are trying to make mp their mind whether it was ghost, wild man or a luna tic asylum
 Near Woodbury there is village named 1 ''Weekeepeemee," a very eesee word to spell | still cling to the dollars of the daddies hay. ing coins bearing on one side the inscription ''Rex Georgius IT," and on the other, "Rrit. tania, l75O," and American pennies dated ! l79S They are progressive however. in the way of inventing egg hatchers, an incubatine l machine being in the works there, which
 hatches out chickens 24 hours quicker than | the best regulated, orthodox hen can do it
 They are going to dispense with hens, alto
 rether, and manufacture their OWL eggs
 which when served up with the proverbia
 wooden ham, fried, will make square Con necticut meal.
 l A man who was chopping at Newtowp fol
 the Barnum Richardson Go, has disappeared and it IS suspected that he has been murder ed. as he was being pursued and abused by some roughs, when last seen LATER.
 lake iE the vicinity has been dragged and ths
 body ot the man found, with the skull frac tured. and other evidences of foul play. Twt
 suspected parties have been arrested, one o
 whom is named McNamara, nephew of mal
 of that name who is now in prison for killing { a man ID Newtown with a pitchfork twt years ago. Deceased's name IS H. Wortl
 Wright, and he came from South Egremont
 Mass. He was man of good education. hay
 ing recently graduated as doctor, and wa
 given to drink.
 Bishop McNamara of the 'Indspenden
 Catholic Church." is having an exciting tim
 ot it, holding his meetings in Hartford. Las
 Friday night large number of Roman Cath
 oics made disgraceful scene at the Musi Hall meeting and the police were unable t
 quiet them. The plucky bishop, however
 took hand himself, and did effective wor in ejecting the dieturbers. The doctrines
 advocates provoke them, and they make n effort to conceal their rage The row of las Friday night brought out the fact that Hart
 ford's police system is frst-class hunbug
 Sort of ornamental feature for street parade where big bellied pomposity and ferociou moustaches are the necessary qualifications and pluck is at discount