Connecticut western news., 1881-03-30
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 Winsteds telephone exchange has 7S sub- scribers.
 Lucey's first pleasure excursion is announc ed for June.
 The passenger tariff of the Harlem R. R. is to be reduced.
 A recent ice storm broko down several trees in Goshen.
 Sixty new buildings are to be built in Win sted this spring.
 A H. Baldwin and family have moved from Winsted to Pittsfeld.
 Fifty barrels of oysters were recently ship ped to Liverpool, from Milford.
 The West Cornwall cornet band gives a in that place about April l4th.
 A Newtown man caught ten coons in four days recently, with the help of his dog.
 K. s. Haskins of South Canaan has 37 hens who laid l76 eggs in one week recently. z A saber which belonged to Bendict Arnold, IS the property ofa happy Norwich man.
 Barnum's "ouly greatest" consolidation has lett Bridgeport, and is amusing New Workers
 Rev, Dr. Eddy of this place preached in Wmsted on the 20th inst., to large audienc- es.
 A Hartford man has pious parrot that sings Sankey hymns and is sweet on the hired girl.
 Rev. Dr.. Gage of Hartford lectures in Winsted tonight, on the "Wheat fields of Dakota"
 A large number of men have been chopping all winter, at Newtown, for the Barnum Rich ardson Go.
 We wonder" if the Windsor Locks EJourn. al ever finds out any of the things 1t "won ders" about?
 Rev. Samuel Scoville of Stamford has ac. cepted the appointment of Chaplain of the 4th regiment.
 Col. s B. Sumner is mentioned for mayor of Bridgeport, to be voted for after Barnum' circus leaves.
 Neisner's clothing store in New Milford came near being considerably damaged by fire the other evening.
 Philmont has caught the pedestrian fever Philmont is entitled to the prayers of every christian community.
 A quantity of liquor was seized at tht Union club rooms in Winsted recently, ant destroyed; value $50.
 Mark Twain has two new books in tht works-the ''Hand book of Etiquette ant "Cyclopedia of Humor."
 There is a scarcity of hogs in North Hills dale, says correspondent. He means tn four legged sort, of course.
 Senator Hoyt of Stamford is said to be tn only Connecticut man who contributed to til $25O, GOO fund for Gen Grant.
 Falls Village is fixing to tell some big fisI stories, 10000 trout having recently bee placed in the streams thereabouts. hours silence in heaven last Sunday nigh He is evidently 8 visionary bachelor. Reuben A Beller of Phiamont, \. Y, hun himself with leather strap, in barn on lh 9th inst He was temporarily insane. A cahlegram was sent from New Haven [ Chlna on a recent Friday night, and an ar swesfwas received at 9.so Saturday morning A New Preston kermit was recently burr ed out of house, home and cats. and the cit zeps raised $50. by subscrlptionstef bis bene ! it.
 A Frenchman named Kennett has been al \ rested for probably fatally stahbing Jame Lyon at Thompsonville on Saturday, the l9t inst. |; A cancer in the stomach made jt impossibl for Michael Muillgan of New Haven to q anything, and he died last Tuesday, of sta 1 vation.
 1 Col. D. A, Rood of the United States hote Hartford, is to open a summer hotel on She ter Island, near the eastern extremity of Lon Island.
 1 Solomon Sparks of Wilington hung him self last Wednesday. He had been greatl depressed in sp'rlts in consequence of health.
 A history of Hartford is helng written | Rev Geo.. Colburn. It is to be illustrate
 with cuts of the pubic buildings and place of interest.
 A few from this place attended the openir of the Wononsco House at Lakeville la
 Wednesday night. and report 8 most enjo1 able time.
 Bridgeport claims the worst streets
 New England-and she caR also lay claim the lowest set of rnughs aad Vagaboqds
 ChFistepdom. 1 Tents old road bridge, built in 1857. is f be replaced H-..h new iron one, the materi; for which is already on the ground awaitin construction. 1 Charles Goussett, Norfolk's miller. has gc his mill in ship-shape. and is doing big bu: mess ID grinding, and he understands tn | business, too. The Hillsdale Herald saw boy ''lay dea drunk under horse shed" the other day Hllsdale whiskey is dangerous stuff for child ren to fool with
 A child was born in Bridgeport the othe day, which weighed only pound and half Tho little fhsnc Hio6 haforo reach the house.
 A Wiusted Methodist clergyman preach ed last Sunday, on ''Does it pay to smoke :? Pay? just ask any cigar dealer in Winste, whether it pays or not
 Hopkins vs. Hawes of Bridgeport. wh, have been ''courting" for long time, are ad vised by the Danbury News, to hire the su perior court by the year.
 Thomaston has two new hose carriages and is now prepared to throw water on fire just as effectively as the Express did or the Registers fiery eloquence.
 One If the finest paintings in the Academ, o' nesigns, New York. is representation oi the Ct at cid ore bed near Salisbury, by Prof Van Ingen of Vassar College.
 Norwich's lamplighters have struck on ac, count of non payment of wages, and now. ex "epting on moonlight nights the inhabitants grope in ''ways that are dark
 The house and barn of Mrs. Eliza Wilson mother in-law of ex Gov Andrews. at Beth. lehem were destroyed by fire last week Mon day night. Insured for $4 900.
 Ex-mayor Bradley of Waterbury. now in sane recently fell and broke his arm, which will probably have to he amputated. at a New Haven hospital, where he is confined.
 Contemplated improvements in Mid le- towns water works will cost $2O.OOO. Mid dletown's damages from the whiskey work s will probably foot up much larger sum-
 The color blind law has been repealed by the legislature. and happiness prevails. The attention of 1dlewild is called to the fact that it has been investigated" and ''retracted."
 Ernast Mosoe tho stI.nroro,,s r .