Connecticut western news., 1881-11-09
VICINITY.

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 According to the Reporter water famine doomed up co2spicuously in the near future' last week in Woodbury. The Bridgewater band ''with few pieces from the New Milford band" is astonishing the natives in the rural deestricts
 Rev. Mir. Reid's school at Lakeville mum. bers IT pupils. One is from Boston, three are from Detroit, and one is from Colorado.
 John B. Cough is to lecture ia New Mil ford the 18th inst. on Peculiar People " Erwin, being sensitive to personalities, will stay at home.
 ravisher named Stinson was taken from the jail at Mystic Bridge last Thursday night, by masked mob, and covered with a coat of tar and feathers.
 Hartford prosecuting agent named Hen- ry E. Burton, has resigned his position be- cause, he says, the liquor laws cannot be made effective on account of their looseness. He might draw up the slack by getting the law makers tight. While the battle of Cedar Greek was raging in 1864. a New Hartford patriot went around picking up pocket books. He showed one to Hungerford of the New Hartford Tribune the other day, and the guileless editor innocently l asked what It was used for
 Thomaston has a ghost-so everybody says, although we didn't believe It until last week, when Encyclopedia James of the Ex- press said that it had 'been seen again,n and the fancy text letter head line at the top of his first column was so frightened that it read "Exprsse"
 The dead body found near Long Island is now pronounced that of Ella Clarke, of Stam. , Brooks, who took her to an abortionist in New York where she underwear: operations that killed her. The coachman and doctor will both be arrested.
 The best joke of the season was Jim John- son, of the Brockton Advance epioining a drinking young man to ''bewarel" the d. v. m. aforesaid looked Jim's. nose all over. and ''bewore" accordingly. practical illustra. ton of the inevitable consequences will do more towards 'bewaring"a young man than all the temperance picnics in the land
 The Bridgeport Standard says: The new directory of the Western Union Telegraph Company, of which Hon. William D. Bishop of this city is a member, is the strongest di. rectory ever elected in this country It is es. timated that the united wealth of the board amounts to $370 0O0, 900, and that there is not man on it worth less than $l ,oOO. .OOO
 J. O. Mather of West Winsted announces in our columns this week that for anything in the line of cloaks. dress goods, trimmings, etc. he is headquarters. MT. Mather has had | fifteen years experience in buying and selling these goods, and guarantees every article taken from his store. His reputation as deal. CT stands high, and those contemplating the purchase of anything in his line will do well to call on him.
 A remarkable feat was performed at the cotton exposition at Atlanta recently, by the Willimantic Linen Company, of Connecticut Cotton was picked in the morning. ginned, spun, woven, dyed and made up into two suits of clothes, all being done in the build- ings, one for Governor Colquitt of Georgia, | the other for Governor Bigelow, of Connect icut. which were worn by them at the recep- tion the same evening. Rerkshire Courier.
 Austin McLane of New Haven had fit on the top of telegraph pole in Meriden Satur- day, and fell over backward Directly under him was picket fence, and his fellow work men expected to see him impsled But al. most mirAouiously bis ankle caught between an insulatcr pin and the pole, and he was held in mid air, head down and unconscious for over five minutes Two men climbed the pole and lowered him by rope to the ground. Courant.
 Great joy and excitement at 444 Centen. 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, surcingies 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,
 In the superior court at Danbury last week, was tried the case of Walter c. Quintard, treasurer of Fairfield county. against Patrick Corcoran liquor dealer of South Norwalk, and his bondsman. The action was sult under the new clause of the license law which makes a violation of the license work it's forfeiture and also forfeiture of the bond of $1 900, which he is required to furnish for good behavior. The violation in the case of Corcoran consisted in his keeping open his saloon on Sunday, March 7th. On Thursday the case went to the jury, and they returned verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and against Corcoran's bordsman for $1, ,O0O. As this is the first case eyer tried in the state on a liquor license bond, it's final disposition in the supreme court, where it will undoubtedly go, will be awaited with considerable interest. The counsel for the defendants moved for a non-suit, but the court decided against them, holding that on breach of the bond for vio. lation of the law the whole of the $l,OOO is ecoverable.-[ Bridgeport Farmer
 The remsrkable shooting of the young Nez Perces Indian boy Otto, was witnessed Saturday night in Platt's Hall by large audience of those interested in rife shooting. The most remarkable feature of the exhibition was the lighting quickness of the boy. But Tery few of the attempts failed. The first