Connecticut western news., 1881-01-19

effects of shock. ! --Gershom Fitch of Clayton, died last week, after lingering illness. K. J. Munson of Millerton was in town last week, on probate business. Misses Emma stiner and Bena Rodsmey- CT spent the Sabbath in Lakevine. .. s
 Rev. Dr. Eddy of New Jersey has, been spending few days with friends in'town. ,-Editor McArthur of the Winsted Times and News, made us a short call the other eve- ming - Our subscribers are coming to the front with their $l.5O, beautifully. Keep right on, friends.
 Harry ,sedgwick. formerly; of Cornwall, now travelling salesman for Boston concern, was in town the other day.
 < Young. America finds plenty of good coasting on Town hall hill, much to the in- convenience of pedestrians.
 -Gardner, the jeweler, has,. established branch agency at West Cornwall, and is do- ing good business in new watches.
 Mrs Flavia Gillette, now 84 years old, is .- seriously ill at the residence of her grand daughter, Mrs N M. Brown, in this place.
 Several couples from this place attended =t the I. D. Clubs dance at Ashley Falls last Friday night, and enjoyed themselves i'm mensely.
 pr. Griswold was in town again last week. and left a generous supply of his famous ras- titles, for colds, catarrh, etc., which are said la be without an equal. .~, |. |. Route agent Geo. M. Hanchett of the Housatonic R. R. has tcommitted matrimo- .5:ny,l. according to Idlewild, and the NEWS ? throws it's slipper after him..
 ~. -Losr.-An oblong moss agate sleeve button was lost in the vicinity of the Ashley Fans dancing hall, or on the road to this place last Friday night. The finder will be suit 7. ably rewarded on leaving it at this office.
 W. T. Ferguson, for the past four years clerk at Fuller. & Peets store in this place, is to leave in the spring. Will is an efficient salesman, and has made himself quite popular with Fuller $ Peet's customers, and his place will be hard to fill.
 A drunken fellow attempted to board the 'nooE passenger train as it was starting out at this place Monday, and losing both his foot opd orrocn ha foll onto ho StooS and but for the timely assistance ofthe brakeman. would have rolled between. the wheels and platform.
 R. Girling, in another column offers at a great reduction, his stock of winter cloth ing, including ulster and other overcoats, for men, youths, and boys. This is a good op- portunity to get frst-class suit of clothes or an overcoat cheap, for when Mr.: Girling sells an article and says it is so and so, it can be depended on every time, as his customers well know. MT. Glrling's reputation as a square dealer, in this region where he has many patrons, is above par. Call on him and dress up, as you can afford to do.
 ED. NEws:-I see once in while you have in your paper the work of some one of < the furnaces down your way. Now how would the work of ours out here in Michigan suit you2 will give you the figures of the No. stack of the pioneer furnaces last blast The furnace was blown in July 29, 1879, and continued in blast until Jan. 8, 1881, making in that time IA, ,67O tons ofiron. The furnace is in charge of Jas. A. Root, one of your old toEnsmen. If you have any better figures to show, send them up here, and we will print them. AN OLD SUB.
 Negaunee, Mich, Jan. 8.
 Although the NEWS is published at S1. 50 per year, and is stigmatized by the Herald as paper of 'cheap grade" it's rapidly grow ing list of subscribers throughout the state testi6es to the fact that it is winning for itself upon it's own merits, popularity which needs no cork-screw lottery, nor chromo pre- mium to bolster it up. It is a matter of sur prise that paper so morally high toned. high-priced and high strung as the Herald. should descend so far from its platform oi virtue as to maintain it's reputation for en- terprise by stealing from the columns Of Ca paper of cheaper grade" =:
 Lester 4. Bailey, formerly of Ashley Falls and this town, now captain of & steamer on the coast of Oregon, sustained severe and painful accident at Portland, Oregon the oth CT day, which is reported by the Daily Ore gonian as follows: .. About o'clock last night while the steam CT Traveller was dischargiDg stone at one oi the piers of the new bridge at the foot of Nor Iison street, chain connected with the holst ing machine parted and flying back with great force struck the face of Capt. L. A Bailey of the steamer, who was standing or the lower deck. in front of the stairway. The I blow broke the right upper jaw bone into sev I eral pieces, some of which had to be removed : l split his nose the entire length and broke tho | bridge ;'cut the upper lip in twain; made q deep gash four inches long on the right cheek | Tn front of the ear, and dislocated the right half of the palate so that it was nearly at | right-angles with the other half. Medical aid ! was summoned, and after the wounds were.I dressed he was taken to Good Samaritan hos | pital, where he has the best possible atten- ton. The complication of injuries renders his case critical but not necessarily fatal.> No | blame attaches to aLy of the employes. who | could not foresee the accident