Connecticut western news., 1881-11-30
VICINITY.

The Newtown Chronicle Is Madigan be. cause it thinks it has been stung by the Bee.
 An exchange asks, "After Thanksgiving what P Why, bones and nightmare, of course. -
 Five thousand bushels of "Irish biscuit were imported from Nova Scotia to New Ha. ven recently.
 A mirage was seen on Long Island Sound last week, but before Barnum had chance to engage 1t for the season it disappeared.
 Miss E. L Handlin of Sharon displays 8 magnificent line of fall and winter millinery, ribbons, etc and her prices are within the reach of all.
 A New Hartford man named Onion brought tears into the eyes of a young lady recently, by throwing her out of doors, for which he was fined $2 and costa.
 The Gaslight Club of New Milford had dance Thanksgiving night, and Bob. Erwin, having gained admission in some way, says 1t was s.just the right sized crowd, and just the right kind of crowd"
 Clara Louise Kellogg ia to be married in March to T. B. Whitney, rich Phtladel. phian, who has been tagging her around all summer, and she fs building a magnificent house on her premises in New Hartford.
 James Baird vent to work as switchman on the Canal road, at New Haven last week Monday, and his first days experience result. ed in having his right leg run over. which had to be amputated. It will be cold day when he goes into the railroad business again.
 A couple of Kent men, with Load of to- bacco which they were hauling to New MIL ford with a donble team last week, overlook stranger on the road, whom they invited to ride. He got on the wagon, and remained on, when the two men went into an office on business, but when they returned. behold the fellow had driven of their team. OGicars ere immediately put on his track, and he was captured at Dover on Thanksgiving day. The team belonged to MT. Peters. The thief probably lived in New Preston, or some other hot-bed.
 The Courant says that in the superior court at New Haven an effort will be made to compel an immediate accounting to the poll cy.holders by Talcott H. Russell, the receiver of the suspended Americen Mutual Life and other insurance companies. which came to grief under the presidency of Benjamin Moves. The only opportunity for the receiver to col lect anything comes from certain subscrip tions to the stock which were never pad, and | possibly from suits against the directors al ! leging the mismanagement of the company MT. Russell has received thus far by settling claims in cases where he threatened litiga l tion, about S1 5 GOO. There is large build ing, worth perhaps $3OO,000, but which standing on leased land, cannot be disposed of to advantage, though if it could it wouls
 put additional money. into the receiver hands. Thus far it's rents have been abou all expended in repairs and taxes. It is un derstood that the policy-holders will ask tha | Mir. Russell shall give an additional bond o SlCO, GOO, and that this may lead to a chang | in the reeeivsrship. The policy holders wh,
 appear ia the matter are principally in Ney York.
 l The Woodbury Reporters Waekeepee nee tells the following moral tale. "l I couple of men over towards Nonnewaug wen hunting laet week. and were called by thei
 dogs who were barking furiously at hole il the ground. Not having ferret with them they resorted to a novel method of roustin, the animal from it's den. But few rods iron them was swamp, where one of the mel went and found mud turtle then hurryin,
 across the lots to peighboring house he ob
 tained piece Of wire and ball of candle wick which was quickly soaked ip kerosene | Hurrying back to his companion, hole wa
 bored in the rear of the turtles shell, one en,
 of the wire inserted, the other fastened to tn ball of wick. A lighted match was thel
 touched to the ball and the wire warming up MT. Turtle was headed towards the hole il the ground and was quickly lost to sight, tn
 hunters anxiously awaiting the result. Sool
 rumbling was heard, and out Topped
 woodchuck, good deal surprised at beinl disturbed from his winters sleep but thi was not all. In about minute out came
 skunk, but which end foremost, the mel
 could never tell But one thing they cal
 swear to, that he could extinguish Babcocl
 extinguisher in putting out a dre.- Afte
 working half an hour in putting out fire il
 the dry leaves, they sadly wended their wa,
 home with their noses slightly elevated
 calling one aHothaF pet names. That nigh
 two holes were dug, and tEQ suits of clothe ! were gently laid away"