Connecticut western news., 1881-04-20
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! VlSlC LO FlOrlQa. Hartford and Norwich have canoe clubs. who use paper canoes. Ten small pox victims have died in Mer | den within few days. Hon w. D. Bishop and son, of Bridgeport, sailed for Europe last week. ! Rev. W. Goodwin of North Colebrook is visiting in Ft Wayne, Indiana. | Conductor Cummings has a hen who can lay four ounce eggs, and not half try. l Prof. Delaney, the music teacher, goes soon ! to Europe, to pursue his musical studies. ! A Millerton boy had his hand smashed while playing around the cars the other day. l Henry H Brown of Newield, aged A hung himself ] thursday: he was temporarily 1 insane.
 l Three persons died n Collinsvile within a few days of each other, in three adjoining | houses.
 An absent minded man in Mlerton pours \ water on his fire, and washes himself in bod | of coal
 Rev Mir Hartshorn of Colebrook brings | tears to the eyes of his hearers, by his elo- quence.
 North Adams has over 100 cases of meas l les, besides other aff1ctons too numerous to | mention.
 Hon. Vincent Colyer of Dalien, with his wife, starts soon for Europe to spend the summer.
 Rev. H. o. Pentecost of Hartford has re- | signed his pastorate there, and will locate in | Brooklyn.
 Forsstville is building lamp burner man. l ufactury, which will furnish employment to 500 hands.
 Thomas Vim of Hartford, fell into the Connecticut river and drowned, last Sunday night, aged lS
 Bridgeport has 25 churches and 250 saloons, all in tourishing condition-espec- ially the latter. A Rockville man named Sidney Grant, was , SC iously injured by not getting on a moving train the other day.
 The Item comes out enlarged to seven col uuns, and presents quite contrast for good, to it's first appearance.
 A lamp exploded in Collinsville the other night and killed canary bird. P. S.-lt al- so set the house on fire. The Consolidated road will soon be consol- dated with the Canal road-which will make consolidation and half The Wolcottvlle Register is now the Tor I rinQton Register. Wolcottville. "by any other name" will smell as strong.
 William Schoverling of New Milford, who owns an orange grove in Florida has gone down there to dig the present crop. Goshen is soon to organize Q brass band, provided it isn't going to disturb the man in l the moon and other near nsighbors. Dr. Averill of Falls Village has treated 30 1 cases of pneumonia within the past four months, only two of which proved fatal. Kent minister wants boy, with good morals industrious habits. and tough knees, to study for the shoe-making profession.
 Rockvillains had ball on Good Friday night, the proceeds of which are to go toward organizing base ball club for outdoor use | Six otters, 1O4 skunks, 50 coons and a large number of muskrats, are the trophies of the hunting season of the Burdick brothers of Danbury.
 Susan Osborne of Bridgeport paid $2. and costs for getting drunk the other day. This isn't the same Susan what had the baby with red hair.
 Ex ex-ex-editor John T. Pearce, the sue cessful suspender of the spasmodc Newtown Bee, has gone into the photograph copying business.
 Mt Riga apples are belng made into cider | the blood drinking Mt. Rigians on election and circus days.
 A cigar box floated ashore at Hartford dock last Wednesday, and was picked up by man, who on opening it, discovered still born infant
 An order from Russia s expected, that will keep the Coe Manufacturing Company of W olcottve busy night and day for several years to come.
 Norwich has the "Dutch measles" and the afflictt house is summed as studlously as a scents. itive respect for limburger cheese and sourkrout requires.
 Rev MT. Smith of Roxbury, while on his way to Conference, was thrown from his buggy and considerably shook up, by the running away of his horse.
 A Swede is wanted by the authorities of Portland for 'an offense too disgusting for details He probably cheated some poor editor out of his subscription.
 Warehouse Point has gin distillery which is said 10 be making Sl.OOO worth of gin a day. "Patronize home industry is the mot to of that public spirited town I Bridgeport prefers dead officers to livirg ones and ID some cases they are preferable A negro who died eight years ago was recent ly elected pound master there.
 The bad odor of the city water at Thom- aston is accounted for by the fact that the brook into which the Express man threw his bottle, flows into the reservoir l Phlo Cleaveland of Harwinton, who got his leg severely injured while teari1g up rail- road track during the late war, has just suc- succeeded in getting pension.
 Victor F. Tanner of Warren, employed as travelling salesman for the Strong manufac, turing company of Winsted died suddenly 1 last week in Janesville, Wisconsin. 1 Burr Msiett of New Milford has just pur. chased two carloads of working oxen. He has the contract for moving the Gazette mans boots to the shop for spring repairs.
 James l.. Capron Jr. of New Milford died last Wednesday in Bergen Point N. J., of erysipelas. He was a son of jeweler Oapron of New Milford and very much esteemed.
 Ore Hill recently suffered an exodus of young men, to the tented field of Barnum's ''only biggest" Most of them, however, are expected back in time for spring blowing
 A Phimont child was recently hit in the eye by playmate, with pieca of unsaked | ime which burned the eychall So severely that it is feared the sight will be destroyed. | A Collinsville man can rub his eyes with the point of his elbow. He can also spit in his own ear and scratch the back of his head with his toe-nail, but he can't black hls own boots.
 l Conductor Eimore's train struck the hand car of the New Hsrtford gang laet Wednes 1 day. injuring some of the men, and nf4icting it is feared, fatal injuries to the boss, Patrick | Connors.
 A Danbury citizen owns a gold, silver, cop 1 per. cobalt and nickel mine. the ore of which is worth S70O. ton. foundry and prlze package counter are to be started as soon as the price of coal goes down.