Connecticut western news., 1881-03-02
VICINITY,

large number of residences will be erect cd in Bridgeport this year.
 A barn containing 43 head of cattle was recently burned at Pomfret; loss S4,OOO
 A girl in South Killingly, l3 years old, who has been married year, is to- be tried for adultery.
 A Bridgeport policy shop was raided and l 8 out of the 50 men present, arrested the other evening.
 lawsuit ever $35. horse, now booming in Ledyard has already cost over $2OO outside of lawyers fees
 The 6lst anniversary of their marriage, was celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brewer of East Hartford last week.
 A Hartford hack driver was fined $l. and costs amounting to $980 for cruelty whip ping his horses last Thursday.
 Company B. of the 4th regiment, at Bridge port will be the only Connecticut militia at the inauguration of President Garfield.
 Two large partners, it is said, have escaped from the meoagerie headquarters in Bridge. port, and are now on the war path. A skeleton was recently dug up in Portland, measuring over feet and inches in length. He must have been one of the ''big guns" F. T. Barnum has already gained SC pounds of flesh since his late illness; 20 l pounds more will bring him to his old figures
 R. J. Burdette, the funny man of the Bur. Iington Hawkeye leetured in Bridgeport last Saturday night, on "The rise and fall of the , mustache." j
 Frederick P. Miles, son of Congressman Miles, of Salisbury, was married at Bridgeport last Thursday evening to Miss Clara l.. Gray daughter of M W. Gray of that city.
 The Winchester rife company has just re. ceived from the Turkish government an order for 5O,000,000 cartridges, which will be filled as soon as sufficient security has been given Unionville never had lawyer until recent. ly, when young limb of the law settled there and stuck out his shingle which, how ever, didn't stick out long, for after he had been arrested and fined $7OO and costs for disturbing Methodist meeting, he went west.
 Litchield held special town meeting last week to modify the new bylaw prohibiting coasting on the highway. Itwas voted that coasting be allowed at certain prescribed points, and that any person sliding within 50 feet Of any team, in the town shall be liable to fine of $5.
 The name of the Connecticut Western rail- road, under It's reorganization by the bond holders, will be changed to the Hartford and Connecticut Western. The outstanding bonds, with unpaid coupons, now amount to $4, 100000, and as the reorganization contem- plates capital stock of only $2,O0O,OO the bonds will have to go into the new organiza- ton at less than 50 cents on the dollar, -Repu5Zican.
 The store of M. Beers & Sons in Cornwall Hollow was burglarized, and a few articles taken last week Monday night. No clue to the burglars has beeen found. It is reported that the next morning tramp, carrying bundle was seen in the village, and three of the prominent citizens who were hunting for the burglars, came upon him and ordered him to show what he had in his bundle. The tramp, who evidently knew thing or two about law, inquired if either one ofhis cap. tors was an officer; on being answered in the affirmative, he threw down his bundle, tell ing them to examine It. As they had no pa. pers they dared not open it, and as the tramp refused to open it, the matter was compro missed by giving the tramp 25 cents, whereupon he opened the bundle, which contained noth- ing of the stolen goods, and he was given per mission to depart in peace" Tying up his bundle again, the tramp turned to the trio, | and made the following proposition, with gestures; "Now, d--n you, ifyou'll give me half dollar more, I'll thrash the hull | crowd O. youl'