Connecticut western news., 1881-10-05

the most miserable scribbler into an artistic penman. The Professor is as jolly as ever, and mot wave of trouble rolls across his peaceful breast" He'll drive away the blues every time, if he don't talk his victim to death.
 The subscription list of the NEWS is booming right along. Keep it booming, friends. While the lamp holds out to burn, in- fdels, anti-masons, politicians, license. voters, prohibitionists, the lame, halt and color blind may send in their little twenty-five centses and get the onlest, biggest and red-hottest local newspaper in the county until Jan l, on trial.
 At the town meeting Monday, B. D. Lawrence, Rev. H. I. Bodley and Charles H. Briggs were appointed committee "to con- fer with the Selectmen and Librarians as to the best means to be adopted for an increase of public interest in the Douglass Library" The committees were instructed to report at an adjourned town meeting, to be held on the day of the next electing meeting, Nov. 8.
 At meeting of the school Board, in Lawer Roraback's office last Monday, M. B. Tobey was elected chairman, D. L. Free man Secretary; B. S. Roberts and c. H. Briggs Examining committee and D. L. Free. man and M. B. Tobey visiting committee for the ensuing year. Appropriations were voted as follows :-District No. l, $6OO.; No. 3, S1, ,O5O.; No. 3, $3OO No. 4, $500; No. 5, $500.
 Rev. E. D. Bailey lectured in Town Hall last Saturday night before an audience of about dozen persons, on the "Evils of Free masonary." His principal arguments were that they are a Christless sect, and that they trace their origin back to the ancient sum- worshippers, and if he had "had more time, '" he would have proven lots of other things probably that they brand their ''freshmen" with red-hot grid-iron, make them drink blood out of a skull, hang them up by the tongue, pull their toe-nails out by the roots, and make them swear an awful oath to vote license.
 -Sandtown isn't quite dead yet. A shoot ing affair is reported from there, as follows |: According to report, Mrs. Julia Johnson, daughter of Mayor Hall, has repeatedly threatened to shoot some of the Boinay boys for faneied grievances, and last Saturday night she attempted to carry her threat into execution. As Alexander and August Boinay were coming toward the depot to summon the doctor for their father about g o'clock Saturday night, they were hailed by Julia as they passed her house. Both stopped short, when instantly she fired a revolver, the ball passing through the muscular partof August's left arm. She then ran up stairs and fired again through the window, the bullet this time missing the boys and grazing the cheek caused the disturbance. August returned to the house and Dr. Camp was called Julia was arrested the same night, and placed un der $20O bonds to appear for trial before Justice Bennett next Monday at o'clock. The trial will be interesting, as it is said that Julia claims Alexander Boinay as her lawfully welded husband, and Aleck. is determined tc investigate. She has husband. Jim. John son, living in New Hartford, and if she sub stantiates her claim to Aleck. she mus necessarily expose herself to charge o bigamy. There is much sympathy for ole Nose (Mayor,) Hall as he is an inofensive hard-working old negro who always mind: his own business and is respected by all hi' neighbors and employers.
 The Democratic ticket was, as usual, sue cessful here last Monday, by an average ma : jority of about forty. The following gentle men were elected: .-
 Assessors, William P. Pelton. IT, Everardus Ives, r.
 iSelectnaen, '-- Frederick Bronson, -' , Patrick Fitzgerald, John B. Reed, r. 4a
 TosOn Clerk, Registrar and Treasurer,
 Jacob B. Hardenbergh. < Collector,
 Charles H. Briggs. Boqrd of Rezief, Henry J. Mead, .. ;, Hiram Briggs,
 James L. Bragg, r. Consta6les l. Albert A. Hubbard, l. John c. Richmond,
 George B. Beebe, }, Charles H. Briggs, Thomas O'Neil, t James M. Shultz,
 G. B. Gardner. F Grand Jurors. Jeremiah s. New, IT Horace Holt, Q Patrick Lynch. 'i ISc7toog Visitors,
 Miles B. Tobey, y Alberto T. Roraback, r.
 Reg5strar of Voters, ... l. Henry J. Mead, - IS Robert VanDeusen, r.
 Auditors Joseph w. Peet, ,-I Edmund D. Lawrence, r. e The license vote resulted in majority n ten Tn favor of granting licenses, there beir ts 57 ballots cast in favor of license, and / agairst
 VICINITY. k, Winsted has voted license after three yea