Connecticut western news., 1881-12-07
VICINITY.

Judge S. s. Blake of Bridgeport is prepar- ing to remove to New York.
 John Leary, for the murder of Peter Riley in Mddletown, few weeks since, is sentenc- ed to six years in the state priscn.
 Petitions are in circulation in New Hart ford and Barkhamsted favoring the transfer of those towns from Litchfeld to Hartford county. The ground of the petitions is the in- convenience o. Ltchfeld for court purposes.
 The New Milford Gazette's Brldgewater correspondent asks, ''Is that Rodemeyer any relation to W Wedmeyer's catarrh cure?" Oh. yes; he's one of our cussin's, and we're one of his victims. We bought box of the stuff once.
 Abby Colburn, aged l6, while watching a few nights since with her sick father, who lives near the Goshen depot in Hampton on the New York and New England road, was burned to death, her clothes catching fire from a candle.
 Small pox has broken out in Bridgeport, Wendell Holth, shoe maker, is dangerously i'll with it, and one of his workmen with his seven children have all been exposed. It is supposed that he took the disease from eath CT which he handled
 Editors Addis of the Windsor Locks Jonr nal and Erwin of the Gazette have got by the ears on the question of brains and ambition. Do s.kiss and make up," brethren, for we feel kinder guilty, in having given the "sie 'em" in playful allusion to Bob's ambition.
 A passenger, evidently from the Cruz al deestricts," asked conductor Clarke Lane the other day if he could get of at 'Trumhull meeting housel" Clarke concluded after some questioning, that he wanted to stop at Trumbull Church, flag station near Bridge port, and he was allowed to get off there.
 The Bridgeport Eagle celebrated it's second birthday last week. Although only year old, the Eagle has made rapid progress toward the front rank of weekly newspapers. and we are glad to know that the Bridgeport people appreciate it. Brother Cheney's style of get ting up his locals, relieving the monotony of plain facts with flashes of wit and sharp say ings, makes it eagerly looked for by his read CTS, and we wish the Eagle long and pros porous life.
 e. W. Hall says that the natives are get ting "stirred up little, and they understand that now is the time to buy their clothing and save 10 per cent. Hall is selling cloth | ing l o per cert. less than any man on the line of the roa9, for same quality of goods, and nc mistake about it. Hurrah for Christmas | Asfull line will be ready of choice, nice goods | and will be sold at reasonable prices. Cal and be convinced that the place to buy goods | is at Halls emporium, where you can find just | what you want, and prices as low as tile low ! est Wanted, 1000 bushels oats, corn, rye | and buck wheat. Cash paid for same.' The Winsted Press has moved into it's new office, and has new four and one-half horse .ower engine This speaks well for the sue cess of the Press, and we glory in it's pros perity. The Press IS the ablest paper in the county, as well as the most fearless and | .'wickedest paper in the state," and it is alsc happy in being one of our most welcome ex changes. and although we sincerely wisf
 Brother Pinuey all sorts of good luck, we hope the greenback party will not break ur the fraternal circle of Litehfield county by taking him to the office of secretary of state Just think how Pnney's signature would look
 at the foot of Thanksgiving proclamation
 The following is one of the Woodbury Re
 porter mans awful lies, but it shows his prof ciency in the art of story telling Some years ago worthy clergyman having 2
 charge in Canaan, Conn.,, prayed very ear
 nestly at family prayers one morning for "tht poor, God -forsaken wretches who were wal
 lowing in the slums of wickedness and un | belief' His little four year old daughter listened very earnestly, and remembered tht prayer as the sequel proved. Later is th'
 day the edltor of the Conn. Western News