Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
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 Down at Bridgeport, what they call fun is to hide mans clothes at the bathing pavil- ion.
 John Hopper lay down in a swamp while drunk and tho mosquitoes killed him, at Tal- lahassee, Aug. 4.
 The state convention of both parties will be held next month. The Republican in New Haven and the Democrat in Hartford.
 The twin daughters of George Hadden and wife, of Norwalk six months old, died We'd nesday night, (26th) from the excessive heat
 While Middletown boy of nine years was watching blacksmith a few days since, his eye was put out by piece of flying iron.
 It is now generally believed that Mrs. J. McPherson of Rockville, who disappeared two or three weeks ago, has eloped with one Purnell.
 A lady stopping at the Pequot House, New London, has dress made entirely of peacock tips, and valued at $l,000. It is not war ranted to wash.
 James McGowan, carpenter from New Haven, fell from roof last night at Port Jervis, N. Y dislocatng his neck, and he died instantly.
 The third week in this month will be camp. meeting week in Connecticut. Themeetings at Willimantic, Plalnville and Pine Grove begin on Monday, 21st.
 The New Haven milk dealers, on account of the drouth have agreed to raise the price of milk cents per quart. Such is the result of scarcity of water.
 T. Sedgwick Steele, of Hartford, has come into the possession of fine seal ring, worn by Gen. Sedgwick when he was shot at the battle of the Wilderness.
 A new Haven child three years old, re. gently fell from window to the pavement beneath, distance of IT feet. Strange to say, the child escaped serious injury. A Norwich woman going into her kitchen few days since, found army worms an inch deep on the floor. After protracted strug. gle the army was swept into the street. | Sunday was the day to test ihe piety of good people It was much easier to stay at home in fatigue uniform than to dress and pink and walk under a blazing sun to church seven time heated.
 The steamer City of Troy, on her trip from New York to Troy on last Wednesday flight, had on board fifty-three children, sent out by the New York Tribune, on their way to country homes, to spend two weeks
 A religious meeting in one of the churches at Pittsfeld on Sunday, July 3Oth, had to be discontinued because of the racket in the lookup caused by the large number confined therein for drunkenness
 During the heavy shower Monday after. noon, at Stamford, lightning struck the spire 1.-the Presbyterian church, burning that edi fee and an adjoining dwelling. Loss, $25, 900 on church, and eight thousand on dwelling Mrs. Margarette Loomis died on Town Hill, New Hartford, Wednesday, in her 102d year Her father, William Barry, was in Burgoynes army. People seem to be getting older than they were few years ago. The average farmer of Massachusetts has an invested capital of $4,70O. There are A, $50 farmers in the state on which are hired employees to the number of only 35 900 To every acre of cultivated land there are two and half acres lying idle [ The Willamantic linen company has issued orders to the effect that it will hereafter hire no hands who cannot read and write, and that such persons already in their employ, will be discharged July 4, 's3. if at that time they have not learned how
 A'r. Joseph D. Bates, late United States Marshal of thus state, died at his residence on Asylum Avenue, Hartford, after long and severe illness of Brights disease of the kidneys, terminating in paralysis. Mir. Bates was about 61 years of age, and leaves wife and two children; son who is married and a single daughter
 Lebbeus M. Pixley, aged eighty-fve years, died at his residence in Great Harrington, Sunday morning. MT. Pixley was a native Of the town, and had been selectman and road commissioner of the town, and held | offices of trust in the Agricultural society. His father, Joseph Pixley, settled here in 173O.
 An Italian peddler living at Providence, R l., was assaulted and killed in a public street, on Sunday. The two men clinched and fell, Deboro, the man who was. killed fell on top, when the assaultng party drew a razor and cut Deboros throat The injured man rose to his feet, walked few feet and instantly expired. The murderer escaped.
 The crew of the Northern Light, fromINew York for Yok ohama, mutinied again at New London, Ct., Monday and when First Mate Knowles attempted to put irons on Francis Mur rrin, he drew sheath knife and plunged ii into Knowles abdomen several times. Knowles was taken to the city and now lies at the point of death. Murrin is locked up.
 Mrs. Frank Acorn was made senseless by lightning at her sewing machine July 29th, at Dedham, Mass, and the Dedham Boat Club house was struck and burned with fifty boats {; loss on house, $1,8OO; insurance, $l ,500; on boats $2,000; uninsured. Peter Finn's barn was struck and burned, and several other buildings were struck and more or less dam aged.
 A destructive storm, Monday afternoon, extending through large portion of Pennsyl- vania. New Jersey and New York, done much damage. Barns were burned, houses were unroofed and trees uprooted, besides much damage to the crops by flood and wind