Connecticut western news., 1882-06-07
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k eating canned corn. shepaug trackmen have received 20 per cent. increase in wages. Meriden raised $4OO on Memorial day for the Garfield monument fund. Iucendiarism and poisoned meat for dogs are quite prevalent in Roxbury. Winsted people observed Decoration Day in their usual patriotic manner. Twin daughters were born to MT. and Mrs. Homer Thompson, of Kent. Prof. Chittenden, of Yale, having "given in his testimony" now goes to Europe.
 The shepaug R. R. runs two trains day each way. Business must be improving. The Connecticut Travellers Association, will meet this year in Bridgeport, July 2l. Waterbury and vicinity was divided in it's mind, between Jumbo and Decoration Day. o. M. Crosby of Danbury, has the largest peach orchard in New England over l,6O0 trees.
 A Waterbury man has sent his sister a flower plucked from the grave of Lord Cav endish.
 The stone over a grave at Suffield, Conn.,, is cut exactly the size and shape of the coffin underneath.
 The rumor that President Watrous of the Cons solidated railroad is about to resign is not authentic.
 Burglars took $500 worth of property from Judge Sidney B. Beardsley's house at Bridge port Wednesday night.
 The Rochdale Woolen mills at Poughkeep- sic were struck by lightning on Sunday and burned. Loss $5O,OOO.
 Samuel Webster was killed by locomo- tive in Bridgeport Friday evening. He was walking on the track Judge Fyler of Winsted, now spends al- formative days of the week at hls office and farm, says the Herald.
 Milk has beer shipped from Stars famous Echo Farm, Litchfeld to South America, and found sweet and good after 2S days. Joshua T. Browne, President of the Rhne- beck savings bank, was so badly gored by a bull that he died in few hours A strong anti-Masonic feeling is develop. ing in Hartford, on account of goats prowling through the streets nights destroying shrub bery.
 Strenerous endeavors are being made for the return of the Chinese students to the schools in Connecticut. Hartford wants them back again.
 The Torrington Water Company are build. ing dam across the Pond Hill brook for the Goshen reservoir. They have been at work several weeks.
 and had three ribs broken by carriage containing the Mayor and three ex-Mayors of that city, Decoration Day.
 Bridgeport has appropriated $1l GOO to- wards the erection of stone crusher, and the leasing of quarry in Trumbull. Bridge port wants better streets. The minister sent by the conference to Barkhamsted Hollow, preached two Sundays and then declined to remain, as the salary paid is inadequate for his support.
 A large fire occurred in Putnam, last week Wednesday, totally destroying the Bugbee block containing the Postoffce and several business firms. Loss, over $60,000. Sport, of Bridgeport comes to the front again. He saves 8 man from drowning in the harbor one day, and the next day is ar rested for horse stealing, but is acquitted.
 A young child of Dennis O'Conners, of Dan bury, through the carelessness of some of the family, got hold of bottle of tincture of io dine, and swallowing portion of it, died in { few hours.
 Samuel H. Foster, a hardware manufac turer of Meriden, is being tried for assault upon his sister, whom it is stated he strucl with his hand, using profane language dur ing the operation.
 The one hundred and fftieth anniversary 0 Trinity Church, Newtown, will be celebrated tomorrow. The new church edi6ee will be consecrated and prominent members of tht
 clergy will be present
 Over l9,OOO people attended Barnum'
 circus at Danbury. Acknowledging th
 statement made by the proprietors that thei
 daily expenses are over $4,5Oo-they hat
 a pretty fair margin left.
 Miss Sarah J. Radcliff, a graduate of Per
 kins Institute of the blind, of Boston, and
 resident of Warehouse Point will give dis
 course on the education of the blind, Il Windsor Locks June 2lst
 Ella E. Beardsley brought suit agains the city of Hartford, for damages, on accoun of an injury received from fall on the side walk. Judgement has been rendered in he
 favor to the amount of $500. The Hartford Times of June lst has tn following:
 : In the Senate at Albany to-day, bill wa passed authorizing the Hartford and Con necticut railroad to purchase the Rhinebec and Connecticut railroad.
 Dr. David Nash, well known and mos highly respected physician of Brldgepor , died recently. Dr. Nash was the oldest phy
 sician in the city, if not in the county, an had large practice covering an extensive tel itory.
 A Waterbury boy attempted to interve Barnum's Leopards, through one of the yer tlating spans of the cage. He was qult successful. as the traces of one of the animal
 claws will iE all probability ornament th
 side of his head for some time. l The Housatonic Road has purchased tn large engine 'Economy" which it used 0 , trial. some months since. It has also sol