Connecticut western news., 1882-08-02
HERE AND THERE.

Five churches are in process of erection in New Haven.
 The army worm has struck Danbury and is doing great damage.
 Tho tramp law is being strictly enforced again in the state.
 Uncle Sam does thriving business. Dur ing the present month his receipts have amounted to over $l, GOO, 900 day.
 Potatoes have declined in price in market about $l bushel. Potatoes are said to be of superior quality this season.
 The fisheries of Connecticut employ 3,13l persons and $1, 421 ,O2O capital, and the value ot the products to $l ,456, 965.
 MT. Robinson, of Litchfield, is about to erect an observatory on the top of his house, where he will mount his l-2 inch telescope.
 The post office at Southport was entered by burglars, Tuesday of last week. They blew open the safe, but obtained nothing for their trouble.
 The dean of the Yayle law school is authori- ty for the statement that the income of New Haven lawyers does not exceed $4OO on an average.
 Mrs, James Hunder, the alleged Mill River incendiary, appeared before the District court at Great Burlington Thursday morning and had her case continued two weeks. A fox shark was lowed ashore near the house of Hubbard Smith in Milford, last Wed nesday morning, and is quite curiosity. Ii is over twelve feet long, and it's tail is longer than the body.
 A young man named John Hommel wat | drowned in the Housatonic near the Wilkin son paper mill, Tuesday, July 18th, while bathing. He is supposed 10 have been taker with cramps.
 | No trace has yet been found of Mrs. Joh1 McPherson of Rockville, who started July l2 to visit friends at New York. MT. McPher son and officer Woodward have searched l New York in vain.
 | Elton Miner, of Thomaston, late gradual, of the scientific department of Yale College started Monday to take position as assist ant civil engineer on a Pennsylvania railroad in process of construction.
 Edward o. Witherspoon, son of the Rev o. Witherspoon of Birmingham and nephey of Prof Ed. Witherspoon of Waterbury, Ina been appointed cadet midshipman at tn naval academy at Annapolis.
 Mary E. Mills, of West Hartford, aged Is was drowned in the Hartford Reservoir, las Thursday. She was pick .nicking with othe
 young people in grove near by, and wen
 down the bank for water and fell in.
 A turtle has been found at Falls Churcl
 Va. oa whose back was the inscription ''U s. June 20, 1861. D. c. Rhodes" Rhode
 was Connecticut soldier on picket duty
 the time he carved the letters 2l years ago. A setter dog at Columbia, s. C., trotted u to new wspaper carrier the other day and dro1 ped from his mouth into the carriers hand
 penknife which he had found Being an Il
 telligent and honest dog he wanted the knl advertised.
 , Frank Merrick, aged 19, while bathing Fair Haven the other evening, dove off spring board into six feet of water, and stri ing his head on the bottom, broke one of u vertebre of the spinal column. He will pro
 ably die. David Mentz, who is wanted in New Hay, : for horse stealing, has been found in u l Westchester county jail at White Plains, ] : Y. When his time of service expires there l will be brought to New Haven for trial ? the charge of stealing horses in New Have 1 for trial on the charge of stealing horses Z New Haven city and county.