Connecticut western news., 1882-01-25
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North Bridgeport is to have paper mill
 The gross debt fNew Haven is $774, 900.
 The semi-weekly Leader in Bridgeport is to be changed to daily.
 Hon. L. B. Merriam of Hartford has been nursing sick brother, in Akron, Ohio.
 1,5O0 tons of nine inch ice were harvested last Saturday by gang of New Haven ice cutters.
 A "creditable" parsonage, to cost $l ,60O is to be built in Litchfield as soon as the money is raised.
 A Tremendous boom in lager" is predicted in Winsted, as the borough water is becoming unfit for use.
 Col. C. D. Blinn of New Milford is gradu- ally recovering from prostration brought on by hemorrhage Of the head and lungs. All the passenger cars on the Naugatuck B. R. have been equipped with an ax and an | iron bar, for use in case of smashup. The advance agent for a travelling show which is to visit Bridgeport is only 19 years old, and stands feet and inches high. A literary entertainment is to be given in Winsted Feb. Sth, under the management of Rose Terry Cooke and MT. Edward Clarke. | Another saloon keeper in Bridgeport at- tempted suicide recently. Probably the re- suit of P. T. Barnum's late temperance lec- | ture there.
 Cheney will wear his plug hat at the t'event"-the baby elephants arrival we mean, of course; that's all the rage in Bridge port. How embarrassed the old Queen" l will be.
 | Single misfortunes never come alone. Hartford is undergoing the legislature and a temperance revival and next Friday and l Got io to had upon her by Sherlock.
 | c. H. Griffin, Milford man, is rising in his might to put stop to Sunday trains. This will not meet the approval of some of the fair sex, who'd rather stay at home from church than go with bob-tailed dress.
 The Gazette says that Pennsylvania man has been taking in the beauty of the scenery" in New Milford. He probably went to South Main street, where not only the beauty, but the street itself is ''taken in" and scrubbed every night.
 Bridgeport has roller skating rink, which is well patronized notwithstanding there IS plenty of good skating on real, hope. to. die ice. Cheney says there's no more fun in roller skating than in taking your girl sleigh riding on 8 wheelbarrow.
 At a recent apron festival in Winsted, punched coins constituted the greater part oi the proceeds, according to the Times, and quarters and half dollars that had been re- fused at every bar in town gave several young men lasting regulations for generosity" T A New Milford man had one of his toes cut open the other day while arresting run away horse, and he was taken to the nearest tobacco warehouse where the cut was sewed up with the aid of piece of rope and one oi the stringing needless or whatever you call 'em.
 General L. A. Dickinson was appointed grand marshal by the Grand Lodge of Masons Thursday, Rev. Ruel H. Futile, Windsor, grand chaplain; G D. Stanton, Stonington, grand senior steward; J. R. Post, Essex, grand junior steward; George A. Smith, New Haven, grand tyler. Standing committees were appointed as follows: On bylaws, E B. Beecher, Westville; D. B Chapman, New London, and Henry Tolles, New Britain On correspondence, Joseph K. Wheeler, Hart. ford.
 Thede. Watson, the New Milford station agent, has invented a snow blow which makes the eyes of the New Milforders bung right out It consists of two short boards nailed together at right angles and fastened to railroad truck, and is Davigated alice samee like wheelbarrow. It wont exactly run itself, but with little help from behind 1t gets over the ground ana leaves trall plen' ty wide enough to roll whisky barrel over, or to allow Bob Erwin to turn around on his heel without scraping both sides of the fur row into the path.
 The business men of New Milford held a business meeting last Tuesday night, to con- slider the question of building new railroad from New Milford to Danbury, a distance of fifteen miles, and the meeting resulted in a | vote to organize a company to be called the New Milford 6 DanbHry R R. Co.,, with a capital of S35O,0Oo The following five gen. tlemen were appointed committee to push the enterprise, raise the funds, etc.: Messrs. D. E. Soule, Ralph E. Garfield, Geo. W. An thony, Nicholas Staub, and Walter B Bost- wick. The officials of the Danbury & Nor walk R. R. are favorable to the project, and promise their share of support. The charter of the latter corporation prevents them from extending their road to New Milford, and it lis thought an effort to amend the charter