Connecticut western news., 1882-05-24

$ - ssNi wanted here?" when the would-be burglar dropped the sash and fed through the lots, go- ing north. Dr. Camps dog saw the scamp, aud accelerated h's speed by barking vigorously Miss Fuller woke her companion. Miss Rudge, and thorough inspection of the premises was made. but nothing was found to indicate that an entrance had been effected or at tempted ID any other part of the house.
 A person In this place telegraphed tc parties in Bethel just before taking conductor Lane passenger train south last Friday for that place. and arrived full hour before the irspatch put in an appearance, besides spending half an hour in -Danbury waiting for trsins The fault was not at the Canaan '[ice, as Mss Wendell sent the telegram i'm. nediately after it was written. but there was
 vidently reprehepsibls neglect on the part of some of the operators through whose hands ' passed. If the telegraph comp"ny can't 'rsin "harnesstd lightning" to better tricks than this, they should unbuckle the hold-back
 traps, slack up on the check rein, and Icon
 olidate" the next time with an OK team.
 The clrcus of Frank A Robbins came town hy e.ln rom Eousatonic last Sun
 i,v m r,ug, aud al once pitched its horse,
 onklpg and ore>sine teuts on Watson's lot, u was visited by a number ot curious VII. ayers during the day, and on Monday morn- ing the moantaineers Hooked into town, ac- 'rding to their old and time honored custom. he afternoon performance was we'll attended,
 nl the attendance in the evening was hudly less. The performance was good, many of the specialists being of a superior o~der, The show consisted of small me, nagerie but each specimen was fine one
 a"robatic +teats, ,sttapeze vperformances, A. iatfney the mod, I'll ercuIes, trained dogs and pouleS- funny clowns contortionsts, and 'tlckets hr the, concert" fends All who attended expressed themselves well repaid,
 md We pred,ct that if MT. Robbins ever rlsh$ Caauaau again., he will be greeted with a 'rowded tent
 Last Saturday afternoon as the engine of
 otHrtNT lakes ore tram was backing west ea,4 oY, Fnev's hill on the west side o' the u 'nsAtrnir r,ver. it was met by the sec 'on mems hand ear On sharp curve, and 'thou>h englne' Riley stoppsd his locomo i've which l' WIS running slowly in expec t. r'u of meeting the hand car It being then ,"uut quit!Iug time the seciiun men had no 'ine 10 stop the,r clr a> it was on steep grade and they were running very rapidly, The men saw Ihelr ner;l and jHmpei of, all
 x'eptnng Martin Mcclure, who filled com urrhend the situation in tune, as he was sit
 ing with his back toward the engine The handcar crashed inro the engine. throw. ing NJ 'rtin over on his back and slightly hruis ny him but intlct'ng no serious injury One wheel of the hand car was broken, and the varnish on some of the wood work was slightly marred Itwas a narrow escape, and nothing but the promptness of engineer Riley, in instantly reversing his engine pre-. vented a very serious disaster and probably loss of life.
 Judge Granger passed through town last Saturday on the Conn Western road, en- route to his home in Canaan, having finished h 8 weeks work at the !Malley trial in New Haven the day before. He was evidently en- joying respite from his judicial labors and was indulging iu a prolonged nap with his head reclined against car window. The Judge strongly resembles Gen. Grant in ap- pearance, and those who have witnessed his cool aud decisive rulings in court as we'll as his determination to maintain proper decorum can hardly fail to notice farther resemblance to the great captain of the War of the Re- bellion. On Wednesday there was a alspo. sition to indulge in laughter on the part of the audience at some of the testimony Judge Granger was incensed at the unseemly ievlty and put stop to it by the following brief speech: "Mr. Sberf, want it dis unctly understood that there must be no more of thls laughter If any parties laugh or make nose. remove them instantly from the ron The public may as we'll under stand that this is not an exhibition for the rmnsement of the public I: any one offends gain make an example of them" Winsted Herald ."