Connecticut western news., 1884-08-27
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The democratic state convention will be held at Hartford, September ?.

The democratic state convention will be held at Hartford, September ?.
 The reunion of the 2nd Conn. heavy artillery will be held at Waterbury. Sep- tember Il.
 James A. Wilson has sued the New town Bee for libel. He claims S5,00O damages.
 Dr Charles W. Chamberlain of Hart ford died, August 21, of tetanus. He was secretary of the State Board of Health.
 Cincinnati's 18th industrial exposition of manufactures, art, invention and pro- ducts opens at Cincinnati, Ohio, Sep tember 3, and closes October 4.
 The Hartford Evening Post of August 9, says: s'P T. Barnum is sick at Block Island and has telegra phed for his fam fly physician, Dr Hubbard of Bridge port"
 The New Hartford Tribune says:- "A steamer 40 it. long, propelled by a 15 horse power engine, is soon to be built and placed on Long Lake, Win sted. It will carry 200 passengers and have accommodations for dancing. A dispatch dated Bar Harbor, Me-, August 9, reads: s'Mr Blaine, acting under the advice of his physician, will remain here at his cottage during the coming week. He is suffering from a severe cold and sore throat, but had in tended to have visited northeastern Maine.''
 There were heavy frosts in Vernon | and New Hampshire Sunday night The crops were badly damaged in some sec tions. There were heavy frosts along the Naugatuck and Housatonic valleys in Connecticut. At Norfolk, Conn, the thermometer registered AS degrees, Mon- day morning.
 0. P. Huntington, the great railroad magnate, who is native of Harwinton, was yankee pedler in his younger days and carried pair of tin trunks, filed with notions, etc.-1VmSted Press.
 Yes, he not only carried tin trunks filled with notions, but he carried on his shoulders head filled with notions, ambitions, qualifications and brains nee. essary to success in any other line oi business. It does not follow because q man is a pedler that he will inevitably become millionaire. Huntington has the qualifications for success in any kind of business.
 Should Norfolk again be favored with open air concerts by Differs septet next season, as is to be hoped, some people will possibly be enabled to hear theil delightful music who have heretofore only read about it. Manager Hunt oi the Winsted telephone exchange res. ponds to our inquiries by saying that il will be entirely practicable to suspend g telephone transmitter near the players by means of which their music can be distinctly heard in Winsted, Torrington Canaan, Goshen, and in short in all parts of the state where the wires run Should this arrangement be made, a: now seems possible, Mir Battell's charm ing midsummer nights music will be tC many reality instead of a dream -WinSted Herald.
 There are said to be 14, 16O,543 Free Masons scattered throughout the world , .... On October the negro veterans ot central and western New York will. at Syracuse, celebrate the Jerry rescue, Frederick Douglass will deliver the ora tion. T. In Newark, Wayne county, 6 church is used for skating rink during ) the week, and on Sunday religious ser vices are held, the seats being replaced every Saturday night. :. The N. I.