Connecticut western news., 1884-09-10
HERE AND THERE.

"Yankee" Robinson, for nearly fifty years travelling snowman, died at New Jefferson, Iowa, Sept 4, aged 66.
 Mrs Harlan of Iowa, wife of ex-Sena- tor James Harlan, died at Fortress Mon roe, Thursday night, Sept 4. She was the mother of Mrs Robert Lincoln.
 The Congregational Sunday-school of Sheffield, Mass, picnicked at Twin Lakes last Thursday. About 150 attend ed and report and enjoyable occasion.
 The pet bear belonging to Charles H. Pease of Lee, attracted great deal of attention at the fremen's muster at Ct. Burlington, while riding upon the H.. B. May steamer.
 H. B. Finch of Petersham, who is speaking in various parts of Massachu- setts on constitutional prohibition, will speak at Great Burlington Sept. 30. Many who have heard him, considered him superior to John B Cough.
 Too TRUE-A busy doctor sent in q certificate of death the other day, and through accident, doubtless, inserted his name in the blank space for " Cause of Death" Thus do men sometimes blunder into truth.
 Robert Erwin, ex-editor of the Dan bury Item, left town for St Paul, Minn. on Monday. We hope to hear soon of Bob" as editing paper with as much credit as he received at his homepost. -Nepo niyord Hem, Sept 4.
 The latest in dress for gentlemen, says the Bradford Reporter, IS the ''Father Hubbard" Simply drop the suspend CTS and wear the shirt loose over the top of the pants, instead of tucking it in, and you have the Father Hubbard.
 Cleveland, Ohio, was visited Sunday night by a confagration and the city never before had so narrow an escape from complete destruction. The fire originated in the lumber districts and over 60 acres were burned over, and the lumber interests are badly crippled. The losses are estimated at from S2,0OO,0 ,0OO to $2, 5O0,OOO and the insur- ance at less than $1,000,000. Several Hartford insurance companies loose from $8OOO to S26, 900 each.
 These are the dates of the Connecti- cut trotting circut: Milford and Orange, September 9 to II, entries closed August 30; state fair at Meriden, September 16 to 19, entries closed August 30; Water town, September 23 to %, entries closed August 30; Fairfield county, at Nor walk, September 30 to October 3, en- tries close with Moses W.Wilson, clerk, Westport, the 23d; New Milford, Octo- Der l and 4, entries closo the 23d with D. E. Soules, secretary: Danbury, Octo. Der to 10, entries close October 1,witl B. c. Lines, secretary, Danbury; South ington, October 14 to Is, entries close October l, with w. H. Cummings, sec retary, Milldale.
 Captain Traynor arrived in his dory at Trepassey, N. F., Friday, Sept 5, 1T good health. He intends to proceed upon his Atlantic voyage. ... Tho veal thiest man in the world is the Chinese banker, Han-Qua of Canton. He pay' taxes upon an estate of $450, ,O00, GOO !, and is estimated to be worth a billion teals, which in our money would b, - about fourteen hundred million dollars =. In the northwestern part of Bel , mont, southern part of Harrison ant t northern part of Guernsey counties
 Ohio, sheep are dying by hundreds iron
 scarcity of grass, due to drouth an
 grasshoppers. Sheep formerly held a
 $5 a head can now be bought at S1. ..
 Jay-Eye-See and Phallas will trot agains
 time at Kalamazoo, September 13. Thi :. is the first track on which LadySuffock l. time of 2:26 was beaten by Flora Ten - pie. Jay-Eye-See has not been on tn e fast track since he left Providence, an r he will probably lower the record 2
 his trial here. An effort was made ( n the Grand Opera house in St Pau ], Minn., on Wednesday night, Sept 8, }. assassinate Sitting Bull as he was lea e ing the theater One of the two ui k known men drew a pistol and withol
 raising aimed at the chief, but his con tt panion knocked the weapon down b d fore it could be discharged. Both me tt followed the Indians out but no furth'
 attempt on their lives was made. Si ,f ting Bull is now constantly guarded
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