Connecticut western news., 1886-02-17
HERE AND THERE.

keepsie, N. Y., burned Sunday morn ng February 2, and 15 horses perished in the flames,
 Hon. John T. Hogeboom of Ghent, N. r., died last Thursday morning, aged about "A years.
 The First church in Cambridge, Mass, celebrated it's 250th anniversary on Fri day. Addresses were delivered by the Hon Charles T. Russell, Mayor Russell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the Rev Dr F. H. Hedge and several others.
 Henry H. Drake was on Monday, February 8, nominated by the president for postmaster nt West Winsted, al- though about 90 per cent of the persons of both political parties taking mail at the office petition for the reappointment of the present incumbent, B. F. Marsh, a one-armed ex-Union soldier and an efficient and faithful postmaster. Small pox has appeared in Union Vil- lage Manchester. James Ward, board g-house keeper, and his son are now sick and boarder, who caught the dis ease from rags in paper mill, IS now recovering from the disease. The house is quarantined and vaccination is going on vigorously in Manchester. Win sted expects to have the electric light by next fall. The Electric Light company of Waterbury is discussing the placing of plant in Winsted with capital stock of 7,5OO. At the annual meet ing of the Putnam Phalanx, last week, Major c. H. Case was reelected to the position of fcommandant of tue battalion. An anti-swearing society has been formed in Thomaston in one of the fac tories, with fixed system of fines. .... Dr Ralph s. Goodwin of Thomaston has been appointed member of tho State Board of Health in place of Dr Lindsley, resigned.-New Hartford Tribune.
 After pilgrimage of nearly 80 years upon earth, Samuel E. Merwin of New Haven breathed his last about $50 o'clock Thursday evening. The deceased was born in Brooklyn, Conn.,, March 13. 1907, and there remained until 1847 He was of the firm of s. B. Merwln X Son.
 Mrs Eliza Nelson, mother of Hon Homer A. Nelson of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, died at the residence of her son in said city on Thursday last. About three weeks ago she fell down the stairs of her residence, receiving severe injuries, from which she never recovered. Her husband died 15 years ago.
 The following story is going the rounds. 4 Litchfeld county merchant recently went to see his best girl who works in milliner's store in an adjoln- ing town. A screen or curtain separates the salesroom from the workroom. The milliner invited the merchant into the workroom and seated him in large arm chair. He chatted merrily with her and with his dulcinea until the miiliner was 1 called into the salesroom to wait on cus- toners. The milliners little four-year- old daughter was playing about the store and happened to wander into the workroom, from which she quickly retreated, and approaching her mother said, "Ma, that man is sitting in the rocking chair and she is sitting on the handle"
 l.. E. Baker, editor and publisher of The New Milford Item, announces that "the material, subscription list and ad- vertising accounts of The Item office is for sale. Ill health is the reason for selling, and my lease of life depends upon change of climate and employ, ment. A good opportunity for live man with some experience and small capital is offered in the sale of this ofice."
 Peter Hapenny, Waterbury printer, who has worked in every newspaper office in the Naugatuck valley, is at 6 hospital in Newark with both legs hor ribly burned. He claims that while
 >leeping in saloon some unknown mer
 put red hot pennies on his legs. Or
 waking he found his clothes ou fire. ant
 the hot pennies burning into the flesh
 John B. Cough was attacked with stroke of apoplexy Monday evening whil
 d .liver,ng a lecture at the Frankfor,