Connecticut western news., 1888-11-14
STATE ITEMS.

James M. Eddy is said to have found kettle of pirates money las is SUD- posed) at Westport.
 The Danbury merchants have carried out their threat and have ceased to use electric lights, the company having re- fused to reconsider it's advance in prices.
 The Superior Court docket of New Haven county has 146 divorce cases upon it. Is it not about time that this wholesale divorce bushes was stopped? -[ Bridgeport Leader. ;, ..
 A suit for 900 damages has been brought against the Housatonic road by MT John German, administrator, on account of the accident which killed Mir James German near Hawleyville, last July. e-..
 Mrs Martin Scollard, of Stamford, while looking from Q window one night recently, was shot in the neck by some one carelessly firing revolver. The wound was not fatal, but very painful.
 Joseph E. Martin has been appointed superintendent of the New York and New England through express line. He has been for many years in the en- ploy of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, beginning as brakeman
 Bridgeport people were treated to a novel street-car disaster Thursday. The horses became manageable and crossing the sidewalk landed the pas sengers in the plate-glass window of a butchers shop, scattering them. among the turkeys, beef and caulifowers.
 Daniel D. Magnum, of Danbury, Conn.,, is man who has made bid for fame and fortune He has invented a wagon reach so constructed that the wagon can be turned around anywhere without the backing process. His inven- tion is called magnum bonum. Y World
 Mrs Charity Crosby, a native of Ridgefield; in this state, died recently at her home in Grand Rapids, Mich, at the age of ninety-nine years, one month and nineteen days. She was quite vigorous, and fully retained her faculties, taking lively interest in all that transpired around her.
 
 A man in Winsted carried an egg in a pocket inside his waistcoat for twenty one days on wager of $10 that it would hatch from the natural warmth of his body, and while he was talking with some friends the other day the peep of chicken announced that he had won his wager
 H. s. Sanford, the Bridgeport lawyer, while being carried in his chair from the Housatonic train to the depot plat. form, Friday evening, ha narrow escape from being struck by the ex- press for New York, which runs through without stopping. MT Sanford was got across the track barely in time to avoid catastrophy.-[ Danbury News
 It is said that certain school teacher in the state punishes unmanageable boys by putting sticks an inch or two long in their mouths and tying their hands behind them. Being forbidden to | continue this barbarous method of chastisement, more original method still was introduced. The mouths of the pupils were sealed by court-plaster seasoned with cayenne pepper. They tell a funny story about making new voters in @ neighboring country | town. One of the candidates for freeman honors, had been taught two or three lines by heart, but when it became time for him to read, he began speaking his piece before the book was opened. "Oh h--l' said the disgusted coacher. "Oh h-l' repeated the wouldbe voter, who thought that was part of the program | me.
 The Woodbury Reporter tells the following story Many of our readers have seen the old gentleman who sells popcorn on tine cars in Hartford. He is devout Methodist, and the story goes that being in meeting, and being desirous to respond with his usual amen to some sentiment of the leader, he inadvertently shouted Popcorn"
 The Harrison veterans of 184O, o1 Hartford. are greatly delighted over the election of the grandson and will have jubilee dinner Thursday. Governor-to be Bulkeley, the United States senators from the state and many other prominent persons will be present. The veterans will form permanent organization and meet each year :: George M. Woodruff, of Litchfeld, who carved his initials 35 years ago on