Connecticut western news., 1888-08-01
OLEOMARGARLNE.


 The Mohammedans bury without 8 coffin of any kind.
 The John l.. Sullivan-Doris show has collapsed and MT Holmes, the owner of the animals, etc., has taken possession of his property.
 J. T. Case, of Bristol, the inventor of the now famous Case engine, started for Canada last week to introduce his engine there.
 A person who has been looking up the matter estimates that there are from 600 to 700 summer residents and visi- tors in town.-ILitchfield Enquirer.
 A Miss Leg of Montana has just married man named Hand. She thought she would rather be a right Hand than left Leg
 The recent arrivals at the county jail in Litchfield, comprise five persons for intoxications, four for assaults, one for rape, one tramp, and four for other crimes.
 The annual camp meeting of the New York and Hudson River Camp Meeting Association will be held at Sing Sing Heights, commencing Tuesday, August 7th, and continuing ten days.
 Something of stir has been caused among the Free Masons of Mississippi by the grand masters action in suspen- ding the charter of a lodge that had elected liquor seller to member ship.
 The paper mill of John DeVarennes at East Lee was burned Sunday night. The contents of the mill were entirely destroyed. Cause of fire unknown. Loss $4O,0OO, insurance $3O,OOO. MT DeVarennes lost about $12,OOO by the East Lee flood April 20. 1886.
 The twelve-year-old daughter of Carl Mow while playing ball with her brother at Sharon, Conn.,, July B in attempting to stop a passing ball, fell in such way as to break her leg above the knee, causing most serious frac- ture.
 Three large barns belonging to Ste- phen B. Hoyt, New Canaan nursery man, were burned Sunday, with 15C tons of hay and other property. The fire was incendiary. The barns were the largest Tn Fairfield county Loss SIS, ,OOO, insured for $15,OOO.
 A gentleman of this place, while in Litchfeld, Ct., recently, visited an ancient burying ground. On one oi the moss covered grave stones he was able to decipher the following inscrip. tion: Mary Buel, died - 176S aged 90. Having had 12 children, 1O1 grand children, 274 great grandchildren, g great, great grandchildren. Total 40, of whom 336 are surviving. Derby Transcript.
 A Now York paper tells how a new swindle IS being worked on the guile less farmer. He is induced to buy some thing or other on long time, his note being all the payment required. But he objects to giving his note and having il discounted for cash. "Oh, we'll keer the note, says the sharper and there upon writes across the face Not trans. ferable." It soon turns up again in the hands of another party who wants the farmer to pay. An "e" added to the "Not," makes "Note transferable. , keep both eyes on such fellows, anc sign your name to nothing that carries the least evidence of suspicion.
 If that funny young man who loiter. along Main street in the shadows neal the rink ill the evening and seems tt have short dry cough whenever lone female passes by, don't go to hospita or stay in the house after dark he vii have an acute attack of shoe leather il the seat of his pants some of these fine nights which will make him feel tired -[ Winsted Advertiser.
 A correspondent of the Rural New Yorker says that the cost of raising 3 year-old colt is $34 This of course implies good feeding to keep the colt 1T proper condition. Such a colt, says our authority will sell for farm pnr poses for Sl5O giving profit to the breeder of $66 But if the colt is 8 fine bred roadster there is no definite