Connecticut western news., 1889-07-24

for the carpenters.
 Mrs Lydia Corbit is again on the sick list and confined to her room.
 STATE ITEMS.
 Waller & Pomeroy. of Gaylordsville, shipped 22O calves the last three weeks.
 There are said to be over 1900 summer visitors in Litchfeld at the present time.
 There are several severe cases of ty- phoid dysentery in Plainville, and there have been several deaths.
 Bridgeport has rumor that the Con solidated road has adopted plans for an elevated road through Bridgeport.
 At Waterbury, on Saturday, farmer named Burr fired shotgun at five women. who were picking berries in his pasture. Three of them were slightly hurt.
 It is reported that the Stevens House in Norfolk has been rented to Mir F. A. Moulthrop, of Torrington, who will take possession the 1st of October.
 Mary A. Russell, wife of Prof Francis T. Russell, of St Margaret's school, at Waterbury, died last Saturday morning, after an illness of several weeks.
 Talcott Brothers large barn at Tal- cotville, with hay, grain, wagons, etc., was burned to the ground Sunday night. Cause unknown. Loss $1, 800 i; | insured. ....
 Arrangements have been completed for picnic of the employees of the East Hartford car shops to-day. They | picnic at Rockville. and two or three hundred people are expected.
 Lester J. Bradley, who was recently arrested for dedication connected with the Derby railroad, died suddenly at New Haven last Friday morning. He has been in i'll health for some time, and died of a complication of heart and other diseases.
 | The contract for the new Congrega- tional Library building at Hartford has been awarded to the New England Granite company. of Hartford, for $1, 251, 500. It is estimated it will take 800 to 1000 men four years to complete the work.
 Ex-Postmaster Bartlett Bent, of Middletown, suffered a second stroke of paralysis last Saturday. He remained unconscious until Monday afternoon, when his condition became more favorable. The paralysis affected his tongue and he could not speak. The former attack occurred several months ago.
 There is to be a grand rally of the friends of the pending Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment in the Bap- tist tabernacle at Crescent Beach, on the 26th inst, beginning at 10 a. m. Some of the best speaking talent in the state has been engaged, and the rail roads sell excursion tickets.
 The law prohibiting the sale o1 cigarettes to boys under 16 years of age goes into effect next month. The cigar dealers are having lot of machines made at Waterbury with drop-a-nickel in-the-slot arrangement, whereby any person can drop penny and receive a cigarette. The machines are to be placed outside of the store, where the dealer cannot see who buys.
 The New Milford Button Co.'S factor, at New Milford was destroyed by fir, on Monday evening of last week. Tn, origin of the fire is unknown. The los is about $40.OO0. Insurance 1925. 900 The company have determined to con tinue in business and expect to erect large brick factory on the site of thu wooden building which was consumed by the flames. They will try to leas Noble Brothers unoccupied buildin, and resume the manufacture of button at once.
 Gaylordsville is the largest calf mar ket on the Housatonic railroad .Tw,
 candidates for the Winsted postmaster , ship, Messrs Roraback and Tanner, ar
 circulating petitions, and it is allege. that the names of several infuentia
 citizens are on both petitions ;. .Worl has already begun on the state typogra l phical survey. Certain points are to b fixed upon, from which to make calc u lations and take measurements and thes are now being chosen. The promptnes , with which the start is made indicate
 that the state will not be without sur E vey any longer than it is required t f make it.-[New Hartford Tribune Thomas O'Niel, blacksmith employ ed at the turbine wheel works of J. F
 Collins x Co.,. in Waterbury, came nea ,, losing his left eye last Wednesday afte, :. noon while engaged in cutting bar c steel. O'Nlel was striking with heav sledge when @ piece of flying stee {. passed through the upper lid of his lei ? eye, and cutting it's way over the ball . fell down behind the eye pressing forward and out of place, but not out C the socket. Dr Patrick Cassidy ws called, and with the aid of cocaine sut | ceeded in following the steel an . removing it from the place of lodgmen letting the eye back to it's natural pos
 tion. It is thought that the sight ( {, the eye will be saved.
 About 9:3O Saturday night Charle l Degnan, of Southington, who ha j. attended ball game in Plainvillt
 went home on the freight. He got o : safely near the Center, but attempts @ to again board the train after it ha p started. with the intention of going i e New Haven. His feet caught firmly Q the caboose step, and he fell, bein s dragged for quarter of a mile befo1 d discovery. His head was mashed to
 jelly, one arm torn to shreds, and brain blood and pieces of skull were scattere
 along the track for long distance
 Degnan. familiarly known as "Doc !. was very popular young man, : years of age.
 O. 100 Ladies Wanted.
 And 100 men to call on any druggist for y free trial package of Lanes Family Medicin | fh0 OroQf r0Ot and odx