Connecticut western news., 1889-07-24

concerts. They had full houses at New Hartford, Norfolk, Lakeville and Sharon. At Winsted about 450 persons were present, and at Great Harrington about 25O. The fact that every number on their program is encored shows that the audiences are delighted with the selections and the excellent manner in which they are rendered.
 It is rumored that new time table will go into effect on the Conn. Western Railroad on Monday, July 29. Through trains will be put on from Hartford to Campbell Hall, west of the Hudson river, where connections are made with the Erie R. R. and the Lehigh valley for the south and west, and also the time table will be arranged so as to make closer connections with the Naugatuck Valley, and that the evening train will run to Winsted, instead of stopping at Norfolk.
 Truth is stranger than fiction, and wonders never cease. It has just come to light that for eight years scheme has been developing to make the Hart ford & Connecticut Western road the connecting link in a railway system ex- tending from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Egbert P. Butler, of Norfolk, is the father of the Connecti- cut Western road. Through his persis- tent and untiring efforts the road was built, but he little dreamed that it would ever become a link in chain representing $7OO. .0OO,0OO.
 On April 18th, Mrs Julius Frein, daughter of Deacon Henry 0. Barnes, departed this life. On July 14th, Miss Violet l.. Barnes, daughter of MT Cal win E. Barnes, also departed this life. Mrs Frein's death was the first and only one that has occurred among the mem bership of the Pilgrim church. Miss Barnes funeral was the first and only one that has been held in the Pilgrim church edifice. It seems remarkable that such should be the circumstances in connection with the death of the daughters of brothers, and it also seems remarkable that it was destined that a funeral should be held in the church before any wedding is solemnized there.
 Last Thursday as Frederick Elm. mons was returning from delivering lumber with William Smiths horse, the animal started at very lively pace down East Main street. When opposite s. A. Eddy's farm house the trucks rar upon some rocks, breaking the reach and part of the harness, allowing part of the front truck to strike the horses heels. He then broke into a run and kept it up until he jumped the fence back of William Walters barn and stop
 ped in the center of the back yard
 When the reach broke, the front wheel! remained fastened to the horse, leaving the hind wheels and the driver tumblin& around in the dust. Nobody was iniur ed, though the driver and companion were somewhat jared.
 Who would think that in this quie town pedestrian returning home afte
 dark would be commanded to halt, ant , thls command emphasized by danger ous looking revolver? But such was tn, , case. When James Keenan was return , ing home from the village, Thursda,
 night, he heard several pistol shots il
 the vicinity of the old German place
 and continuing on little ways, had
 revolver showed under his nose and wa
 commanded to halt, by one Georg Shaver, who was at the other end of tn weapon. Keenan replied by putting hi
 fist against Shaver's eye and telling hir
 to "take that" knocking George dow
 and taking the revolver away from him "Putt" has since assertained that tn weapon was not loaded when pointed g !, him, but that it was Shaver who fire the shots. George is not here any more