Connecticut western news., 1897-07-29
T. A. Evans, of Bethel, spent Sun.

Eddy.
 The reunion of the 49th Massachu- setts regiment will be held at Stock bridge, Mass, August 12.
 A washout under the trestle at Cherry Brook on Thursday last delay ed the P. R. X N E. trains about four hours.
 Rev Fr. Sullivan, who has been as- sociated with Rev T. F. Ramon as curate for some months has been trans ferred to Portland.
 M. A. Brown and family, of Lenox, called at our office Saturday, on their way to Winsted to visit c. K. Hunt and family at Highland Lake.
 Twelve riders of the Torrington wheel club passed through here Sun- day morning and afternoon on ride to Ct. Burlington and return.
 Young Timothy McGuire is wanted by the officers for assault on Eliza Nc Ginnis last week Wednesday. Timothy has not been seen since that date.
 Sheridan Bailey was convicted of assaultiug the old Frenchman, Prennez, in the town of New Marlboro, Mass. in the Superior court at Pitts6eld last week.
 We are hearing many reports of rattlesnakes being killed on Canaan mountain but the last report we have on good authority is that Norman Rice. who was berrying on the mountain Tuesday morning killed rattler at 0 point opposite H. F. Morse's, with a large stone. The snake was four feet long and had eleven rattles.
 The special school meeting on Fri day night, heard the report of the com mittee on heating and repairs, and vot- ed to raise $7U0.00 by district tax of II mills The money will be used to heat the District No. 9 building with steam. buy maps and make necessary repairs. J. H. Roraback was elected take G. s. Fuller's place on the com mittee of repairs.
 Every comrade of the 128th Regi- ment N. Y. Volunteers is requested to send his name and address to Frank H. Brett, Matteawan, N. Y on or before Sept. l, so that circulars announcing the annual reunion Oct. 19, may be sent. For several years some of the comrades have not been notified be- cause their address was not known to the secretary. All comrades who see this notice are asked to inform other members, and newspapers will confer a favor by publishing this notice.
 The boy choir, of Waterbury, will sing in Christ church next Sunday fore- noon.
 ORDER OF SERVICE.
 Processional-Hymn 383. -
 Venite-Chant. e
 Gloria Chant.
 Te Deum D, Buck.
 Jubilate 0, Buck.
 Hymn 403. .#.
 Kyrie, Fortay.
 Gloria Tibi. Pleyel.
 Hymn 23l.
 Sanctus 0, Gounod.
 Hymn 222.
 Gloria in Excelsis-Old Chant.
 Nunc Dimittis, Tonus Re gius.
 Recessional- 465.
 Frank Hitchcock has been having his share of trouble lately. About two weeks ago one of his team horses slip ped and broke it's leg on the road near James Keenan's. The animal had to be killed. Since that time some one maliciously poisoned his big St. Der nard dog Buff" and the faithful old fellow died. The other day Frank s son, Connie, was raking hay with two horse rake, when one of the whif1etrees pulled off and struck one of the horses on the heels and the team became un- manageable and ran, throwing Connie under the rake. When picked up he was unconscious and had been consid- erably lacerated by the rake teeth. He is able to be about again now. The team ran to the barn on the Ward farm where they were working and were not injured.
 The thunder shower of Friday afternoon was accompanied by an un- usual amount of electricity, the light ming striking in several places in town. A tree on Main street ne. s. c. Beck ley's residence vas struck, and the telephone wires at the station were struck just as the picnic party were alighting from the 4.04 train. Several felt the shock The s. N. E. lineman had had several repairs to make at the station and reported sixteen instru- ments burned out. Several trees on Bennett hill were struck, and COW be- longing to Mir Bonner was killed. A bolt of electricity also struck on the Anchor Lime Co.'S premises but did no damage. The storm was very severe in surrounding towns, the hotel barn at Sheffield being struck and burned to the ground.
 The case of the state against Maurice Warner was tried before Jus tice Roberts on Saturday. J. Henry Roraback prosecuted and l. J. Kicker. son, of West Cornwall, defended. A large number of citizens. many of whom were witnesses, witnessed the trial. In its nature the case was very trivial and, as Mir Roraback admitted, should never have been brought to trial, but owing to the able and determined manner in which it was fought on both sides and the lively tilts and sallies between the learned counsel and the peculiar indi vidualities of many of the witnesses, the II IL. kc.-