Connecticut western news., 1872-05-24
STATE NEWS.

The dry goods store of Smith 6 Rock well, Middletown was robbed, Tuesday night of $1, 900 worth of silk goods.
 On Monday evening, as company of children were gathered around bonfire in Elisha Spalding's yard, ln Preston, the clothes of little girl, daughter of Hugh King, took fire and were burned nearly of from her body.
 The Wallingford community decided some time since not to raise strawberries any more for the market. Two or three short crops prompted the decision. ,'... .
 The northern part of the town of Ham. den was visited by a destructive fire, on Tuesday, burning over tract of woodland fsome two or three miles long and nearly a mile in width.
 It is expected that the foundation of the new hotel in New London will be compile ted by the 1st of July. and an additional number of men have been employed to secure this end. The patchwork will be pushed forward rapidly, and the building will probably be ready for its roof by October 1st. .''
 The commencement exercises of the Yale Theological Seminary occurred on Wed. nesday afternoon of last week, at the Col lege street church. The exercises were opened at little before three o'clock, with President Porter and Dr. Hoke, of New York, in the pulpit. .,....;....s ..t.
 The Yale authorities have concluded to compel the students to attend but one ser vice on Sunday. The afternoon service is now optional, morning prayers and the forenoon service alone being compulsory. The substitution of short evening service in connection with Bible class has also been proposed. aal@ ... .-' .".. .'~
 A New Haven father has three daughters. who obtained permission to go out Wed. nesday afternoon. They went separate ways. The eldest attended birth in the family of friend. The next in years was present at the wedding in the reformed church. while the youngest attended the funeral of an aged relative.
 Quite severe battle was fought one day last week in Roxbury, by two neighboring men who ought to have settled their dispute about passway without coming to blows. The weapons chosen for the occasion were clubs, which we learn were used quite freely much to the damage of one of the parties, the other escaping with very visihle mark on his forehead .-.
 While the Shore Line train was passing oyer the ''Leet's Island" pile bridge, We'd nesday, Mr. s. H. Scranton, Superinten- dent of the road, saw that the bridge was on fire. He stopped the train, took a couple of buckets, sent the train on, put out the fire, and walked to Guilford.
 On Tuesday of last week, disastrous fire occurred in Middletown, destroying 8 four-story building, three stories of which were occupied by Simons & Miller, britannia manufacturers They were insured for $15,OOO The building belonged to Wilcox, Crittenden 6 Co.,, and was insured for $4, 300.
 A house in Hamden was destroyed Mon- day night, and boy, aged four years, son of Edward Derrick, was burned to death. Mrs. Derrick attempted to rescue the child, but was unsuccessful, and was obliged to jump out of the window to save her own life. In so doing she broke her leg.
 Thieves are still active in Bridgeport. On Tuesday evening safe was stolen from the office of Messrs. Lowe 6 Watson, pro- prietors of the Bridgeport Boiler Works. An entrance was effected through one of the side windows. The safe was placed in a boat stolen for the purpose, and taken up the harbor. The next morning the boat and safe were found near the shore. An attempt had been made to open the safe with sledge hammer stolen from the Boiler Work. The heavy pounding on the safe stove a hole in the bottom of the boat causing it to sink. The thieves then aban- doned the undertaking. ...,-