Connecticut western news., 1878-09-05
STATE NEWS.

yphoii fever is quite prevalent in Liteh- fell.
 -'le knife factory in rhomaston has been rebuilt and work resumed
 Wages in the South Norwalk lock shor have been reduced 10 per cent.
 By dollar subscriptions Meriden has raised s200 for the yellow fever sufferers.
 For the Wallingford tornado sufferers a sum of about g, 900 in all has been contribu- ted.
 The Fall term of the State Normal School. at New Britain. will begin Monday, September 9th.
 Judge Sanford of New Haven opened the September term of the superior court at Tol- lani, Tuesday.
 There were thirty-three thousand two hundred pounds of fat men present at the clambake this year.
 James Bamerick, while working on the new capital dome in Hartford, fell distance of 165 feet and was picked up dead.
 Governor Hubbard has $1,oO0 turnout which he recently purchased of the Spanish minister in New York. The Watertown fair and horse trot will be held September 24th-26th at Hillside park. The premium list aggregates $2,00O. An iron bridge with 40 foot span is to be erected by the Naugatuck Railroad com pany at Seymour.
 "A Danburv man has hired A woman from whom he was formerly divorced, as the nurse of his present wife's child.
 Hartford horsemen are trying to arrange for race between "Rarus," ssEdwin For rest and Hopeful on Charter Oak park about October 15.
 "A West Woodstock church has had hard experience with Elder Ellis, who suffered siege in the church before the society could eject him.
 Augustus Osborn of Sherman, who beat local doctor badly because he thought he had given him some Hove powders has been ac- quilted, on the ground of insanity.
 John Horne was found dead in his bed at his home in Bedding last Sunday morning. The jury found verdict that he died from heart disease.
 James Lees dwelling house in Walling- ford, which was vacant, was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. The fire was of in- cendiary origin.
 A fire occurred in Southington, on Friday. evening, which destroyed the dwelling house of Mrs. Catherine Greenwood, located few rods north ofthe Peck, Stow Wilcox con- pany,s foundry.
 The old Connecticut Charter is to be framed from the wood of the old Charter Oak tree at 8 cost of $250, which amount, it is thought, will gratify the aesthetic tastes oi all.
 -Supt. Beach, of the Naug. road, has pur- chased the land and homestead at High Rock Grove known as the Sherman place, about 50 acres, as an addition to the picnic grounds there.
 The Connecticut State Agricultural soci- ety's fair at Charter Oak Park on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 10, H. 12, and 13 bids fair to be the finest ever held by the association.
 Governor Hubbard has appointed Hon. William Faxon of Hartford, Bank Commission CT in place of Gardiner Greene of Norwich, who is unable to qualify for the office on ac- count of interests which he holds in banking institutions in that city.
 Michael McNamara of Newtown, and Ed win Hoyt of Sherman, who killed his father in cold blood, have been indicted at Bridgeport Tor murder in the first degree.-James F. O Brien of Pennington has been held without bonds for murdering his father.
 MT. R. Weathcrby, of Meriden, says 8 corn pest has made it's appearance. He has. had several ears of sweet corn eaten by the bugs just as clean as if the corn was scraped of with the knife. The bugis nasty looking creature, resembling cockroach, only some- thing more ''chunky."
 ==A grand time Is expected at the Danbnrv parade of fremen September 9th. Twenty three companies have accepted the invitation to participate, and one thousand men or more are to take part. The day closes with a ball and concert. with music by Wheeler $ Will sons band.
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