The Newtown bee., 1889-03-15
Connecticut Buzzings.

Miss Eldridge of Norfolk has given
that town S25, 900 public library build
ing.
DIR S. w. Williston, city physician of
New Haven, hrs handed in his resigna-
ton, to take effect April 10.
About 20 years ago, Charles Noyes,
keeper of the Latimer light off Stoning-
ton, lost gold ring. Constant search
failed to bring the ring to light. Satur-
day, lady walking on the beach no.
ticed glitter and discovered the long
lost ring.
The Mystic Valley Institute has pre-
pared package of examination papers,
catalogues, essays in English, French
and Latin, photographs of classes and
individuals for the Paris exposition.
Hartford citizens are stirring for a
new public library.
The Hartford dredging company has
begun operations in the Stamford har-
Dor. The present channel will be made
five feet deep at low tide from deep wa
ter to the docks.
The Connecticut Western railroad is
replacing the wooden bridge, near Tar
iffville, with an iron structure. This is
the bridge where the disaster took place
about nine years since, when many were
returning from a Moody and Sankey
meeting at Hartford.
Ut. Upham of Union, father of Rep
resentative II. w. Upham,is 81 years old
and has voted for every President since
he was of age.
Rev William Ii. Teele has accepted
the call to the pastorate of the Congre-
gational church at Wethersfield.
There are now 1926 convicts in the
State prison ut Wethersfeld, eight of
whom are women.
The number of sheep in the State is
placed at 50, 43l, valued at s237 ,724 the
poultry number 1872, 6s7, valued at $780,,
637.
A New Haven man got drunk and sold
out a $4,000 harness business for $50.
There was a funny runaway in Nor
wich, the other day. While man and
two women were chatting in hack
the horses started off without a driver
Every one who saw the runaway was
wild with excitement, but the occupants
of the hack were not alarmed. The maj
smoked his pipe and the women gossip
ed and smiled as the hack ratified alOn,
at break-neck speed. The horses final
ly dashed up an embankment and tn
hack was overturned. The top came O
and the three passengers rolled into tn
street unframed.
The Rogers silverware company
Hartford are talking of moving the
plant to Keene, N. III.
The Lebanon creamery manager oil
covered, recently, that he has been chea
ed by some of his patrons, who succee
ed In selling milk with their cream. III
deception was practiced by not fillir
the Cooley creameries quite to the to
at night. Milk was then added in q
morning, which mixed into cream on to
Hereafter the patrons of the creame
win be paid for butter and not for crea
spaces.
The centennial celebration of the init
duction of Methodism into New Engla
win begin at the annual conference
be held In Bridgeport IN April. 4
George L.Taylor win preach the serm
and Ex-Governor Lounsbury will pres
at mass meeting to be addressed
laymen. Mass meetings Will be held
June throughout the State.
The total amount of taxable prope
in the town Of windham Is placed
s4,229,702. This shows an increase
s2e, 1857 during the year.
John Miner, farmer at Bozrah, .
10 gallons of oil of wild cherry at y
York. last week, for $500. The extr;
ing Of the oil Is a difficult process
curing i long time and consuming
80 tons OF the tender twigs OF the II
for tho 10 gallons. 1t y used TO give
wintergreen flavor TO candy.
Fred Woolworth left Waterbury,
years ago and had not been heard +
Nv his friends III all that time. H.
ii wears old when he disappeared
had an honorable record in the army
has now been heard from IN Austri
whcFo ho h4a bean successful bot
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