Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
STATE ITEMS.

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 Litchfeld is talking of organizing a farmers grange.
 The Lebanon creamery competed with nine creameries at the Rhode Island state fair and won first premium.
 Captain John K. Shepard, of Norfolk, has voting record hard to beat. He has voted for 52 years and never missed either an annual town or state election.
 Mrs Clara Bradley, 70, of Forestville, an insane woman, has wandered away from her home and it is thought she has been drowned or has died from expo sure.
 Secretary William G. Abbott of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company died at his home in Hartford last Saturday morning, the primary cause being Bright's disease.
 The Hon James A. Bill, of Lyme, finding himself about the only promi- nent farmer in the state not a member of the Grange, has thought best to unite with the Grange at Saybrook.
 F. w. Jaqui, resident of Norwalk, while waiting for train at the Danbury depot on Thursday night, was robbed of diamond stud valued at $75 and a pocketbook containing only ticket to Norwalk. |.
 The trial of Frank Nearing, of New Milford, for rape was begun last Tues day in the Superior court at Litchfeld. States attorney Huntington, Graves and Addis for state; Judd for plaintiff. Nearing was convicted on Thursday; and on Friday was sentenced to 12 years in state prison.
 The annual collection of statistics under the direction of the state labor bureau will be finished November 1st, when the compilation of the years work will be begun. About 9U indus tries were included in the canvass last year and between 15O and 200 have been examined this season.
 The Acme Rule Go, of Unionville, have decided to move to Salisbury as soon as arrangements can be completed, which will take about .six weeks The water power is one of the best in the state. A building 3Ox1OO feet, three stories high, roomy and convenient, will be erected for their use.-[New Hart ford Tribune.
 MT Whiting G. Miner removed tc Falls Village this week, where he will make his home with his younger brother, U. H. Miner, one of the most widely known residents of that place MT Miner is now in his 80th year, and though as active as most men of sixty and mentally vigorous, he feels as though he ought to be among his kind red and so he returns to the home o1 his boyhood. No man, we venture te say, ever left this town standing ir higher esteem among his neighbors and townspeople. - Winsted Herald.
 Rev and Mrs Isham celebrated the 5Oth anniversary of their marriage on Tuesday, October 8th, by family gathering of children and grandchildren at their home in Roxbury. It was g pleasant and memorable occasion. Near ly all the members of the family were present. The house was suitably deco rated, one mantle piece bank of ferns with 50 in golden letters, looked espe. cially we'll. Many valuable presents were given the worthy couple. A superb repast was served, to which all did justice.
 A case of graveyard insurance has come to light in New Haven. Mrs McKenna. of 465 State street, has been keeping an old woman's home he1 method has been to insure the lives o the inmates and then allow them to die Agent Preston, of the association ot charities, recently visited her place and found Mrs Michael Reynolds, aged 35 dying of starvation. It was found tha Mrs McKenna had taken out policy on her for $500 Several other cases O. the same kind have been discovered 1T this place. The authorities will take steps to prosecute, but it is doubtful i Mrs McKenna can be brought to trial Mrs Revno1ds has sinca 1iad