Connecticut western news., 1889-09-11
STATE ITEMS.

SI.AIE IIEyMS.
 New Haven people use $12,OOO to $14, 900 worth of quinine Q year,. owing to the prevalence of malaria.
 E. M. Andrews, of Naugatuck, miss- ing several years, is said to be in hiding in the west, and there is large compli- cation in regard to his insurance money
 Senator Platt will be one of the speakers at the meeting of the Connectl- cut Weekly Press Association at High land Lake, September 18th.
 Bishop McMahon is reported by the New York Star as estimating the Roman Catholic population of Connecticut at 225, 900, or one-third the total popula- tion.
 The Hendy Machine Company, of Torrington, have just shipped five blaming machines to Germany, making ten machines that they have sent across the water within short time.
 The barbers barbecue was held Thursday at Waterbury. Thirty beeves and thirty sheep with other things, were roasted. Fifteen cords of wood were consumed in the roasting.
 Two Sweeds, named Peterson and Anderson, were badly crushed at West Haven between two horse cars on Labor Day. The Horse Car Go will be sued for heavy damages.
 The postmaster at Unionville, 0. T. Georgia, democrat, will be removed at the expiration of his term. His son, c. c. Georgia, a republican, is promi- nent candidate for the position.
 The paper mills of the Platner & Porter Manufacturing Co.,, in Union vile, have been purchased by Spring field men, who will start them up at once, giving employment to about 200 hands.
 Stratford will celebrate its 25Oth anniversary October 3, and dedicate g soldiers monument. There will be 8 parade of G. A. R., fire and civic organizations, and an address by Rev I. c. Foster.
 Ex-Congressman Vance has secured 8 controlling interest in the New Britain Herald, aud on October 1st will take charge of the paper, succeeding MT Blanchard, who returns to the New York Tribune.
 The New London railroad drawbridge over the Thames river, is said to be the largest drawbridge in the world. On Friday the draw was closed for the first time, and the bridge is very nearly completed.
 Several years ago swarm of bees took possession of the garret of Col. Hurd's house in Watertown and fur nished the family with honey every season since. The yield this year wss over 30 boxes.
 The marriage of Mss Elizabeth Ingersoll, youngest daughter of ex-Gov Ingersoll, to George G. Haven took place at New Haven last Wednesday The groom forgot the wedding ring and Mrs Ingersoll loaned hers and later a second ceremony was performed with a new ring.
 Frederick H. Scharf was arrainged before Sustice Fay, at Rockville, Thurs day evening, on the charge of forging two notes, of $375 and $65. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the December term of court, under $3, GOO. He failed to furnish bonds and was taken to Holland jail.
 Lawyer Choate, of Stockbridge, who got fee of $4O,OOO from the contes- tants of the A. T. Stewart will, is presi- dent of the New York bar association and will probably have direction of the complaints against the lawyers engaged in the fraud on the courts in the Sheriff Flack divorce case.
 Captain Feb Hancox, the lone veal. thy fisherman of Stonington, has begun the excavation of another cellar, ove, which will be built his eleventh tene- ment house. Though his 8Oth birthday occurs on the 18th inst, yet he does his own digging, builds the cellar walls alone-in fact does everything but the carpentering.
 A shocking accident occurred al Waterbury Saturday morning, resulting in the death of nine-year-old boy. Fred Smith was pushed under car No. 1 of the Waterbury Horse railroad, by g companion with whom he was playing. The wheels passed over his right arm and chest. killing him almost instantly The boys will not tell who did the pushing. The driver of the car disap peared immediately after the accident and left the car standing. No arrests have been made.