Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09
STATE ITEMS.

dividend of five per cent.
 Fifteen Congregational clergymen of Connecticut have died during the past year.
 Buildings have been erected in New Haven during 1888, which are valued at Si. 800. O0O
 The Consolidated road is paying about one fifth of the taxes of the state, the amount being S39OOl3.
 MT Joseph w. Newton, of Norwich, was strickeu with apoplexy in dentists chair, after having tooth extracted.
 Judge Charles J. McCurdy, of Lyme, is now the oldest living graduate of Yale. He was graduated in the class 1917.
 The Norwalk Sentinel presented it's force of newsboys with the entire receipts of their sales on Monday, Dec. 31st.
 Michael Carney, undoubtedly the oldest resident of Waterbury, died on Wednesday at his home, at the age of 107 years.
 E. B. Lounsbury, recently editor of the Danbury Press, has accepted a position upon the staff of the New Haven Register.
 The West Goshen Methodists had a f ,;ok,, kra nd of flo fS was fine string of pickerel for the minister from little boy. .t.,
 Rev T. J. Lee preached his farewell sermon in the First Congregations church at New Milford on Sunday Morning, December 30th.
 About 500 newsboys participated in the Hartford Times New Years feast which occurred at Good Will club hall in that city on New Years day.
 Rev T J. Lee has received unani- nous call to the pastorate of the Second Presbyterian church in the city of Easton, Penn New Milford Gazette.
 The fourth annual session of the Patrons of Husbandry, Connecticut state grange, began yesterday at the town hall in Meriden and closes to- morrow.
 Hon D. B. Booth, assistant clerk of superior court of Fairfield county, died at his residence in Danbury on Wednes- day, Jan 2d. He was son of Ex- Lieutenant Governor Reuben Booth.
 The Standard Oil company, which is to establish distributing station and refinery in New Haven, have also pur- chased land in Waterbury for similar purpose.
 l.. G. Seely, aged ", employed by the Wallingford Wheel Company, is smart old gentleman. He trimmed IT sets of wheels in nine hours recently, doing the largest days work of the kind on record.
 The report recently published that tue next summer school for Connecticut teachers will be held at Bedding, Fair field county, was erroneous. The school is to be held at Mantle next summer, as usual.
 Paul Barabon and wife, who became inmates of the Hartford almshouse three weeks ago, have received notice recent ly of d legacy of S2O, ,OOO from an uncle and enough money to take them across the sea.
 The Norwalk Gazette celebrated its 59th birthday Jan 2l- and the Religious Herald also entered upon new volume, January. Both papers are ill pros porous condition. aud rank among the | best in our state.
 The building of which part was occupied as the publication office of the Manchester Herald, edited and pub- lished by MT Edward 5. Ella, was destroyed by fire Friday morning. The loss to MT Fla was $2,5OO on which he carried an insurance of $l,5 ,5OO l A petition has been circulated and signed by Gen A. H. Ferry and about l5O prominent G. A R. men aud will son. asking that Capt w. H. Pierpont, of New Haven, late of the 7th C. ", be appointed collector for the port of New Haven. MT Pierpont Is disabled l ->l ,l,~
 Seth Cady. of Riverton, was fatally inj ured last Wednesday while drawing wood. Ills horses became frightened and jumped, knocking him down and the wheels passed over his breas', br aking his arm and crushing his breast besides cutting his head. Mir Cady died Thursday evening as tie result of his injuries.
 Harbor Master McNeil was invited Monday afternoon to call at P. T.. Barnum's office in Recreation building where pumber of we'll known citizeus had assembled. Soon after Captain Me Neil arrived P. T. Barnum arose. and presented him with solitaire diamond stud which the gentlemen present had purchased for him as 8 New Years gift in appreciation of his labors in behalf ; of Bridgeport's maritime interests. The harbor master responded appropriately and there were addresses by number of others. The piu is valued at $35O. Capt. Finn bougnt about 15O lbs of pickerel Wednesday which were caught at Otis lake, There were no fish O,