The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-01-25
Connecticut Buzzings.

Connecticut Buzzings.
Sumner Atwood Of South Carver is so
years old and has never used tobacco or
alcoholic drinks in any form, He is about
to celebrate his golden wedding.
There was an unusual commotion at
the evening service at the Second Uni
versalist church in New Haven, Sunday.
Mrs Julia b. Graves of Middletown died
in the arms of her nephew. The tragic
scene made great excitement, but the
pastor quickly dismissed the congrega-
ton.
| President Smith of Trinity college
| (Episcopal) at Hartford will endeavor
| to raise 100000 to provide more build
! ings for that institution.
Master Joseph and Miss Anna Mas
and Miss Sara Saphira of Neapaug pluck
ed several punches of fragrant arbutus
in that place, Saturday.
Rev A. j. Sullivan, pastor of the First
Congregational church at Willimantic,
surprised his congregation, Sunday, by
reading his resignation. This is the
church of which the liberal Mr. Free was
pastor and which got cranky and left the
Congregational conference. Mr. Sullivan
wanted to have them return to the con-
ference, but they failed to act, hence his
resignation.
Ellen Buckley, 40-year-old New Ha-
ven woman, got drunk. last week, threw
her baby over fence and left it. Ellen
was taken to the police station and the
infant to the hospital.
The Standard Oil company, which has
secured plants in New Haven, Water
bury and Meriden, is negotiating with
the Poughkeepsie bridge parties to Sc
cure the right to run a pipe line across
the bridge.
The electric light company of New Ha-
ven has voted to increase its capital stock
from 100000 to $250,000. There are
now in use in the city 457 arc lamps and
1000 incandescent burners.
DIR Williston, the health officer of New
Haven, says that in 1888 the number of
deaths from typhoid fever and diphther-
Ia have been nearly twice that of 'S7.
There have been $50 more deaths in New
Haven and 80 more deaths in the State,
the past year, than in 81.
The Congregational church at Water
town has voted to substitute unferment-
ed wine for real wine at its communion
service and there is considerable excite
ment among the membership over the
matter.
A barn at Norwich, owned by Enos
Kellogg, was burned, Sunday morning.
Frank Taylor, a carpenter, who slept in
the barn, was burned to death. The loss
was about $4,000.
Mrs Charles Thompson of Coley Town,
Norwalk, while alone in her house, was
attacked by well-dressed young man,
who beat her, tied her hands and shut
her up in closet and then robbed the
house. 1t is thought that he was an es-
capped lunatic.
Rev DIR George Williamson Smith,
president of Trinity college at Hartford,
has declined the appointment of bishop
for the Ohio diocese, much to the delight
of Trinity's authorities.
jerome johnson of Torrington shows
.iaple sugar made from sap drawn from
maple trees, this month.
Waterburyites are discussing the plan
of union railroad station, to be APP
preached by elevated tracks, so as to
abolish several dangerous grade cross
ings.
The New Britain knitting works have
been shut down and will not be started
again till after the annual meeting of the
| stockholders the last of the month.
The selectmen of East Hartford feel
better now, a special town meeting vot-
ing them $4,000 to pay bills with.
People who are Obliged to patronize
the telephone are pleased to learn that
f. A. Saunders of Naugatuck has won a
suit against the Southern New England
telephone company. One of its employees
used profane language to Mr. Saunders
and called him liar and the courts have
awarded him 500 damage. The tele-
phone company have appealed the case.
A Norwich farmer boasts the owner
ship of cat that has the same interest in
clothes pins that an ordinary cat takes in
mouse catching. This remarkable ami
NAL devotes herself to collecting lost
clothes pins. Strange to say, she never
takes clothes pins belonging to her own
| er, but is death on clothes pins which be-
long to the neighbors. In the past three
months, she has brought home over IS
dozen clothes pins and inquiry shows
that the cat keeps her eye on the place
| where the clothes pins are kept.
EMIL Shott of Torrington committed
suicide by hanging himself with clothes
line. His best girl had Tilted him.