Connecticut western news., 1889-11-27
STATE ITEMS.

l has been arrested for selling bogus min ing stock Winsted people talk of building a I concrete walk from the West Winsted depot to the lake.
 A Az pound head of cabbage was grown this season on the farm of Levi Stewart in Waterford
 1 The State Board of Agriculture will hold it's winter meeting at Birmingham, Dec. IT., Is and 19.- The First Congregational church of Fairfield will celebrate its 25Oth anni- versary Thanksgiving day.
 George D. Gregory. of TAoia ton, has purchased the livery business of E. A. Benham, in Waterbury.
 The Standard Brush company of New Hartford, are enlarging their factory to double it's former capacity.
 | The number of licenses finally grant ed for Winsted were three full and five druggists one full Benham, in addition to last year.
 A turkey was slain in New London, this week, that weighed 43 pounds. A gobbler that was worh 'gobbllng' and no 'goblin" either. - Norwalk Record.
 Edwin Rowe, of New Haven, Wall 1 street broker, had a $5OO0 note taken from his overcoat while playing cards on the Shore Line Express, few days ago. a
 John German administrator, recover ed $500 from the Housatonic R. R. for the death of his brother af Hawleyville in 1888. He was baggage master on the railroad.
 The roads leading to Litchfield are in their customary fall state of impassibil- ity and travellers to that ancient county seat have to wallow in mud knee deep.
 Fifty charter members, with George Mason as master, Lewis Marsh as secre- tary, and l.. Q. Ames as lecturer, form what will be known as the Litchfeld Grange of Torrington. .
 Charles H. Wheeler, who disappeared from his home at Southport, Nov. 14th, was found dead Friday morning in the woods at Roxbury. He was 70 years old. Foul play is suspected.
 This is the third week of the especial religious services at New Milford. At the close of the second week, twenty had expressed desire to begin the Christian life.
 Howard Stevens caught black bass in Taunton Pond which weighs six pounds and two ounces. It measures 22 inches in length and Is the Sc cond largest fish ever caught in the pond [Danbury News.
 Richard Gill had the winning guess on J. H. Alvord's jar of shot in Win sted, 42,675, the right number being 42,715. Two guessed near million. There were 1296 guesses, the lowest 56O.
 There are an unusual number of let ters lost ou the line of the Naugatuck just now, complaints being numerous of tho failure to receive letters especially those containing remittances. There is evidently something wrong on the route and q rigid investigation is in or1er.
 The stockholders of tie New Haven & Derby railroad company held their an- nual meeting at New Haven Wednes- day They voted to move the executive offices to Bridgeport The directory was reduced from thirteen members to nine. At directors meeting following the stockholders meeting, Wm H. Stevenson was reelected president, A. J. Porter was chosen secretary, in place of A. H. Kellam, and D. c. Robinson treasurer in place of Charles Atwater. Bennett Painter, left Thomaston about .37 years ago. After spending some time upon the sea he went to Col orado, and other parts of the west. He had not been heard from since short time after he departed, until couple of weeks ago, when he returned to town and called upon his sister Mrs Dan Car ter. About year ago, it being supposed that he had been shipwrecked or killed by the Indians, his estate was settled according to law and his effects turned over to his sister. By provision in the administration of his affairs his property is returned to him. - Thomas ton Express
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 Blanche Douglass, notorious from her connection with the Jennie Cramer murder case at New Haven together with the Malley boys, died in house of i'll fame in Chicago on Thursday, Nov IA and was buried in the Potters' Field the next day. After her acquittal in the murder trial she returned to New York and entered on mad round of dissipa- tion, becoming an inveterate user of alcohol and opium. She again succeed ed Iii inveigling Walter Malley, and was arrested for attem pting to blackmail him. The womans real name was Annie Hines
 An unique and handsome memorial to tie soldiers of Winches is now be- ing constructed in the West end of the town on the three acres of land present ed by John T. Rockwell of Orange, N J., who also generously donated 5000 ! toward the monument. The memorial is of Winchester granite after the gene E ral design of a tower, but square, 1 on 1,u on foo% o4