Connecticut western news., 1890-08-27
w,nners in the croquet Contest.

Winners in the Croquet Contest.
 NORWICH, Conn, Aug. 23.-John Jenkins, a 16-year-old boy of Norwich, won the first prize in the second division of the croquet tournament, with record of eight straight games. Greenslit, of Philadelphia was sec ond. In the third division N. H. Spauld. ing takes first prize, with McPherson, o1 Trenton, second. The games of the first division are still unfinished. Strong leadi with score of five won and one lost.
 The Springfield Republican Sued.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn, Aug. 22.-The Springfield Republican has been sued fol libel in the sum of $5, 900 by l.. F. Dimock butcher of this place, whose conduct the paper criticised.
 A Prominent Citizen Dead.
 TWISTED, Aug. 21.-Edward Camp, aged 81, for many years prominent in mercan tile life in western Connecticut, died at his residence on High street at II o'clock last evening, after an illness of about six months. MT. Camps disease was sort oi justification of the blood vessels of the bronchial tubes. MT. Camp was director of the Hurlbut National Bank of Winsted 8 trustee of the Crocker charitable fund : and he had also held many positions oi private trust. He represented Barkham sted in the legislature in 1e4S, had beer selectman of Barkhamsted and also o Winchester, besides 8 member of the Win sted board of warden and burgesses. The funeral took place Saturday afternoon at o'clock from his residence on High street Gashed by Circular Saw.
 WINDSOR LOCKS, Aug. 21.-Edwin Upton of the Windsor Locks Machine company met with painful accident shortly befort o'clock today while using 8 circular saw. < His right hand slipped and went on to tht saw. badly saving his thumb and fore fin ger, the thumb being cut from the enc down to the first joint, and the finger split on the top through the nail and down t i. the middle joint, which was cut in two badly Dr. Burnap dressed the wound.
 They Want Damages.
 NEW HAVEN, Aug. 21.-Suit was entered today against tke New Haven Electric . Light company by Dr. Sanford and Mrs Margaret Mansfield, who claim $9O,ON damages, alleged to have been caused b, the jar from she machinery and distribu tion of soot.
 The Camp Meeting at Ocean Grove.
 AsBURY PARK, N. J., Aug. 25.-Fully 5O00O people assembled at the various meetings of the annual camp meeting at Ocean Grove Sunday, the largest gathering in it's history. Among the prominent clergymen officiating were Revs S. M. Vernon, of Lancaster, Pa.; T. L. Paulson, of Brooklyn; H. w. Lawrence, of New York; D. B. Updegraf, of Mount Pleasant, O.; w. l.. S. Murray. of Wilmington, Del, and G. w. Miller, of Kansas City. The clergy present represented every state in the Union.
 Forty Thousand Irishmen Coming.
 NEW YORK; Aug. 25-Irish immigration s going to increase very rapidly within the next three months, owing to the failure of the potato crops in Ireland. Secretary Patrick McCool, of the Mission of the Holy Rosary, who looks after the interests ot the Irish immigrants arriving here, be- lieves that during October, November and December fully 4O,OO0 Irish immigrants will come to America This will greatly exceed the total Irish immigration of 1889.