Connecticut western news., 1890-08-13
STATE NEWS.
The dog population of Bristol is esti- mated at 400.

The dog population of Bristol is esti- mated at 400.
 w. A. Bradley, of Naugatuck, has a white blackbird in his possession.
 The one hundred and fiftieth anniver- sary of the Goshen Congregational l church will be celebrated September 3.
 The Rev MT Kelsey, former pastor of the Second Congregational church, at Winsted, has been appointed chap lain of the First Regiment, c. N. G.
 In Naugatuck one woman runs milk route and another drives bakers not the women's era.-Thomaston Elk press.
 James Spencer, of Naugatuck, died of heart disease in a smoking car on the Naugatuck railroad on Friday. He was 69 years old and had started for Water bury.
 The Greenwoods Co.,, of New Hart ice on hand which they are selling by the car load and wagon load to parties i'll cities and adjoining towns.
 New Hartford has centenarian living there, Mrs Sulia Core Minard, who was born at Sorel in Canada, Nov. IT, 17S9. The old lady has comparatively good health. She has been the mother of IS children.
 Richard Huntington, of East Morris, who usually sells winter apples by the hundred bushels, and whose orchards seldom fail in poor fruit year, has scarcely any this year; It seems to be same all over the state,
 The Echo Farm company paid the farmers two cents per quart for the month of July, which is the exchange price. The article Is in better demand this month and no doubt higher price will be paid. .-Litchfeld Enquirer.
 The bequest of the late William l.. Gilbert, of Winsted, endowing an edu- cational institution with $500. GOO makes it exclusive. The will provides that no Roman Catholic shall be educated or employed in any capacity in the institu tion, and that all persons using liquors, beer or tobacco shall be excluded from its advantages.
 While Alfred Bliven, of Griswold, was milking COW in his barn recently the building was struck by lightning. The COW was instantly killed and Mir Bliven thrown violently a number of feet A horse in the barn was killed and the barn burned Bliven has since been unable to see and horse that was saved has also gone blind.
 The Monumental Bronze Co.,, of Bridgeport, have just erected & monu- ment in Rural Cemetary, Worcester, Mass, which is attracting much favor able comment. The browning feature is life size statue of Hope, and o1 one of the faces of the pedestal appears life size medallion of the late Gideon Harris, modelled from photograph. MT Harris was one of Worcester's best known citizens and the owner of exten- slve manufacturing property in what Is known as the "Harrisville'' district of Worcester.
 During the past two months there have been Il commitments to our jail for drunkenness, six from Winsted, two from Woodbu1y and one each from Tor rington, New Milford and Litchfield. There have been three commitments for assault, one of which was the Harwin- ton attempt to kill. Three have come up for theft, che being accused of horse stealing and one of theft from the per- son; two for fraud; one for cruelty to animals. Andrew Borjusen and Charles Borjusen, accused of murder in New Milford, were brought up Sunday The latter is charged with conspiring with Andrew Borjusen and Mary Borjusen to murder and murdering Emma Anderson. -Litchfeld. Enquirer.