Connecticut western news., 1890-05-28
STATE ITEMS.

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 The Second regiment field day at Meriden occurs May 29.
 Al Daggett has again settled his difficulties and will continue to make the postal cards at Shelton.
 A. H. Byington, of Norwalk, is candidate for the position of sergeant at-arms of the United States Senate.
 George Eckhart died at Bridgeport, Sunday, at the age of 45. He was of the firm of Eckhart Brothers, brewers.
 Ex-Mayor Lucien w. Sperry, of New Haven, has been de clared insol vent, after hearing ill the probate court.
 B. Dickinson, of Say brook, caught on Wednesday a shad weighing eleven pounds and four ounces, the largest ever caught in the Connecticut.
 Chas. Griswold, the state bank com missioner, started for the west last week to be absent about two months. He went to investigate bank loans in the west.
 MT H. Williams, of Cornwall Bridge, who is now 68 years of age, served in the Mexican war. and also in the war of the rebellion as member of the Second Connecticut regiment.
 The Plimpton Manufacturing com pany of Hartford, Conn.,, the Morgan Envelope company of Springfield, Mass, | Is c., kbo Co envelope and newspaper wrapper contract
 A bible agent who has been canvass ing in Essex reports that he has found family of aged people who make it their boast that none of its members have seen the inside of 8 church in forty years.
 Rev J: w. Zones, late pastor of St Anne's church in Waterbury, died May 18th at North Attleboro, Mass. He was native of New Haven and about 40 years of age. His funeral took place in Pawtucket, R. l., last Wednesday.
 A man registering as A. B. Monroe, of New York, was found dead in bed in his room in the New England Hotel in Litchfeld, Sunday night. The medical examiner is of the opinion that death | resulted from heart disease
 The remains of Stephen A. Hubbard were taken from the Spring Grove cemetery vault Friday, to Sunderland, Mass, and buried in the family lot in the Sunderland cemetery. A number of MT Hubbard's Courant associates and few personal friends were pres ent at the interment. Michael J. Cassidy is in custody in Waterbury, charged with obtaining money by false pretences. He has been representing himself to be an agent of the Ladies' Home Journal for nearly @ 1 year, during which time he has collected money variously estimated at from $50 to $30O
 Terrence Kiernan, the Union City murderer who shot and killed Thomas Cleary last year, is slowly dying. He lives at Union City, near Naugatuck, with his father. He stays indoors most of the time and is seldom seen on the streets He has become noticeably emaciated, is growing thinner each day, and probably has consumption.
 Charles DeMay, of Middletown, went to Unionville to work in the rule shop. Here he fell in love with young lady, became engaged and went so far as to buy some articles of household furni- ture when letter to the young lady from Mrs DeMay, who had been Charlie's wife about seventeen years, put an end to the romance.
 Edwin s. Case, of Granby, has just been released from State Prison, to which he had been sentenced by Judge Torrance for horse stealing nearly three years ago. He has served out his sentence, less time deducted for good behavior. He will now make it his object to prove that he is innocent of the crime for which he has suffered. His story has all the semblance of truth. On the afternoon of June 21st., 1887, Mir Gillette, Winsted liveryman, lost horse. Case was arrested for the theft on the following Sunday. Several 1 witnesses swore that they saw him or a man closely resembling him in Winsted on the day of the theft, and two men swore they saw him driving off with tue horse. After Case had been in prison for few months, Charles Williams was arrested for horse stealing and confessed that he had stolen the horse for which Case had been arrested. He also gave information which led to the recovery of the animal, but he subsequently took back his confession and said he bought the horse from Case.-[ Republican Farmer.
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