Connecticut western news., 1890-06-11
STATE NEWS.

Judge A. M. Paine, of East Killingly, committed suicide by shooting Satur- day morning.
 One hundred Japanese ivy plants have been set out around the new court house in Litchfield.
 Eliza Kelley, South Norwalk domes- tic, has been arrested, charged with infanticide, and she has confessed
 George Colby, of Birmingham, while walking on the railroad, was killed by lightning last Thursday evening.
 Jay Knowles residence at Lanesville was struck by lightning last Thursday night and burned. Loss $1, 800. Insur- ance $1,2 200.
 The thirteenth annual reunion of the Eleventh regiment Connecticut Volun- teer association will be held at Birming- ham, June 18th.
 The Ingraham Clock factory of Bris- tol turns out 10000 clocks per month, and the demand is so great that the company are adding eighty feet to it's main building.
 Huldah Rockwell, of Westport, died of pneumonia last Thursday afternoon, sged 100 years and months. She has forty one descendants living. Her mother lived to the age of 1O3.l
 Happy Goshen There not single potato bug has been seen thus far this year, and but few apple tree worms. So says local reporter. Query Is the frost out of the ground yet ?"-Thomas- ton Express.
 Eugene Potter, of Winsted, is about to build stable in that village, which it is expected, will cost $15, 1000 and be the very finest Tn the county. The architect is w. T. Hallet, of New York, and the builder B. B. Parsons, of Winsted
 The Winsted Foundry and Machine company, whose buildings, all but the foundry, were destroyed by fire March 3, have abandoned the idea of rebuild ing, and have decided to sell the plant and dissolve the company.
 Asa N. Hawley was stricken down with paralysis at the home of Mrs Robert s. Hawley, Wednesday, and lies prostrate at his home. His great uuuU LII WdIH 1I4OAuS VIII oJmPea- thize with him in his af1iction .-l New town Bee.
 Fred Couch, of Ansonia, who lost his voice in such 8 peculiar manner 1 over month ago and recovered it as suddenly two weeks later, lost the power of speech again week ago, and is unable to speak. The case is attrac- ting the attention of prominent physi- cians.
 The Connecticut River road is soon to try the rather novel experiment of lighting their engine headlights with electricity. Instead of connecting the engine by wire with the motor in the baggage car, storage battery will be used, the light being of about 25 candle power.
 A movement has been begun to erect statue to Dr Bellamy, on the spot where he preached the first sermon at Bethlehem in a barn, in 174O. The Woodbury Reporter of June 4th pub fishes entire the centennial sermon preached, Feb. 25th, 1890, by Rev J. P. Trowbridge, in commemoration of the one hundreth anniversary of the death of Dr Bellamy.
 The total number of Congregational ists in this state is 58,3O5. The num- Der of churches is 298 and the expenses for the past year were $6l8,8 ,838. 95. The charities for 1889 amounted to $346, 583 6S, or $5.95 per member. The value of the churches and the land upon which they rest range from $500 to $175, 1000, the total being $5.O11, 151, and the average being $17,231. The aggregate of salaries paid by 300 churches is $395, 646.