Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
THE HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS.
Facts Concerning the Important Happen inGs of the Week in This Vicinity and Elsewhere Briefly Told for the Benefit of People Whose Time Is Valuable.

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 HARTFORD, Jan. 13 MT. Howard Plant, one of the two brothers who gave its name to the manufacturing village of Plantsville, in the town of Southington, died Jan. 12, aged 64 About forty years ago the Plant brothers began the manu- facture of carriage bolts in modest way in that part of Southington since known as Plantsville. They built up in time an enormous business. They were several times burned out, and after the last fire, in 1873, removed their shops to New Haven. Hardly trace now remains of the industry that made the place. Mr. Plant retired from the business several years ago. He was widely known and highly esteemed.
 Wrongfully Charged with Arson.
 SEYMOUR, Jan. 13.-Mr. Jacob Idle stein has brought suit against Sharon s. Beach, claiming that his reputation has been damaged to the extent of $2O,OOO. Idlestein rented store of Beach and short ly afterward the building was burned. Beach charged Idlestein with arson, and the latter was held in jail pending trial when the case was nolled. Idlestein claims that the unsustained charge has damaged his business standing.
 Plunged Through the Ice.
 CROMWELL, Jan. 13-A passenger train leaving Middletown at 6:3O Monday morning over the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad ran off a bridge near this place, and the engine and bag gage car went down and broke through the ice into the river. The train hands were in the baggage car, and they, with the conductor, engineer and fireman, were init toA int ha hn or was nearly drowned, and some of the train men were injured. No lives were lost outright. At last accounts physicians were working over the conductor trying to bring him to.
 Death Through Bursting Steam Pipe. SEYMOUR, Jan. 13-While John Mur- dock was at work on Sunday repairing the boiler of the Tinque plush factory a steam pipe burst, terribly burning Mur- dock about the face, arms and breast. Murdock was removed to the New Haven I hospital, where he died early Monday | morning.
 |. Collector Bailey's Changes. HARTFORD. Jan. 17.-Collector Bailey, ot the port of Hartford, has recently recei ved | orders to make various changes in the | custom house here. One clerk has been dropped, the salaries of two clerks have been reduced, and the titles through the | office have been changed. They are now as follows: Special deputy collector, Ar thur E. Howard; clerk, Robert D. Stevens deputy collector, clerk and inspector Frederick w. Giddings; weigher, apprais CT and clerk, Horace I. Barber. John E Ball retires from service. Deputy Col lector Howard has been detailed to in struct MT. Hynes, lately appointed survey | <I-n sv .ax about the changes Mir. Bailey said the! were made by direct orders from Wash ington.
 Received an Advance in Wages. | NEW LONDON, Jan. 1.-The members o the Steam Railroad Mems Protective uniol employed on the New London Northern railway have received, as result of re cent request, an advance in wages. B. it brakemen are advanced from $1. .27 pc day to s1.6O, conductors from s1. 90 to s2.2l firemen from $1. 5S to S1.75, and the roa' agrees to pay extra for all time over tel
 hours per day.
 | An old Landmark Consumed.
 CHESHIRE, Jan. l3.-The large residence of Capt. Bennett Holman, generally known as the old Titus Ives place, was burned te | the ground at 12 o'clock Saturday night No one was injured, but Mrs. Holman
 who is woman of about sixty years, mar rowly escaped death from suffocation ir attempting to save some of her persona effects on the second story. The house was a large two and half story struct ure, that for about a century and quar- ter has stood on the New Haven roao about half mile south of Cheshire Center It was an old landmark, and was known tt everybody in this vicinity. The chimney of the building was the huge stone affair fashionable from necessity in the earl, days of Connecticut, and from some defec In 1t is due the loss of the house.