Connecticut western news., 1892-06-09
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
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 HARTFORD, June 6-The Connecticut Valley Dental society voted at it's annual meeting to hold the next annual meeting in Connecticut, place and .atime to be fixed by the executive committees.
 Resignations Accepted.
 HARTFORD, June 1.-The adjutant general has issued orders accepting the rosiRuations of the following members of ex-Brgadier General watsonh staff; Medical Director George L. Porter of Bridgeport, Brigade Inspector Phinsas H. lngllls of this city, Brigade Quartermaster Howard e. Hubben of Bridgeport, Brigade Commissary Isaac Bromley of New Haven, Brigade Inspector of Rife Practice Edward l. Williams of Cheshire, Aides-de-Cam Gilbert 0. Bishop of New London and John P. Kellogg of Waterbury. The resignations of Captain Charles c. Ford, of New Haven, inspector of rife practice, and Second Lieutenant Joe Sutcliffe, of Company D. Second regiment, were also accepted Adjutant Charles w. Burpee, of the Fourth regiment, has been appointed captain of Company K, the new Bridgeport company.
 Strange Tale of a watchman.
 PLAINFIKLD, June 6.-william D. Rose, night watchman Of the Packer mill store house, which was burned Thursday, says that he was knocked down and beaten until senseless by some unknown man, and after he recovered consciousness and attempted to summon help he was shot at twice. Soon after he discovered the entire top of the storehouse back of the mill in flames. The main mill was saved by the fire pumps and mill brigade. E. A. Packer of Now York owns the mill and 0. J. Bliven of Whitman tic is the principal stockholder. A Widows Suicide. -HARTFoRp, June 6-Mrs Edward Kei- sey, widow, whose home was at Center brook and who has been missing, was found drowned in the swamp near her rcsi- dence by Eli Tripp, one of her neighbour She was about ffty-eight years of age Medical Examiner Hubbard decided that 1t was a case of suicide.
 Marrow Escape for Aged People.
 SOUTH COVENTRY, June 8.-Fire destroyed the house of James Daley. It was occupied by Joseph Coleman and Phmbo Dexter, both aged people. Miss Dexter was alone and barely escaped with her life. She Is unable to walk, but managed to crawl te the door. The loss is partly insured in the Continental Insurance company.
 A Company's Big Proats- HARTFORD, June 6.--The Blodgett e Clapp | company, of this city, has increased it's cap | ital from S20, 900 to &50,0 900, and the num- Der of shares from S0O to 2,0O0 at twenty | five dollars each. Of the increase Si7, 800 has been paid from the company's surplus earnings representing TOO shares. Bristol's Hotel Changes Hands. BRISTOL, June 6.--Messrs. M. ]. Sherman, | of Keene, N. H., and w. F. Nimx, of Bel | lows Falls, Vt., havc bought he lease of the 6ridley House.
 | Why Watson Resigned. BRIpoEPoRT, June 6. -- Brigadier Gen eral F. U. Watson's letter of resignation says his chief reason for leaving tho Con- necticut national guard is that he has now served for over fifteen years, and he be- lieves in giving some one else chance | Nearly Kicked to Death. MIppLETowN, Juno 8-Littlo John Mic oli, an-eight-year-old Italian boy, was brut- ally kicked by an Italian workman named Angelo, who has fled. The boy will die. New Britain Tack Factory Burned. HARTFORD, June 6-The tack factory of the Stanley Works company at New Britain was totally destroyed by ire Loss, s75,-
 
 100 hands. The works will be rebuilt. | Ballots IntcntIonally Marked. NEW HAVEN, June 6.-The quo warranto case, so far ss the taking of testimony is con | cerned, ended with the testimony of John F. Near, a printer of Bridgeport In regard to the 12o Bridgeport specked ballots, he said they were marked intentionally, some with lead pencil and others with pen. The | testimony has destroyed the validity of nearly l,S00 Prohibition and Republican | ballots, while the defense has done tho same with 1 ,443 Democratic ballots. If the su- preme court throws these all out Phelana majority will be increased instead of de- | creased.
 He Gave Engine Houss. LIrcHFIKLp, June 6.-J. Deeming Per | kins has given the Litchfeld fire depart ment one of the finest engine houses in the country and brand new engine. costing | S90,000 ..sr.. Crushed Under a Car. wILLmANTIc, June 2.-An Italian laborer named Giuseppe Casurate, while attempting to climb upon a moving car near the Wind ham company's mill, where the New York and New Haven railroad is making excava- tions, lost bis footing and fell under the car. His right leg and foot and left leg were crushed, and his back was badly hurt, He was taken to Dr. T. M. Hills hospital, whore he died. He was forty-eight years old and a native of Piedmont, Italy.
 For Sewage Pnrpoaea- NEW BRITAIN, June 3.-The special city meeting called to consider the Advisability of buying the Traut park property in the southern part of the city for sewage pur- poses convened in the city court room Mayor Walsh presided. A. J. Sloper and August Voight advocated the purchase. There was some opposition by abutters of the property, but the meeting voted to au. thorize the sewer commissioner to buy the property at price not over s4,So0. Tho Crusade" Movement. SouTHISgToN, Juno 2.-The "cruRader movement has been revived hore. Satur~ day night a band of women visited a mum. Der of saloons and held short prayer and song services. They met with no oppoGi- tion and were we'll treated. A number of the band were Southington women and other visitors here.
 Phelps Appointed at Yale. NEW HAVEN, June 2.-William Lyona Phelps has been appointed instructor of English at Yale. He recently refused an offer from the new Chicago university. -=@a