Connecticut western news., 1892-12-29
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

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 NEW HAVEN, Dec. 24-Sarah Benbridgs is suing Augustus Parooner for q, *o< ss wages for nine years services as house keeper and mistress.
 Auditors Who Didn's Audit
 NEW HAVEN, Dec A.--It is ex 2ected that the investigations into the accounts Of Frederick Waldron, ex-clerk of Nhs board of public works, will lead to soma interest ing developments It Is learned as one re- suit of the investigation that Waldron's accounts had not been audited in ten years. Waldron says he is innocent of any dedication, but he did not know whether he owed the city or the city owed him, and he had been waiting ever since hs was removed year ago to have hts so counts audited.
 A Warrant for Agent Dewne@
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. A.-A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Arthur Nj. Downes, ex-agent for the White Star Steam ship company. He is charged with having embedded &670
 Tn Memory of General uillr@r.
 HARTFORD, Dec. M.--Appleton R. Hill yer and Clara K. Hillyer. have each given s25, 900 to the Young MenE ChristiAn asso- citation, to be used for the erection of manual training and trades school, as a memorial of the late General Charles T. Hillyer.
 Not Drunk. but Dyinws
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. 24.-Mra. Catherine Bonselle. aged fifty-thrce, of Branford. was arrested for being drunk. At the station she was found to be very i'll She was trans ferred to the hospital and died. She had s bad wound on her head
 A Yale Orator Has Brain Fever.
 NKw HAVEN, Dec 94.--Robcrt Nelson. of Bridgeport, a member of the iunier clasz of Yale, who was entered in the Yale Harvard debate. has been stricken with brain fever, induced by his efforts In pre- pairing for that event.
 Quarrelsd About . Den.
 FAST BERLIN, Dee. 94.--John RAmsdclI was shot in the left breast by James whaples, aged seventy, with a shotgun. The men quarreled about dog. Ramsdsll is dying, and whsples is in jail
 Major Woods Ask@d to Resswa.
 HARTFORD, Dec. 23--At meeting of the executive committee of the Connections Worlds fair commissioner the r~sigua- ton of Major George IA. Woods. executivs commissioner, was called for. to take effect Jan. 1, owing to the dissatisfaction of many Connecticut manufacturers with ths arrangements for exhibits at Chicago.
 A spirituaiist's Suicide.
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. 2a.--Franoes 0. Sim mons, aged seventy years, widow of the late Jacob H. Simmons, a wealthy manu- facturer, committed suicide here by taking paris green. She was a believer in spirit ualism.
 Floyd n. smith Assigns-
 WATERBURY, Dec 2s. = Mir Floyd B. Smith, one of the largest builders In the Naugatuck valley. made an assignment. His liabilities are s9o, 900; assets none.
 Rev. Watkins Missina.
 NoRwALK, Dec. ga = Rev. Wilbur F. Watkins, of Philadelphia, formerly reo- tor of Holy Trinity church. of New York city, and father of Rev. s. H. Watkins, rector of Grace church here, has .myste- riously disappeared. Last week he was the guest of his son at the rcctory and on Saturday left for New. York, presumably to return to Philadelphia.
 A Conspiracy Alleged.
 NKw HAVEN, Dec 22.-Friends of student Thomas Venum. Jr, of Yaie, in whoss room stolen diamonds were found. claim they have evidence that the young man is the victim of conspiracy.
 Postmaster Aiie~dsr shart s4, COG. NEW LONDON, Dec 22.--Mr. Nslson J. Allender, postmaster, has fed. His ac- counts are short A.o0o. Dr. Al1ender ta forty-three years old and has . wife and one daughter. 1t is stated that he bes heavily on Harrison at the recent election. and that In order to pay his obligations hs appropriated the funds of the government Engineer Allen Punished.
 NKw HAVEN, Dec. 22r-An investigation into the accident on the Consolidated road proved that Engineer George II. Allen. of the Air line passenger train, disregsrded the danger signal, and he was discharged.
 A Fuse Factory Blown Up.
 HARTFORD, Dec. 2l.-Miss Hattie Hol- comb was fatally injured and William O,Brien and Annie Carrier seriously hurt by an explosion in the Ensign Biokford Fuse factory in Hop meadow.
 A New Process Steel Plant.
 NEW HAVEN, Dec 2i.--A new process steel plant will be established hare with . capital of ss,ooo GOO, it is said. General Hawley is one of the projectors
 Yale Freshmen Punished. NEW HAVEN, Dec. 2l.-Yale's faculty has imposed as a penalty on the freshman class, . part of whose members indulged in recent riotous conduct in this city. pro hibition against the class playing inter collegiate baseball the coming rear.
 Merid~n Republicans win.
 MERrpEN. Dec 2l.- The Republicans overturned things in the city election. They elected their candidate for mayor, Dr. e. Herrick Wilson, by a large majority over the present incumbent, Mayor Tracy. They also elected the city ticket with the exception of clerk. The present council stands 2l Democrats to 1S Republicans.
 Roberts win Mevs His seheeI
 NoRwALK, Dec 21. - Colonel Frank Nj. Roberts, the principal of the Nor walk Military institute, will remove the school after the holidays to New Rochelle. it is said.
 County Cou,missian.rs Accused.
 HARTFORD, Dec. 90.-In the senate Sen. ator Charles F. ThAyer presented the rs- port of the special committee as to the do Ings of the county commissioner 10 chargcs that many commissioner utterfS disregard the will of the people ss to li- censes, and recommends that the power to grant and revoke licenses bo conferred upon Judicial tribunal
 Twenty-thrce Females at rais.
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. 90.-The catalogue of Yale university for iso2-s--thc iasd Issue shows that there are l,p6o students this year, compared with ,7s4 in 1891 In ths list of instructors an increase of twenty. nine Is shown, the number being lSs. Twenty three females are taking the post graduate courses.