Connecticut western news., 1892-09-15
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

Facts Concerning the Important Happen
 ings of the Week In This Vicinity and
 Elsewhere Briefly Told for the Bsnsnt
 of People Whose Time Is Valuable.
 WINDSOR LOCKS, Sept. l2.-Health ofn- oer McCarty and SelectmAn Bidwsn and Secretary of the Board $. B. Douglas began their tour of inspection of the town Thnre- day morning. During the day they in- spected Clay Hill, Grove and Oak streets, and were surprised at the amount of clean ing that had been done. It is safe to say that the town has not been 70 thoroughly cleaned for many years. The ofioers are making thorough investigation, going into every yard. They have ordered sew eral closets cleaned out. They win con- tinue their investigation through the town, and no partiality will be shown.
 Charles I. Rathbun on Trtal.
 NEW LONDON, Sept io.-The trial of the Chesebro murder case is in progress in the superior court here. Gideon P, Chesebro, father of Daniel Chescbro, who was ahot at Stonington Feb. l5 by Charles l. Rathbun, testified that Mrs. Rathbun ran over and informed him of the shooting, and he hastened to Rathbun's house, whore he found his son lying dead on the floor. Rathbun ssaid he shot the young man be- cause he shook his fist at him. Rathbun pointed out the weapon he had used, a double barreled gun, and then sat down by the fire to smoke To other witnesses Rathbun said that he shot young Chesebro because he had told him leforo not to come near the house, and to others yet that he did not know why he shot the young nm. The state has rested its case Rathbun sits in court with his wife and two children, calm and unconoerned spectator.
 The Tobacco Crop.
 TARIFrvILLE, Sept. 12-Tho tobacco crop in this immediate vicinity, with a few ex- captions, has been cut and housed, and in many cases sold, subject to contingencies, at prices ranging from twenty to thirty cents per pound.
 Eighth Regiment Rsnd ssvous.
 NEW HAVEN, Sept i2.-The Eighth regi- ment Connecticut volunteers will meet in Monumental hall, 1S3 Pennsylvania avenue (near the CapitoD, at Washington, Wednes- day morning, Sept. 21, at o'clock to com plete arrangements to visit tho battleneld of Antietam and such other points of inter est as the regiment may determine. Interested In the Fight. NEW LONDON, Sept 12.-Rockets were sent up from here Wednesday night to ap- prise the deeply interested officers of the Miantonomoh of the result of the Corbett- Sullivan fight.
 The woodohuck Record. wEsTroRp, Sept. 12,-Bennie Case. of this place, thirteen years old, holds the woodchuck record for this season. He and bis dog have disposed of forty-two of these predatory animals.
 A Brakeman Injured. THoNpsoNvrLLE, Sept i2-James Wood, a brakeman on the way freight, was inj jured at the station Thursday afternoon by a stake on the cars striking him on tho face A Connecticut Iron Bali Receiver. NEW HAVEN, Sept 12-Attorney Ed ward Scofeld, of Stamford, has just been | appointed receiver for the insolvont order | of the Iron Hall for the state of Connectk cut. The membership in this state num- bers 1000 and the assets are &o,000. The order also has reserve fund of s25, ,0o0. The supreme sitting of the order of tho Iron Hall, of Indianapolis, arc made the defendants in the case.
 l Liberty's Bright Eye.
 MIppLErowN, Sept 12-The Schuyler Electric company here has just received an order from the government for the largest and most powerful search light | In the WOrlu. lt IN uehblneu TOT the kthtue of Liberty in New York harbor, and will be visible 100 miles and capable of trans mitting messages that distance. It will be | 5U,0o0 candle power and will cost about s4,o00.
 | Fire In a Cartridge Factory. | NEW HAVEN, Sept. 11.-A fire in the car tridge department of the Winchester Re- beating Arms company this morning caused a loss of between 5000 and s7,000. Fat atan Lockwood Reelected. | NoRwALK, Sept. 2, Judge David B. Lockwood of Bridgeport, president of the Fat Mems association, was reelected | for the fourth term at the twenty sixth annual reunion and clambake at Dorlon Point.
 wittich for President. NEW HAVEN, Sept 8. The German be- nevolent Order of Harugari held it's biennial | convention here. Henry Wittich was chosen | president; Conrad Seim, vice president; Fred Partenheimer, secretary; Philip Koch Ter, treasurer. Delegates were present from twenty-five states of the Union. | Factory Inspectors Elect omoers-
 HARTFORD, Sept. s,-At tho factory in- spectors' convention the following ofncer were elected: President, William & MoDon- Ald, of Ohio; first vice president, J. &. weintheit, of New Jersey; second vioe president, F. J. Casserly, of Minnesota third vice president, R. T. Chalk, of Maine fourth vice president, Nj. B. MoEnery, of | Pennsylvania; secretary treasurer, Miss l Mary O'Rielly, of Pennsylvania; assistant secretary, William M. Simmons, of Conneo-