Connecticut western news., 1892-08-18
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS oFINTEREsT TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.


 BRISTOL, Aug. l5.-Saxton Barden, of New Hartford, welded twenty years ago. The couple could not agree and separated. The wife secured a divorce and married Mir. Barker, of Waterbury, whom she had been enamored of once before. Barker soon deserted her. and the Barden children patched up truce, and Mrs. Barden went to live with her former husband as house. keeper, bringing with her load of furni- ture. The couple soon Quarreled again, and she returned to New Hartford, after order ing that her furniture be shipped to Bristol MT. Barien kept the furniture and defied all the sheriffs sent to seize it. Mrs. Bar ker has now instituted an action for con- version of property against Barden, who was arrested, and being unable to obtain bonds is now in jail
 pr. Taylor to Leave Hartford. HARTFORD, Aug 15-Rev. Graham Fay Tor, D. D., pastor of the Fourth Congrega- tional church and professor of practical theology in Hartford Theological seminary, has resigned pastor and professor, and has accepted the call of the Chicago Theo- logical seminary to the chair of Christian sociology and Bible study.
 Dying of Lockjaw. NEW HAVEN, Aug. 15.-City Attorney Hugh Daily is critically i'll with an aggra- vated case of lockjaw, and there is only the slightest chance of his recovery. Her Parents Relented. NEW HAVEN, Aug. 14.-Etta May Kelley, daughter of John 0. Kelley, the Pittsburg iron king, was sent to this city by her par ents to separate her from Edward Otto Ross, to whom she was betrothed. Prepara- tions were made to send her to Europe, but the lovers met in this city. They went to pvil H,,fx lo ri.al there, and proceeded to Brooklyn, where Miss Kelley's parents, who objected to the marriage because Ross was Protestant, have relented.
 It Displeased His Relatives. STONY CREEK, Aug. 14-Captain Stephen l.. Page, aged seventy-six, the veteran boat man of the sound, was married to Miss Minnie B. Thomas, of Meriden, who is twenty-six and very pretty. Captain Page has considerable estate and is confirmed rheumatic. Miss Thomas has taken care of | him for some time past. The relatives of Captain Page, with whom he is not on good terms, are much displeased. Says He Forged the win. DANBURY, Aug. 14.-Miss Caroline R. | White, worth s10O,0O0 in her own right, | Is contesting the will of her father, the late William R. White, which leaves her legacy of s5,0O0 out of an estate valued at | $25O,OOO. There are four other children, one ! of whom, James L. White, she accuses of having forged the will in question. Lost se, 800. 900 by Striking. HARTFORD, Aug. 13.-James G. Batter \ son, who has the granite contract for the s6, 900 900 national library building at Washington, says, "The granite cutters in II hax- .xx @l., strike about s2, SO0, ,OOO."
 General Trowbridge Dead. NEW HAVEN, Aug. 1S-General William \ Pettit Trowbridge, professor of mining en- | gineering in Columbia college, died at his | home here. His death was very sudden and is attributed to heart failure. Kidnapping Suspected. | MIDDLEFIELD, Aug. 1S-Captain Henry Miller, a very wealthy and influential \ citizen, has disappeared. He was over l eighty years of age, unmarried and eccen- \ tric. A gang of toughs was seen in the | vicinity of his house and Kidnapping is sus- pected.
 Lightning Destroyed the Mills. | NoRwALK, Aug. 13.-Mr. Walter Mer- wins mills at Greenfield Hill, known as Gould's mills, were struck by lightning and burned. Loss, s4, 800; insurance, $2, 800. | Whitney Railroad Employees Strike. | NEW HAVEN, Aug 1.-The employees of | the Whitney railroad went on strike at p. | m., because of proposed change of pay day. The matter was adjusted and they | resumed work at 6:30.
 New Lond on W ants the Catholic Assembly.
 NEW LONDON, Aug. 1.-The board of trade of this city entertained the general | a6 wi pf tha h olic summer assembly. Speeches were made by President Sheedy, of Pittsburg;
 Father Halpin, of New York; Father Con | atty, of Worcester, and Father Mullaney, of Syracuse, all of whom were in favor of
 New London as a permanent location for
 the assembly.
 Section Hands Quit Work.
 HARTFORD, Aug. 11.-Owing to a reduc-
 tion of wages, the section hands at work in l Connecticut on the Philadelphia, Reading
 and New England railroad have quit work win Move to New Haven.
 NEW HAVEN, Aug 1.-The Robert S.
 Gould company, of New York city, the
 largest light brass goods manufacturers in
 the United States, have decided to move
 their factory to this city.
 Joseph Parker Wants His Daughter.
 HARTFORD, Aug. 10.-JosephL L. Parker has
 returned to Mantle, Conn.,, to find his wife
 dead and his daughter lost to him. He
 went to California in 1s49, ceased communi-
 eating with his family after few years,
 and now, having secured fortune, desires
 to recover his daughter.
 | Staub Gets & Decision.
 HARTFORD, Aug. 10.-It is reported here
 that State Comptroller Staub has received
 decision from his counsel, Judge Loomis,
 under which he may comply with the re-
 quest of the New York and New England
 railroad for the registration of s2, ,OO0, 900 of
 the new issue of fifty year per cent gold
 bonds, amounting to s25, 100000. | The Adams Resume Control.
 BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 9-One result of the
 Consolidated Housatonic deal will be that
 on and after Oct. 1 the Adams Express
 company will again resume control of the
 express carrying business of the latter road,
 which the United States Express company
 has held for the past three years. | The Rubber Trust.
 NEW HAVEN, Aug. 9.-At a meeting of
 the representatives of the United States
 Rubber company, which includes nine of
 the largest rubber boot and shoe manu-
 lecturers in the country and was organized
 under the New Jersey laws a few months
 ago, it was decided that the combination
 shall go into effect Nov. 1. The capital
 sock of the trust is limited at $50, 900, 900. 4&1sm