Connecticut western news., 1892-06-23
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NuTH-G STATE.

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NuTr=G STATE. 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.
 SUFFIELD, June 0-The trustees of the Connecticut (Baptistl Literary institution announce that the endowment fund of $50, 900 has been subscribed.
 Bronson's Body Found.
 NEW HAVEN, June Is. A fisherman re- covered the body of w. H. Bronson, the Yale student who was drowned last We'd nesday while bathing off Lighthouse point. The body will he shipped to Bronson's former home, at Rye, N. Y.
 Yale and Harvard Refuse.
 NEW LONDON, June 1S.-The New Lou don Globe says that both Harvard and Yale have declined a challenge to row against Cornell on the Thames, and that it is certain that neither crew will go to Eng land to meet an Oxford eight. Captain Kel- ton says that no official communication has been received regarding a race with Oxford.
 women ret haie reiioWshtps.
 NEW HAVEN, June 1s.-Miss Mary Ora ham, Wesleyan 'S9, and Miss Mary Augusta Scott, graduate of Vassar, have been elected to fellowships at Yale. They are the first women to receive the distinction.
 Incendiaries at East Haven.
 EAST HAVEN, June 1.-The town hall and postoffice at this place were totally de- stroyed by fire. The fire is supposed to have been of incendiary origin.
 New Haven's Films in Danger.
 NEW HAVEN, June 17.-Postmaster Sper- " says that unless the elm trees on the green are at once attended to their use- fitness, their beauty and their dignity will be gone within forty years.
 Hibernians at Brid geport.
 BRIDGEPORT, June 1.-The state conven- tion of the Ancient Order of Hibernians has begun here. The order in the state numbers 1000 Mayor Walsh, of New Britain, was elected state delegate; J. D. Cunningham, of New Haven, secretary, and P. D. Ryan, of Hartford, treasurer.
 Wade Elected President.
 NEW HAVEN, June 16.-The Yale Track Athletic association elected W. B. Wade of St. Louis, president.
 Stevenson Resigns.
 BRIDGEPORT, June 16.-Mr. William H. Stevenson has resigned his position as vice president and general manager of the Housa- tonic road, which is now under control of the Consolidated road. The following is the board of officers: President, George M Miller; vice president, W. E. Barnett; gen eral superintendent, c. H. Platt; secretary and treasurer, M. E. Stone.
 A Yale Senior Drowned.
  Bronson, of the senior class of the scientific department of Yale, was drowned in the harbor while bathing. He had just been appointed instructor in physics at Yale for next year. He lived in Rye, N. Y.
 An Emery Wheel Burst.
 NORWICH, June 16-Jcseph Willett, aged 23, was instantly killed at the iron foundry of A. H. Vaughn & Sons, on Ferry street. An emery wheel at which he was working burst and large piece of the wheel struck him in the head, dashing out his brains.
 A Child's Face Crushed.
 WnLIMANTIC, June 16.-A four-year-old son of Albert E. Gurley, of Upper Jackson street, while playing about a cellar which was being dug, fell under loaded dump cart and the wheel passed over his face, completely severing the flesh and bone of the upper jaw, and leaving him unable to separate his teeth.
 To Suppress the Tramps.
 WuLIMANTIC, June 16.-This section is being overrun with tramps, and reports are coming in daily of their despera- tion. A mill was set on fire in Canterbury, house burned in Packersville, two women insulted and a boy attacked by tramp within the week The body of Frank John son was found hanging to tree near the Rhode Island line, and he is supposed to have been murdered and robbed by tramps. Vigilance committees are being formed, and there is talk of stringing up some of the nomads on sight.
 Two Laborers Sunstruck. HARTFORD, June 16.--Two laborers named John H. Higgins and John Costigan were sunstruck while at work.
 Connecticut Episcopalians Meet. NEW HAVEN, June 16-The annual con. vention of the Connecticut Episcopal diocese opened in Trinity church. About 250 cler gymen were present. Rev. M. H. Barclay, of Torrington, was elected secretary and Rev. F. w. Hartman, of Windsor, and Rev F. B. Whitcomb, of Brandford, assistant 1 secretaries
 Convict Bennett's Suicide. HARTFORD, June 16 Charles Fl. Bennett | sentenced at MlQulet0Wn, NOnn., Dec. 2 | 1891, to four years in the state prison for at tempted rape, cut his windpipe with 8 knife and died.
 Four Were Sunstruck. | TWISTED, June 16.-A switchman and | three Italians were sunstruck here. One | Italian will die. The thermometer regis | tered 95 degs. in the shade. Harriet Beecher Stowe Is Eighty. HARTFORD, June 15.-Tuesday was the | eightieth birthday of Harriet Beechel | Stowe, but owing to her enfeebled condi tion there was no public celebration of the | event.
 Stonecutters Stop Work. NEW BRITAIN, June 15.-The stonecut | ters employed by John Hanna have quit work by command of a walking delegate oi the union, who claims that the stone used | by Hanna is boycotted.
 Yale Want Reeves for Referee. NEW HAVEN, June 15.-The management of the Yale navy has sent a letter to liar yard appointing c. l.. Reeves as referee o the annual boat race at New London July 1 Mir. Reeves once rowed in the crew repre- senting Cambridge university. Five Children Drowned. PITTsBURG, June 18.-Five children were | drowned at Neville island, on the OhiC | river, eight miles from this city, at 3:3t | D. m. Their names are: Paul Pittock, three