Connecticut western news., 1892-10-20
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The following uncontested divorses were granted by Judge Fenn in the Superior Court at Litchheld last week, viz: Lillie M. Fenn from Fred O. Fenn, cruelty; Henry Terrell from Harriet Terrell, desertion; Huldah Me- Carrick from Wm McCarrick, cruelty; Lewis F. Oowan from Jennie O. Cowan, desertion; Alice B. .Edministon from John c. .Edministon, cruelty; W. F. Kinney vs Lucy Kinney, dis missed.
 Joseph Carter, of Watertown was convicted of horse stealing last week in the Superior Court at Litchf1eld, and sentenced to two years in the state prison. He claimed that the owner of the horse was indebted to him.
 A horse belonging to George A. Hunt, of Litchheld, ran away last week and while try ing to turn a corner, slipped and fell and thrust his head and the forepart of his body through the plate glass window of a store, cutting himself horribly.
 A week ago Sunday morning a tramp by the name of Frank Malley, of Leominster, Mass, fell ofi from a freight train near New Haven, while stealing a ride, and had his left leg and right foot cut of. He was able to crawl to the nearest house, about 0 mile away, where he died in few hours. 
 Wesleyan began the year last week with 300 students, the largest number in its history.
 Seventeen carloads of iron, the first con- signment of 2, ,OO0, 900 pounds, from the Berlin Bridge company to Philadelphia, for the new tin plate mil there, were placarded Results of Protection"
 The Baldwin orchards of Josiah H. Merri- man at Plantsville have produced this year about 1,6O0 barrels of choice picked fruit. Col Horn, consul at St Thomas, recently re- turned to his home in Winsted. His friends, irrespective of party. will welcome him home | by supper at Hotel Andrews in Winsted on Friday evening the 2lst inst.
 Dr Bell, of Windsor, extracted a sound wis dom tooth from a woman aged ninety years. | Another hanging will take place in this state November 10, when Petrillo, the Italian murderer. will pay the penalty on the gallows in New Haven. It is said that General Manager Futile, of the Consolidated road, receives $1s, 900 year for his services. Traffic Manager Mellen's salary Is said to be 900.
 | The Connecticut division of the League of American wheelmen is about to take a cen- sus of all the bicycle riders, both male and female, In the state. The name of the rider, age, style or make and number of the ma chine will be taken. By these means the league will endeavor to increase its member | ship and will take action to secure Legislation | for better roads. When directory is pub lished it will be safeguard against the loss of wheels by theft.
 Forty-three aliens from Torrington were naturalized at winsted last Friday before Judge Roraback. Fourteen were Germans, three English, two Irish, enc Scotch, four Swiss, F French, one Sweds and one Russian Pole.
 A local editor over the river, who runs an agricultural column, hired a plot of ground and planted it with potatoes. These he hired men to carefully tend and "bug." Last week a man was hired to dig them. He worked a half day and brought around the potatoes. The editor went out, inquiring the price of his labor and paid S1. Then looking at the potatoes he said, ''why, I'll sell them to you for $l." There were nearly two bushels. The largest was nearly as big as an English walnut.-Connscticut Farmer.
 | FrldayS occurrance suggests nut Ior our Prohibition friends to crack: A man gets full of whiskey falls into the water, and is drown cd. Whats the cause of his death, the whis- key or the -Winsted Herald.
 Comptroller staub treated all children ir the public schools and Sunday schools of New | Milford to free excursion to Hartford or Tuesday October 4. There were fourteen carloads of the children and their friends They visited the Capitol and other places oi interest, and were treated to nice lunch.
 There are good many cases of measles re ported in Winsted and neighboring towns.
 With it's last issue, the Newtown Bee pass cd into the hands of the new proprietors anC managers, Arthur J. Smith and Allison P Smith, the former serving as business mana ger and the latter as editor. Reuben H Smith, the retiring editor and proprietor with his family, leaves Newtown Oct. 20, for Riverside Gal, to which climate MT Smith goes in hopes to regain his health which i' shattered by 10 or more years of almost su perhuman effort to bring the Bee from cir culation of 600 to its present circulation o nearly 25O0 copies.