Connecticut western news., 1892-11-03
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO olNHABITkNrs
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

VT if'G fNO WEo
 Facts Concerning the Important HaPpsn-
 ings of the Week In This vicisfty ssap
 Elsewhere Briefly Told for the Benefit
 of People Whose Time Is Valuable. NEw BRITAIN, Oct s1.-The stockhold- CTS of the new tramway and electric ARha
 companies have perfected the rcorganiEa-
 ton of the companies. The old stockhold-
 CTS were paid in full some time ago. The
 stockholders of the companies elected di-
 rectors, after which the directors elected D. s. Plume, of Waterbury, president of
 the Tramway company. and M. A N
 Young, of Waterbury, president of the Electric Light company. Charles s. Land CTS was elected secretary of both compmr
 nies, and F. G. Platt was elected treasurer of
 both. l.. c. Whitney will be general man. ager.
 The Poisoning, Mystery.
 LITCHFIELD, Oct al.-A plain, common
 whisky flask was found on the edge of the
 field where Jackson Tunpkins and 4AAtrick
 Lavin were at work before they were found
 dead. There was in 1t about teaspoonful
 of liquid of the color of cider. The oork of the bottle lay beside it on the grass, and the
 bottle had all the looks of having been re-
 gently used. The liquid inside smeileda
 something like cider brandy. Medical Ex-
 aminer Belden thinks the poison that
 killed the men was oxalic acid, although
 he is not positive. The puEzling thing
 about the case is how one man could have handed the bottle to the other after
 drinking himself Whoever drank first must have immediately discovered the pol
 sonous nature of the liquid, as it twsas strong enough to burn the flesh. The stomachs of the two men have been taken by Coroner Higgins to New Haven to bsi
 analysed by the state chemist, profemsors Herbert K Smith. Coroner Higgins will
 also take down the bottle found in the field
 and have its contents subjected to a chcrni' cal analysis
 It was the custom of the men to draw &, large load of corn up on their last trip be-
 fore dinner, but on the day they were poll
 soned they drew up less than a quarter ofmt
 load. RockviiIe's Gas Contract. ROCKVILLE, Oct. s1.-The stockholders
 of the Rockville Gas Light company have agreed to the transfer of the entire capital, stock of the company, amounting to 900
 shares or $50,00o, to Messrs Marsh, Mer-
 win and Lennon, of Bridgeport; A M. Young, of Waterbury, and othsrn. and | pending transfer of the stock lease of l the property has been made to these par
 
 Burglars at Backiand. | AUCKLAND, Got. 81.-Burglar~ attempted | to gain an entrance to the house of J. D.
 Pickles, Superintendent of the wavcrly mills, but were unsuccessfuI They then | went to the house of H. s. Kseney. jushe north of Mir Pickles, and went inside. While they were exploring bedroom Mrs. | Keeney was awakened and saw two men | in the room. She attempted to arouss herl | husband, and the fellows, seeing they were | discovered, fed They had rified MT. Kec- | ney's trousers and took about forty-five' dollars. A vest on chair cloee by, cop-
 taining 500 and gold watch, was not dis turbed.
 | connecticut's New Auditor. HARTFORD, Oct. Ex-Governor BulkeleyN has appointed Senator Benjamin P. Meade,
 of New Canaan, auditor of public accounts,
 to All the vacancy caused by the resigna- ton of George F. Lincoln. Senator Meade | will hold the position until it is filled by the general assembly. A Child Burned so a Crisp. NEw HAVEN, Oct 2o.-workmen em- | ployed in Henry Hooker & Co.'S carriage factory found the body of male child, | which had been burned to crisp, lying in - | the factory yard. Medical Examiner White
 instituted an investigation, but was unable to learn the child's identity. It was about twenty-four hours old. A Brakeman Killed. | NEw HAVEN, Oct. eo.-Henry Chandler, aged thirty of Westfeld, Mass,
 brakeman on a Northampton diwiaiou freight train, fell from a car and was in-
 stantly killed.
 | A Marrow Escape for Hotel Guests. CHESHIRE, Oct 2e.-The Wallace House
 was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is s0,0oo. Twenty guests sleeping in the
 hotel were aroused barely in time to es- | cape.
 Stuck Pins In His Legs. MKRIpEN, Oct, oo.-The body of Dr. | Newton, an eccentric dentist, aged fifty, | who disappeared two months ago. was | found near the bank of brook on the , I outskirts of Meriden. The body was only.
 identified by large number of scars on
 the legs, caused by peculiar custom the
 doctor had of sticking pins into his legs to
 keep his stockings up. | Depow at Yale | NEW HAVEN, Oct 29.-Chauncey M. De pew addressed the Yale students and their friends here last night He made one of
 his characteristic campaign addresses. | Hanged Himssif in His wsEoa- | NEW HAVEN, Oct 29.-MerriI H. Hatha- way, the proprietor of the local lunch
 wagon, committed suicide by hanging
 himself in his wagon
 Died at roI. WATERBURY, Oct 9s. - Mrs Palmyra | Cotton died here in her 1o1st year She did not marry until she was sixty-Six and
 her husband was seventy-seven. | Stevenson in Connecticut"
 STAMFORD, Oct 2s.-Adlai E StsvensouU N Igl-- IL. All. Il town hail. which was crowded to suffoca-
 tion Mir. Stevenson says he ia confident | of Democratic victory. Drowned in a Small stresnA | EAST GLASTONBURY, Oct. 2S-GcorRe Weir who was found drowned recently, was a son of Levi Weir. He was subject
 to fits, and had one while working in the
 barn. It Is supposed that he started for home before he had fully recovered from it,
 and fell into the stream where he was
 found. He was twenty eight years old and
 unmarried.
 A woman's Suicide. | MKRIDEN, Oct. 25.-Mrs. George Bee | croft committed suicide by taking cor
 rosive sublimate. Insanity, resulting from unfortunate pecuniary circumstances and
 III health was the cause Slipped Under the Wheels. MERIDEN, Oct 25.-wllliam Fleming | was killed here. He had come up from | New Haven with friend and stepped of
 the train before 1t stopped He missed
 his footing and slipped nnder the whccla | An Eoho of the Field Failure.
 NKw YORK, Oct. 3o.-The National Bank | of Canada has obtained judgment in de fault for slo1, ,oi2 60 against the memoerw of
 the firm of Field, Lindley, wiecherN & Go.