Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09

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. STAMFORD, Feb. Civilian R. Lock. wood, first selectman of Stamford, died of paralysis following an attack of pneu- monia- He was a leading Democrat and one of the community's wealthiest men. He was 55 years old and had been select man almost continuously since 1866.
 New Haven Sued for s5, ,OoO.
 NEW HAVEN, Feb. 6.-W. F. Matthews of this city, we'll known dyeing estab lishment proprietor, has brought suit against the city for S5, 900 damages. Mir. Matthews broke leg Jan. 21 by slipping on an icy sidewalk, and he claims that the city vas negligent. East NorwaIk Hatters Fail.
 NoRwALK, Feb. 6.-Ambler & Perry, hat manufacturers of East Norwalk, have as- signed. The firm began business here last summer Their buildings and the exten- sive plant were new and cost several thou. sanddollars.
 A Newspaper Company Organized.
 TWISTED, Feb. 6.-The winsted Herald company has been organized here with a capital of s10,000, in 4O0 shares of s2S each, S9, ITS of which has been paid in. The incorporators are J. II. Vaill, who sub scribes for 136 shares, and 24 other resi- dents of Winsted.
 Not Buying the Boston and Albany.
 NEW HAVEN, Feb. 6.-Vice President Futile, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, says that the Consoli dated railroad is not trying to effect the purchase of the Boston and Albany rail road.
 Murder Will Out.
 NoRwALK, Conn.,, Feb. 5.-Henry Mo Dowell gave himself up here, saying that in April 1S92, he killed John Crowley in Glastonbury, Vt.
 Manchester's Bridge.
 MANCHESTER Feb. 5-A special town meeting was held, and the vote of pre- vious town meeting to build a stone arch bridge over the Hockanum river at Union street was rescinded. The road and bridge commission was instructed, on motion of N. T. Pulsifer, to build stone bridge at this point, provided it could be done for 5000, and, if not an iron bridge of the most improved pattern.
 FauIIner's Island Washing Away.
 NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Feb. 5.-Faulkner's island in Long Island sound near New
  at which the night watches of the sound steamboats are changed, is gradually washing away.
 For a State Commissioner of Roads.
 HARTFORD, Feb A bill has been in troduced in the legislature creating state highway commission for the care of main roads in the state.
 Disabled by Ice.
 SOUTH NoRwALK, Conn.,, Feb. 4.-Tugs Sarah J. Weed and Thomas Walsh of the New Haven Transportation company, Perth Amboy, N. J., for New Haven, put in here with two of the barges in a sinking condition. The leakage was caused by floating cakes If ice.
 Meriden Solderers Strike.
 MERIDEN, Feb. 3.-The solderers in Fore man Thomas Langston's department at E. Miller & Co.'S went on Q strike. Those who are out are IA girls and ? men, all em- ployed in soldering on the various parts of the famous Rochester lamp The cause of the strike is reduction of 25 per cent in wages.
 Yale's Captain to Resign.
 NEW HAVEN, Feb 3-Manager w. B. Maffitt of the Yale football eleven an nounced that he should immediately ten der his resignation.
 Billiard Championship of New England. MERIDEN, Conn.,, Feb. 3.-Beach of this city and John Murphy of Hartford on Thursday evening next at Allin hall, Hart ford, will contest for the billiard champion ship of New England and purse of S200 Professor Baldwin Confirmed.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 3-Professor Baldwin's nomination for judge of the supreme court was con nfirmed by the house in concurrence with the senate.
 Scarlet Fever From Kindling Wood.
 NEW HAVEN, Feb. 3.-The people are in dignant over what seems to be a lack of precaution on the part of the board of health in allowing a wooden building in which there had been six cases of scarlet fever and which had been torn down to be cut up and sold as kindling wood. It is said that the spread of this disease, which has been usually fatal, can be traced to the distribution of the parts of this infected | dwelling.
 YaIe-Princeton Debate. NEW HAVEN, Feb. 3.-Messrs. w. G. Brownson and l.. T. Wells of the Yale | union met Messrs. Erdmann and Cochran of the Princeton Debating society at New York and completed arrangements for the first annual debate between the two col | leges It will be held at Princeton March | l5 The question which has been chosen for discussion is, Resolved, that thepeace- | ful annexation of Canada would be bene- ficial to the United States" Treasurer Hyatt Sick. | NoRwALK, Conn, Feb. 3.-Hon. James | w. Hyatt, United States treasurer during | Cleveland's administration, lies seriously | ill at his home.
 Did Not Prove to Re an Asylum. |
 brought against the trustees of St. Francis 1 Orphan asylum for S10,00O. Five years ago child named Mamie Kelley was placed in the institution, aud within a fortnight the mother sought to reclaim her. The authori ties were, however, unable to produce the girl All trace of her has been lost. | Bridgeport Pastor Called to Reading. | BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Feb. 1.-Rev. I. M | Foster, pastor of the Washington Park i Methodist Episcopal church, has received | a call to take charge of the new Memorial Methodist Episcopal church at Reading, | Pa
 The Danbury and State Line Railroad. 1 DANBURY, Conn, Feb. At a hearing | before the railroad commissioners the plan 1 of the Danbury and State Line railway was approved. The road will extend through Ridgefield, Conn.,, and North 1 Salem, IN. l., to UeluehsDrluSe, where lI will join the Harlem road. It will virtu- ally be branch of the Harlem, and the distance will be shortened 20 miles thereby i between Danbury and New York. Work will be commenced in the spring.
 Fell Into n Fireplace. BRooKFIELD, Conn, Feb. Mrs. Isaac Hawley was burned to death. While sit ting before fire in an open fireplace she 1 went to sleep and fell into the flames She fingered F hours in agony. Port Royal Mines Ablaze.