Connecticut western news., 1893-01-19
STATE WE WS.

Three ex-governors, Waller, Louusbury and Bulkeley, attended the inaugural reeep- ton at Hartford. It was an unusual sight to see three ex-governors walking abreast
 The census of the wheelmen of the state has been completed, showing 15, 900, of whom 2,667 are members of the L. A. ". Hartford has the largest number, 3,2O0. New Haven is next with 2,300.
 The New Haven weather office has beer raised to the first class, and will be equipped with costly instruments such as are used at New York and Boston.
 A dog belonging to selden Miner, of Win sted, overlook fox one day last week and killed it by biting It's backbone in two. The fox had been caught in steel trap sometime and could not run as fast as most foxes.
 Judge Fenn, of Winsted, win give course of lectures on Equity" at the Yale Law School. These lectures will be of high or. der, as Judge Fenn is an eminent authority on equity.
 The Rev storrs o. Seymour, rector of Trinity church in Hartford, has received call to St. Michaels church in Litchfeld, of which he was formerly the rector.
 The annual ball of the Winsted Associated Fire Department will take place January 2Oth third company of Horse Guards was or ganized in Bridgeport January Sd.
 The Northfeld correspondent of the Thom- aston Express says:
 Gilbert l. Wooster died January 9th, aged ter of Torrington and daughter, Mrs J. How ard Catlin, of this place. He was one of six | brothers of whom only one remains, George W. Wooster, of Winsted. He was an active genial man living just over the line in Thom- aston and one of the old stock of farmers of whom we are sorry there are so few left.
 E. l.. Walker, of Huntington, has a COW from which has been milked over $500 quarts during the eight months from May to Decem- Der inclusive. In the first five months she gave SPAS quarts, or an average of 25 quarts per day. The COW is a thoroughbred Hol. stein and is milked Il months out of every 12.
 The frame of the new Country Club house at Litchaeld Is being raised by Contractor Peck as rapidly as the weather permits.
 The winsted Daily Herald of Jan. 1stf says:
 J, R. Benjamin, the jeweler and music dealer, was taken to Litchfield on Wednes day, by Deputy Sheriff Finn, on body wri issued at the instigation of the Bridgepor Organ Company, who allege that Benjamin i: indebted to them to the amount of abou S100 for instruments. Instead of going tt jail MT Benjamin boards at the United States Hotel. under surveillance. He will regain his liberty on Monday next by taking thu poor debtors oath.
 Willimantic is agitating the matter of ap plying for city charter.
 A Bridgeport project is to remove tn, house in which Tom Thumb was born iron it's present location to Seaside park.
 George Bond, of West winsted, the one band man, who plays five instruments at thu same time, is anxious to contest any man fl the state for the championship as moutl harmonica player.
 John Wood, a colored waiter at Hartford ate Il lbs of boiled ham, 12 fried eggs and pint of pickled onions in one hour and f1v, minutes, on S10 wager. Then he dranl two quarts of ale. Wood will put up S1O that he can eat more ham and eggs than an. one in the state.
 W. J. Garvin is again at his old post a agent at the West Winsted station.
 Jailer Fenn, who had been steward of tn, Hartford county jail for thirty years, died o a stroke of apoplexy on Tuesday.
 Last Saturday the horses on the stage run ming from Litchield to Litchfield Station, go frightened and ran away, overturning th stage and drawing it on its side in the ditcl for some distance. On freeing themselves the horses ran to the station. Capt. Wn Bissell father-in-law of O. E. Gillette, wal severely bruised.
 Governor Morris has decided upon the re appointment of Railroad Commissioner Woodruff and Seymour. Alex o. Robertson of Montville, is named to succeed Hayward Hon Robert J. Vance is put down for Labo Commissioner. Other appointments will b' as follows: Dairy Commissioner, 0. s. Bur lingame, of Canterbury; Factory Inspector E. Burrows Brown, of Groton; Judges of thu Superior Court-John W. filling of New Ha ven, Washington F. Wilcox of Haddam, an' ". M Hammersley of Hartford.