Connecticut western news., 1893-05-25
STATE NE WS.

William R. Mygatt, an investment broker of Denver, who formerly resided ill HartfJrd has assigned with estimated liabilities of S507 ,889, and assets of $591 ,861. A special to the Hartford Courant says that among the creditors are the 1st National Bank of New Milford, S20, 900, and the Iron Bank of Falls Village, St. 900.
 The Springfield spectacle factory of Smith, Lesquereez & Go. has been sold to the Win sted Optical Company and the business is | being removed to West Winsted. About | thirty men will follow the concern from | Springfield.
 W. H. Hurlbut, of Waterbury, has been awarded the contract for the $50 900 Episco- pal church at Ansonia.
 The new soldiers monument at Danbury will be dedicated on Memorial day. G. A. R. Department Commander Rogers will assist in the exercises.
 The Pennington Valley Agricultural Asso- citation will hold its annual fair at Cherry Park, September N and 28.
 The twenty fifth annual session of the grand lodge, K. of F., will be held in Dan- bury, beginning Thursday, June 15.
 The soldiers monument at New Hartford will be dedicated on July 4th.
 Judge Fyler has 800 hens on his farm at Newfeld, and chickens matching by the hundred. Amos A. Parker, who married Miss Julia Smith, one of the noted sisters of Glaston- bury, died at Fitzwilliam, N. H., May 12, aged 101 years and months. He was said to have been the oldest college graduate in the country.
 It was most touching and striking sight at the burial of Mrs Stoeckert when her i've little children, between the ages of five and a half and nine years. went up one after an- other and threw bouquet of flowers in the grave. There was not dry eye, but strong men cried at the sight.-Torrington Register. J. B. Balch, of Harwinton, has bill of sale of an Indian woman, of the date of l717, 176 years ago. It is not uncommon to find in old Connecticut families bills of sale of blacks, but it is of Indians. This red slave brought fifty shillings, and was sold in East Hampton I by John Edwards to Solomon Andross of Hartford.
 
 shop of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport, is violently insane from being frightened by toy snake. One of the girls shook 1t around her head until she fell on the floor in mysteries, and she is now crazy The House has passed the bill providing that veteran soldiers and sailors who are confirmed drunkards may be "cured" at the expense of the state
 The collateral inheritance law Is likely to be amended so that property cannot be taxed more than once a year under it, and also to repeal so much of the law as relates to be- quests for the use of brothers or sisters.
 Hudson Griswold and son, of Windsor, sci out 2 1000 tobacco plants May 16. Heretofore May 20 has been the earliest plants have been set out.
 farmer near Mystic had performed upon his cattle recently the operation of dehorn. ing. The result was disastrous, several dying from the effect.
 The Connecticut building at the Worlds Fair has cost the State commission S17 ,OO( exclusive of furnishings. It stands in the north east corner of the grounds near the see wall where the surf makes music. It is handsome and faithful reproduction of the colonial mansion. Commissioner J. H. Vaill or Winsted, the executive manager and secre tary of the Connecticut State Board, has taker up his residence in two of the upper rooms till fall.
 William Erastus Collins. 30, house legisla tive reporter of The Courant. and formerly vice president of The Evening Post associa tion, was found dead in his bath tub Friday morning. Death was caused by apoplexy He leaves wife and one child.