Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28
STATE NEWS.

Scarlet fever and diphtheris are epi- demic at Stafford Springs, Anti-toxine is being used for diphtheria.
 The First or North Congregational church, of Bridgeport, will celebrate its 200th anniversary, June 18th and 20th.
 Statistics of crime in this state for the year ending Jan 30tb, 1894, show that the commitments to jail for drunkenness fell of to 4, 0l2 as compared with 4.7S3 during the year previous, decrease of about Is per cent.
 W. Shelton Stevenson, son of Colonel Stevenson of Bridgeport, and Miss Pauline Swords, daughter of ". H. Swords. of South Norwalk, were married last Thursday.
 A bill providing for secret ballot on the license question has been introduced in the legislature.
 So many sheep have been killed by dogs in Litchfield that the selectmen have ordered that all dogs roaming the place be killed.
 The Thomaston National Bank was entered by burglars last Thursday night, who blew open the safe, the ex- plosion sending the door against the ceiling. The burglars secured g. GOO, ] all in silver coin, but dropped S750. The safe blown open was an old one and not the one where the bank keeps most of it's money. Some private boxes oi securities were also taken. The select. men have offered reward of S200 foi the conviction of the burglars. 
 Joseph Judson. who in point ol service is the oldest county commission. CT in the state except A B. Dunham, oi New Haven county, was stricken with paralysis on Sunday and his recovery is considered extremely doubtful. Com. missioner Judson is we'll known through l out the state.
 Della A. Scofeld, widow of Nathan Lounsbury and mother of ex-Governor Lounsbury, president of the Merchants Exchange Bank. New York, and oi Senator George E. Lounsbury of the Twelfth district, died of the grip Thurs day at the old homestead in Ridgefeld aged 86.
 Miss Etta Pond died of scarlet fever at Winsted last Thursday.
 The First Congregational church ir Woodbury has just dedicated g. 50( chapel, the gift of Mrs Charlotte Lewis, a member of the church.
 The name of the American Asylum for the deaf and dumb at Hartford is tc be changed to ths American Schoo for the Deaf" Many of the graduates object to the name Asylum" and with | ho nf arti Iatf persons are no longer dumb.
 The Hon. Thomas R. Pickering, ol Portland, state seuator from the 22d district, died suddenly at the residence of his sister in Middletown last Thurs day, of heart trouble following an attack of grip. He was 8 native of England. He invented governor for steam en. zines and was the founder and president of the Pickering Governor Works, in Portland, whose product has long been famous all over the world. He was g gentleman of fine personal appearance, with snow white hair and dI8uified and | courteous manners.
 Ashbel F. Gibson, 70, a farmer oi Woodbury, was instantly killed on Mon day. while chopping, by tree falling on him.
 Miss Anna Noonan, of Winsted, whose fiauce. F. J. Burke, a New Hartford livery stable keep recently failed to appear on the wedding day, has sued Burke for S1 ,000 money loaned. At tachments were placed on Burke's prop. erty last week Wednesday. The pres. ent sojourn of Burke is unknown.