Connecticut western news., 1895-09-12
STATE NEWS.
today.

A white woodchuck is curiosity re- gently captured on the Hubbel farm in Sherman.
 Eugene Goddard. IS years old, of Torrington, is wanted by the author ties for criminal assault on little girl, 7-years old.-New Hartford Times.
 The special Italian agents have de- cided to give gold medals to Represent atlve Edgar M. Warner of Putnam and A. DeFeo for the work in securing the passage of the law under which the special agents were appointed,
 The annual meeting of Litchfield county Auxiliaries to the Woman's Board of Missions will he held in New Milford, Wednesday, Oct. Bod. Miss s. E. Tyler, formerly of South Africa, will address the meeting.
 A cucumber weighing fifty five ounces was a curiosity recently left at the Woodbury Reporter office.
 A friendly suit his been brought against the town of New Haven to test the constitutionality of the new law permitting suits against the towns for bounties.
 Reports from various parts of the state are to the effect that the '95 tobac- co crop is very fine.
 At the New Haven post office 50,0OO 2-cent stamps were recently destroyed by the bursting of a water pipe.
 Henry Ellsworth, of Aspetuck, was instantly killed by the cars last week Wednesday while driving across the track of the N. Y. N. H. X H. R. R. at New Milford.
 John I. Davenport, formerly of Stam- ford and many years United States su- pervisor of elections in New York, is in financial distress. ss.-Litchfield Enquirer.
 The latest nickel-in-a-slot machine ex- hibited in Waterbury. is a novelty. You go behind 8 curtain, pose before mirror, drop a nickel in the machine and 8 moment later little tintype is drop ped out. The children are enthusiastic patrons of this new device.
 The state council of the United Amer ican Mechanics will hold It's session this year in New Britain, Oct 5 and Is. This fact led New Britain council No s to consider the advisability of having a state parade, and the idea has been re- ceived- nthusiastically-con invitations are to be issued to the coun- cils throughout the state, and New Britain people may expect from 2,500 to 5000 visitors on the day of the pa rade.
 Lieutenant Governor Cooke, in Gov ernor Coffin's absence, has reappointed Nessrs Warner of Putnam, Sweeney of Naugatuck, Pierce of Waterbury. Say age of Meriden, Ewen of Birmingham and Huntington of Woodbury prosecut- ing officers of the Connecticut Humane society.
 F. c. Clark, for a number of years supervisor of the Berkshire division of the Consolidated road, has resigned. He was with the road under the Housa- tonic management.
 When Father Sloeum took charge of the Norwalk parish his first official duty was to minister to sick little girl. His last official act before resiening the pas 1 torate was to officiate at her marriage Bridgeport has taken active measures to protect life and limb from the trolley. City Attorney Toomey has notified the Traction company that it has thirty days in which to remedy defects in con struction and to provide lenders for all cars or else stand suit. Daniel c. Clinton, 55, of Tariffyille, was killed Sunday evening by being overturned into ditch and kicked in the head by his horse.
 The barn of John Carpenter in Can- ton was struck by lightning Monday night and burned to the ground with three tons of hay. Loss S600, partially insured.
 Some of the trees in front of Litch field jail were struck by lightning Mon day night.
 The Winsted police are looking for Robert Kline, sup't. of the Clifton hosiery mills, who disappeared about 10 days ago. He is charged with pass. ing $l, 900 worth of bogus checks.