Connecticut western news., 1895-04-11
STATE NEWS.

A girl baby in Greenwich has been kissed so much that its nose is deform- ed. The safest plan is to let girl baby get along without very much kissing until she has lived about sixteen years. The cartilage of the nose is stronger then.-Danbury Dispatch.
 The Revolutionary war saddle that was used by General Putnam has been secured by E. A. Brooks, the Hartford collector.
 It is estimated that the improvements now being made by the Consolidated road at South Norwalk will cost in the neighborhood of Sl. .0OO, 900.
 William Monroe recently speared Two large German carp at West Morris- One weighed 5. pounds. and the other 6. pounds.
 Gov. Coffin recently received a letter from Salt Lake City asking for piece of wood of Connecticut growth, to be used in table on which will be signed the first bill passed by the first State Legislature of Utah. A piece of the historic Charter Oak was sent.
 The New Hartford Tribune says that the reports that Mrs Kellogg Strakosch had lost her fortune are without founds- tion. She still has snug fortune, we'll invested, and is able to maintain both her country house at New Hartford and her city home.
 Col Samuel B. Horne, the new labor commissioner, has appointed Wallace W. Ives of Norwich. chief clerk of the bureau, in place of George E. Bearn.
 Mrs Caroline F. Vessels, Litchfeld, has been granted an original pension by special act.
 The Connecticut Humane society has brought thirty-five prosecutions within the past three months and 1t has secur- ed convictions in thirty-one cases.
 The celebrated work by the Rev Gershom Bulkeley, one Of the ancestors of ex-Governor Bulkeley, entitled Will and Doom," has been published by Case, Lockwood & Brainard under the editorship of State Librarian Hoad- ley.
 The Tobacco Growers Exchange sold tobacco at auction in Boston yesterday 10th, and will have sale in Philadelphia tomorrow and another in New York on the 18th. One hundred cases at each sale. -
 Henry Hammond, the noted abolition ist, died at Danielsonville on April 3d. He followed the first anti slavery society in this state. His age was S1 years.
 A flock of 30 wild geese flew over Winsted Saturday morning bound north.
 Coroner Higgins, of Winsted. reports to the Superior court 32 cases of sudden death in Litchfield county from Oct l, 1891 to April l, 1895.
 Last Saturday nine COWS, the entire herd of F. I. Bridges, of Hszardville, after being subjected to the test, were slaughtered as having tuberculosis. It was disclosed by the post mortem ex- aminations that all the animals were infected with the disease. Yet up to the day of the killing, the milk of these COWS had been sold in Hartford.
 A clothing store in Danbury was en- tered Sunday night and large quantity of clothing and gents furnishings stolen. No clues to thieves.
 The last of the Pequot Indian squaws, Jane Reed, died at Mystic, Friday. She was 82 years old.
 John Kegs was arrested at Litchfield last Saturday for obtaining goods under false pretences. He is also wanted in Bridgeport for theft.
 Charlie Chase, 72, known through out New England as lottery king, having represented the Louisiana and other lotteries, died at New Haven, Monday morning, of general breaking down of his constitution.
 The dwelling house of Martin Ryan in Litcbfeld was burned to the ground Friday afternoon. Cause. defective fue. Loss 5000; insurance $500.
 Arthur R. Patten, who resigned the office of postmaster of Holland two weeks ago, disappeared last week Mon- day and has not been heard from since. He owes bills to the amount of $500.
 Several ladies of the East Village, Winsted, have planned to organizs a village improvement society in the near future. A similar project is also being agitated in Norfolk.