Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1895-04-04
STATE NEWS.

The Litchfield "Euquirer" is taking
up the matter of better roads for the
old county seat, where the spring rlud
is fearful thing to contemplate.
The Rev John f. Plumb will succeed
the late Rev Elihu t. Sanford as rector
of st. Johns church, New Milford, and
will probably begin his duties about
May LIST.
Prof Edward Washburn Hopkins has
been appointed to the chair of Sanskirt
and Comparative Pnilology at Yale
University, left vacant by the death of
Prof Whitney last June, and Prof Ed
ward G. Bourne has been elected to q
new professorship of history in the
Academic department.
A soldiers monument is to be erected
on the park at Weatogne. Simsbury,
under the auspices of the local G.. A. r.
who have been assisted by individual
subscriptions in raising the necessary
funds. The monument is to be of granite
surmounted by the figure of q soldier
cut out of the same materisl-New
Hartford Tribune.
Prof J. J. McCook of Trinity college
estimates the purchassble vote of Con-
necticut at $1,000 Prof McCook says:
"Out of every 1000 voters who are
temperate, 81 are vensl. Out of every
1000 drunkard voters about 700 are
veual. Out of / 200 shiftless voters all
are venal. New Hartford Tribune.
Sherman Cogswell, of New Preston,
caught during the last two weeks in his
house and barn " rats with q wire bar
rel trap.
Out of 33 coffin plates engraved at 81.
B. Hoy't jewelry store in New Milford
since Jan. LIST, the average age inscribed
was SO years months.
W. A. Clark. the wealthy mine own
er, has purchased the big plant of Wal
lace e. Sons, at Ansonia- The price
paid was 81, 600. 600. The plant will be
used to work the product of Clark e
united mines In Arizona.
In writing to Brother Woodruff oil
the Litchfeld Enquirer. congratnlstine
him upon the SEVENTEEN anniversary oil
that Journal, q prominent clergyman
says: ITO me, the position of a coun.
try editor, in a historic town like old
Litcafield, is an ideal position. He ad-
dresses larger congregation every
week than all the clergymen of the
town. His Influence, for good or evil,
is incalculable. Many of his readers
take their opinions without questioning
from his paper. The parson can only
influence the good, respectable people
who come to church, who are hopeless
minority. The editor addresses al
sorts and conditions of men; the high
and the low; the rich and the poor; the
learned aud the ignorant; the good and
the bad. He can mould. public opinion
to greater extent than any other citi.
zen. He holds in his hand the lever
that moves the worldI"
Several lots of 1894 tobacco were sold
at private sale in Hartford last weel
at from 12s to Is cents.
John G. Roberts, an old and respect
ed resident of Weatogue, in the town OF
Simsbury, committed suicide by hang
ing himself Sunday forenoon while the
family were at church. He was about
65 years of age. His act is attributed
to temporary insanity due to long and
severe attack of the grip.
Isaiah F. Evans, %, colored, of Hart
ford. has successfully passed his ex
animation as pharmacist. He is th.
first colored man to pass this eIsmins
ton in this state.
The prices at the Conn. Valley Tobac
co Growers Exchange auction sale il
New York on the 18th of March RAGGED
from to 12i cents and were considered
satisfactory by the sellers, as most o
the tobacco offered was binders and fill
ers. which the growers had not beer
able to sell at any price.
About 1000 quarrymen hired out t,
the quarry owners at Portland Monda,
morning. The men wanted 50 IS pc
day but accepted 81 80, IS large mum
Der of Italians and Danes were in tow
ready to accept work at ST. 80.