Connecticut western news., 1895-03-21
STATE NEWS.

The Gilbert Home, Winsted, now has 156 children, the largest number it has ever held, .--.
 "Maggie" Murphy is taking lessons in shorthand at Norwich, 80 that she may keep track of her husbands re- marks.
 Secreta ry Carlisle has fined A. J. Russ of the Fourth district of Connecticut $l00 for refilling cigar boxes and selling the cigars without paying the tax. On Tuesday March 18th, l.. 0. Camp, of New Milford. butchered an Is months old hog which dressed 505 pounds net weight.
 MT and Mrs James D Cramsey, of New Preston, celebrated the 50th ami veasary of their wedding Wednesday afternoon and evening, March 13. at the lesidence of their son-in-law, George O. Sterling, No. 90 High St. Psssaic, N J. The reception was from to p. m. and the festivities were concluded with 8 dance to the grandchildren and about fifty of their friends from Passaic and out of town.
 Lenten services are being held in the Center (CongI church at Hartford on Sunday and Thursday evenings during Lent, and every day during Hcly Week, except Saturday.
 Last Friday, Francis Dixon, aged 63, was violently killed at his home in North Bridgeport. While proddiuR his horse with 8 pitchfork the animal kicked him in the chin, which broh c the spinal column. Death was almost instantaneous.
 A COW belonging to Benjamin A Hills, of East Hampton. on Tuesday gave birth to triplets. Two of the calves are doing we'll. It is singular sight, and the oldest farrIers say that it Is case without parallel, so far as they ever ! heard. The Rev E. R. Brown. pastor of the Episcopal church. at Stafford Springs, was taken to the Retreat for the Insane at Hartford on Thursday. He was taken the night before with severe attack of insanity and was so violent as to necessitate his removal to that insti tuition. He has had attacks of the same character before. He has a wife and three children. Mir Brown was former. ly at New Milford.
 | Torrington wants the proposed Litch. I field County Hospital to be erected within her borders.
 The Connecticut Valley Tobacco | Growers Exchange has issued circula ton to the growers of the Connecticut Valley stating that such enormous guar. titles of tobacco have been offered fol sale at auction that. in order to prevent | glut in the market, it will be neces. sary to warehouse this tobacco, and that will require a cash capital. According. ly the stock for proposed company is heinz offered privately to growers, and on March 25 a meeting will be held al | Hartford to organize a stock company, Horace Manville, of Woodbury, wAs | 100 years old on Tuesday. His men, tai powers are we'll preserved. A great number of his friends called on him or his birth-aay and each caller left silver dollar.
 Bills have passed the legislature in creasing the number of deputy sheriff, in Litchfeld county from 13 to 20, and in Windham county from to 10. | The works of the Sharon Iron Com pany at Sharon Valley were closed some months ago owing to close competition The plant now belongs to the Barnuu Richardson Go. and 1t is expected tha work will be resumed in about two weeks.
 The Berlin Iron Bridge Go. has de cided to suspend work on the Hartford bridge until the controversy in regard to the bridge is settled by the legisla ture Accordingly. worknlen in all de partments have been reduced from ter to eight hours day. The company employs 500 men.
 People who have farms. or countr, homes, for sale or to rent in this sec tion will do we'll to address. HARR, SEDawICK, Cornwall Hollow, Conn.