Connecticut western news., 1895-11-28
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS. men of Cashier Risley, the defaulting cashier of the Willimantic Savings Bank, has paid to Receiver Dooley $5. 900 as his liability on the bond. Jailer Osgood of the Brooklyn jail. Windhsm county, has notified the county commissioners that there are 65 prisoners in the jail, with accommods- tons for only 33.
 Two burglars were caught while breaking into Sniffsn's iewelry store at Newtown last week. The burglar alarm brought the proprietor and his son to the scene from distance of one-eight of mile.
 Rev Joseph Brewster, an Episcopal clergy man, native of New Haven and formerly of Wallingford Windhsm, died in Brooklyn, N. r., last week Wednesday,. He was 8 lineal decend- ant of Elder William Brewster of the May yfower colony.
 Miss Ann Demiug, of New Boston, was found dead at her home, Friday evening, Nov 22 It is presumed that death resulted from apoplexy. Miss Deming was 70 years of age. $. A Gordon has been appointed post master at Chapinville, vice T. A. Mo- Elroy, resigned and T. J. Byron has been appointed postmaster at Sharon Valley, vice 0. C.Gordon, resigned. Veterans of the 9th, 7th. and 10th, Connecticut regiments and the 1st, Con- necticut Light Battery propose to secure the erection of memorial of these commands in the Bay View Park at | New Haven. It is hoped that four long range field pieces, now at Fort Monroe, can be obtained and used in the monu- | ment.
 Representative Hubert Williams, of Salisbury, member of the fish commis- sion. thinks that the state should estab- lish trout hatcheries of its own. | Bristol's new sewer system, now near | lv completed, cost the borough about $50, 900, and embraces seven miles of pipe.
 The state prison at Wethersfield is 30 overcrowded that Warden Woodbridge is refusing to accept any more prisoners for the present.
 The Watertown' Mutual Protective Association has AT mem bers, and is a useful organization for business men and farmers.
 The Litchfeld warden has instructed the borough bailiff to arrest all persons who ride bicy cles on the sidewalk, and young lady was the first victim.
 At the 29th annual meeting of the | General Conference of Congregational Churches of Connecticut, held at Water bury last week. after some spirited de- bate, in which the methods of tAe Law and Order League In procuring evidence were criticised by few of the ministers, 8 resolution was passed heartily com mending the fearless and efficient ser vice" of the league.
 The will of the late Rev John Fl Dug gan has been offered for probate. Bish- | op Tierney and William c. Robinson, of | New Haven, are named as executors | The bishop has resigned in favor of Rev | Fr Slocum, of Waterbury. The will, after appropriating $500 for masses, de. votes one-half of the residue, after pay ment of debts, to the establishment of a library and reading room in Water | bury and the other half to the founding of protectory for boys in the diocese The estate Is estimated at from S10, 900 to $15. .0O0.
 Henry R. Bond and Henry W. Sage, | Yaie students. and the Misses May Will son, 21, and Annie True, 22, of New Haven, were found in an intoxicated condition lone of the girls being ilD by policeman in New Haven, at about 4 o'clock Friday morning. The officer took them to the station house. The party had been toNa suburban resort known as the Centreville Hotel, where they stayed till o'clock a m. The girls are said to be pretty, tylish, we'll educated and to move in the best society. Sage claims to be nephew of Russell Sage.
 Francis Wright, 55. an eccentric man, living between New Britain and Plain vile, was found dead on the side of the railroad track of the New England road Friday morning. It Is supposed that he met his death while returning home from the city Thursday night.
 There are several cases of diphtheria in Collinsvllle.
 c. H. Scholey has become the editor and publisher of the Shore Line Times. MT Allis, the retiring editor. has made the Times newsy sheet and it is ex- pected that MT Scholey will maintain | the standard of the paper.
 There are still iu Danbury four surviv- ing members of an almost extinct relig- | inpo nolla1 no one time it is said to have had 2,000 followers.
 Bridgeport is at last to have a new railroad depot
 Litchfield barbers have been notifi ed that if they open their studios op Sundays they will be prosecuted.
 A Is pound cannon ball was dug up in South Norwalk last week. It lay seven feet below the surface and is be- lieved to have been. there since the time of the Revolution.
 The New Hartford railroad station was broken into by two tramps last Thursday night. They secured trunk containing two suits of clothes, which clothes they exchanged for theIr own garments.
 The old Bidwell gold mine at Sandy Hook, which has been twice abandon ed during the past fifty years. is being reopened by Meriden men, and they hope to find rich vein of gold beneath the mountain. A large force of men are working in the mine.
 Michael McMahou died in Bridge. port last Friday ,aged eighty-four years. For twenty years he was watchman at the railroad tunnel just below Hawley- vile. Interment at Newtown.