Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15
THURSDAY. AUGUST 15, 1895
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
 The 80th anniversary of the battle of Stonington was celebrated on Saturday. | The statement of the earnings of the l New England road for the quarter end ing June 30 shows that it Is the best ! quarter ever reported. Adding the | three previous quarters, it Is shown that the company has earned it's full charges for the fiscal year just closed, including | all interest upon the first and second | mortgage bonds, interest upon all float ing debt drawing interest and all re- celvers' certificates outstanding.
 Last Friday the house of Hon. H. M. Cleveland at Brooklyn, was entered by three burglars who stole Sl,OOO worth of clothes and jewelry. The town has offered reward for the capture of the burglars. MT William E Cowles, who died at Wlnsted last Saturday, had resided in Winsted about 40 years and was well known and respected. Mir Cowles was born in Norfolk Oct. II, 1919 He was a son of Amasa, Jr., and Hanna Hosmer CowIes, and has two brothers living, Mir Sherman s. Cowles of Norfolk and Prof Henry Cowles, resident of Balti- more. Md. MT Cowles wife died last April.
 Colonel Abram G. Kellogg, who died title of "Colonel" in the old militia days, many years before the civil war,at which time he commanded the 21st Regiment of Militia. The day after Fort Sumter was fired OF he volunteer ed his services to the U s Government and was elected captain of several squads of men who went to New Haven April 20 and became Go. K. Conn. Vols. At Falls Church enrampment, Va, Kel- logg was taken prisoner while on duty a mile or more from camp. He spent nearly year in Richmond and Sails bury prisons. He was discharged Jan. 21, 1862.
 The town of Winchester has voted to appropriate $6, GOO for road building un- der the new state law, and $3. 300 for the purchase of suitable steam road roller.
 Judge Seabury B. Platt, of the City Court of Derby, died of apoplexy at Ansonia Aug. 12. He was born in Waterbury in 1929.
 Vicar General Mulcaby dedicated St. Bernard's parochial school at Rockville on Sunday. The school has cost S30,- 900 and will accommodate 400 pupils.
 Mrs Nancy Barnum, widow of P. T. Barnum, the great snowman, was mar ried in New York city on Wednesday of last week to Dimitri Callias Bey, 8 Greek in the service of the Turkish government and 8 very wealthy man. Two ceremonies were performed, one civil and the other at the Greek chapel. The groom is AT, fine looking and rather stout. Has been decorated by the Sultan with the order of Osmaine. The bride Is 46. She has an income of 1000 year and the fine residence, Marina. in Bridgeport She first met Callias Bey in Egypt.
 Very Rev James Hughes died at Hart ford on Wednesday of last week of ul- cerstion of the stomach, at the age of 65 years. Father Hughes was one of the oldest and best known priests in this country He had been vicar-general under all the bishops of the diocese from the time of his uncle, Bishop
 
 copate of Bishop Galberry. Twenty times he had been administrator dur- ing the absence of the bishop or vacancy of the see. The Hartford Times says of him: ''His striking and familiar fig ure and hearty beaming face will be missed by good many who are not oi his Church"
 Miss Mary Hall, of Hartford, has been chosen secretary of the State Board ol Charities.
 Professor B. Davis, who bought the Stanley Griswold farm in Torrington has built the finest barn in this part o the country.
 Col Henry l.. Abbott, of the United States Engineer Corps, who commanded the First Conn. Heavy Artillery during the war, succeeding Col. Robert O Tyler, has been placed on the retired list.
 Parker D. Hubbard. brother of tn, 1. late Stephen A. Hubbard of Winsted died at Sunderland. Mass, on the 1Otl inst. He was breeder of trottin1 horses. He leaves wife and three children. Mrs Elizabeth Alvord, o Winsted, is his sister.
 All the regiments arrived at Camp Coffin at Mantle on Monday.
 It is reported that child died las week at New Milford of smallpox, ant that the mother has been taken to tn, pest house.