Connecticut western news., 1895-10-24
STATE NEWS.

Edward Casey, of Waterbury. was brought before Judge Cowell in the city court there last Friday charged with robbing the contribution boxes in the Immaculate Conception church. Judge Cowell sentenced him to 30 days in jail, besides fine of $5.
 Eleven applications have been made for license in Torrington.
 Winsted having voted for license another year, a resident of that borough rushes into the field with patent for a new cork puller. There's nothing slow about Winsted -Ansonia Sentinel
 The ordination of Frederick Louis Grant, of Winsted, into the Christian ministry took place at the Northfield Congregational church Thursday after noon. of which church he will be pastor Mir Grant graduated from the Yale Di- vinity school Tn the class of '95. 2
 James Murphy, the unole of Ned Murphy and the brother of Francis Murphy, the great temperance orators, died in Hartford on Thursday. He was quite a pleasant temperance speaker himself, reformed man," too, by the , way. and was we'll known and esteemed in Hartford. The Supreme body of the Knights of | Columbus. which met in New Haven last week Tuesday, voted to make saloon keepers ineligible for membership in that order.
 James Curry, 19, of Waterbury, was sentenced to one year and six months in the state prison in the Superior court at Waterbury for stealing $50 from Wm. Guinness of that city.
 The herd of COWS belonging to Henry Page, of Durham. has been examined by the cattle commission and twenty four out of the twenty five were found to be deceased by Dr Gardner, of Hart ford. They were badly afflicted with tuberculosis and will be killed. A farmer from Newtown drove into Danbury lass Saturday with wagon load of walnults which he offered at fifty cents bushel.
 A raccoon weighing twenty -four and half pounds has been on7exhibition at the Bridgeport market. It is the largest rsccoon that has been killed for several years in that vicinity and was shot by Chas Beers, of Brookfield.
 The 29th annual meeting of the gen. eral conference of the Congregational churches in Connecticut will be held at Second Congregational church in Water bury, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 1920.
 The October term of the Superior court at Litchfield, Judge Shumway pre- siding, closed last Thursday. Michael Spain, harkeeper, of Torrington. was fined $3O and costs for assault on 8 cripple negro boy in clearing the saloon. Angelo Ferrante, assault, one year in state prison Hugh Sheppard, of Win. sted, and Robert Coon, each two years in state prison, horse stealing.
 Last Thursday, after 15 days trial, Dr Malcolm R. Griswold, Hartford dentist, was found guilty in the Super. for court at Hartford of three out oi four counts charging him with arson. His motive was to defraud the insur. snce companies. This was the second trial of the case, which ;s one of the most remarkable cases ever tried in this state. Judge Prentice sentenced Gris. wold to ten years in the state prison. Griswold has 8 wife and two small chil. dren who are now destitute.
 In New Haven last Friday. Daniel E, Early, the Consolidated road brakeman, who shot Yardmaster Lyman M. Fenn, April 6, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree, and was sentenced to state prison for life by Judge Prentice l Wilson Davis, 55, engineer in the boil factory of Peck, Stowe < Wilcox, al Forrington, met with fatal accident while at work there last Friday after noon. While attempting to adjust 6 belt he slipped and his arm Was thrust through rapidly revolving pulley. He was hurled many times around the shaft and only fell 70 the floor when his Jeff arm was torn from it's socket. Botl legs were broken, his skull was crushed and he was otherwise terribly injured Despite his awful condition. he lived almost an hour. He leaves 8 widow and five children.
 There are 30 prisoners in the county jail at Litchfeld, and i've of that mum Der are females.
 Fire at New Britain on Tuesday morning damaged the Y. M. 0. A building $2,000 besides consuming pictures valued at 2,500.