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 Breaking Through Big Snow Drifts-Tugs
 Battling With Ice-The state Convention
 Sons of Veterans Mrs. Barnum's Funeral
 The Stolen Payroll Money, Etc.
 Winsted, Feb. 12-At the business meeting of the convention of the Sons of Veterans held in Grand Army hall this afternoon these officers were elect ed to serve for one year: Commander, w. J. Bissel of Litchfield senior vice commander, Francis L. Buptem of Stamford; junior vice commander, Charles F. Sherman of Bridgeport; di- vision council, Willis M. Barber of Mer- iden, F. F. Valentine of Derby, D. R. Singleton of Waterbury; delegates at l large, A. O. Warner of Hartford; alter nate, A. Frank Alldis of Torrington; delegates, Andrew J. Ewen of Derby, George E. Kirby of Stamford; alter mates, George E. Cox of Stamford and George A. Jroasman of Winsted.
 The delegates to the convention at | tended the entertainment of the South and the North" which was given to- | night by the local division of the Sons of Veterans.
 BREAKING THROUGH THE SNOW DRIFTS,
 Shelton, Feb 12.-The roads all the way from zoar Bridge to this place have been blocked by the snowdrifts, SO that the farmers in that section have found them unpassable. To-day several teams were driven down to this place on the ice on the Housatonic river
 TUGS BATTLING WITH ICE.
 New London, Feb 12.-Tugboats this afternoon made an effort to get the inn prisoned coal-laden vessels in the har- bor out of the ice, but only one of the schooners could be released. There are several big coasters frozen solid in the ice, and the tugs were una ble to get them up to their docks to dis charge the caggoes.
 There is no fear of a coal famine here in consequence of the ice embargo, as all the yards have a good supply on hand. Two of the schooners imbedded in the ice have coal consigned to the Consolidated road for use of the 1ocomo- tives on this division.
 MRS. BARNUM'S FUNERAL.
 Falls Village, Feb. 12.-The relatives of the late Mrs William H. Barnum, who died here yesterday morning, have made arrangements for the funeral for tomorrow afternoon at o'clock The services will be held at the residence of { a. xxrf1I Io sat Lime Rock.
 LOCKED UP.
 Derby, Feb. 12.-Frank Eagan, who was arrested in Danbury to-day for complicity in the assault and robbery of M. H. Spaulding4o of the Adams Cot ton Mills company of shelton, was brought here this evening and locked up. He has not yet been identified by MT. Spaulding.
 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE.
 Norwich, Feb 12-An attempt was made this afternoon to tow the cottage of Thomas E. LeCount of Mantle, which sank inthe Gardiner lake, this morning, ashore. The worktnen attached block and falls to the house in the lake, but when the windlass on the shore was started the cottage lurched over and went to the bottom.
 LAW ANR ORDER.
 stepney, Feb. 12 There was a big at tendance at the mass meeting in the | First Baptist church here tonight held | for the purpose of organizing a local | law and order league, Rev. r. B. Jones, | the pastor of the Baptist church, who | was the principal in the movement, was elected president. It was decided | to employ officers to enforce the law in this vicinity.
 PAID OFF-THE STOLEN $25,OOo
 STILL MISSING.
 Shelton, Feb. 12.-The employees of the Adams Cotton Mills company were paid off tonight by the concern. The regular weekly payment was skipped by the company on Saturday in conse- quence of the robbery. As the stolen money, amounting to s2,5OO, has not yet been recovered, the president of the cotton mills, Robert Adams, to-day is- sued another draft for the same amount. Bookkeeper Spaulding got the money and was accompanied from the Birmingham National bank by Superin- tendent Sweet of the sn1ills, who acted as a guard, from the bank to the mill office.
 DIED OF. FROST BITES.
 Hartford, Feb, 12.-Wilbert Warren Perry died at the hospital at 7:45 a. m. of frost bites and exhaustion. He leaves a wife and two children. MT. Perry Hartford in the general as- sembly In 1883. He was a brilliant lawyer and graduated from Columbia college law school in 1877. He had prac- ticed in Hartford ever since. He was also assistant state attorney for four years.
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 BAZAIe AT WARNER HALL. Conducted by the Ladies of Christ Church A very successful bazaar and enter tainment was held by the ladies of Christ church in Warner hall last even-