Connecticut western news., 1896-01-09
STATE NEWS

present bridge in not strong enough for the heavier engines which are to be put on
 Postmaster Arthur Fl. Patten, of Holland, who was recently arrested ID Pittsburg, Pa.. on charge of forgery. haa been discharged and has returned to Pittsburg where he had secured a desirable situation.
 Mica has been discovers q in Hartland, and the work of qnarrying the ore will begin at once.
 Thomas Kench was arrested in Tor rington hnd fined S55 and costs for ille- gal liquor selling.
 Lyman Tibbals, of Winchester, shot a 27 pound wild cat near Buels ledge in South Norfolk last Thursday. The cat was 30 large it looked like young tiger.
 John W. Marvin, of Deep River, state prison director. died suddenly at his horIe on Thursday afternoon. He was an eX Stale Senator. and was widely known among Connecticut republicans
 The Connecticut Congressman have been assigned to important committees Mir Reed to the Ways and Means; Mir Sperry, Post Offices; MT Henry, Agri- culture; Mir Hill to the very important committee on Banking and Currency.
 Senator Johnson of Now Haven, Sen ator MarIgold of Bridgeport, aud Sena- tor Lee of New London, have made ar- ranRrments for a reunion of the senate of 1895 in New Haven on Jar. lG.
 The State of Connecticut has brought suit against 13 fire insurance companies to recover the insurance. S25 900, on the old East Hartford bridge. which was burned on the night of May IT., 1895. Although the bridge cost the state S2l0. 900, there was but S25, GOO in- surance upon it, which the companies have refused to pay. It is understood that the companies reasons for non- payment are the failure of the state to observe the 80 per cent clause and also that at the time of tue fire it had not an insurable interest in the bridge.
 The cost of elevating the tracks through Bridgeport to do away with the grade crossings is estimated at about three million dollars, of which the city pays from S250, GOO to S400 900, the lat. ter at the extreme. The cost. exclusive of the new depot will be about two and half millions including land damages The tracks will be elevated all the way through the city. In the center will be open work of iron. The work will be begun in April and finished within two years,
 The Hartford Times calculates from the number of school children enumer ated 1895 as compared with the enum. eration for 1890 that the population oi the state of Connecticut is now S5S, 942 against TAG. 25S in 1890.
 Professor F. s. Luther, of Trinity college, has been elected president oi Kenyon college at Gambler, Ohio.
 Mrs Patrick Long committed suicide last Thursday by jumping into the river at Thompsonville. Sue drank to excess, but was not accustomed to water. it would seem.
 John E Higinbotham, of Windsor, killed rattlesnske on his farm, New Years, that had fourteen rattles and measured over six feet long.
 The body of Henry Clark, 90, g prominent resident of Lyme. was found in the woods last Thursday. He had been missing four weeks and appeared to have been dead about three wesks.
 Evangelist Moody preached in Hart. ford in the Y. M. 0. A. on Saturday and Sunday.
 Theodore O. Woods. formerly clerk of G. Fox < Co.,, of Hartford, charged with stealing from the store, has been bound over for trial in the Superior Court by Police Justice Bill. Jos. L. Barbour, counsel for Woods, argued that Woods had not taken goods of the value of $50 at any one time and must be tried in the police court, but Judge Bill decided that he would find that more than the value of $50 had been taken at one time.
 The sword and handcuffs worn by John Brown. the former at the time of his Harper's Ferry raid and the latter at the time of his incarceration, which for 35 years have been In the possession of Daniel Lizer, of Lincolnville, Ind, were recently sold by Mir Lizer 10 James Eldridge. of Hartford.
 The case of the Humane Society against Adelbert Baker, of Audover was nolled ou his paying costs as e had turned over a new leaf, getting clothes for his children and providing for his live stock.
 The State Sons of the American revo- lution will hold their annual banquet in Waterbury, Feb 22.
 The Norwalk Gazette entered upon its Seth year last week, and took occa- sion to review it's history since its first issue which was little four-column or 12xl6 inch page paper of four pages, printed on an old-time Ben Franklin" wooden press, the forms linked by pads, each page requiring the pull of long wooden lever or handle, thus requiring four "pulls" or impressions. to print each paper. Tradition chronicles that some 150 copies were at first printed each week. Quite @ contrast between then and now iu the size of the Ga zette, its equipments and the number of its readers
 NOrtlb uoloOnU. Ooi tue veteran horsemsn, died at Bloomfield on Mun- day. He was one of the best known horsemen in New Eoglaud and was also prominent cattle dealer and tobacco raiser. The deceased was a son of Amssa Holcomb, who was also we'll known throughout this region. having at one time lived in the town of Canaan, 1, where he C~ned a farm. and havi, g once purchased the late William Beu- netts farm, besides other farms in this vicinity.
 J. F. Simmons is about to investigate the case of William Davidson, an old soldier, who with his son and unmar- ried daughter were turned out of the house by his son.in-law and wife, at Campville, because the daughter had hecoma preonant Tho nld man and