Connecticut western news., 1896-05-21
STATE NEWS.

The Coe Brass Manufacturing com pany, of Torrington. purchased last week or the trustees the big plant of the Wallace & Sons company, of Anson- la, and will operate the plant to its full lest extent ss soon as business warrants it. Charles F. Brooker. president of the Torrington company, will be the manager.
 The Berlin Iron Bridge company is running it's plant to it's fullest capacity.
 New Canaan is the only village in the state which has free postal delivery. It works we'll there and has proved very popular.
 A soda water tank exploded Tn Bridgeport recently and seriously in- iured two men.
 The communion cups used at the First Church of Christ, New London, are of great antiquity, none less than 100 years old, and some nearly POO years old. They date as follows: Two from the English ship Adventure in 1899; two in 1734; two in 1725; cue in l726; two in l742; ten in l793; one in 1919.
 The executive committee of the Army and Navy club of Connecticut has de- cided upon Friday, June 26, as the date | for the annual reunion at the Fort Griswold house, Groton. A magnificent new organ, costing S2O, 900, the largest but one in New England, has just been placed in the South church, New Britain, the gift of Hon Philip Corbin.
 There are over 100 cases of measles in Deep River. Ninety scholars in the Union school have the disease. Mrs D. Eustis, while out sailing May II, found a tiny baby on the shore of the river. The child had not been long abandoned. Mrs Eutis brought the child to her home and will adopt it If it is not claimed by it's parents. This recalls the Moses in the bulrushes incl dent.
 There Is cat at Essex which plunges into the water and catches fish. He re gently caught twelve inch pickerel ir this way.
 Bishop Williams recently advanced
 four deacons to the priesthood in tn,
 chapel at the Berkeley Divinity schoo
 at Middletown.
 Representative Amos M Main, one o
 the wealthiest men of North Stoningtor
 was found guilty of violating the peacl
 week and fined Sl00 and costs. Fl, | Il peach grower of Glastonbury, was on, of the V illnesses against Main. There are forty-two prisoners in th jail at Litchfield.
 ' Dr Lee was tried last week in the Su perior court before Judge Thayer ol , the charge of causing the death of young girl by malpractice. The jur , failed to agree, after being locked ul 3 over night, and were discharged ol , Saturday. The trial was at New Haven
 The case was then nolied and Lee dis charged. The states attorney stated
 the court that he believed pr Lee gui
 ty and . dangerous man to be at large - but had no further evidence than a ready submitted.
 Benjamin Il Hoyt died at his hom in Derby on Monday night from appel l. dicitis, caused by excessive bicycl n riding.
 Frederick Betts, 50. hung himself 0 7 tree at his home in Woodbury Sui f day night. Cause, despondency. Judge A. H. Fem and Mrs Fenn wi }. sail for Europe next month. Jnds ,f Simeon E Baldwin also expects to wis a Europe this summer. l. Editor Scanlon of the "Connecticr d Catholic" has made an assignment. N l. wonder, wither. with S9, 800 due fro subscribers, and S425 from sd rertiser
 It has been reported that Bishop Tie l. ney would undertake the management
 of the paper.