Connecticut western news., 1896-02-27
STATE NEWS

The total cost to the town of Oxford has been S5000,
 The trustees of Storrs Agricultural college at a rerent meeting at Hartford elected the following officers: Presi- dent ex cfficio, Gov O. Vincent Cofiu; vice. president, ex Congressman W Ed gar Simonds; secretary, T. s. Gold, West Copwall; treasurer, Henry O. Miles, New Milford.
 The state fish and game commission CTS have decided to issue a circular con- taining about 50 questions, to endeavor to obtain the area of the rivers. streams. lakes and ponds of the state which con- tain fish. A large quantity of shad fry is tn be received from the United States fish commission and 5000 900 wall-eyed pike.-Litchfield Enquirer.
 Henry c. Wilcox. the oldest mail carrier in Connecticut, has died at West Simsbury. Wilcox carried the mail up to last summer from West Simsbury to Stratton Brook for over thirty years,
 The treasurer of tine Connecticut At lsnta Exposition com mission has return ed to the state S520. 9S of the S7, 900 ap- propriation.
 The Coe Brass company, of Torring ton, has finished cutting 2,000 cords of wood in Newfield. - E R. Beckley, of Winsted. employed by Mir H. NJ. Sweet. the builder, will erect dwelling house 3Stz29 feet near the old park.
 The report of John O. Byxbce, col lector of internal revenue for the first district of Connecticut, which includes the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, shows the following for the year ! 1895: Cigar manufacture. number or factories, 467. pounds of tobacco used, I 8S9. .659. cigars made. 40 60l, ,627. Gig are ties, number nf factories, 5;pounds of tobacco used, 565; cigarettes made. 176,- 400. Tohscco manufactures. 63 fac tories, 22 49I pounds produced. Nearly | 2000, 900 more cigars were made than in 1894 but only abont halt the quantity of cigarettes. .-Litcbfield Enquirer.
 Four cows aud yoke of oxen belong ! ing to Mrs Anna Brown, of Windhsm Centre, were killed last week as being diseased with tuberculosis.
 | sbDcH Ol hbo NcW I Tribune has returned from his months southern trip.
 The Bethlehem grange are discussing the project of establishing a grange store.
 States Attorney Hunter has presented bills to tho state comptroller aggregat- | ing S2. 900 fot services and expenses of | A at fxao in h. off nf s.. r,bp John Walden. the .treasurer of the 1 Dime Savings Bank. Mir Hnnter thin ks that an offer of reward of SI 900 wonld result in the capture of Walden, as he has received letters from persons claiming to know where Walden is who offer to surrender him for 8 suitable reward.
 Fifteen children from the Hartford | county temporary home have been taken to the Litchfeld county tempo rary home in consequence of the crowd ed condition of the Hartford home.
 About dozen veterans of the 17th Conn. Vol. Iofantry claim Sl75 each bounty from the town of Danbury. In July 1862 the town voted S25 bounty to recruits, and in August 1862 the town voted S200 each to recruits. The claimants only received S25 apiece. They are willing to waive interest.
 The Storrs College is to have new ap- psratus in all departments. A reading course is also to be established and work on the new dormitory is being pushed.
 Waterbury held special town meet ing last week to take action in regard to the repairing of roads damaged by the recent storm. The meeting appropriat ed Sl5. O00.00 for the repairs of roads and bridges. and the selectmen made a contract ith the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. to build new bridge over the Nsugstuck river, known ns Turner's Bridge, at cost of Sl0.000 co. This bridge is one of the longest in town, being i50 it. long.
 The bearing in the Church will case before Torrington Probate court was adjourned week ago Saturday to the 18th inst to enablo one of the witness, Dr Hanchett, to make up his mind whether be would answer the question relating to whom Mrs Church meant by the ''some people had all of her pra- perty she wished them to have" Dr Hanchett refused to answer, saying that to do so would be a breach of professional confidence Logan, of New York, and Roraback, ofs Torring- ton, appeared for contestants and Hunt ington, of Woodbury, for H. J. Allen. the executor.
 The Eagle Bicycle Manuf'g Go. is in its new factory. POT by l52 feet, with all modern improvements, at TorriDgton.
 The engagement is announced of Horace Tracy Pitkin, New Hartford. to Miss Letitia Thomas, of Troy. Ohio. a graduate of Holyoke College in 1895
 A robin was seen in Torrington la t week.
 It is now reported that Frederick Hallock. who was recently shot by his drunken fsther-in law, George Watts. of Kent, will recover. Watts is now in the county i,il at Litchfield. awaiting trial at the next term of the Superior Court.
 Dr Malcom Griswold, the dentist who was convicted of arson, was taken to the , state prison on Saturday to serve his ten years sentence, the Supreme court having denied new trial. , The Putnam Wolf Den Association ? has been organized for the purpose of raising S2500 by ponular subscription and purchasing and caring for the land on which is tbe famous wolf den.
 Mrs Estella H. Barnes, of Southing. ! ton has heen elected lecturer of the State Grange of Connecticut, the first woman ever chosen to fill this office. \ A fire broke out in the building oc . eupied by the New York Clothing House , at Tcrrington on Monday and damage to the amount of s! 900 was done, most ly by water.
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