Connecticut western news., 1896-09-03
STATE NEWS.

John E. Stevens, of woodbury, has e fve-legged frog. The fifth leg projects from the frogs breast.
 Timothy L. Woodruff, the republican candidate for lieutenant-governor of New York, is a New Haven boy, who went to New York and made fortune in business. He is not yet 40 years old.
 Two phenomenal bicycle perform ances took place at Portland Thursday morning. With standing start Oscar Hendstertorn made I mile in 25i sec- onds. Mrs E W. Myers, on a mans with mans racer, went the same dis tance in 34 seconds, beats all the rec ords in this state.
 A company of capitalists has been partially organized for the purpose of building trolley line from Torrington to Unionville, assing through Harwin- ton Centre. The three rail trolley sys- tenn will be used. If charter is secur- ed. work will be begun in the spring. Lines from Torrington to Bantam lake and Highland lake are also proposed.
 The factory of Sargent & O., of New Haven, is now running on 32 hours week and will continue to do so till after election. The reduction affects 2,500 hands.
 The hearing in the case of Phineas W. Turner, of Turnerville, charged with maintaining private packet and express route at Turnerville, in opposition to the government post office service, was completed before A. W. Bacon, a con- missioner of the Unite d States court. in Middletown last week. Probable cause was found and MT Turner was held in bonds of $200 for trial before the United States District Court.
 The mortality report for July has been received from l64 towns in the state. There were 1,6l1 deaths reported dur. ing the month. This is 5l2 more than in June and 241 more than the average number of deaths in July for the five years preceding the present.
 Whooping cough is prevailing among Norshfield children.
 At New London the elm trees which were 80 badly rsvaged by beetles are be- ginning to put forth leaves again.
 The Knights of Columbus will have their field day at Charter Oak Park, Labor Day. Sept. 2.
 Mrs Ida Porter. of Fairfield, is trying to get possession of her four-year-old daughter, which was sold by her hus- band three years ago to Mrs Ashabel Penny of Black Rock for $500 and adopted by her. Mrs Penny has bill of sale of the child.
 There was a clash last week at the state camp between the military and civil authorities caused by the latter try. ing to exclude vehicles from a street un- til after Gen. Miles arrival. The mili- tary gave in.
 | There were 32 cases of typhoid fever in New Haven few days ago, and new cases are being constantly reported.
 State Secretary W. H. Hall of the Sunday School Association has prepar- ed aschedule and is perfecting plans for about 150 Sunday school conferences to be held in Connecticut during this month of September.
 Hugh l.. Wade, 33, of Easton, was killed by trolley car in Bridgeport on Sunday trying to cross the track in front of the car on his wheel.
 Andrew J. Bstelle. ex-warden of the state prison, (1871-74) died at Crom- well on Saturday, aged 62.
 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, widow of the pastor of Plymouth church, Brook lyn, N. r., celebrated her 84th birthday at the home of her son-in-law, the Rev Mir Scoville, at West Cornwall last week Wednesday. Her husbands former practitioners sent her rememb brances.
 Two burglars visited the railroad sta. lion at Hawleyville Friday night While one of the burglars covered the night operator, James Sullivan, with ( revolver the other blew open the safe and secured. as is believed, large sun of money. They also took the opera
 tors gold watch, but finally returned
 1t to him.
 } Mrs O. H, Stickles, the wife of , farmer near Strstford, gave birth or
 Friday to four babies, three girls anC one boy. all healthy and likely to live
 Combined weight 24 pounds.
 The county commissioners are paint ing the old part of the Litchfield fail peculiar shade of red. making it a prom inent object in the village. . I. J. Reyes has bought the Derb, Sunday Courier, Is page paper. W. I. Sparks, of the firm of Larkin Sparks of Winsted, is ill with typhoi, ! fever.
 5 The 125tb anniversary of the Copgre 1 gational Church at Winchester Cente t on the 26th of August was attended b over 1000 persons. Able speakers wer present, and the day an epoch marke
 in the history of the town. f It is reported that Hon. Chauneav N 8 Depew is engaged to marry Miss Edit a Collins. Miss Collins is the dauehte \ of Clarence l.. Collins, now of Ne, 7 York. native of Hartford, son of th [ late Charles Collins, who was one c |; the Collins brothers. Miss Collins is
 granddaughter of the lste Horace E
 Clark and great-granddaughser of ol
 Commodore Vanderbilt. She inherite,
 part of the family fortune. @ The Relay Race.