Connecticut western news., 1896-08-20
STATE NEWS.

fire engine weighs about three tons and throws 500 to 600 gallons of water a minute.
 Levi Bradshaw, of Killingly, French Canadian, 69 years old four months ago. wives, and all the children but one are alive. His first wife had six children; his second 24, half of them twins, and the third wife has had Il. The oldest child is 54, the youngest was born dead three weeks since.
 A beautiful electric fountain is one of the new attractions at Lake Compounce, Bristol. The light of it's lamps can be seen for 15 miles, and 1t throws water 120 feet It is one of only half dozen in the United States and is larger and finer than the one at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
 The Meriden Wheel Club is making arrangements for the big national and state circuit race meet at Meriden on Aug %. Prizes will be offered in the ten events, including $500 in cash in the professional races. Excursion rates road including admission to the races,
 
 cents; from New Britain 65 cents.
 Three boys, one aged II and the oth- CTS 12 years. were arrested last week for placing heavy branch of tree on the track of the Consolidated road at New Canaan.
 The workmen in the casting room at Strong's factory at Winsted were com lad kp al 1Sa .r afternoon one day last week on account of the heat A thermometer in the room registered 12O' at noon on that day.
 Michael Corcoran died in the field at Unionville one day last week. He drank too freely of cold spring water while overloaded.
 Stephen Gardner, said to be the last surviving full-blooded member of the Narragansett tribe of Indians, died in New York last week Sunday, aged 65 years. He left no relatives, except an old aunt, half-breed, living in Ston- ington.
 The 29th annual reunion of the Con- necticut Cavalry association was held at Waterbury yesterday.
 The reunion of the 9th Regiment, O. w., was held at Danbury last week, About 125 persons were present. includ- ing the wives and daughters. A monu- ment to the memory of the regiment is to be erected at Chickamauga.
 Prof Hubert A. Newton. professor of mathematics at Yale. died at New Haven August 12. He stood very high in the scientific world. His age was 66.
 Columbia students camping near Litchfield leave their good manners at home, according to reports of their be- hsvior in the county town.
 E. Manchester and Sons, of Winsted, estimate their crop of potatoes this year at 2500 bushels. They are housing 50 bushels per day.
 Michael Dorsey, 20, the son of Patrick Dorsey, of Torrington, was drowned in the East Branch pond at Torrington Friday morning. He was taken with a cramp while swimming out in the mid dle of the pond and sank to the bottom before his companions could rescue him He is the son of the man whom Tom Kench accused of shooting him.
 The New Milford Gazette says that ex- Comptroller Nicholas Staub is quite ill with fever.
 It is reported that Henry Kelly. of Winsted, has left for parts unknown and that an attachment had been placed on his goods.
 The barn of Mrs Flora M. Stark near Winchester Centre was struck by | lightning about one o'clock Friday morning and burned to the ground with its contents, hay and oats, also Is or 20 pigs, calf and about 30 hens and chickens. By the efforts of the neigh bors to the number of 20, the house was saved. Loss S40O, insurance $2O0
 Mai Gen. Ruger, U. s. A., command ing the Department of the East, with headquarters on Governors Island, New York harbor, will accompany Gen Miles on his visit to the state camp at Mantle today or tomorrow.
 The 125th anniversary of the Congre- i gational Church at Winchester Center will be celebrated on the 26th inst.
 The Jonathan Camp farm, on the Rocks road, South Norwalk, purchased by the Episcopal Sisterhood of St Mary, of New York, for the site of a summer hospital for invalid and disabled chil- dren, will shortly be graced by the erec- tion of five large buildings, the plans for which are now in readiness and figures upon which are being secured. The property contains 30 acres and has commanding position of much beauty.
 Floyd Crosley, colored, of Norfolk, who distinguished himself by cutting eff Dennis Dwyer's arm with an ax, causing his death, and was discharged from state prison a year ago, is now in the Litchfeld jail for drunkenness.
 Herbert E. Fowler, prominent in- ventor, died recently at Naugatuck. He had invented a pl ocess for electroplating ble. He was at work perfecting it, He had patented over 100 inventions.
 The factories eff Palmer Bros. at New London and Fitchville will be busy for some months filling large orders. One order is for Is. 900 blankets for the army of occupation in India.
 James Wooley. a carpenter, is alleged to have eloped from Winsted with 16- year,old girl.
 David Healey dropped dead in his store in Derby last Thursday. His re- mains were taken to Great Burlington, Mass on Saturday, Hesley's mother, Mrs Kate Healey. was buried in Great Harrington last week Tuesday.
 Beachside Inn at Greens Farms was burglsrized Monday morning. The robbers gagged the night watchman and blew open the safe, securing 8I700 in cash and $500 il checks Some guests who investigated the noise were driven back to their rooms at the point of the revolver.
 A burglar entered the residence of John Lawton in Torrington early Sun- day morning and secured S308 which vas in vest in Mir Lawton's bedroom Lawton pursued but the crook made