Connecticut western news., 1896-01-23
STATE NEWS

Kellogg Camp, Sons of Veterans, of Winsted, has disbsnded on account of the small number of members,
 Torrlngton's chief of police reports 23 arrests for December, 22 of these were men, and one s woman. The principal cause was intoxication.
 Bridgeport is we'll named. The bridge superintendent in that city has 35, bridges to look after.-Torrington Register"
 Philander Vaill. who died recently in Cornwall aged 92 years was the oldest man in that section. He was the father of thirteen children, nine of whom sur vive. Three of his sons served in the late war, two of whom died in service.
 Capt, Noah P Ives, who died in New Haver the 18th inst. WAS at one time lst Lieut. of Go c, Sth Conn. Infantry, the New Hartford company. He was afterwards Captain and Commissary ot Subsistence on the staff of Gen Harland.
 There is church fight reported in h4 Congregational Church at Madison The pastor is accused of preaching agnostic doctrines and has abolished the week of prayer, The matter is to bs brought before the consociation.
 Governor Coffin has reappointed John A Stoughton, of East Hartford. and L.. J Nickerson, of West Cornwall. prose- cutting agents fer the Humane Society. Orrin Case, of Bark khamstsd, is exhibi- ting solid sil yer watch made by Joseph Laptou of London, England, ip the year l649. It is quite curiosity.
 Bridgeport has seven cases of diph- theria, There have been reported two deaths by the disease within week.
 According to the railroad commis. sianers' report, 3l persons were hnrt, and fl of them killed, at grade cross ings in this state last year There were 27l employees injured as against 194 the year befcre. and of these 92 were hurt hile coupling or nncnupling cars Fifty-nine trainmen fell from cars and Is were struck by overhead objects. presumably bridges The total mum Der of employees. other than general fficers is 26 BPS as against 24, 407 in the previous year.
 The. National Folding Box and Paper Go. of New Haven have reesived orders for 49. GOO 900 and 36 GOO 000 cigarette boxes The concern is made np of 8 syndicate of five factories and can turn ont million such per day.
 The Board of Equalization has de- cided that United States bonds are taxable.
 Two striped snakes were killed in East Hartford on Friday, something unusual in winter.
 The Fowler & Miller Printing Com. pany. the largest in Hartford with two exceptions, has made an assignment The company will doubtless be able tc meet the greater part of it's obligations
 The body of Mrs Patrick Long. who committed snicide by drowning Jan. 2l. was fnund in the river at Middle. town on Monday.
 John Hyslop. leader and cornei soloist of the Danbury band, has been arrested and bouud over to the Superior 1 Court under $500 bonds The trial vii come of in February at Bridgeport. John G. Logan. who has been editor | at Danhury. has joined the reportoria staff of the New York Herald, and will be located iu Brooklyn, N, Y.
 William W Case, 3S. oi Bristol. was killed un the New Englaud Rsilroad an Friday afternoon, between the Hart ford railway station and Parkville. MI Case was trying to board tbe train which was then in motion. and fell un. der the wheels. His legs were cut of and the back of bis head was crushed | Mir Case leaves wife and two daugb ters He was employed iD Iugraham's clock factory,
 The WiDsted Citizen says that Agent John F Simmons of the Humane Soci etv has secured more than 8 score oi sffi lavits, which will be forwarded t, States Attorney Huntington and or which action will probably be brought against Eugene Cam, of Campville, and the town of Litchfield for cruelty to ward the old soldier. William Davidson who was recently turned out of the house by his son-in-law, Cam, and was nearly frozen to death. The Litch6eld Enquirer maintains that Davidson be longed in Seymour.
 The case of Nsw Hartford vs. Canaan has been adjnurned until the 18th of | February, Oh account of the illness o Dr. Jerry Burwell of New Hartford, who ioctored the families iu question for 24 years. The case cannot go on withou, l nis testimony