Connecticut western news., 1897-03-25
STATE NEWS.

Mrs Ann Bissop, died at Putnam on the 14th inst at the remarkable age of 105 years. She was born in Canada in l790 and came to this country about 40 years ago She had resided in Putnam the past 25 years.
 The woolen mills in Eastern Connec- ticut are experiencing a revival in busi- ness and many are running day and night, so rapidly are the orders coming in.
 The N. Y. N H. & Fl. railroad com- pany has bought tue remaining shares of the old Shore Line road, and now owns the 10000 shares that comprises it's capital stock. The Shore Line will immediately go out of existence.
 The will of the late Horace Staples of Westpo,t has been admitted to probate The estate is valued at from $500, 900 to $500 GOO. The Staples High S,.hooi is the principal bent fciary. The only heir, w. G Staples, grandson, is en- tireiy cut off.
 There are twenty cases of German measles at the County Home in Ware house Point and many more about town.
 The New Milford Water Go. have made contract with John s. Lane & Son of Meriden for the construction of storage reservoir. The plans call for dam forty five feet high made of an earth embankment twelve feet wide on top and about one hundred and eighty feet on the base uith concrete core ln the center. A spilIway or overflow is to be built of masonry. Upon the basis of the estimates by the engineers the con- tract will amount to S26 900 and the reservoir will hold when completed 46,- 900, ,000 gallons
 According to the report of the state board of health the month of February shows decrease in the death rate of 3S below the average during the past five years.
 Orsamus R. Fyler, of Torrington, hss been nominated for railroad commission CT for four y. ars from July 1, 1897. He succeeds Alexander O. Robertson of Montville. Tue nomination was con tirmed by the senate. The salary is $3. .OOO year. Mir Fyler was born in Torrington in 1940. He served during the war in the 2d Conn Heavy Artillery and wss badly wounded in the leg. He was postmaster at Torrington for 20 years, was insurance commissioner from 1885 to 1893 Was chairman of the Republican state committee in the last l campaign.
 Hon Elisha Carpenter, ex-iudge of the Supreme and Superior courts, died at his home in Hartford on Monday at the age of 73 He had held the office nf state's attorney and state treasurer. Ia 1861 he became judge of the Superi. or court ard in 1865 a judge of the Sn- preme court, which position he held till he reached the age limit three years ago. He was an able jurist.
 Attorney Frank B Mum. of New Hartford. has been sick with appendi- citis, but IS improving.
 The House having accepted the ad- verse report of the committee on appro- priations on the resolution giving Dr Henry Btrnard. of Hartford, & pension of $l QUO per year in recognition of his services in the cause Of education. the matter came before the Senate on Tues. day. Senator Converse of the appro- priations committee made a strong speech in support of the adverse report and then Senator Warner strongly urged | the claims of Dr Barnard. He argued that the Assembly of 1893 had given su- perahuated judges pensions of S2, 900 a year under the form of making them state referees with a salary of that amount. He made a strong and eIo- quent appeal and off.red an amendment giving Dr Barnard $4, 900 to reimburse him for his expenses incurred for the state. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 13 to 8, three senators being absent.