Connecticut western news., 1897-05-13
STATE NEWS.

Dr Malcolm R. Griswold of Hartford, who was committed to the State Prison on September 10, 1895. for ten years, after conviction of arson, has made ap- plication to the State Board of Pardons for pardon.
 The Humane Society is sending out circulars calling attention to the laws forbiddlng the killing of birds and the taking of eggs, and requesting parents and teachers to instruct their children not to harm innocent and useful birds.
 H. W. Sturgess. 23 years old, was run into by Charles Clark, Friday evening while training for the Memorial Day races on the bicycle track at Danbury. Sturgess was riding at furious pace. accom- panind by his pace-maker, and Clark was coming from the opposite direction. Sturgess died soon after the accident. Both men are members of Altair Bicycle Club.
 A lady in Hartford has a tame robin which initiates the whistles of the boys, the notes of other birds and has even been taught to utter the words Hurry up! Hurry up!"
 A fire broke out Saturday night in F. A. Case's large dry goods and grocery store at Pine Meadow. The store was gutted. The loss, about $5,000 on stock and $1 ,000 on building,is covered by insurance. William Warner, 88, an old man living in the building, barely escaped.
 A special committee of the legislature is investigating charges against certain employees at the state prison.
 The Torrington Methodists will ex- pend between $10,000 and $l2000 in improving and enlarging their church edifce. The railroad commissioners left last Friday for St. Louis to attend the an- nual convention of the railroad com- missioners of the various states with the interstate Commerce Commission and the Association of American Rail- way Accounting officers.
 Bishop Williams has issued circular to the Protestant Episcopal clergy of his diocese expressing the wish that a bishop-coadjuto be elected by the diocesan convention which will meet on the 8th of June. The bishop proposes to relinquish one half of his salary to meet in part the additional expense.
 Fishkill has water works in the ceme- tery, but none in the village. Appar- ently the dead are more enterprisine than the iYing.-Millbrook Round Table.
 Fish and Game Commissioner Collins has caught four landlocked salmon in | the Windsor Locks reservoir. He says they are fine food fish and thrive in our waters. MT Collins is to distribute | 5000 GOO fresh water smelt fry in the brooks as food for the trout.
 Wife Murderer Ripple, sentenced to be hanged in July, has made application for commu. tation of sentence. He claims that he was drunk when he killed his wife and has always been epileptic. | A base ball nine, the Female Cham pions, of New York, all girls, played game at Hartford last Thursday witf the Hartford Reserves. Score 19 to 14 in favor of the Reserves. The girl, wore blue blouses and caps and shor skirts reaching to about two feet iron the ground.
 Mrs David M. Read, widow of Hon. David M. Read, died at Bridgeport early Thursday morning, at the age o 70. after one days illness with pneu m onia.
 A special meeting of the trustees oi the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire wal held at New Haven Monday. The prin cipal's and treasurer's reports showed favorable condition of the school.
 Two Thomaston boys killed 9 pound snapping turtle on Friday, whicl they say reared up on it's hind legs ant came for them with its head protrudec and snapping at them.