Connecticut western news., 1897-07-22
STATE NEWS.

recently broke his wrist by being thrown from his bicycle
 In honor of His Excellency, the gov ernor. the state rendezvous will this year be called Camp Cooke,
 The 30th annual reunion of the Conn ectieut Cavalry Association will be held at South Manchester, August 18th.
 Edward D. Robbins, of Hartford, re- gently caught tarpon feet and 3 in- ches in length in Aransas Pass, Texas.
 A young man is around the state sell ing oak sawdust perfumed with camph- or to keep away mosquitoes. Look out for him.
 New Britain is to have one of the fin est soldiers monuments in the state. It will be erected on the city park and will cost about $25. 1000.
 The managers of Yale university have decided to give pensions to instructors who have taught for 25 years in the uni versity and are 65 years old.
 A bald eagle was recently shot at Bantam Lake. It weighed seven ponnds and measured six feet and one inch from tip tip of its wings
 The heavy rains of last week damaged tobacco in Snffield to the extent of $5O,- 900, In Windsor many acres of young tobacco plants were submerged.
 The 18th Conn. Vol. Infantry (Litch- fidld county regiment), afterward Sec ond Heavy Artillery, will hold their re- union at Thomaston on September 14th.
 A St. Bernard dog at the Union sta tion at Hartford on Thursday touched the third rail while in contac with one of the other rails and was instantly kill ed.
 Between 2O,0CO and 25 900 passengers have been carried each week by the third rail cars between Hartford and New Britain since the cars began run ming.
 Reports from 165 towns show 97S deaths during June, being 13t less than in May, and more than the average mum Der in June for the five previous years.
 The examining committee of the State Medical society was examining doctors and mid-wives who wish to practice in this state last week. Fourteen doctors were examined at Middletown.
 Thirty years ago certain Litchfeld county boy started out to become presi- dent of the United States. That boy is now 8 man and is said to be one of the best shoe makers in the Massachusetts state prison.
 Dr Robert Hubbard, of Bridgeport. fell and received injuries from which he shortly died on Sunday He was Fl years old and native of Cromwell He was surgeon in the army and promi- nent in politics. The 9-year-old son of John August. of Andover, saved his fathers life last week by engaging the attention with 8 pitch. fork an enraged bull, which WAS attacking Mir August furiously and had already hooked hlm badly.
 J.H Hale, of South Glastonbury. says that the Connecticut peach crop of this year will probably be immense and break the record The peaches are very large and fine. The Georgia and New Jersey crops are also uncommonly good
 The Consolidated road is about 10 equip its branch from New Rochelle,N Y, to 129th street, New York city, with the third rail From the latter point the trains will run over the Manhattan Company "L'' tracks down second avenue to Chatham square on the third rail system.
 It is stated that President Mckinley will visit the Danbury Fair in October in connection with Secretary John Add ison Porter It is stated by the New Haven Palladium that the idea of the President attending the fair originated in tbe brain of Representative Wortman of Bethel. Really Wortman is in Q way to make Bethel newly famous as the home of Woltman, ss it has in the past been famons as the abiding place of P. T. Barnum.
 The following articles have been shipped to the state camp at Mantle by the U. S. war department: 500 barrack chaiJs, l2 hand filters, 100 com mon tents, 100 ridge poles, 200 up right poles. 25 wall tents, 75 tent flies, ridge poles and uprlght poles; 250 large tent pins, 2,S50 small tent pins. The articles will be charged to the allowance to the state under the annual appropria- tion of $400. 900 for the militia, Conn ecticut's share of which this fiscal year | is $5 175 67,