Connecticut western news., 1897-02-11
STATE NEWS.

found in an unconscious condition early Sunday morning on the road between West Iorrington and Torrington. When he revived he said that he had been waylaid and robbed by two men whom he did not know.
 A meeting of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Connecticut will be held in Hartford this evening to decide whether Connecticut will petition the supreme lodge for a separate grand lodge.
 The IS hens of Representative Cleve- land, of Barkhamsted, laid 348 eggs in the month of January.
 Governor Cooke has made acquisition on the secretary of war of the United States for sufficient number of Spring field muskets in exchange for Peabody rifles, with which most of the organiza- tions of the State National Guard are armed. A oill authorizing this ex- change has already passed the U. s. Senate and will also pass in the House.
 M. J. Coleman the famous peach grower of Great Hill, is enthusiastic over the prospects of the peach crop this year. MT Hale of Glastonbury. who is perhaps the most extensive peach grower in the state. is also of the opinon that the coming crop will be better than usual.
 Captain Elizur Thompson, for years keeper of the lighthouse at Five-Mile Point. New Haven, died Sunday night. aged S5.
 Sheriff Brown of Middlesex county has issued an order instructiDg the jailor of the jail at Haddam not to allow the prisoners to read the local newspa- pers. They learn too much about their cases. it seems.
 The residence of Arthur F. Hayes at East Hartland was burned to the ground with the contents about 9:30 o'clock Friday morning. The fire started from defective fue. A few saved. Loss. $1 ,000; partially insured.
 John O. Colt died at Santa Barbara, Cal, January 28 of pistol wound &C., cidentally received while practicing at a target. He was born in Litcbfield Sept. 30. 1864 Was at one time in the office of the Shepaug and after going to Santa Barbara in 1890 he returned to Litch- field in 1896 and entered the First National Bank there, but was obliged to return to Santa Barbara for his health. He had devoted himself to literature and was the author of The Religion of Manhood
 Samuel R Wilmot, president of the Wilmot & Hobbs Mfg. Co., of which he was the f under, died suddenly at his home in Bridgeport on Thursday, Feb He leaves widow and one sop, F. A. Wilmot, vice-president and treasurer of the company, and one daughter, the wife of Boston clergy man.
 The U s. government has bought Fishers Island and portion of Plum Island at the eastern end of the Sound and will erect fortications on the vest ern end of Fishers Island.
 John Kearney, of Torrington, who appeared before the committee on cities and boroughs last week in oppo- sition to the proposed amendments to the borough charter, had not been to Hartford for 50 years. He is now 72 years old and is called Q wealthy man. He began life as poor wood chopper.
 George W. Prentice. a veteran of the late war and who had been in the en- ploy of the Adams Express Go. for 30 years, died at Hartford on Thursday at the age of 55.
 Nearly 90 men were discharged from the National Guard last week for va- rious reasons.
 Notices have been sent out from the officers of the Connecticut division of the G. A. R., urging the adoption of military instruction in the public schools of the state.
 The Candee Rubber Works of New Haven shut down Saturday, owing to lack of orders. Fifteen hundred men are affected.
 The Hurlbut National Bank of Win ste1 will erect 8 handsome new bank building in the spring, it will be of granite in the first story, buff brick in the second story, with terra cotta trimmings.
 John Addison Porter, editor of the Hartford Post. has accepted the posi- tion of private secretary to President Mckinley.
 Henry Minor, town clerk of Wolcott, has passed his S7th birthday.
 The school enrolment of the state just completed shows total of 179 1885 children of school age, gain of 4 856.
 The Wesleyan seniors have decided to do away with class day and unless revived by some other class, that tune honored custom at Wesleyan is 8 thing of the past.
 The Torrington Base Ball team bas just received the pennant which it won as the champion base ball club of the Naugatuck Valley League. The pen nant js seven feet long, and it will be set on the Torrington ball grounds when the season opens. Mrs Hawley, wife of Rev J. P. Flaw | ley, of New Hartford, recently fell on an icy sidewalk and dislocated her hip. She is under the care of trained nurse but will be confined to her bed foi some time from the sad accident.
 Thomas Ripple was convicted oi murder in the first degree at New Ha ven on Thursday. He killed his wife. Ripple was sentenced on Friday by Judge Prentice, who tried the case, tc be hanged at the Wethersfeld prisor July IA. He was then taken to tht prison. A new trlal has been asked.
 Bradstreet's New Haven office report that there were 34 failures in Connecti cut in January, with total liabilities O $327, ,45O. and total assets of $36, 100 against 25 failures in December, witt liabilities of $l97, 700, ard assets 0 SIS, 200: and 27 failures in January 1896, with liabilities of $9S, 200 an( assets of $40,550.
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