Connecticut western news., 1898-12-08
STATE NEWS.

Among the grave stones which have been renovated in the course of inn proving the ancient West Burying Ground" in Litchfield. is that of Jo- seph Harris. who was one of the earl , fest, and if not the first settler in Litchfield. He was killed by Indians in 1721 in field adjoining his house in the section now known as Harris Plains"
 Editor E. c. Bross of the Ridgefield Press has had published his second novel, entitled, Gods Pay Day"
 Benjamin R Willis, the murderer of David $. R. Lambert of Wilton last winter, will be hanged at the state pris- on Dec. 3G.
 A man belonging to one of the theater tronpes which were stalled in the snow along the Shore line. got of the train. ran to country store. bought 8 nice sirloin steak, cooked 1t in the back room of the store on wire bent ia the shape of broiler. and then ran to the train and gave the precious treasure iu small portions to the ladies.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone Company has mortgaged its property for Sl, 1000, 900 to the New Haven Trust Company. The revenue stamps amounted S499. 50 The loan Is made for the purpose of paying off the present mortgage on ths company's property, for the perfection and exten- sion of its line and for its maintenance and operation.
 Sixteen convicts will be released from the state prison tlis month by expira- of term.
 It is estimated that the blzzard of Nov. 27th cost the Consolidated road S150,00
 Thomas Shaughnessey of Greens Farms was held up by footpad on Sat urday night, struck a blow on the head which rendered him unconscious, his person robbed of all valuables and his horse and wagon stolen. Bridgeport police have the case in hand.
 City elections in Connecticut Dec. 5 show that the Republicans carried 8 majority of the aldermanic wards in Willimantic and Rockville In Derby the Democrats elected a mayor and the rest of the ticket.
 Governor elect Lounsbury has ap- pointed Edward M. Day, young Hart ford attorney, to be his executive secre- tary. Mir Day is 26, native of Col chester, and son of Hon. E s. Day consul at Bradford
 On December the railroad commis- l t1 E- Connecticut Western railroad to cross the tracks of 8 branch of the New Hay en < North Hampton railroad in the town of Simsbury at grade. which tracks are on the route of the new line of the H. < c. W. from Tariffvilie to Springfield.
 Jack Rose has signed Tommy Ryan of Syracuse and Dick O'Brisn of Lewis ton, Me-, to fight before the Charter Oak Athletic cluo in Hartford on Fri day evening, Dec. l6th.
 Yale won the debate with Princeton at New Haven on Tuesday evening. The question was, "ResolFed, That the United States should annex Cuba Yale had the negatiys and won by force of argument.
 Frank w Elsdon, former cashier of the Connecticut Indemnity insurance company was arrested in Waterbury Saturday for embezzlement.
 In the Superior Court at Hartford Tuesday, William E. Travis. .'the gen. tlemsn burglar" plead guilty to the charge of bnrglarizing the house of Mrs Juliette O Sumner in Hartford on Oc- tober x. Gardiner Howell, alias Nor man Browne. pleaded guilty to forgery in Hartford on October Is and % Neither man was sentenced, owing 10 the absence of their counsel.