Connecticut western news., 1898-08-11
STATE NEWS

orial library, costing S75. .000 in the az gregate. It is to be located on the pub lic square. The building will be one story in height and the ground dimen- sions will be 45x85 feet.
 A head-on collision on the N. Y. N, H and H. road last Thursday afternoon at South Norwalk, killed one man Isaac Davis, brakeman on the freight train which collided with passenger train. There were Ave or six severely injured and all the passen- gers were somewhat injured, The Fall River bleachery at Fall River. Mass, has placed the contract for it's new mill with the Berlin Iron Bridge Company.
 The three-rail system between Hart ford and New Britain during the last five months has realized an average of S258 an 2,5S7 passengers day, against S135 and 750 passengers when the motive power was steam,
 The merchants of Ansonis, Derby and Shelton have combined to shut out trading stamps after September list.
 And now VIC have Litchfield county farmer on postage stampl Flihu T. Barber of Watertown relates that one day when he was in charge of a gang of men blowing on a North Dakota farm travelling photographer took picture of him and his men at their work, It is that picture that has been reproduced on the new two-cent postage stamp, in honor of the Omaha Exposition. It is lad ,fprr s,,k ha
 A reunion of the Tyler family was held at CompoInce Lake Tuesday. This is gathering of tho ralstives of Spencer and Sally Tyler, and is the Both annual reu lion to be held of aat fami- ly.
 Hen6o oy & Alv d's turning shop was b, ned in rrington. last week Thursday togethar with 30 e. ;ension tables, which were there ready for the market.
 fire occurred it Thursday morning at West Hartford In house occupied by two families and six farm hands. The house was entirely burned and one man Thomas Hayes. was killed and another Francis Oomber was fatally injur- ed.
 At Bridgeport last Thursday morning boy was run over and killed by Q troll ley car. This was the third fatal acci- dent of its kind that had occurred in that city in two days. The other soci- don't happened last Wednesday evening when little boy and little girl, aged 1 and respectively, were run over
 Here we have it! The Stamford Ad- vocate says: "While fishing near Cow Buoy, two fishermen claim to have seen a marine monster, which they describe as being about twenty five feet long and two feet in circumference. The men told their mates of what they claimed to have seen, and are being iollied not little, but both stick to it that their story is O. K."
 The Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin has several large contracts to fill. The company will furnish ma terial for the enlarglng of the Guggen- helm Smelling Company of Perth Am boy. Shipments of iron have also been made to Mexico for the erection of fire proof buildings.
 The voters of Canton passed set of resolutions desiring the Hartford and West Hartford trolley line to extend their line from Unionville to Collins vile through Canton Village.
 A young man named H. O. Bartlett. of Tarjffville, is missing since Sunday and men have been out ID the surround ing country severs' times. He has been i'll seYerPl weeks and was out of his head when he went away.
 Mrs Phoebe Crabbe of Ncrwalk eel ebrated her l0lst birthday Sunday. She is supposed to be the oldest person in the state.
 The annual camp meeting at Tyler vile, near Goodspeed station on the Vs ley railroad. will begin Thursday. August IS and 0 al @ over two Su. . days.
 Professor Peiler, the we'll known piano teacher and musician of Hartford. died at Ontario, Canada, Friday night.
 Josiah O, Atwood of Newington. aged n, was killed at Clayton cros ,ing on the New Britain third rail last Saturday. H sister, Miss Julia Atwood, aged 90. was fatally injured. They were driving in top carriage when struck by the trolley.
 A trolley car at Hartford Sunday eve ping jumped the track at Els cry street s1d bumped along about seventy five feet, whtn n it landed in 8 gutter. No one was hurt but the people aboard had narrow escape the car WI going at frightful speed.
 The To. .ington Electric I gbt Go. voted to increase their capital stock from S24, 70 to 0,000. Tn means that To fington be in a position to have g. lighting 1t in by tha latter part of 1899, as the company vi petit ion the next legislature to increase their capital stock to Sl50,000.
 Michael Cion instantly killed in 8 runaway Tuesday afternoon. He was thrown from his buggy, striking against an apple tree. MT Cion was 8 tobbacco dealer of Hartford and was driving to Windsor Locks to buy tobacco, when the accident occurred.
 Eben E Smith, prominent citizen of Hartford died there Tuesday evening. He was secretary of the Nationrl Life Association.