Connecticut western news., 1898-03-24
STATE NEWS.

A new bicycle path from Centerbrook to Deep River will be begun as soon as the road is in condition to work.
 George Drake of Drakeville captured an otter weighing 2li pounds. It is now on exhibition in Torrington. The grand list of New Milford, just completed. for the year ending Oct. l, 1897. is $1, ,967,877.
 The New England Railroad company is about to eliminate the grade crossing at Bank street, Waterbury. The un- dertaking will envolve 8 large expense, of which the city of Waterbury will pay one-third plus S10,000 and the railroad company two-thirds. The street will be carried under the railroad. The Connecticut fish and game com mission has arranged to put out ''fin- gerlings" fish next fall, as follows:- 600, 900 brook trout, 100. GOO lake trout, 100, ,00O Atlantic salm ol rainbow trout. All of these will be between five and six inches long. The fish will be fur nished to those who wish to stock streams free of charge on condition that the recipients pay for transporta- ton.
 The subject. of the Rev O. B. Pitbla- dos sermon in the M B. Church at Milford last Sunday evening was "Hu- man Liens After the Girls" Dog distemper appeared in Windsor Locks, and it is no respecter of canines' several valuable hunting dogs having been stricken.
 A New York newspaper train began running over the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad last week. The train leaves New York daily at 8 o'clock, and reaches Hartford at 5.l7 8. m. New York morning newspapers are received by the dealers along the line and distributed to patrons for the breakfast table.
 Highway Commissioner Macdonald has decided to make April 20th the last day for towns to file applications for a share of the state appropriation for the improvement of highways.
 The Willamantic Linen Go. has sold out to the American Thread Go. syndi- cate having capital of $lS,00O,00O. Danbury is now claiming Barnum. Says weekly contributor to the Dan- bury News: "P. T. Barnum, the great est snowman who ever lived, was Dan- bnry man" That's depriving Bethel of her just and rightful distinction. Bsrnum was a resident of Bethel. and the only time he lived in Danbury was in 1882, when he put in something like thirty days in jail there for libeling a citizen in his Bethel newspaper and during that brief residence there, he was the property of the county and did no" belong to Danbury." And history records that as soon as he got out of jail, he got out of Danbury. Ha- ven Palladium.
 Anna R. Morris English, widow of ex-Governor James E. English, died in New York last Saturday afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Bosworth committed suicide at New Britain last Monday by | setting fire to her hen house. She | quarreled with her brother about the expense of building the hen house, and out of spite burned the building and | herself.
 The Rev Henry B, Roberts. for the past eight years pastor of the Third Congregational Church at Torrington, has rendered his resignation to take effect the second Sunday in April.
 The First Congregational Church of Winsted will hold meeting this even- ing to take action regarding the select ion of 8 pastor. In all probability a call will be extended to Rev George w. Judson of Orange, Mass.