Connecticut western news., 1898-03-10
STATE NEWS.

The lifeless body of Max Acker. 73, an inmate of the town poor farm at Danbury, was found hanging in the barn on Friday. His wife had recently died and he had become Respondent.
 Benjamin 0. Lunn, chief clerk of the Now Haven Savings Bank, was arrested on Friday on charge of trying to in- fluence jurors in the Clayton will case.
 R. Donald Spencer, Hartford street railway condctof, recovered judgment on Friday for Sl00 damages against w. F. Cox and Sigmund Bondy, manager and proprietor respectively of Bondy's cafe. for having his face slapped by Cox.
 Bishop Tierney conferred holy orders on Saturday on a number of candidates, most of them students of the La Salette seminary.
 Patrick Hickey, 32, brakeman on the New England road, was fatally in. lured at Plsinville on Friday by falling between the cars, He leaves wife at Fishkill. N. Y.,
 Bishop Williams continues to enjoy good health. He is slightly lame and were 1t not for that would be able to get about as we'll as usual. He hears his classes daily, attends to the Episcopal work that falls to him and receives and entertains callers at his room at the see house.
 It is thought that Foreman T. J. Rossel, of the roundhouse of the "Con- solidated" road. at New Haven, has solved the problem of the smoke which has caused so much complaint. He would use oil waste for kindling the coal in the engines and then create a draft by means of the pipe through which steam would be forced. The steam would consume the smoke.
 Several lots of tobacco were sold at Suffield last week at prices ranging from 10 to l3i cents.
 A man giving the name of Chas F :. Davis has been imposing upon the Ma sous of Norwich. He claims to be o member of the Star of the East Lodge. With 8 tool bag under his arm he goes around among Masons telling Q hard luck story, and soliciting aims.
 P. ". webber. young graduate of the Scientific School at Deep River, has | own invention. It is an electrical engine designed for thawing frozen ground, and practical tests have proven that 1t will take the frost from the ground within given circle to depth of 2 fee. in three-quarters of minute. Congressman Hill and several other congressman were the guests of the city of Bridgeport on Saturday and took a sail around the harbor. They were in- formed that SS5. 900 would be asked for harbor improvements. The sum of Sl5. 900 has already been appropriated for Black Rock and Cedar Creek.
 Capt Henry O. Thompson, keeper of the New Haven lighthouse at South west ledge, for the last 21 years, has been removed on charges of neglect oi duty.
 John F. Simmons, of Winsted, has, resigned as agent of the Connecticut Humane Society.
 The damage entailed by the recent ice storm in Norfolk will amount to several thousand doll rs, and it is said that it will take Nature fifty years to repair the damage to the trees.
 The Berlin Iron Bridge company is erecting a new and substantial steel bridge of 90 feet span for the Bristol and Plainville Tramwsy Company near Plainville.
 Smith & Mum have begun suit against Probate Judge Jewell and EI- Selectman Tucker. of New Hartford, to recover Sl 900 damages tor being kept out of the probate office room from April 2l to Sept 21. 1897. claiming that Judge Jewell did not comply with the injunction and deliver up the room as directed by the court.
 Litchfield county has five Catholic T. A B societies, representing 40 total sbstainers, the greater portion of whom are in Winsted and Torrington. A Waterbury woman has recently given birth to her fifteenth child. Rev William Brewster will be or brother, Bishop Brewster.
 Bishop Tierney has excommunicated three of the members of St Johns Slsv- ouisn Catholic Church in Bridgeport who have been most active in making trouble in the parish for some time pact. Bert Cummings. II, and Jesse Kippy. another little boy. both of Bridgeport, were last Saturday playing the new game, America and Spain", and in the course of this exciting psstime Bert was shot in the forehead with p. cali bre revolver. He will probably recov- CT.
 The Simsbury correspondent of the Hartford "Times" writes that Waldo Curtiss of Winsted Ia pupil of Mclean Academy in Simsbury within a few years) who went to the Klondike last July is reported on his way home with S60.000
 Rev F. H Gates. of Saugerties. N. T., has received a call to the pastorate of the Baptist Church in Winsted.
 Ex-Governor Coffin gays he is not 8 candidate for Congress or any other office. Torrington's new freight house, for which ground was broken last week, will be one hundred and eighty feet long by thirty wide.
 The bake shop of the Trott Baking Go. at Waterbury was burned early yes- terday morning. Loss $50 900, insur- sncs $20. 900.
 The dwelling house owned ty o. J Porter at West Goshen formerly occu- pied by the Derminquy family was de- s.royed by fire Tuesday night. Prob ably the work of an incendiarY.
 The report of Bishop TierneY on the condition of his diocese states that pro. gress has been made in all departments The Catholic population has reached 25O, 900 souls. There has been grati- flying increase in church property. h. surance on said property over S4, O00.- 900; total indebtedness Sl, ,250. 900. | Ia