Connecticut western news., 1898-01-20
STATE NEWS.

A Derby groceryman has presented to the Jewish congregation in that city a bible on parchment valued at $500. It is roll abont ninety feet long, in an oient form, but in print instead of writ ing.
 The selectmen of Danbury havo pur- chased a tract of woodland and are hay ing tue wood cut off by residents of Danbury who are out of work, many of them hatters, who would otherwise be obliged to apply to the town for aid The wood also is used to meet the de- msnds of the needy on the selectmen.
 Mrs J. Boyle, of New Haven, has re- celved letter from her son, who with about 20 others sailed for Klondike on the schooner Negus about two months ago. The vessel had reached St Vim cent, Cape Verde Islands, where t6e parry stopped to take water. All were we'll
 It is understood that Dr Henry s Noble who has been acting superintend- ent of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane at Middletown since the death of Dr Olmstead, will be made perms- nent superintendent.
 The marriage of Stanley Yale Beach. senior iu the Sheffield Scientific School, and Miss Ellen B. Curtiss, a student at Wellesley college. both of Stratford, which took place secretly in September last, has been announced.
 The stationery and news store of R. Matthews in Torrington was entered by burglars early Sunday morning and the contents of the till $5, taken.
 Bishop Tierney dedicated All Saints church at Somersville op Sunday.
 Pauline McKenna, wife of William McKenna, of Bridgeport, was burned to death on Sunday. A pan of grease took fire and set fire to her clothes.
 The replevin case of William Nunan' vs P. J Burke at Winsted was finished Friday evening. Judgment was given in favor of Burke.
 The bar committee met at the capitol at Hartford on Saturday and reported favorably on the examination of l3 can- didates for admission to the bar.
 Burr K Field. 40, vice.president of
  who had been connected with the com- pany for l2 years, died at Berlin last week Wednesday night after an illness of five days with pneumonia. He leaves 8 wife and two young daughters He was we'll known in business circles throughout the coantry.
 A seven and one-half pound pickerel Is said to have been caught in High land lake, Winsted. last week.
 MI Oliver, who is confined in peni- tentars in Montana awaiting 8 new trial on 8 charge of robbery. has receiv- ed notice from firm of lawyers in Bridgeport that he has fallen heir to s 150.000 by the death of his uncle, Edward NJ Oliver, which occurred in Bridgeport year ago. It is said that Oliver will be acquitted, as the witness es against him have left the state
 Governor Cook went last week to Hot Springs, Va., to obtain relief for intercostal neuralgia with which he has suffered severely lately.
 During the year 1897. there were 33O failures in Connecticut. The assets were $l, 040.2l7; the liabilities S2, ,491,- 600. In 1896 there were 2S0 failures, the assets were $905, 800 aud the liabiil- ities $5, 1S9, ,450.
 Comptroller Mead has appointed F Clarence Bissell of Willimantic chief clerk in his office, to succeed the late Emerson w. Moore.
 Rev Fr. Patrick O'Conuell died at his home in Bethel yesterday. after fifteen years pastorate there He was 52 years old.
 . William J. Mills, of New Haven, las been nominated by President McKin- ley to be Chief Justice of the supreme court of New Mexico.
 Herman Sachse IS training for To- round sparring exhibition with Herman Tobias of Hartford next month.
 A party of l2 men is being organized in South Manchester to go to Klondike. They will sail from New York. where their party will be enlarged. They aie we'll equipped and have provisions for 15 months.
 Frederick Cook pleaded guilty in the superior court at New Haven before Judge Rorabsck to setting fire to the Tontine Hotel on December 25. Sen tence was deferred.
 Bishop Brewster attended meeting of the trustees of the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire on Monday. There are 54 pupils enrolled for the year and the condition of the school Is prosperous
 F Marion Crawford, the novelist, gave an interesting lecture on Pope Leo XIII at Hartford on Monday evening.
 Early Friday morning burglars enter ed the store of Smith X Son at West Goshen, in which is also the post office blew open the safe and secured 87 cents They then went to Goshen anu broke into the store and post office ot Ex- Sheriff Charles ). Porter. getting away with $20 in cash. John A Porter son or the proprietor, who sleeps over the store, fired at one of the burglars whom he SAW crawling out of the win dow. and hit him, as blood was found on the ground.
 "Little Colds" neglected thousands of lives sacrificed every year Dr Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures liItie