Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24
STATE NEWS.

A seal was seen in the Connecticut river at Hartford. None have ever been seen above Essex before.
 Richard Burton of Hartford hss had 8 call to the professorship of English literature in the University of Minneso' ta.
 Walter l.. Carter of New York, the famous Yale pitcher, will coach the university baseball team the coming season.
 Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution of Windsor are to place a tablet or monument on the "Island" where the Pilgrims first landed in Connecticut in 1735.
 Sedgwick Post, G. A R, of Norwich is making 8 strong effort to buy the former home of Connecticut's famous war governor, William A Buckingham, which it iI intended to use for a war museum, hall, etc. The owner of the house has just died and prom inent citi' zens are cooperating with the post to secure the property.
 Owen Murphy. the Norwalk vitrol thrower, was found guilty of may hem in the superior court at Bridgeport last Friday afternoon and wss sentenced by Judge Elmer to state prison for life.
 Dennis O'Connor. of Winchester, wal recently murdered by another workman named Doyle at mining camp in British Columbia.
 The annual encsmpment of the de. partment of Connecticut, q. A. R !, will be held in New Britain cn May II and 12.
 The Congregational Church in Sui field will soon celebrate its 200th. an niverssry. The church was organized April 26th, 1898.
 The receipts from the tax on the say ings banks of the state received during the month of January amounted to Sl86 5l5 2I, which is about Sl0. .00C more than last year.
 George H. Knight, of Lakeville, hat been appointed member of the fisher ies and game commission to succeed Hubert Williams, of Salisbury, resigned
 Mir Gail B. Munsill. of Hartford, ha, placed beautiful memorial tablet in the Congregational church in Winches ter in honor of the life and services oi his grandfather, Marcus Muusill, who was deacon in the church from lS5S until the time of his decesse. Aug. ] 1885 Deacon Munsill was born Octo Der l3. 1900.
 Charles Brewster, of Winstad. spli his foot open while cutting wood las week.
 Bridge and Highwhy Commission against the five towns will be argued 1T the United States supreme court nex month. The decision will settle thu question of the constitutiopslity of tn, bridge law. which was raised by tn, town of Glastonbury. Lewis Sperr, will argue the case for the commission and John R Buck, Lewis E. Stanton and Olin R. Wood will represent thu towns.
 The reception rendered to BishoI Brewster by the Hartford Episcopa Churches was held at the Allyn Hous, Thursday evening and was largely at tended.
 Ex-Gov. Thos. M. Waller has tender cd to the Governor his resignation a member of the committee on state re ceipts and expenditures. He finds h. has not time to give the matter prope attention.
 A fire which began in the J. NJ I've Company hardware store at Dnnbur. last Friday night did Sl0,000 damage
 The quarterly meeting of the board o officers, Connecticut Division. l.. A. " will be held in Torrington on March 30 | New Haven is to have a battle mond | ment commcmorsting the revolutionar. soldiers who defended the West Rive bridge at the invasion of New Haven b. the British in 1779. It will be erectei under the auspices of the Historical So oiety and the Sons of the American Rev olution.