Connecticut western news., 1898-11-10
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1898.
STATE NEWS.

lete, died of starvation recently. Allen had run out of funds and his pride kept him from asking aid. He was popu- lar man studying for the ministry. It is said that for five weeks he lived on bread and coffee.
 Charles D. Catlin of Harwinton TO. gently killed porcupine which was going across his land. Ths porcupine discharged it's quills at Mir Catlin after the manner of such animals in self de- fense.
 A new stamp cancelling machine has been placed in the Winsted post-office by the Post Office Department. The machine weighs 500 pounds, and will cancel 18O letters minute. + will be run by a water motor. There are only six other similar cancelling machines in in the state.
 The Connecticut Humane Society, whose object is to prevent cruelty to every living thing, has issued circular asking for the cooperation of the teachers in all the schools in the state in endeavors to fix the law of kindness and mercy in the minds and hearts of boys and girls, Educate the children to be klud to every creature, and there will be ID cruel, brutal men and women.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone Go. has authorized new loan of $1, GOO, 900, per cent fifty year bonds, of which $6OO.0OO will be used to re- tire within the next three months; S500- 900 to old first mortgage debt and also to pay $1OO. GOO of floating indebted ness. The rest of the new loan will be issued and used as needed to expand the company's plant. Old bondhold- era are offered new bonds at 109 in ex- change for old ones at 102.
 Frederick A. Ward of Brooklyn, who has been appointed by Coy. Black of New York state to fill the vacancy cans- ed by the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Augustus Van Wyck, is Conn ecticut man by birth. his former home being in Pennington.
 Eastern Star Lodge, No. A, A. F. & A. M. of Willimantic celebrated it's cen tennial last Thursday by reception to the officers of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, street parade of Knights Templar and third degree Masons, a program of exercises in the Congrega- tonal church including music, prayer, an address of welcome, an oration, and an historical address. At p. m. a lunch was served in Excelsior Hall. A Masonic banquet at the Hooker House in the evening concluded the exercises of the day. Since tine lodge was institut- cd it has held ,630 regular and special communications and it has raised, in cluding the charter members, to the third degree in Masonry sos, The present mbership of the lodge is 206.
 The Rev Samuel Scoville, for nearly twenty years pastor of the First Con- gregational church of Stamford, read letter to his congregation to-day re- signing his pastorate, to go into effect May next, or sooner if either party desired. The unsatisfactory condition of the finances of the church was the reason stated for the resignation. MT Scoville is son n-in-law of the late Hen- " Ward Beecher.
 Samuel 8. Newton, prominent resi- dent of Winsted, died late yesterday afternoon. He was born in Washing ton, Conn.,, in 1891. For over fifty years he was in the iewelry business and was prominent in all town affairs. Up to the time of the Greedy nomina- ton in 1872 he was republican, and at one time was chairman of the state cen tral committee. After 1872 he was democrat, but he voted for Mckinley on account of the silver plank of the democratic platform.
 Judge Samuel A. York of New Haven died at his home Saturday evening aged 59. In 1886 he was elected may or of New Haven by the Democrats.
 David A. Wells. the noted economist and free trader died at his home in Nor wioh on Saturday aged 70 years.
 The Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad company made application to Judge Prentice in the Superior Court at Hartford Friday for the appointment of appraisers to condemn two pieces of land in East Granby, which the company wants for railroad purposes. Judge Prentice has assigned hearing on the application for Monday, November 14th at 10 a. m.
 John L. Tatro, and old respected resident of Winsted died last Friday night of paralysis, aged " years. He was buried with K. of P. honors on Monday.
 James E. Ray, aged 75, formerly New York broker. lives with niece, Mrs Blenker, in. Sandisfeld. He is slightly demented. Thursday afternoon he came to Winsted with Mrs Blenker. She left him on the street for short time with the understanding that he was going to the barber's while she did a.little shopping. He went immediate ly to the Beardsley House and wrote note to her, saying: "In ten minutes I shall be speeding on my way to New York" MT Ray has not been seen since.
 Two of the Dowd Printing Go. en- ployees got into quarrel at their board ing house in Winsted Friday night, and Barney Black, a southerner, slashed Eugene Dessurreault's face with big jacknife. Black escaped in the confus- ion and has not been located by the police. Blacks home is at GreenviIle, s. o.
 Miss Maria Williamson of Torringtop, an employee of the Eagle Bicycle works was killed on Tuesday by her scarf be- ing caught in rapidly revolving rod and her neck was broken. Miss Will liamson was 27 years old.
 What do the Children Drink.
 Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you | tried the new food drink called GRAIN.O? It |