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

STATE NEWS.
 There will be no state fair this year.
 Waterbury has just completed it's grand list. It is net. S12, ,545, 700 an in crease of S40.507. There nre 4686 houses
 A razor stolen in New Britain recently had dates scratched upon it back as far as ETA years. It was two centuries in one family.
 A collection was taken up in all the Catholic churches of Connecticut on Sunday for the missions among the h. dians and colored people of the United States.
 Rev Father Smith. of New Haven, has been appointed by Colonel Sheridan as haplain of the Fourth Regiment, 0. N. G., and is the first Catholic priest to hold the office.
 It is reported that Mir and Mrs Carl Stoeckel will build a stone tower on the Haystsck mountain near Norfolk village on the site of the wooden structure which was blown down some months ago.
 Rev Moses Smith, of Chicago. former ly pastor of the Congregational church at Plainville. has become totally blind as result of inflammation following an operation for cataract. MT Smith serv- ed during the war as chaplain of the 8th Regt. Conn. Vols.
 The Hartford druggists have decided to keep their stores open on Sundays as heretofore. After a full discussion il was further decided that if any drug gist is arrested for violation of the Sun. day law, all would together make test case of it as suggested by the prosecut- ing attorney.
 OSen McCarthy, 52. who had been missing from his home in the town of Harwinton for two months, was found dead in the Nsugatuck river south oi the East Liichfeld railroad station Thursday afternoon.
 Commander Edward G. Buckland, commanding the Connecticut Naval Milltia, was summoned to Washing ton, D. c last week by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt with the paval militi. commanders of the other states, 10 describe tue condition of his com- mand.
 The case of the town of New Milford against Litcbfield county was argued in the supreme court at Hartford on Tues | day.
 Fl. C. Cronk, the check sxindler, was arrested in Bridgeport last week and brought to Derby where judge held him in S2 500 bonds.
 George Root, aged l9, a son Of Con. ductor Thomas Root, brakeman on the Naugatnck division freight, was killed at Ansonia Thursday night by falling betwe n the cars. His body was badly manf ed.
 TLe jury in the case of Samuel Trum- bull. the we'll known Litchfield horse dealer, against Thomas 'Hura, of Wash. | ingtop. tried in the court of common pleas at LiteLfield, disagreed on Thurs day. The case has been tried once be foro to a jury and taken 10 the supreme court The suit is to recover the price of horse sold to the defendant
 Burglars entered the pest office a' Bethel Saturday morning aud blew orer the safe. Only 12 cents was found and taken.
 Dentist E Beardsley. of Danbury was fined $50 and costs on Saturday fol trying to collect a bill from a laly by throttling her in his office. The l. Caniee Rubber Co.,, of Neu | shut down on March for a month os tel rsibly to make repairs, but possibly tho concern will move out of the city because the valuation of it's property has been raised from S400, 900 to $500, GOO.
 A fro at Sage. Allen < Co.'S dry goods store. Hait!ord, Saturday evening did BIO. GOO damage which is covered by in snrance.
 The Connecticut river is now oper for navigation from Hartford to the Sound.
 Mrs Eliza Hefernan, T5. of Torring, ton, committed suicide on Mcnlay morning by taking a dose of earboli, acid. She lived but few minutes af ter taking the dose Had been in pooi health for some time past.
 Dr John Yale, IT, a native of New Hartford snd descendant of Elihr Yale. the founder of Yale college. diet in Beloit. Kan. on Sunday Was thu author of several medical works.
 The share of the Connecticut Maya Militia of the appropriation recent, male by Congress is Sl, E8l.
 Tie Winchester Repeating Arms Co., of New Haven are running 24 hour daily to All their government orders fol navy rifles and cartridges. They ar, completing prrangements for the manu faeture of 8. 0O0. 900 daily.
 Connecticut has had Is murders II II months. and the state now occupies first place in the country's crime pro ducing commonwealths.