Connecticut western news., 1898-08-25

Ernest Anderson, a Swede about IT years old, fell into quarry from lad der at Portland Saturday noon and was fatally injured.
 John T Lee. a 13-year-old boy of New Haven, committed suicide by hanging on Saturday, because he had been punished for not doing some chores.
 A written contract hss been signed to have au electric trolley line from Col linsville to Unionville completed by January l, 1899, thus establishing con- tinuous service from Collinsyille to Hartford.
 William Reynolds, a very we'll known man of Mansfield. dled at his home there Sunday of heart disease, aged 76. The twentieth annual meeting of the Connecticut Commercial Travellers Az sociation will be held at Mansfield's Grove, New Haven, tomorrow. The Second Regiment Band will furnish music. There will be a program Of sports which will include aquatic al d athletic contests. It is expected that there will be POO guests present, as the members have the privilege of inviting friends.
 Samuel Wetmore Moore, 20, of Win sted. was drowned while bathing in North Pond at Goshen, Saturday after noon He was undoubtedly siezed with cramps as he let go his hold of the boat and sank without rising. The body was recovered after an hours search. Postmaster Allen. of Middletown, is suffering from blood-poisoning caused by a mosquito bite.
 The old Monitor, the Wyandotte. for merly stationed at Now Haven, and al. the other single turreted monitors have been ordered to Cuba and Porto Rico for duty as permanent gusrdships in the chief harbors of those islands. A Hebrew Jew was captured aud &C., cused of stealing vegetables and other products from farmers in the town of | Cheshire last week. He admitted bis guilt and large number of farmers who had him in custody threatened to lynch him. The indignant farmers had 8 rope around his neck to hang him and the Jew thought they were surely going to kill him and plead for mercy. The farmers after holding him in suspense nearly five minutes finally kicked him several times and set him free. | Kate Adams, the former circus queen and widow of George Morton, the clown is living in New Haven in a poverty stricken condition. It is reported that she is to be committed to the aims house.
 Gov Cooke has ordered Sept l3 to IT as the week for the state encamp- msnt of Connecticut regiments at Man tlc.
 The reunion of the 2sth Connecticut Regiment will be held at South Nor walk on Saturday of this week.
 Gardner's store at Canton was enter. ed by burglars Monday night and g quantity of cigars, pocket cutlery, etc was taken The front store door va, pryed open with an iron bar and en. irsnos gas thus effected. No clue has yet been found.
 | After the great naval review in New York, Saturday. Commodore Sohley went to Saugstuck (Westport) to visit his summer residence at the Sarah Fitch place. While there he was tsker with slight illness and is obliged to re main, being cared for by his daughter Mrs R. A. Wortley, and physician.
 On Thursday night at II o'clock, Mir Heniy Risley and her daughter, Mis- Jennie Risley, were clubbed by an un known man. while asleep in their home at Rocky Hill. Mrs Risley received serious wounds in the he Id, from whicl she is not likely to recover. Miss Ris ley was injured in the body. Her hiI was badly bruised
 The Rev Herbert P. Woodin has re signed the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church of Amenia, N Y. and has 90 cepted the pastorate of the Third Con gregational Church of Chicopee, Mass