Connecticut western news., 1898-06-09
STATE NEWS.

Irving J. Reyes has leased from Ed ward H. H.Abrams of Greenwich the plant, good will and all the business pertain ing to the Milford Semi-Weekly Citiz an | and will hereafter edit and run the pa- per in conformity with his own ideas. MT $. 5 Deacon, who retires from the editorial and business control of the paper, has leased the entire job printing deaprtment of the concern. Editors Reyes and Deacon are too widely known to need an introduction to Connecticut people. They will make business hus- tie, and we wish them success. Workmen boring an artesian we'll at | Windsor last Thursday made curious find about l25 feet below the surface of the earth. They had bored down that far through the earth and rock when they struck water which at once gushed forth in large stream for a few min- utes. When the water had cleared away the men were surprised to see some little fsb, about an inch long, that were almost transparent. They looked like sinners, except that they were transparent. They were not blind as most subterranean fish.
 The deaf mutes of Hartford and of Waterbury are discussing the advisabil- | ity of combining to have a picnic at Lake Compounee, Bristol, on the Fourth of July. It certainly will not be very noisy picnic, but the deaf mutes can have just as good a time as anybody when it comes to picnic.
 Capt Horace Leonard who was the oldest Odd Fellow in Connecticut, died in Middletown Saturday, aged 70 years.
 Dennis Hoar of Waterbury had his right leg cut of Sunday while trying to on jump train at Hartford.
 An attempt was made litle over a year ago to kidnap little Annie Bavaria | from convent at Collinsville. She was taken by her mother to Montreal, | Can so that she might be safe and put in convent there. According to a letter received by her friends at Collins vile an attempt was made last week Tuesday to kidnap her again from the convent at Montreal, where she was at that time. It is thought to be the effort of an uncle of hers who lives in | Cincinuatti.
 A couple of negroes came very near being run over Sunday in Hartford. They were riding on bicycles Tn op- posite directions and attempted to pass each other between crowded trolley car and wagon. They collided and one was thrown in front of the car and the other in front of the wagon. The car and wagon were stopped in time but the perilous position of the men caused one woman to faint on the trolley car.
 Ex-State Treasurer Marvin H. Sang CT of Canterbury died at his home Fri | day evening of last week as the result of shock about two weeks ago. He was prominent Democratic politician and was we'll known about the state.
 Dr P. ". Hastings. one of Hartford's s oldest physicians died Saturday, aged S2 years
 A calf owned by Thos. De Mar was born Monday at Middletown that Is quite freak. It has no eyes, no tail and is sexless. The mouth is placed at ore side of the head. It is still living.
 Almost all of the Conn. Naval Re- serve is now iu camp at Mantle.
 A bicyclist, J. Kopby. was seized with cramp Monday while riding on | the street in New Britain and fell for ward on his face, cutting a gash about three inches long in his forehead.
 The state board of pardons met Mon day at Hartford to hear the applications ! for pardon from several of the inmates l oF akoTa nurn yup pardoned, Andrew SquIres, imprisoned | fo1 life for murder in the second de- gree. and John T. OMara. sentenced intent to kill. The petition of Joseph 1 Gardini, who Is under seuter ce of death | to have his sentence commuted to lm- prisonment for life was continued. | The applications of two prisoners for paroles were rejected.
 | An unknown member of St Johns ! Episcopal church of Stamford last week | contributed s, GOO toward paving the 1 church debt of SIP 900 coDditionally, that the balance be raised by Sunday | At Sundays collection 97 S32 was re- ceived. The church will soon be con- secrated. It cost Sl50,000.
 Mark Banks, the oldest banker In Connecticut, died Sunday at Green wich. He was Ca years old.
 At a session of the Superior court Of Litchfield county held at Winsted last Friday in the case of Mary F. Landon against Joseph s Landon, both of Sil- isbury, foreclosure was granted on property in Falls Village for debt of S4 l63 B.
 A new series of postage stamps will state. They are to commemorate the Traus-Mississippi exposition at Omaha, which was opened by President Me- Kiuley June 1st by touching button in the White House at Washington.