Connecticut western news., 1898-02-10
STATE NEWS.

The fifth annual convention of the Knights of Columbus of Connecticut was held at Wilimantic Tuesday of last week. The order now has a member ship in this state of 5000, gain during the year of 500.
 Hong. Chum, Low & Go. have moved their Chinese restaurant business from New Haven to Hartford.
 Charles l. Gold, of West Cornwall has been appointed state statistical agent for the department of Agricul ture. He will nder monthly reports to the department on the condition, acreage and production of crops and the mum Der and value of farm animals.
 The jury in the case of Captain Hodg- don, accused of instigating the set ting fire to the Tontine Hotel iu New Haven, disagreed on Friday after being uut l9 hours. It is understood that the jury stood 10 to for conviction. Tue case was tried before Judge Roraback.
 Judge Welch in the court of common pleas rendered a deeision on Friday that the injunction restraining the town of Winchester from paying bounties be made perpetual.
 A seal was seen in the Connecticut river at Hartford. None have ever been seen above Essex before. The Greenvoods Company of New Hartford. has laid off temporarily 100 of the 700 hands employed and reduced wages Tn some of the departments.
 Sam Jones preached to the prisoners at the state prison on Sunday and made a good impression. Many held up their hands to show that they wanted to be better men,
 | The funeral of Lieutenant Charles Fl. Hawlev, veteran of the 18th Connecti- cut and of the 1st Conn. Cavalry, was held at Westerly. R. l., where he died. Saturday. Lieut. Hswley of Hartford. carried the flag of the First Connecticut Cavalry in the engagement of that com mand in Winchester. performing the service at the risk of his life, and saving the colors from falling into the hands of the enemy.
 O. R. Tyler, of Torrington. is about to build house to cost SIS 000 or SEQ, 900. It will be of buff brick. second story and roof covered with red slate. Whooping cough is reported to be prevalent in Winsted and diphtheria in | Watertown.
 Lieutenant Governor Dewell has re. turned from Porto Rico. The annual encampment of the Con necticut Division. Sons of Veterans will be held iu Old Fellows' Hall, New Hay en, Friday, Feb. II.
 Michael Marrish. an Italian, died at the hospital at Bridgeport Saturday morning after an illness giving symp- toms of ptomaine poisoning. Msrrish, l together with five other men, was taken ill several days aRo and it is supposed they ate frankfurters which were made of horsehesh.
 Hugh Mansfield, for many years an employee of the Strong Manufacturing Co.,, nt Winsted, has left the employ of that company.
 Amos Fl. filling. 75, the we'll known woolen manufacturer. died at his home in Derby on Sunday.
 The Dsnbury Agricultural Society has accepted plans for the new buildings 10 replace those destroyed bv fire Oct 2l One building will be 27x66 feet and two stories high. The main building will be in the shape of a horse shoe. It will have frontage of POS feet at the toe of the horseshoe and an extreme length from point to point of $50 feet. 
 The factory of the Bridgeport Silver Plating Go. at Bridgeport was destroy. ed ny fire on Sunday night. Loss S50,- 900, fully insured.
 Ssmnel A. Hesly, who died at Canton, Jan. l. 1867, left will which the sxecu- tors are unable to interpret. Fourteen prominent lawyers have been retained and have decided to leave it to the su- preme court to ssv 10 which of the many claimants the $50 LOO of personal estate should be paid.
 E Samuel Trnmbuli, of Litcbfeld, is about to start stage line betu cen Litchfield and rorrirgton. Two trips a day will be made.