Connecticut western news., 1898-05-26
STATE NEWS

{ Ion aDu W luStSNl. 1ucN cuHlOf aNNut So hands. There has been some talk of
 ford Axle works.
 Brass dimes, silver plated, are in cir
 culstion in Bristol.
 About 250.OOO shad fry were
 brought from Maryland and deposited
 st the state retaining pond st Lyme
 last week. In October they will be | liberated in salt water. They grow 10 | full size in about five years.
 Patrick Milan was run over by 8 ' team snd three ribs were broken at
 Hartford last Thursday. The horse at- 1 tached to the wagon became frightened
 st s road roller and could not be con- | trolled.
 At Willimsntic last Thursday. Ernest ] Borin, aged Is, was killed and msngled | by the cars He was in the habit of ! jumping on freight train and riding | to his home. s6out s quarter of & mile l from the depot He was on the train
 when in some way he fell and WAS drag | ged loo feet before the train could be | stopped. When taken from under the ! cars both legs wera found 10 be cut of. | one arm was injured and there was & large scalp wound on his forehead. He | lived but short time sitter being taken 1 from under the cars.
 Quite little delay was caused Thurs ! day afternoon on the Nsuea.uck divis- ' ion N. I. \. H. & H. R. R. by the burning of the Branch bridge, a mile | and half north of Thom aston. The ! fire was put out after stubborn fight and passengers were transferred at the ' bridge. The bridge which Is now par | tislly repaired, so that trains can go
 over 1t, will probably soon be replaced l by new iron one. IL was only .
 short time ago that three Italians were
 killed there.
 The selectmea of the town of Water bury have begun the erection of guide posts at the cross roads and altogether about 70 will be put up where they will do the most good
 The Standard Electric Time Go. have ' been awarded the contract for the build
 ing of the new tower clock for the new Trinity church iu Torrington. The
 clock Is to have four dials. each eight feet in diameter. The c'1ck is & gift
 to the town and together with the new | church which Is nearing completion
 will fill want long felt in that town.
 \ great ball game occurred last Satur-
 day when Hartford and Richmond | played. The game WAS called at the end of tue seventeenth inning on ac-
 count of darkness, the score being tie
 -2 and ,.
 A little girl hsd her collar bone brok- en and several other people were badly \ injured as the result of collision of an | express wagon and q trolley car st New ! Britain last Saturday afternoon.
 An unknown man was struck by an engine near Windsor Locks last Wed neSday afternoon and received injuries
 which caused his desth. He WAS walk | ing in front of freight train and when l he saw 1t coming he stepped across to another track, not seeing a passenger ! train coming the other WAY. He WAS
 struck by the passenger engine and thrown to one side where be was picked ' up dead, concussion of the brain having caused his death No means of identi- | lying him were found and he was burned Friday. He was very tall and slender,
 six feet, one inch in height ard wore 8 ] sandy mustache.
 A fire esrly Saturday morning burned
 8 small building occupied ss & black
 smith shop, owned by \. F, Goewey. near the N. I. \ H. S H and the P. R. X N. E. depots. The fire was
 put out in about 5 minutes by the ' iremen. I. was a close call however for several buildings near there.-Win- sted Citizen. Y. c. Carter, we'll known Manches- ter hnrseman, WAS bsdly injured iu a runaway Monday afternoon. He was
 thrown from bis buggy and four of his ribs were broken.
 i There are now only four companies of soldiers at Mantle. Two companies Lave been sent to Plum Island, one ! company to Gull Island. two companies
 to Fort Preble. at Portland. Me. and l one company to Fort Constitution, at Portsmouth. N. H. A few days ] ago Battery B, Heavy artillery, was
 transferred to Fort Griswold. A verdic. of S2oO was awarded Sstur- day to the plaintiff in the case of George D. Johnson vs. T. D. Ludding- | ton. both of Goshen. In September. i 1895, Johnson claims that Luddington | put cats mixed with Paris Green iu his | own pasture. where 1t could only be reached by Johnsons S COWS, snd as &
 result three COWS died and nine were ! injured. The jury could not agree ! Friday and were dismissed until Sstur- | day moruing at 9 o'clock. At II 45 ' nf nf | and costs against Luddington. An attempt was made Saturday night
 10 wreck s freight train at Collinsyille by placing across the track & new and
 very heavy telegraph pole. The en-
 zine struck it and picked it up on the | low COW catcher and then carried 1t ] abOnt quarter of a mile scraping ties
 and banks along the track. It was not
 until 1t had smashed 2 switch that II
 was discovered.
 James Esgen of Meriden, was killed i Monday night near Berlin by being
 struck by a train. He and another,
 while under the influence of liquor { started to drive to Meriden from Hart
 ford. When they got to the crossing where Eagen was killed, the other man got out of the wagon to inquire the way. while Esgen drove onto the tracks l just as the train came around the track
 Ii struck the team killing Eagen and
 tie horse instantly.
 | The Rockville mills have received
 large orders to make cloth of & light blue color for army overcoats. They | will be similar to those worn during
 the civil war.
 About 30 inmates Of the state prison { peiitioned the board of psrdons at
 Hartford Monday for pardons.
 The Ancient Order of Hibernians
 partially had possession of Waterbury
 Monday. During the day they had a
 monster parade and in the evening a | grand centennial ball. On Tuesday
 the biennial convention was held. The