Connecticut western news., 1898-01-27
STATE NEWS.

Henry Johnson, of HarwlntOn, was last week bound over in Sl, ,000 bonds for trial on charge of stealing 8 horse and carriage from the barn of Mrs Mary Catlin at Harwinton two months previous.
 The largo barn of Thomas Scott in Pennington was burned Thursday night. Six COWS, 50 tons of hay and 8 large quantity of farming tools were consumed in the flames.
 Captain Henry R. Jones, editor of the New Hartford Tribune, is being urged as candidate for the office of depart ment commander of the state in the G. A. R., to be chosen at the state encamp- ment which will be held early in Feb ruary.
 Russell l. Hall of New Canaan, one time president of the First National bank of that place, and few years ago considered wealthy. has been financially ruined by mining speculation.
 Ths plan of rural free delivery by mounted mail carriers will soon be tried in Branford. Essex, Guilford, Haddam, Milford, Naugatuck. Portland and Sey- mour.
 Judge Prentice has rendered decis- ion confirming the refusal of the countg commissioners to grant liquor license to Henry Saunders, of Wallingford. The judge says that there are already enough saloons in the place and that in such cases the commissioners were jus- tified in refusing license.
 It is estimated that 5000 pelts of fur bearing animals are shipped from Win sted to New York every year. -.
 The Bartlett tower on Talcott Noun. tain has been sold to Mrs Autoinette Eao Wood of New York and Simsbury, who is 8 daughter of Amos R Eno of Now York. The property will be clos ed as public resort and will be con- yerted by Mrs Wood to the use of a summer club house for the family and friends
 The trial of Charles A. Boinay. the murderer of George Marcus Nichols of Trumbull cost the state $2, ,556.
 Lawyer Frank B. Mum, of New Hart ford, junior member of the law firm of Smith & NJ ann, was successfully opera ted upon in the Hartford hospital Frl- day morning for appendicitis. Attorn- ey Smith was beside the operating table when the operation was performed.
 A Sunday newspaper is talked of as una of the probabilities in Winsted.
 The Hon Henry Barnard was S7 years old on Monday.
 Burglars broke into Grants bowling alley at TorriDgton Sunday morning but only secured several boxes of cigars.
 Frederick Smith, l4-years-old Polish boy, was fatally scalded at the Excelsior Needle Works at Torlipgton on Satur- day. He fell into vat of boiling pot ash.
 The secretary and treasurer and the executivs and legislative committees of the Connecticut Hotel association will hold a session at the Beardsiey House, Winste |. tomorrow afternoon, begin ming at o'clock.
 The Billings < Spencer Co.,. of Hart, ford, have supplied special tools B; d machinery for making bicycles to a manufacturing concern in Birmingham, Eng, and also sent B number of me- chsnics there to take charge.
 Perley Wheeler, who has been tele. graph operator and station agent at Collinsville for Is years, has resigned The telegraph operator at New Hartford has taken his place.
 Herbert N. Curtis, & wealthy young man, said to be from Waterbury, was arrested in New York in suit brought by Joseph J. Moorehnuse, of Poughkeep- sic. N Y for $50. .000 for alienating bis wife's elections Curtis was released on $2, 800 cash bail.
 Edgar J Clossey, the one-armed lawyer of Winsted, has left for parts unknown. He is charged with having misapplied large part of the funds of the estate of Zolutus Gillette of which he was administrator and Moses F. Grant has been appointed administrator in his place. Clossey has been traced to Wesifield, Mass. It is said his bondsman, E. M Platt. will lose Sl 900, Clossey having already turned some property over to him.
 Samuel s. Chamberlip, S6, the we'll known retired grocer If Hartford. died at his home there on Monday. When a l young man he was employed by the Messrs Battell at Norfolk.
 Charles A. Boinay has made written confession, in which he charges David Weeks with having murdered Hans Bohuer, the Trumbull hermit. in Feb. l ruary. 1897. Boinay and Weeks had entered the house for purposes of burg Try and while Boinay was in the cellar. Weeks committed the deed upstairs They then poured kerosene on the foo, and set the sbanty on fire. Dave Weeks declares Boinsy's story lie and States 1 Attorney Fessenden says that he knew | of the claim at the time of Boinsy's trial, but he placed no faith in it. Dr James F. Donohue, 32. a promi nent physician of New Britain, died there Saturday morning.
 Mrs Caroline Tyler Leo, of Pbiladel phis. descendant of Glen. Israel Put nam, has caused the original burial site of Gen. Putnam to be marked with E suitable marble stone.
 A building is being fitted up in Col | linsville to be used as factory for the ] manufacture of the Wheelock improved wire stretcher. Fifteen or more mer will be employed.
 "There's one thing 1 dread, remark | ~l fa akf1r