Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
STATE NEWS.

Andrew Terrell, son of George E Ter rell, 12 years old, died in a dentists chair at Waterbury on Sunday. He went with his father to the office of Dr Munson to have a tooth extracted. He was given vitalized air and he never re- covered consciousness. Dr Munson is both physician and dentist. He says the boy died from shock. The boys father does not blame the dentist.
 The superintendent of Vital Statistics Dr Lindsley, has prepared new death certificates. which must be exclusively used in tLis state after Jan. l, 1900. The object of the change, whtch is not radical. is to conform to the census re- qulrements. A census nf the United States Is to be taken in 1900, and to ex- pidite the taking of the same as we'll as to furnish the information required, the changes incorporated in new certifi- cates became necessary. PhysIcians and undertakers should bear this matter in mind ,as registrars are forbidden to re- ceive the old form after Jan. New blanks can be obtained of the registrar
 Thomas J. Moran. the Waterbury forger, died Sunday night of paralysis. He was 29 years old, and leaves a wife and three children.
 James H. Welch, prominent Free Mason of Connecticut, died at his home in Danbury on Saturday. Three years ago he was elect, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut. He wal born nearly 69 years ago.
 
 The Bosrd of Health reports 98( deaths in the state during November. The Consolidated Railroad has ampIy demonstrated that one corporation al least has a soul as we'll as gaeat biz heart. by paying the entire expenses o! Engineer George Corbett, who is slowly dying in New Haven hospital. pension. ing his widow, providing employment for his son md presenting the family with ample funds.-Stamford Republi can.
 Stephen Drew, of Middle River, neal Danbury. died Saturday of exhaustion after hiccoughing for seven weeks. He was colored man, 75 years old.
 John H. Ferris, a carpenter and builder at 69 Third Avenue, New Ha ven, was seriously injured in 8 runaway accident Saturday evening. His skull was fractured and he received two scalI wounds.
 The Calhoun Printing Company oi Hartford are in financial difficulty and have called a meeting of the creditor to consider what is best to be done Bad debts are the primary rause of ths difficulty.
 Job Case, who died in Simsbury Sunday, at the advanced age of 94, had passed the later years of his life with his son, Alonzo G. Case. For half { century Mir Case was figure in towr affairs and iu 1844 fifty five years ago he represented his town in the Genera Assembly. His associate in the Legis lature was Justin A. Bradley, who also lived to ripe old age. His death oc. cured Jan. 31, 1891.
 It is reported that l.. NJ. Jones O. Winsted will soon start a wood turning establishment at the old Greenleal works in Pleasant Valley.
 At Danbury lodge of Ancient ani Accepted Free Masons, the colorei Masonic organization of this country was OTSduiIeu reCoubly Dy 0ranu MdSbcl Charles H. Walker of Bridgeport.
 There is man in our village witf whom fate has played queer prank He has son. who was born during tht fathers ninth birthday. This is how you figure it. The father was born or the 29th of February and consequently has but one birthday in four years, SC you can easily figure the age of the father at the time the son was born Lskeville Journal.
 A conspicuous object to passenger down the Connecticut river next sum mer will be telephone bridge between Crom we'll and Portland. Steel towers are to be erected on concrete founda tions on either side of the river and wires will be suspended between them at height of 1855 feet above the sur. face of the water The temporary cable which was laid along the river bed was caught by the keel of the New York boat short time ago snd snap ped in two. The river is so shallow that it is constantly necessary to dredge out the channel so that to lay 8 sub-ma. rine cable, as was first intended, has been found impraeticable.