Connecticut western news., 1899-12-07
STATE NEWS.

American Revolution, has begun the work of preservation of the school house where Nathan Hale the young Revolutionary soldier who was a mar. tyr to tbe cause, taught up to the time of his enlistment. 1t is located in New London. is in good repair and now oc cupied as dwelling house.
 The fact that beef affected with tuberculosis has been shipped out of this state and seized in the public market by the inspectors of the New York health department has been brought 10 the notice of Dr c A Lindsey, secretary of the state board of health. The beef was shipped from Kent, and was consigned to a dealer in Washington market. The Connecti. cut law does not pretend to punish the shippers of such beef, except when the beef is sold in this state.
 When the Superior court criminal term opens in Middletowu early in December, Joseph Alopzo Hough will be put on trial for the murder of liar. " Chadwick in July last near New Britain. Hough's counsel will try to show that Chadwick was killed iu self defense.
 Katie Lyons, aged about IT years, dropped dead of heart disease at Thompsonville last Thursday evening while playing with some children in her own yard.
 General Charles Olmstead died at his home in Norwalk, Friday. aged "A. He was postmaster of Norwalk from 1862 to 1884 He was several times elected to the Legislature. He was quarter master general on the staff of Governor P. c. Lounsbury.
 A man about 35 years of age and thought. from effects found on his per son, to be NJ. J. Reilley, of Derby, was killed by train between Dan- bury and Broek6eld junction, Saturday night. Derby authorities, who have been communicated with ara unable 10 identify him. He had an umbrella mender's kit with him and from the diary apparently had travelled around the state great deal.
 Bridgeport is threatened with water famine.
 Miss Lucy NJ. Ely. one of three sur vivors of the Sandemanian Church, a religious sect founded about century ago. and which has been the occasion of much newspaper publicity at differ. ent times, died at her home Tn Danbury Sunday night, aged S4 years. William B Ely, prominent Danbury man was the head of the church for a number of years, and on his death in 1889 Miss Ely succeeded her father. Of late years services have beea held at her home.
 George ". Atkins, a prominent resi- dent of Miidletown, died at his home Saturday aged i5. He served in the General Assembly of 1879.
 Fire d. stroyed the new barn of Bur ton E. Moore in Winsted Saturday night. Mir Moore was in the barn with a lantern and he fell headlong down stairs, the lantern landing in now of hay where it exploded. Mir Moore barely escaped the flames. The fire depart ment were busy with the flames all night. Loss S700; insured.
 All the suits instituted as a result of the trolley disaster at Shelton last August have been settled out of court by the trolley company.
 Philemon Whitehead of Washington, Conn.,, has been appointed Senate page at Washington, D. c.
 Tho Torrington Register has raised its advertising rates 10 per cent, towing to | the advance in price of all material that | tends to the making of @ daily news l paper"
 The Winsted Citizen says that large | black bear is prowling around North | Colebrook, and the paper advances theory that 1t may be responsible for l the disappearance of Mrs Fidelia Brew CT.
 Martin S. Keenan was arrested ia | Winsted Monday for obtaining mouey | under false pretenses. He had canvass ed the town for all sorts of worthy ob- iects and spent the money He was sentenced to tbree months in jail. He ! to live in South Lee, Mass.
 Mrs Maria Gladdng died at Union vile Monday aged 99 years. II months and Is days. She was born in New Britain.
 Danbury hat manufacturers are going | lutO DIR COuDlub em DTAClDR All ll6 | factories in this country.
 The football game at Torripgton | Thanksgiving Day between the T. A. B. | elevens of Winsted and Torrington re- suited in victory for Winsted, score l1-5.
 Dr Benjamin Newton Comings a | prominent resident of New Britain, died on Monday.
 A telephone war is on in Winsted | The local company have a rate of SIP | and SIS per year, and the S. N. E. com pany have offered rate of S6 per ear and cents a call in the division. Be- | fore the days of the local exchange, s. | N. B. rates were S30 to $50 per year.
 Burglars stole 50 pairs of shoes from the shoe factory in Winsted Monday night. There is no clue to the thieves |
 F. G. Brown has been elected captain of the Yale football team for 1900.