Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
STATE NEWS.

of managing editor of the Stamford Re. publican on Monday, Dr W. M.Zeller, | the retiring editor, having been in the | chair the past few months.
 | A business mems carnival will be given at the opera house in Winsted on the evenings of December 5 and 6. Charles Decker and Benjamin White | of Terryville have for several years made snug little sum each year by gathering and drying ginseng root and selling 1t in New York at prices rang I ing from three to six dollars pound. The root is exported to China where it is highly valued as medicine.
 At the meeting of the Colonial Danes in New Haven, Nov. 20, the picture given to the society last year by Mrs | Carl Stoeckel of Norfolk, "A Colonial Wedding" was exhibited for the first time. It is an etching from Dielman's E famous painting representing the mar. riage of Dr Francis Le Baron and Mary Wilder. Mir Robbins Battell, Mrs Stoecksfs father, was lineal descendant of Dr Is Baron.
 A so called combine gotten up by William Miller of Brooklyn, N. Y, and known as the Frank in Syndicate have gotten several investm ents of money from Hartford people by promises of 10 per cent per week or 520 per cent. per year. The Hyde & Leathsr Bank of New York and the Broadway Bank of Brooklyn have caused Miller to with draw his deposits ss they think he is not doing a legitimate business. It is thought the scheme is to pay back 10 per cent a week as long as the number of new depositiors continues large and then when the "pile" is large enough the Franklin Syndicate and William Miller will disapper.
 Secretary Thrasher of the Law and Order League is now in trouble with the Bridgeport police. he having stated that two members of the Bridgeport police force had circulated reports of his presence whenever he visited the city on business connected with the League. Superintendent Birmingham has asked MT Thrasher to name the men and prove the charges.
 A find of considerable historical inter est was recently made in a farmhouse within ten miles of Bridgeport. The find is such as to set the teeth of an his- torical searcher watering, for it embraces letters written by George Washington, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and An- drew Jackson. The letters are now in the possession of Dr George l.. Porter of Bridgeport. -...
 Tke Religious Herald, a Congregation al family newspaper published in Hart ford since 1843, has suspended. It is understood that for several years the paper has been published at loss. Reuben H. Smith, formerly of the New town Bee, has been the editor the past four years, and with his family has now moved to Plymouth. The Herald was a Congregational weekly but did not have the support from the churches that it ought. though it was established about 56 years ago.
 Danbury is worrying over the possi- biIity of another disastrous strike. It is to be hoped that the hating town may be spared such an infiction. It has suffered enough from strikes in times gone by,-New Haven Palladium.
 Miss Julia l.. Reed of Sharon has ac. cepted a position as teacher in the Colegro Maria Louisa Dolz at Havana, Cuba. She sailed several days ago.
 Thomas A. Lake, collector of internal revenue for the district of Connecticut and Rhode Island, has resigned to en- gage in private business. His resigna. ton has been forwarded to Washington and it is expected his successor will be named in few days Captain George R. Case. deputy collector. is in charge of the internal revenue office in the ab- sence of tho collector.
 A final dividend of per cent will be paid the stockholders of the Electrolytic Marine Salts company in Decembe This will make the total amount paid in dividends 26 per cent on capital of nearly S10.000.000. The Electrolytic Marine Salts company was organized by the Rev P. F. Jernegan for the purpose of extracting gold from sea water and a large plant was erected ip Lubec, Me Jernegsn succeeded in extracting the gold, from the stockholders, and fled to Europe, but finally paid S75. 900 of the stolen money to secure immunity for himself while he enjoys the larger part of his ill gotten gains.
 George Case. long known as a Hart ford lawyer, died Sunday at bis home in Wethers6eld, aged 6l.
 Mrs Rebecca Bowles Sloane, one of the oldest residents of Hartford died Sunday, aged 90 years.
 George Ryer, the veteran hotel keep CT of Rocky Hill, died Saturday, aged S5.
 Joseph S. G Colt, an insurance man of Bridgeport, was taken home Saturday night by two strangers in a badly bruis- ed condition. They said he fell in get ting of 8 trolley car. He died during the night. His wife is sister of Thom- as O. Platt of New York. Mir Colt was native of Hartford and 51 years old His death IS considered peculiar.
 Burglars blew open the safe at the Collinsville post office Saturday morn- ing but got only few cents in stamps, pennies, etc. and overlooked registered letters containing considerable money. The robbers were supposed to have been amateurs.
 Erastus N. Ransom, 86, died at Hart ford on Tuesday. He was native of Riverton and kept hotel at Collinsville and Unionville. He served as a Demo- crat in the Legislature of 1856, repre- senting Barkhamsted.
 South Manchester was visited by an- other fire Tuesday afternoon. the Fay Tor market building being burned. Total loss $5000; some insurance.