Connecticut western news., 1899-11-16
STATE NEWS.

The little hamlet of Noank on tEe Connecticut shore, has furnished more | Holsters for the New York market than any other town in the state the past season. One shipper sent 9O,OOO or 45 tons.
 A correspondent of the Hartford ! "Courant" writes that Admiral Dewey's 8 grandmother, Mary Tslcott, was born in Glastonbury June IT, 176S, in a house still standing.
 The New York, New Haven and Hart | ford Railroad Company have decided to equip it's line with new palace cars, to cost S17O,000
 Probate Judge Michael Bradley of Newtown was taken to the Bridgeport jail last Thursday. He had not paid | the last installment on books te had bought of an agent and had refused to return the books. He insisted on be- ing locked up and tn n was released on payment of costs It is understood that he will sue all connected with the case.
 Jared Blakeslee, once a well-to-do citizen of Hamdsn, has lived as a her init in a hut in that town for several years. His bones were found Friday morning in the smoking ruins of the | hut.
 Judge John NJ. Hail was on Saturday elected president of the N, Y, N, H. < H. railroad company at 8 meeting of | the directors, vice President Clark, re- signed. Judge Hall has been president of the company.
 Last Friday was a great day at Litch- I field. Over 5000 persons participated in the exercises in honor of their fellow | townsman, Lieutenant Commander Colvocoresses, executive officer of Dew ey's flagship, the Olympia The street parade consisted of President-of-the- day c. M. Woodruff and Lieut.. Colvo- coresses, followed by distinguished guests, Spanish war veterans, G. A R s of V. and local societies. Music by two drum corps and the American band of Torrington. Senator O. H. Platt de- livered an orstion. and Hon J. D. Dem- ing, in behalf of the people of Litch- field, presented sword to Lieut., Col voeoresses, and the lieutenant respond ed in speech. In the evening there was grand illumination and celebra- tion.
 Mrs Sarah O. King. 60. was found murdered at her home in the Farms" district near Stamford last Thursday night. Mrs KIng's husband works in New York and @ 17.years- old boy, Charles B. Cross who lived with Mrs King has confessed the crime. The body was found in disheveled condi- tion with the clothing almost torn of.
 Burglars broke into the O. N. E. rail- road stations at Chapinville, Salisbury, Lakeville and Millerton last Thursday night and smashed the gum machines and automatic telephones but got but little money, It is thought they travel ed on bicycles as they dld not modest any express packages, probably not car ing to carry any bundles. There is no clue to the thieves.
 Fritz G. Nettleton of Corcorit, N. NJ who went out there from Washington Depot two years ago and took a ranch, has been killed by Yaq2i Indisns. The Indians jumped" the ranch. The young man came from one of the first families in Litchfield county. The cases of Stephen O Lawrence, the student. and May Carroll, who were held in Sl50 each for kissing in New Haven one night recently, were called in the common pleas court in that city, 1t neither appeared aad the bonds were forfeited.
 Charles Edward Greenough of New York, Yale freshman-Scientific jumped from third story window of l. -. morning and injured his spine severely. Greenough was in the house, which is on Freshman Row." during raid made by the police. The students have made so much disturbance in tue "Row" that the people applied to the police for relief.
 Little Myra Hanson. the 6ve-years-old daughter of Charles Hanson of Wood bridge. was kidrapped last Thursday by mar and woman who TO le in buggy. The pair with child, were last seen driving toward New York state. No motive is known for the kidnappi z.
 Mrs John Butcher of New Haven found her two sons after & separation of l5 years. by advertising in the news papers that there waa fortune await ing them. They were somewhat disa- pointed not to find the fortune but glad to find their mother whom they suppos- ed dead Mrs Butcher was obliged, when they were and 9 years old to place them in charitable institution at Holyoke. Mass., and had lost track of them. One was found in Springfield and the other at Lenoxdsle, Mass. The boys names were Bell. Mrs Butcher having married twice.
 Hon Joseph Hutchins of Plainfield died Sunday evening aged 79. He was elected state senator by the Republi- cans in 1886.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Scofield of New Canaan, who celebrated their sixty eighth wedding anniversary last spring are said to be the oldest welded couple in the United States. Mir Scofield is 90, and his wife is little younger.
 John Signor. 8 prominent resident of Bethel, placed an explosive in his house on Monday, lit the fuse and went to his bedroom and shot himself. Tbe ex- plosion wrecked the house. and invssti- gators found Mir Signor's dead body.
 Judge Simeon E. Baldwin of New Haven was elected president of the h. ternationsl Law Association at a meet ing held in London, Oct. 30. Judge Baldwin succeeds Sir Richard E. Web ster, attorney general of England.
 Giles Ingraham, 80 years old, of North Lyme, was arrested in New Lon- don Tuesday for assaulting the 8-years- old daughter of Frank Sweeney in North Lyme. Ingraham is trapper.
 BERKSHIRE COUNTY. The office of the Norths Adams Even- jag Herald was destroyed by fire on Iau QeAAA. .x..l