Connecticut western news., 1899-07-13
STATE NEWS.

John Rich of New Britain, wLo last week was injured slightly with an infer nal machine, has received more threat ening letters and has broken up house. keeping and sent his wife away. The post office authorities have taken up the matter.
 employee of the Vulcan Iron Works New Britain was killed by a passenger train, and on Sunday night Patrick Collins. another employee of the same company was killed by an electric shock while walking on the third rail road.
 William E. Alden, a weilio do citizen of Southbridge, Mass. fell from bis bicycle in Putnam on Saturday in front of a switch engine and both feet were severed from his body. He was taken to the hospital and may survive
 Editor E. 0. Bross of the Rijgefield Press has resigned and will 20 to New Castle. Delaware, where he has purchss. ed newspaper.
 Lightning last Thursday night struck the house of William French at Zoar Bridge and split the bedstead in which George Smith was sleeping. Smith's hair was singed but he was uninJured.
 T. H. Mckenzie has entered suit against the Southington Fish and Game Club for S1 900 damages, alleged to have been caused by the breaking away of the oompany's dam three years ago. The property controlled by the company is what is generally known ss Spring Lake. about one mile east of the center. Sand was washed down on the plaintiffs land adjoining it and he was obliged to haul it away.
 The class of 1908, which enters at Yale next fall. will be the largest in the his. tory of the university. Judging from the present outlook this class in the academic department will number $40 members, against 333 year ago. In the Sheffield Scientific School, the en- tering class will probably be about 225 against BY year ago.
 Ex-Senator Heman O. Averill of Wash ington succeeds William B. Sprs. ue as cattle commissioner, and is appointed for two years from July 15, 1899 The position pays s1,5OO per year and ex- penses.
 General Horatio G. Wright, native of Clinton, in this state, and graduate of West Point, who received the thanks of the Connecticut legislature for smi- nent services in the war for the Union, died at Washington, July 8, aged 70 years.
 John Lynch, native of Ireland, died at Portland. Monday, aged 105. The civil suit of Clarence A, Chase against his brother H. s. Chase for wages of $463 as manager of the Hotel Winchester in Winsted took sensation al turn Monday when H. s. was arrest ed for blackmail on complaint of Clsr- ence who claims that H. s. wrote him letters threatening him unless he drop ped the suit. H. 8. was taken from Winsted and held at the Waterbury po- lice station.
 Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the conquerer of Admiral Cervera at Santiago on July 3, 1898. will spend the summer at Hendricks Point near South Norwalk with his daughter, Mrs R. NJ. s. Worthley.
 Four arrests of liquor dealers of New Milford were made Monday at the in- stance of the State Law and Order League. Three of the alleged violstors are held on charges of Sunday violat on, while the fourth man is said to have sold liquor without . license. Three detectives of the league have been gath ering evidence for some days.
 Frederick Sanford, "A, a retired man. nfacturer of Newtowp. died of heart failure produced by exoitemen. during the thunder storm of Saturday afternoon.
 James A. Way, 62, died at Hebron last Friday. He was state senator in 1886.
 George W. Cheney, formerly a silk manufacturer of Manchester, died at his home near Peekskill. N. Y on Sun- day. He was 65 years old, a native of Middletown, Conn.