Connecticut western news., 1899-03-23
STATE NEWS

Iendants ln the appear taken 70 me Ou
 preme Court in the New Hartford css,
 of Lawyers Wellington B. Smith and
 Frank B Mum vs. F. A. Jewell and
 Henry J. Tucker. An injunction wa, served January l9. 1897. enjoining F. A Jewell and others from occupying { room in the town building. in New Hartford. under penalty of Sl 900 dam ages Mir Jewell and others failsd to comply with the injunction. A motion was made by defendants to dissolve the injunction, but the iadge refused. Then upon application of plaintiffs that the defendants be attached for contempt for disobeying the injunction, the judge ordered that defendants pay fine and costs. The defendants then de- murred and were sustained. and plain tiffs carried the case to the Supreme court.
 Strong Manufacturing company and the Morgan Silver Plate company, both of Winsted, are to join the combination known as the Coffin Silverware com. pany.
 Representatives of the Mormon Church are distributing tracts through out the state.
 The Movement" works of the E. N. Welch Clock Manufacturing company, occupying 8 two-story building in For estville were entirely destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The money loss will aggregate nearly $50, 900 on which there is an insurance of sbont $37.000.
 Eight houses of i'll fame were raided by the police in Hartford last Thursday night. The inmates were released on bail. The places rsided were: Jennie Hollister, 76 Wells street; Ada Leff1ng- we'll, Arch street; Mary Wilson, River House; Cora West, 165 State street; An nie Castay bert, 163 State street; Mrs Webster, 181 State street; Lillian Stan ley, 191 State street; Emma Kesiey 193 State street. Mrs Hollister Joe Bull look had not been molested by the po- lice for twenty years.
 Talmange Baker died at his home in South Norwslk last Thursday aged 76. He was state tres surer in 1S79-81.
 Horace O. Haveos, many years a foreman of the Hartford Coursnt com posing room, died at the home of his son in Providence, R. I. on Friday, aged Il. He resigned his position and retired in 1899.
 A new lodge of Knights of Pythias has been established ;n East Hartford.
 Othniel O. Marsh. professor of pale ontology and curator of the Peabody Museum. Yale, died at his home in New Haven on Saturday of pneumonia aged 67. He leaves no near relatives.
 The annual Yale. Harvard debate will take place at Cambridge, Mass., on May 12.
 A largo number of parents have with drawn their children from the Hillhot se High School in New Haven on account of the crowded condition of the school.
 The coroner has rendered his decision in the case of the freight wreck near Naugstuok March 12. He finds that Engineer Daniel Hickey of the west bound freight was criminally reeponsi- ble for the deaths of Engineer George Dean and Fireman Daniel Kennedy of the east bound freight, and he will be prosecuted on the charge of manslaugh- ter. Hickey's residence is in East Hartford, and be has been under sus- pension since the occurrence.
 The Keating Bicycle Company at Middletown are considering plan to go into the bicycle combine organized by A. c. Spanking and embracing all the leading companies of this country. If the Keating people accept, their plant will be made leading center of the combination. The Pope Go are in the deal, and the Eagle Go of Torrington have been invited to come in.
 Ariel Mitchelson of Tariffville has re- cently exported several tons of Connec- ticut tobacco to Germany, for which he got good prices.
 Mayor ". Fl. J. Bohannon has an. that be will not be candidate for reelection as mayor of Stamford. He is the only Democratic mayor ever elected in that city. He WAS twice elected and once defeated. There is 8 split in the democracy of Stamford over the currency question and the Republi- cans will probably be successful.
 The Rev P. F. Jernegan of the Elec- trolytic Marine Salts Company which collapsed some months ago. has return ed $75, 5,000 to the stockholders and & dividend will be made. Many Connec- ticut people are interested in the com pany.
 The body of Alexander Buteaut, who left his home in Willimantic two ago or so. was found in the mill race of the Baltic mill Saturday. It is thought that he was drowned in the Shetucket river and his body was swept into the mill race It is thought from what he said before he dissp- peared that he took his own life.
 A man who registered as "J. 0. Gray, Boston" committed suicide by asphyxia- ton at the Tontine Hotel, New Haven, on Sunday night, It is thought he gave fcticious name
 The state convention of the Foresters of America wtll be held in Msriden May 10.
 The Danbury Dispatch has temporar- fly suspended publication.
 Edward E. Young, AT, of the firm of Hall t Hoyt Company of Danbury (hsrdwsre) died at Napa, Gal. on Mon- day. He and his wife were travelling in California for the benefit of MT Youngs health.
 The Third Connecticut Regiment was out at Savannah, Ga. on Mon day. Company K. arrived home at Stamford on Tuesday and the entire town turned out to welcome them. and last evening the soldiers were feted at the Town Hall
 NEWS NOTES.
 The famous Adams poisoning case gave Kutnow powders SO much nnfavo,-