Connecticut western news., 1899-03-30
STATE NEWS.

The annual encampment of the Con- necticut Department, Grand Army of the Republic, has been called for May 10th and 1lth at Unity Hall in Hartford by Department Commander William E. 5imonds.
 It is reported that Miss Annie Burns of Winsted, recently employed at the factory of the Wipsted Hosiery Co.,, has started for Los Angeles, Cal, for the purp ose of marrying Walter Null, @ man whom she has never seen, but with whom for some time past she has been in correspondence with. in answer to a matrimonial advertisement of his. Eighty dollars was sent for her travel ing expenses. MT Null is said to be wealthy, owns an orange grove.
 Professor Blaekman of the depart. ment of sociology in the Yale Divinity School. is planning for the annual tour of the theological students, both grad uste and the present senior class, to the slums of New York. The leading eleemosynary and public institutions of aid and correction. hospitals, jails, and public buildings will be visited as we'll as the tenement house districts The trip will be taken ip the course of @ few weeks and will occupy several days.
 The April term of the Litchfeld County Superior Court. will open at New Milford on April 4th and will shortly after adjourn to Lltchtield for the tran saction of criminal business. 
 Charles E. Florence, 23, was arrested at New Haven last week on a charge of bigamy. Three years ago he married Miss Carrie ". Peck of Huntington but shortly after separated. Last October he m arried Miss Rosie Thorn, hand some young woman, at Hartford. They moved to New Haven four months ago. Wife No 2 had no idea that Florence was previously married.
 Brick making business is booming in New Britain.
 Lapgdon Smith, New York Journal reporter, has got himself in trouble by the "stories" he has been writing of the Guilford trial and has been severely re- primanded by the judge.
 Ex-representative John Kelley of Danielson died Friday sged IT years. He was Republican and was in the House in 1867 and 1877.
 Miss Mary Mahon, a servant. has been bound over to the Superior court for setting fire to and robbing the house of Mrs Robbins Tn Ne~ ipgton several days ago. Miss Mahon pleaded not guilty and furnished $500 bonds for her appearance.
 Hebrews throughout the state began the feast of passover last The holiday continues till next Saturday night.
 The Norwalk Methodists will burn their church mortgages Easter Sunday.
 There is an unprecedented boom in the hating industry at Danbury. More hats have been made there during the ast month than ever before in the history of the city for corresponding time.
 The New Haven Daily Palladium and the New Haven Morning News have been consolidated and are now publish sd under @ double head from the Pall- adium office.
 Danbury went Democratic at the city election on Monday, Mayor O. s. Kerr being reelected ss were the rest of the ticket by about 300 majority.
 Sharon Y. Beach died at Seymour on Monday aged 99. He was father of Superintendent Beach of the Nsugatuck road.
 Three divorces were granted by Judge Rorabsck h the Superior court for Litchfield county last Friday. They were: Bertha M. Judd from William +. Judd of Waterbury, adultery, intemper- snce and cruelty; David Goldberg from Betchie Goldberg of Winsted, adult ery; Ida Winnie of Torrington from Philo Winnie. desertion.
 Winsted gave a grand reception, ban luet and dance to Company M, ThIrd Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers at he Opera House last night.
 The $30.OOO school house built at Wethersfeld four years ago has been closed and ordered abandoned by the board of health on account of the un- sanitary condition of the plumbing. The committee hope to have matters -ectifed within three weeks.
 A revised wage rate has gone into fleet among passenger trainmen on the New York, New Haven < Hartford rail- road. According to the new rate one class of employees receives the same wages on every division of the road.
 Mrs Lucy Nichols Thayer. widow of Charles D. Thayer, died suddenly Sun- lay at her home ia Thompson. Mrs rhayer was 79 years old and leaves three ,ons, Judge John NJ Thsyer of the Su- oerior court. Attorney Charles F. rhayer of Norwich and David Thsyer of New York. She leaves one daughter, Mrs J. T. Murdock of Thompson.
 James ". Hayes, 3s. of Meriden com. nitted suicide at the Atlantic Hotel in on Sunday by shooting. His wife died several months ago.
 Word has heen received in Hartford hat Jerry Monahan of that city had been shot and killed on the Big Sandy liver in West Virginia.
 Jacoo otaup OI hanWay, N. J., brother of Hon. Nicholas Staub of New Milford, died March 20th at the age of I9 years.
 The mercantile firm of Gaylord d Eaton at Kent has been dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be | continued by Charles A. Eaton.
 Gold Democrats captured the city ,aucus at Stamford on Tuesday night l md nominated candidates for mayor md other city offices. There is not | much chance of their election as the l Iilver wing will not support the candi- | iates.