Connecticut western news., 1900-11-22
STATE NEWS.

tine needle, does her sewing and reads without glasses. She is busy making toy dolls, chairs, sofas and houses, which she sells for small sum. She is bright and cheerful and deeply inter ested in religious matters. She Is the oldest member of the Baptist church in that place.
 Prospects town clerk, Henry Minor, has held that office for many years. He has just entered his fifty third consecu- tive year of office. He was born De- cember IT, 1909, so that he will soon reach his 92nd anniversary. He is still hale and hearty.
 Stafford will receive about S15, 900 un- der the will of the late Annette Hyde Colton and E. H. Pinney. H. F. Cady and NJ. W. Leonard have been appoint ed trustees to build the town hall at Stafford Hollow, provided for by the will.
 At Black Rock. near Bridgeport, on the day of the Bridgeport celebration, thieves entered the house of Mrs Mary Dean and took roll of bills amounting to S120 from the bosom of her dress as she lay asleep on the lounge.
 The recent rains have been Godsend to the working people in many places about the state where, on account Of low water the factories have been run ming on short time and are now on full time, the supply of water having ln- creased.
 Skunk hunting is profitable busi- ness if ycu know how to do it. Of course, as in all other industries it Is necessary to have experience and the experiences experienced in this particu- lar business is oftentimes humilisting in the extreme. W. B. Goodwin of Bur lington Is an expert in the business hay ing captured nearly 100 this fall, selling the oil at good price. His captures average him $2.50 per night. The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mir and Mrs Fessenden Ives of Goshen was celebrated at Litchield last Tuesday. At Il o'clock a. m. 8 reception was rendered by the grsngers in Grange Hall and at o'clock basket dinner was served. A large number of out of town guests were present. O. Collard Adams, chairman of the Democratic town committee of Orom- we'll, in letter published over his sig. nature in the Hartford Times, says that ''the shameful purchase and sale oi | votes in Hartford was not circumstance | to what happened here" and then states | that several Democrats vent to the Re | publican headquarters and got Sl0 each as we'll as a straight Republican ticket, afterwards voting the Democratic ticket and giving the ''ioke" away. |
 The old Rhodes homestead, which was burned Tuesday night of last week, was the oldest building in New Britain, having been built over l50 years ago The late Gen. Kirby Smith was born there.
 The Connecticut School Journal has again awarded it's prizes for its letter contests to New Britain school children Hartland was the scene of tragedy in real life last week. Lewis E. Dilley aged 40, was employed as lsborer or her farm by Mrs Gower of East Hart land. aged 66, a widow. In the course of time natural fondness for eact l other blossomed into love. Then tho scandal mongers of the locality took ar active interest in the private affairs O the couple until strong public senti ment was aroused against the man, il being believed that he was soheeminf for the old lady's property. Dilley fin ally procured marriage license from the town clerk. Subsequently Select man Edward E. Emmons forcibly SC cured possession of the license anG burned it up. it is alleged, and Dllley was threatened with tar and feathers He has appealed for legal aid and pro tection and if his allegations arc tru, there may be reckoning coming fol Selectman Emmons.
 Monday morning the Birmingham iron foundry, the factory of the Driggs Seabury Arm Co.,, and the Farrell foun dry at Ansonis began running on g, hours day schedule at full day s pay This curtailment of the hours is the outcome of consultation with the off
 cials of the International Machinists
 Union who had made g demand for al
 8 hour day. A com promise was effect
 ed with the understanding, it is stated
 that beginning with May g hour da
 will take effect.
 Lieut.. Winston Churchill, the cele brsted English war correspondent an, authority on military matters is cominl to this country next month to deliver course of lectures. His first lecture wi be given in New York city and the set
 ond in New Haven where hU will be tn
 guest of the Graduate Club of Yale Un
 versity.
 Luther NJ. Case, the large tobacc
 buyer, is building warehouses not onl
 in Pine Meadow but also at Barkhan
 sted and Southwick. Mass. He say
 the farmers will make more money fror
 the 1900 crop than for any other sine
 1892. He made his best sale in fiv , years last week. He states that th crop in Pine Meadow and Barkhamste , , amounts to over $25, ,0OO.
 The grand Mckinley iollifcation an parade at Winsted last Friday nigt
 was great and glorious success. Thel a were about 1500 in line, under directio
 of Marshal G. M. Crossman and heade by the police force. Delegations vel
 present from Torrington, Simsbury an n other neighboring towns and the parad l. contained more ridiculous features tha :. be found in cage of monkeys. Th 8 whole town was gorgeously decorated l red fire was burned freely, skyrocke
 and roman candles filled the air whi o every factory and nearly every residen, a was ablaze with illumination. Whistl a were blown and bells rung and glol
 ous time was had until after midnigh 5 sHEFEGELD.