Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
STATE NEWS.

the mau's throat or into his stomach as there was a wha ebone attachment O. them. White was taken to the Hartford hospital and on Monday the teeth were located bv K rays and immediately re- moved. White returned home Tuesday.
 The Connecticut Pomological Society will hold irnit growers institute at Southiugton, Friday, 18th. under the aus pices of the local grange. The meeting will be held in Red Mems Hall, corner of North Main and Center streets:. :.rolley cars from the railroad station, also from Plainville and Meriden.
 | The New Hartford House and the Greenwoods Inn at New Hartford were raided by officers of the Law and Order League on Sunday and some liquor con tiscsted. Landlords Clark and Conroy were placed under bonds of S200 each for hearing on the charge of Sunday selling. The trial will be held on Mon- day, March l9 There are conflicting reports as to whether the officers found any evidences of Sunday selling.
 There are fifteen cases of scarlet fever in the New Haven County Home, but the cases are not severe.
 Governor Lounsbury will probably call congress in this state sometimp during the month of May for the pur- pose of selecting national flower. Re- quests have come from many of the states to the governor to invite all the states of the union to send delegates to Connecticut for that purpose, and be will probably comply with these re- quests. This will not euta any expense upon the state. and is within the prov ince of the governor to call such con- gross without previous gislation.
 The Senate has confirmed the nomi nation of Attorney F. H. Parker of Hartford to be attorney of the United States for the district of Connecticut.
 The annual conclave of the Grand Oommandery, K. T of this state, will be held in Waterbury, under the auspi. ces of Clark Commandery, Tuesday, March 20.
 Lucius D. Leonard of Litchfield has been appointed by Sheriff Nellis to sue. ceed the late James NJ. Benton as jailer in the county jail Mir Leonard IS a veteran of the Civil war aud was a mem Der of the same company in the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery with Sher. if Nellis.
 The post office department at Wash. ington has assented to the establishment on the Yale ctmpus If postal sub sta ton. with all its functions of stamp sell ing, letter distribution and forwarding, registered mail and money orders. The new station will be established as soon as possible. Its position on the campus has not yet been determined
 The jury in the case of Charles B Cross, r. years old boy, who was or trial for the murder of Mrs Sarah O. King. a woman of over 60 years. aftel three hours and 20 minutes delibera tion returned verdict at Bridgeport March 2. of murder in the first degree Judge Roraback immediately sentenced Cross to be hanged Friday morning July 20
 Attorney James P. Shelley of Win sted was declared not guilty of pension fraud or irregularitie- by Commissiouel Marvin in the United States court a Hartford on Friday. David Owen, whc is awaiting trial on charge of pension fraud, testified that he voluntarily offer ed Shelley $l00 if he procured him { pension.
 Fir man Frank Spencer disappeared from an engine on the New Haven roat month ago. It was supposed he fel into the Housatonic river. The com pany spent $l00 dragging for the body His wife and children mournad him a dead. A former employee of the New H ven road Friday discovered him act ] ing as a brakeman on the New Yorl Central railroad as train stopped a , Fishkill Landing and spoke to him H, told confused story regarding his dis . appearance.
 Hon B J. Phelps, formerly U s minister to England under Presiden Clevelsnd, died at his home in Nev Haven Friday afternoon from exhaus tion following pneumonia He was 2 years old and for the past nineteen years was Kent professor in the Ysl : Law School.
 The ThomasSon Express of March came cut as "hone print" paper : Heretofore the Express has sported
 patent outside The change ba a much improved the appearance of tn paper and also gives it more space fo its correspondence, local news and ad 2 vertisements. The recent new dress 0 type is al very pleasing.
 Jeremiah Bush, the oldest resident o Nisntic. and half century ago know ' as the champion fox hunter of Southsr New England, died last Saturday. H 1, YVES 97 years old In his younger day he was pedestrian of note. He mad l. several records by beating freigh trains.
 8 Fire Monday night did about SS, ,00 ], damage to the plant of the Americal F. Brass Company in Torrington.
 U S. officials are looking for L. y Green of Bristol an d Edward Johnso ,l of Plainville. who are alleged to Eav stolen a registered letter from the Plair vile wreck two weeks ago The ma p matter was thrown out of the car, an
 his letter contained six $50 bills. @ The New Haven police have mao
 two big catches this week. On Monds , they arrested hnsndsing Azecking A ,di vini, purporting to be a Hindoo prin and sn indigo merchant of Bonn ba ' Advini was arrested for passing wort
 less check The police believe he is 's notorious swindler On Tuesday tn, 't arrested Frederick M Davis, a troll,
 conductor. who confessed to over tive 4 " burplsries of New Haven stor 2. within two years
 J ,hn H. Coe, of Bantam, has been a polluted an officer of the Humane . }. sisty.