Connecticut western news., 1900-07-05

cans at the Surf House at Savin Rock last Friday evening, the movement Tn favor of nominating Donald T. Warner for governor of Connecticut was def- nitely organized. Between 75 and 100 were present representing every county and seatorial district in the state.
 Lyman Beecher, farmer, aged 65, whose home..w on Wallen's Hill, Win sted, was struck by lightning during the storm last Thursday and instantly killed. He was lying on a couch at the time, and the bolt came in through an open window.
 John Corbett, a farm hand employed near Greenwich, was shot Saturday by a French tack psddler by the name of Charles Eagle. They quarreled over tritiing money matter. Oorbett will not recover. Eagle was arrested.
 George Yang, who shot and killed George H Goering in Highwood, June p. was srraigned in the Hamden town court Saturday morning, under com plaint charging him with murder ir the first degree. He waived examination and was bound over.
 w man who recently rode the Poughkeep- sic bridge on bicycle, has received from the New York Journal handsome gold medal in recognition of his supe- rior abilities as starter and pscer in the Journals recent century bicycle run contests.
 The American Ordinance Co., ofBridge- port are working night and day on a rush order from the government for eighty light rapid fire and machine guns and 10000 shells to be delivered at Washington at once, This hurry order was made necessary by the recent de- velopment in the Chir ese trouble. A coal mine in the heart of Connecti- cut does not read bad especially if it means three or four dollar coal. A gang of men are boring for coal near Rock vile believing that it is to be found in paying qualities in that section.
 The large frame building known as the Columbia University, located in Morris ne ar Bantam Lake, was burned to the ground Tuesday morning. Loss about $4. GOO, partially covered by insur- | ance.
 Edwin O'Brien and Frederick Winter. bottom who were arrested in Springfield | for breaking into Loomis Brother s store, in Grauby last week Wednesday night were bound over Saturday.
 Many visitors attended the opening i | Ivy Mountain tower at Goshen last | Monday. The tower was built by MT Frank W. Wadhams fourteen years ago at cost of $1 400. It crowns Goshen highest peak. the altitude of the noun tain being 1442 feet. The mountain and tower property was recently purchased by MT Duncan of Torrington and MT Stuart of Philadelphia. Considerable money has just been laid out, painting and repairing the tower and furnishing it with easy chairs and hsmmocks.
 Alfred P. Hyen of New York was found dead in his bed at Greenwich last Saturday.
 The Milldale station of the N. Y, N H. < H. railway was burglarized to the amount of S22 and the stores of A. W. Stokes ard J. W. Walker and Cooley hotel at Westbrook were also entered by burglars last Saturday night
 Mrs Sylvia Dunham will be 100 years old July 27. She lives on a farm just over the Southington line on the road from Plainvile. Mrs Dunham is II good health, her eyes are bright, and she is able to mend. read and sew.
 Miss Clara Borse, we'll known young lady of Litchfeld, was seriously injured in runaway accident last Monday. Il is the opinion of the physicians that sh' will recover.
 The New Haven Union has been suet for $5, 900 damages for libel by John J Lane of that city.
 As result of the finding of the cour martial, the Governors approval ant the order of the Adiutant General Capt. Oscar l.. Bradley, who was charg ed with conduct unbecoming to al officer, has been restored to his com mand of Go. l, second regiment O. N G.
 Dr Henry Barnard, the veteran educa tor of Hartford, is critically ill and no expected to live.
 Joseph Bolio, Frenchmsn. and Anis Holcomb, an Americ m woman wer both found shot in the head at Ere, Parmalee's at West Granby on July Bolio died but the woman will recover The woman says Joe did the shootini but there is considerable mystery abou the affair.
 Samuel E. Cotter, aged 50, an em ployee of the Derby Gas & Electri Company and superintendent of the fir alarm system for the past IA years. wa electrocuted July 4 while engaged i repairing fire alarm wire in Ansonis
 Carleton l.. Pratt of East Litchfiel and Miss Georgia B Martin of Harwin ton were married at the home of tn brides parents. Just after the cere mony, Mrs George Pratt, mother of tn groom, dropped dead on the fooi Heart disease was the cause of her de mise.
 Lamphier Futile, the veteran horse jockey, known to horsemen all over tn state, man nearly 90 years old and wh has had more thrilling experiences tha usually occurs to most men, has jus escaped from another "close shave" family quarrel in the home of Williar White of SandIsield, Mass. where M Futile now lives, occurred in which M Tuttle's bed was torn to atoms and finally had to draw a revolver to protec his life. It is needless to say that b has changed boarding places.