Connecticut western news., 1900-04-12
STATE NEWS.

Jonn B. 6eckwltD, Wn0 naS been a station agent at New Hartford for over twenty years, resigned last week.
 Irving J. Reyes. who has been on the Stamford Republican. is again the edi- tor of the Milfo5d Citizen.
 A two story frame building will be erected near Pleasant Valley, a few miles from Winsted, for paint mill in which paint will be made from suap- stone by process patented by H. H Eggleston of Pleasant Valley Back of the enterprise are O. E Gillette and l.. M. Jones of Winsted, Mir Eggleston and Bristol parties with capital stock of SS5, GOO.
 James Michaels of Colebrook River. a young man of 26 years who is now working at George Stevens saw mill al Hsrtsville. Mass, is one of 130 heirs to Washington, D c. estate of about S20, ,000, GOO. An eccentric Washington gentleman who died many years ago left his vast estate so that it could not be divided until the third generation reach certain age. Mir Michaels has an uncle in Salisbury who is also an heir and he has investigated their claims and
 
 MT Michaels and his uncle will amount to over S150, 900 each.
 The death of Thomas Daly, a team ster, at Waterbury last week brought to light the fact that he had two wives liv- ing and both appeared on the scene | Daly (whose real name was Thomas H | Parker) was married to wife No. t ! Sharon in 1855 snd they lived in New York till l2 years ago when Daily went to Waterbury to work but still support ed wife No. in New York. Five years ago Daly married a Waterbury woman. As he left no property there were DO c implications, each woman going her own way with her children.
 The New York Herald has made a complete retraction of its statements sbont Colonel L. F. Burpee of Water bury, and there will be no libel suit.
 Henry Robinson, 95, of Rocky Hill died Friday night. He had lived bis entire life in Rocky Hill.
 Peter Graham, the Is year-old Bridge port boy. who was chsrg d with the murder in the hrst degree, in csnsing the death of Louis Stahlmsn, Hebrew peddler, was found guilty of manslaugh- ter by a superior court jury Thursday afternoon, and he was sentenced on Tuesday by Judge Roraback to ten years in state prison.
 Invitations are out announcing the wedding of Miss Belle Bartlett Horne. daughter of Mr and Mrs $ B Horne of this place, to Edwin Franklin Layton i,0f uar k- G. N. copal church ou Thursday. April 19. at o'clock in the evening. The prospec tive groom is graduate of Trinity Col | lege and prominent electrician Win sted Citizen.
 r. Fl. Gilbert has been appointed postmaster at Kent Furnace.
 Frederick Edwin Chnrck, one of the greatest landscape artists in America. died in New York on Saturday, aged 74 He was native of Hartford. He had a beautiful home about three miles south If Hudson, N. |. The funeral was held in New York on Tuesday and the burlal was beside his wife in Hartford
 Sheldon Johnson, 69, a farmer of | Bat khamsted committed suicide Friday hy hanging. He had been Respondent maay years over the death of son who was killed while coastiug Mir Johnson had tried suicide year ago but WAS at 'bat time rescued by his wife. Jenrie B4rnum, the 14-years- old daughter of William Barnum, a Brook field Center farmer. mysteriously disap- peared last week and since then nothing bss ht en heard of her
 | Samuel Bsssett and Charles H. Fsulk- her. Democrats, were elect, mayor and collector, respectively, at New Britain nn Tuesday. The Republicans elected | the rest of the ticket,