Connecticut western news., 1900-02-01
STATE NEWS.

| day because he was SO depressed over the defeat of the British urlns in South Africa
 George Clinton Bishop. former Wa terbury newspaper man, was taken to the Massachusetts Insane hospital at | Worcester last week, 8 rsying maniac from the effects of cigarette smoking. | F. A. Farnam of Boston succeeds l Third Vice PresidenJ " E. Barnett as attorney in chief of the Consolidated road.
 Preston Johnstone Gibson, Yale | junior and son of U S Senator Glib son of Louisiana. eloped and married Miss Minna Field Page of Washington last week
 Prot Edward J. Phelps of the Yale La School is still critically ill Prof Russell H Chittenden of the Sheffield Scientific School is recovering from 8 severe attack of typhoid fever.
 Mrs Margaret Lawler of Rockville was on Monday fined S5 for threatening to blow out the brains of one Charles H. Rider. As the woman accompanied the thr ,at with flourish of toy pistol, the |
 The Algonquin Club, leading social organization of Bridgeport, composed of prominent men of both political parties will give a reception to William Jennings Bry au on Tuesday when he visits Bridgeport. The affair will be purely social and has no political sig nifigance.
 The largest wild cat on record so far this season was captured in trap by Benjamin Mills of New Boston, yester- day. He tipped the scales at thirty-two pounds and was a monster. He was brought to town this morning by F. Hart the New Boston stage driver. - Wins.ed Citiz D, Jan. 29.
 The four Connecticut Congressmen, Hill. Henry, Russell md Sperry, voted with the, majority on the resolution to exclude Roberts from Congress.
 Hon. Edwin H Bughee, prominent resident of Putnam died Friday aged 79 years He had been representative and state senator ard in 1871 was speak CT of the House of Representatives He was three times elected to the Senate and eight times to the House by the Republicans.
 Warden Garvin of the state prison has done away with the so called automatic gallows and will use a gallows where an official touches 8 sp,lng and the drop works immediately.
 By invitation of Norfiell Grange, the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture and the Experiment Stations will hold an Institute at the Town Hall. Weston, Tuesday, Feb. 6. By invitation oi Highland Grange, will hold an Institute at South Killingly, TuJ S lay, Feb. G. By invitation of Cawasss Grange, will hold an Institute at Cawassa Hall, Col. linsville, Wednesday. Feb. '. By invi. tation of Mapping Grange, will hold an Instituta at the Grange Hall, Mapping, Tuesday, Feb. 13.
 Dr Henry Barnard celebrated his S9th birthday at his home in Hartford or Jan. 24 Dr Barnard is in remarkably vigorous health for a man of his years
 The family of the late Shalor Reed oi Granby consists of seven children, the oldest S2 and the youngest 70. The com mbined ages of the seven aggregate $40 years. It is question whether
 
 families with such record of longevity
 State Superintendent of Public In struction Skinner thinks teachers art examined too often, and has provided new rules leading to permanent certifi cates, which will go into effect Augus l.
 Four persons have been drowned il Bantam Lake, Lltchfield, since las July.
 W Bonrke Cochran of New York hat accepted an invitation to deliver the au nual address to the seniors of the Yal, Law school in June.
 J. Frank Weeden, proprietor of tho New Dom hotel, Hartford Monday filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court. Hi liabilities are S6. 66o.53. with assets C $3.72701. John Shea remains as man ager of the hotel.
 Mrs Della A, Rider. a widow and tn, post mistress at East Wilmington wa found at the door of her woodhous, Tuesday morning where she had diet of heart disease. Sue was 66 years ol, and an own cousin to Postmaster Gen Gral Smith.
 Chief of Police J. R. Johnson ant Captain J. E O'Donnell of the Ney Britain force have been suspended pending hearing on charges made las July, which allege that money has bee } taken from prisoners and never return , ed, and that bribes have been taken |, It is expected the officers can clea themselves.
 Oscar Gut of Brooklyn has brough suit for S25 900 against John E. How, of Pleasant Valley for alternating the al fections of plaintiffs young and hand 3 some wife, whose maiden name was Au gusta Dorothe Wholtmapn from Ere men. Gut is now employed at No. 9 Java street, Brooklyn, and is 28 year r old It was while he was employed i r Hartford that he met the pretty girl F who was then in the family of Mir How'd , They were married in New York abou 4 three years ago. Gut lately residet with his wife aud child. now two year t i'd, in Brooklyn. Mir How'd, who is 7I years old, retired some time since wifl competence. His wife, who was liv ing when the girl was in the family, , now dead. Gut alleges that he bs suspected his wife for some time when ! on Dec. 29, 1893. he found batch c 3 letters from How'd to her, in which h addressed her affr frctionate'y and offere to send her money if she would retur and make her home with him He toll
 his wife of his discovery and accuse
 her of unwifely conduct. whereupn !. next day she disappeared with the cbil and has since been living with M
 How'd. The case will be tried thi d month in Hartford.
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