Connecticut western news., 1900-12-06
STATE NEWS.

The Narg tuck Hotel, one of the old est landmarks in the town was destroy ed by fire early Tuesday morning, en- tailing loss of $5, 900 The 30 guests of the house escaped without injury.
 Up wards of 5000 people witnessed the football game Thanksgiving day at Winsted between the T. A. B. teams of Torrington and Winsted. The latter were defeated by score of to O. On complaint of game warden, three young men of North Grosvenordsle were arrested and found guilty of hunt ing rabbits with & ferret Their fines and costs amounted to S67 32 Moial- don't hunt with ferrets.
 Attorney William A. Leonard of Dan bury was disbarred permanently from practice in this state by Judge Rors back last Tuesday. One charge against him was that he was retained by Oscar l.. Scrisber of Bethel to bring divorce proceedings. The case was never brought.
 o. F. Mersick, state treasurer, has purchased one million of Connecticut state bonds of the Williamsburg Say ings bank of Brooklyn and cancelled them. These bonds were three and a half per cent. and would become due Jah. 1. 1908. There were bonds of Sl0,- 900 each.
 John Gloster 55, was killed by stone thrown by blast while at work on a dam in Waterbury. Nov. 30. He had formerly been employed at the mines at Ore Hill and was thoroughly familiar with blasting He resided for several years in Winsted and was member of Go. I, Ilth Reg, U. s. Vols.
 Charles J. Bowen, a we'll known Win sted liveryman, concrete walk builder. and notorious character generally, skipped the town Thanksgiving day, leaving many unsettled bills and his wife without a cent. The Winstsd Citizen intimstes that the town has not suffered a very serious loss.
 Census Bulletin No. IT states that Connecticut has in barns and inclosures 7,S42 neat cattle of which GOA are dairy COWS; 0.5S8 horses, Al mules. IS asses. 146 sheep, 4,871 swine and 234 goats Of this number Litohfeld county has 742 neat cattle, 569 dairy COWS, 3.744 horses, mules, sheep, 645 swine and l2 goats.
 s. c Goodwin of New Hartford has in operation Belgian hare farm and is 8 pioneer in that industry in New England. He is enthusiastic over the business and firmly believes that the demand for these animals will increase on account of their fine table qualities and excellent fur. Some of his hares are worth from $l00 to S200 each and he intends to 60 into the business on an extensive scale.
 The 220 children, inmates of the Litchfield County Temporary Home at Winsted, enjoyed big Thank giving dinner last Thursday, consisting of chicken, plum pudding, cranberry sauce and all the sccessorIes. There Is not another institution of the kind in the nation, we believe, where the In- mates arc SO we'll treated and receive so many pleasant courtesies, all due to the late Wm. l.. Gilbert's philsnthrophy. After dinner the afternoon was devoted to varied exercises and games.
 The large lime making plant owned by Chas O. Griffin of Danbury and | located at Boardman. near New Milford, was totally destroyed by Ire on the evening of Nov. 28. The buildings, covering three-quarters of an acre, in- cluding office, store. mill. cooper shops, kilns, warehouse, elevator. etc., and three loaded freight cars. were burned, together with large quantity of grain. The loss is over $40, 900 with insurance of about S20,000. The fire throws about 100 men out of employment. The state library committee, which consists of Gov. Lounsbury, Judge Wm Hamersley of the Supreme court, and Secretary of State Huber Clark met at the capitol last week Wednesday and unanimously appointed George Seymour Goddard, librarian. in place of the late Dr Chas. J. Hcadley. Mir Goddard was born in North Granby June IT. 1865, was prepared for col. lege at Wesleyan academy, Wilbrsham, Mass, and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1892. In 1895 he received the degree of bachelor of divinity from Yale. Since August, 1898, he has been assistant state librarian. He is in every respect fitted for the high honor and position.
 William Kirk, "Old Reliable" for 4C years prominent ieweler and esteemed citizen of Winsted. died at bis home there Nov. 30, aged 70 years. Nh Kirk was known throughout the coun' try and on coming to Winsted 40 years ago was employed by the late S. s Newton. afterwards establishing jew, elry business of his own. By his up right business methods he came to be widely known as "Old Reliable" he be ing familisrly known by that appells. tion. He was born at Basford, Eng land, in 1880 and is survived by wid ow, three daughters, Jennie, Mrs J. O. Burwell and Mrs Mark Wheeler, ani one son, John of New York. The fu neral was attended Monday afternoon