Connecticut western news., 1900-08-09
STATE NEWS.

caused by stricture of the throat. He lived four days without food or medi- cine.
 The Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,, of New Haven has been sued by An drew H. Russell for Sl00. 900 damages for an alleged infringement on patent on breech loading guns.
 Mrs Julia Ann Batcheller, one of the most highly respected and benevolent residents of Winsted died Monday after noon, aged nearly S3 years. She was the daughter of Wheelock Thsyer, who came to Winsted in 1918 and was a prominent scythe manufacturer. Au- gust 3, 1885, she married William G. Batcheller who died December l5, lS44. Two sons survive her, Col. Wheelock T, aud William G. Batcheller, both of Winsted. Mrs Batcheller possessed much property and was philanthropy ically disposed. She gave the large and beautiful site and subscribed S2, ,500 for the Lltchfield County Hospital of Win sted, now being built.
 While at work digging in williman- tic last Saturday Eugene Winter acci- ". A trained nurse who happened to be near, realized the danger and compress ed the artery. holding it for two hours until a doctor arrived. Had it not been for her prompt action the man would doubtless have died.
 The officials of the N. r., N. H. & H. railroad have appointed John Teahan of New Haven as roadmaste on the North smpton division to succeed the late Samuel Greer.
 As has been predicted the tobacco crop of the state is in unusually fine condition and the crop will be larger than for many years. Many fields along the Pennington valley have al- ready been sold standing at large price and many of the farmers are pre- paring to harvest the crop.
 Highway Commissioner James H. Mcdonald has awarded the contract for grading road in East Granby to the town. The cost of the work will be about S2,500.
 Referee F. B. Mum last Friday sp- pointed George M. Walton trustee of the bankrupt estate of George M. Stan ton of Sharon at the first meeting of the creditors.
 The names of tue candidates who successfully passed the state medical examination held June 10 in New Hav- en have been made public by Dr Max Mailhouse. secretary of the state exam ming board. Of the 25 candidates who took the examination, 19 were euccess- ful, among whom were J. W. Ives of West Goshen and W. s. Wadhsms of Goshen.
 Tomorrow afternoon. with sppropri ate ceremonies, the corner stone of the new and beautiful granite church being erected by the First Congregational Ec. clesiastical society of Winsted will be laid. This society was formed March IF, ITS.
 About ten years ago Cedar Lake near Chester was stocked with black bass Last week two siI pounders were caught there one measuring inches broad and 15t inches at largest girth. It required nearly thirty min utes to tire him out with hundred feet of line. At last he became tangled in some pond lily stem, and the fisherman grabbed him with hit hands.
 Census enumerator N. H. Jones an nounces that according to his compila tion of the figures the census of Bridge port shows the population to be Fl 600 Edward L. Dwyer, a young man well known in this locality and in fact al over the world as a speculator, and gen promoter who married the Duchess dc Castellucia, who was born in Torringtor poor boy, a man who has been wortl millions and who is now bankrupt, be gan another chapter in his interesting life when he enlisted as a marine to gC to China last week.
 At the suggestion of Postmaster Hun of Winsted the government has agreed to stock Highland Lake with thousand Of wound black bass.
 The town of Morris which is to hay. an "old home week" of its own mex month, is one of the declining towns of the state. It was sliced off iron Litchfield iu 1859 Its population ir 1860 was 769; in 1870, 701; in 1880, 697 in 1890, 584. It is delightful town de voted to agriculture. Its former sons and daughters, scattered throughout the country, have displayed leadership and enterprise, and have eIerted 8 large and sslutary influence. If they all come back during ''old home week" Morris will be entitled to wear peacock festh CTS.
 The mystery surrounding the opera ton of a number of foreign experts and force of workingmen at Long Hill, To csted north of Bridgeport, has at las, been solved. It is now known that rict deposits of tungsten, an ore worth e50( ton, have been found there and tbaI the owners have undoubtedly fortune in their grasp. The ore is used in hard. ening steel and there is great demand for it at the present time.
 Mrs Phoebe Crabbe of Norwalk csle brated her 103d birthpay anniversary | last Saturday. She is in unusually good health. but for an attack of rheumatism brought on by dancing on Friday morn. ing. She is native of North Stamford and is the widow of David Orabbe.
 The Hartford Courant says: One ol Connecticut's most efficient western pioneers died in Denver last month. He was General John Peirce, born in liar winton in 1929 of family that hal many connections in the state.
 By order of the Republican State Gen trsl Committee of Connecticut, O R Fyler, chairman, Samuel A. Eddy, sec retary the state convention of delegated representatives of the republican party will be held in the Hyperion Theatre New Haven, Tuesday and Wednesday September and s. 1900 for the pur pose of nominating candidates for stats officers and presidential electors.
 Elizabeth Ellsworth Woods, wife o ex-Congressman Lewis Spenp, died al her home at East Windsor Hills lasi