Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
STATE NEWS.

otePn0y, Ounuay, Ouho ou, oSoo oA years. The deceased was an old engi- neer on the Housatonic road and drove the first engine over that road from to New Milford at the time when that town was the terminus of the line.
 George Jones of Torrington has pur- chased an automobile bus and com mencing June 18th will carry passengers daily from Torrington to Bantam lake and return, via Litchfield.
 On June 9th, with appropriate exer- cises, the town of East Haddam cele- brsted its 200th anniversary. The trans fer and dedication of the Nathan Hale school honse also took place.
 There were eleven weddings in Hart ford last week Wednesday. This 1t IS said to be Q record breaker.
 Cupid's busy season has begun in An sonia, where the young people are be- ing married at the rate of six couples day. Evidently there is virtue in mince pie after all.-New Haven Palla. dium,
 State Agent Thrall of the Connecticut Humane society went to North Cole brook recently to make call upon Dr. Bruce. A short time ago Dr Bruce was ordered to kill two mangy horses, and it has been reported that, instead, he sold them to persons who took them over the Massachusetts line. MT Thrall found this to be the case, and Bruce will be prosecuted. A MT Bently, who had disobeyed an order not to use a horse, will also be prosecuted. LATER
 -Dr Bruce was tried before Judge Seymour of the Winchester Town Court Tuesday, found guilty and fined $500 and costs, making total of $23. 72. The case against Courtland Bentley will como up for trial Saturday, June 23.
 The thirtieth Reunion of the Masonic Veterans of Connecticut will be held at Norwich, Conn.,. on Thursday, June
 28th.
 As a result of an investigation of ex- Tax collector Finnegan's books the town of Greenwich has brought six suits against him, filing twenty-nine attach ments on him and his twelve bondsmen to recover SIS, 900 w hich it is claimed is due the town or lists of 1898 to 1899 
 inclusive.
 A hose house containing all the fire apparatus of Pennington was totally destroyed. by fire Monday morning. This leaves the town practically at the mercy of fires and as it is thought that the fire was incendiary the inhabitants are naturally quite anxious. D.v D n Do~.JaJ ,,os4or of kbo Bethel Mission of Hartford, immersed six persons in the Connecticut river near Wethersfeld Sunday. It was 2 genuine, old-time Methodist bsptismsl service.
 The state board of equalization has completed the audit of the abstracts of the town grand lists of the state Hartford's grand list is raised $10, ,00C,- I 900 and the total additions in the state aggregate $62, ,22O, ,OOO. The addition is only for state and county taxes and does not effect local taxes.
 The members of the Litchfeld County University Club will be the guests of MT and Mrs Carl Stoeckel of Norfolk at Norfolk Friday. June 22nd.
 A prize fight under the auspices oi the Newfeld Athletic Club occurred near the Knight place last Sunday. A ten round bout was fought and it is said that the Torrington and Winsted police are looking for the principles.
 John Rood of Sandisfield. Mass aged about 80 years, received serious injuries in runaway accident at Win sted last Tuesday morning. The case of George E. Rood vs. M. F. Grant, administrator of the Louisa Gil lette estate of Norfolk, came to trial at the Superior court at Winsted Tuesday. MT Reod brought action to secure pay ment on s2,5OO note.
 At meeting of the directors of the Litchfeld County Hospital held at Winsted last Monday evening the fol lowing officers were elected: President Dr B. Fl. Welch; vice. president. A. l.. Clark; secretary. Dr ". s. Richards; treasurer, E. B. Gaylord; auditors. s. A. Herman and E. B. Bronson. The building committee reported that they were ready to receive bids and the treasurer reported balance of $9.949.- 99 on hand.
 During thunder storm on Monday night the spire of the first Baptist church of Ansonia was struck by light ming and burned. The total damage
 will amount to about $2,0OO. A scarlet fever epidemic has broker out in Southington. The Children day exercises were omitted last Sunday and there is less than half the usual at attendance in the lower grades of the schools.
 Lawrence Olson, night watchman al Bevin Bros, East Hampton, made { curious find Friday morning when he shut down the head gate at Lake Pocotopaug. On Q rock below the gate
 house he saw something that proved tc
 be 8 small lobster. It has all the char
 acteristics of salt water lobster, ex
 cept that the color is brownish green
 and it has a rough shell. It is thought it may have been thrown into the lake
 when quite young. with sea weed, at { shore bake.
 The contributor in the Waterbury American says:A small boy about foul years of age was being urged by hi. mother to say his prayers The younc
 man seemed unwilling to do 80 for some reason or other but finally remarked Well I'll say 'ep. But don't you tell pa set the barn afire today, cause i you do I'll get the worst licking you ever saw"
 Edward Mckinney, g prisoner fol drunkenness, escaped from the Sims bury jail Saturday last. He had beer arrested in Tariffville and was taken te Simsbury for ''safe" keeping.
 A wholesale poisoning took place ir
 Waterbury last Saturday. nearly a score of people being made seriously ill by ptomaine poison contained in ice cream which they had eaten. Ptomaine acid is formed by the decomposition or pu trefcation of animal matter. When il Iy,i iao if io