Connecticut western news., 1900-02-22
STATE NEWS.

II 0 PInuey of Millbrook, died Thursday aged S4. Mrs Pinney was native of Millbrook. her maiden name being Eliz abeth Phelps. She was an aunt of Lucleu V Pinney formerly editor of the founder of tue Elizabeth Home of Winsted. which is just being completed under the supervision of her nephew. The 'utne is situated on "A commanding po- sition in Highland Park and Is nam, after its founder, who gave Sl0,00U towards it's cost. It is designed to pro. vide home at very slight expense for elderly ladies whose income is small. - Couraut. The K ights of Columbus were found. ed in 1882 by Rev M J. McGivue,, then curste of St. Mary's church, New Haven, and they have prospered until there are now 63 councils iu Connecti cut, with membership of 6.05S. and 4o9 councils in the United States and Canada. with 56 no mem bers, a gain of l3,S59 within year. The order has paid Sl ,O52. 900 in death benefits and has death benefit and reserve fund of sS40, 900.
 The Connecticut Society Sons of the American Revolution offers prizes in money, amounting to Sl00. to pupils ii
 he schools of Connecticut for excel lence in original essay, as follows: IT. pupils Tn high schools for essays oi The Relations of France to America in the Revolution" one first prize of S20, six cond prizes of S5 each. To pu- pills Tn schools below the grade of high schools for essays on "Invasions of Connecticut by British and Tories Du ring the Revolution" one frs prize tfI S2O, SIX second prizes of S5 each. Els says con petipg for these prizes must not exceed 2,000 words in any case, and must be presented before the first da, of March, 1900. as follows: E.says from schools iu Hartford are to be sent to Joseph G. Woodward of Hartford; from schools east of the Connection river to Johnathsn Trumbull, Norw ich and west of the river to Lucius F. Rob inson of Hartford. The prizes will be awarded May 10. 1900.
 There is combination of measles. scarlet fever. whooping cough and chicken pox at Kent.
 On recent Sunday sixteen temper ance meetings were held in Dsnbury, al which H. H. Spooner, of Bulls Bridge president of the Connecticut Christian Endeavor Union, made seven addresses and Rev J. Fl. James. of Rockville. tn, venerable secretary of the Connecticut Temperance Uuion, made nine.
 Fire at Winsted last Friday destroyed two blocks on Main street owned by Henry Stone and H. O. Adams Tn, entire loss is estimated at about S20, 900. The buildings were occupied by N. and K. D. Persons, shoe merchants, loss, S5, 900, insurance s, ,0U0; |. J Ro- go1iD, dry goods. loss S5, ,00O insur. ance S3,000; Charles Waterhouse, bar Der, loss S2OO, no insurance; H O Ad- ans. tenant, loss Sl, POO, insurance S6OO; Charles Stone. tenant, loss S550; no in. surance; w. J. Canty. tenant, loss $500 no insurance; Henry Sbaffer, loss S4OO. no insurance; J. K. Camp. groceries, damage $500, insured; Wetmore build- ing damaged $50, insured, Dean build- ind, damaged $50, insured.
 Of the 225 prisoners committed to the Litchfeld county jail in the year ending June 30, 1899, only IT were temperate 64 were habitually incorporate and 2I4 were moderate drinkers. The county receipts for the year were S46, I13. lpI leaving balance of Sl0, 436.63 over ex- penses.
 The engagement of George s. Kirby and Miss Elizabeth Van Alstyue, both of Sharon, has been announced.
 Dudley Paine has sold out his inter- est in the Hotel Central at Winsted to his partner, James Wheeler.
 Connecticut has more consuls at the present time than ever before. There are l2 citizens of the state holding po. sitions abroad and their salaries aggre. gate S20, 900 year. The more impor tant places are: George F. Lincoln at Antwerp, 5000; E s. Day at Bradford S3 900; Charles E. Turner at Ottawa. S3,OO0; A. Homer Byington, Naples. Italy, S2,O00; and Dr Oliver J. C. Hughes at Coburg, S2.000.
 Walter Lowenstein, aged 21, a sten- ograph,r employed in the office of the Excelsior Needle company dropped dead Wednesday night while attending a dasce under the auspices of young ladies at the Union theatre in Torrington Heart failure was the cause. Deacon A l. Hunt of the Park church, Hartford, dropped dead in church Sunday aftei he had taken up the collection and had just finished counting the money. Heart failure was the cause.
 The action brought by Joseph W Pnllar of New York against ex Govern IT Waller of Connecticut has been dis missed as Justice Bischoff found no evidence of fraud or conspiracy.
 John Esgan, 60. was frozen to death in Colchester Saturday night. by being overcome by the the storm while on his way to his home in East Haddam.
 The Winsted Gas Go. has acquired valuable property in Robertsville by the purchase of A. B Rapp of Newark, N J. of what is known as the Union Chair fastory and the two water privileges connected with 1t on Still river below tue compsny's present plant at the Robertsville falls.
 Stephen Ball. 50, died in Hartford on Tuesday. He was well known insur. ance man, Civil war veteran and a prominent Free Mason.
 John H. Adams. ST, a we'll known resident of Bristol, died Monday from paralysis.
 Iu the lists of the victims for the larg. est amounts of Syndicate" Miller of New York. are Mrs E Lareau and Mrs Alice L. Roberts, both of Shelton, for Sl ,000 each.