Connecticut western news., 1900-02-15

to h ou the most elaborate scale ever attempted in any New England city of the siEa of New Haven. It uill he m der the auspices of the Young Mau's Christian Association during the first week in March The exact dates are not vet estsbli he'd as the details re- main to be settled Music Hall has been secured for the exhibition.
 Mrs Aun Powell. who died at Yer sailles on the Eth inst, was lO6 years old. She leaves two daughters.
 Walter s Carter. of the New York law firm of Carter. Hughes < Dwight, has donated loo books to found a free circulating library at Pleasant Valley. Corn. Mir Carter Is a native of Pleas ant Valley Sni intends to add fifty books to the libra ' every year of his life.
 The Sawyer Dry Goods Co. iu Hart. ford have sold out their entire stock of goods to Wise, Smith < O. also of that city and the Sawyer store on the corner of Main and Asylum streets is now closed.
 The new Collector of Internal Reven- ue. W. Frank Kinney of New Milford assumed his office on Monday.
 There is big strike on at the factory of the Waterbury Clock Company which effects 450 men. The strikers ask for more wages.
 A. lA Thsyer, prominent resident of Collinsville. died Friday evening, aged 5
 Ernest King. the veteran editor of the Middletown Penny Press, died in that city Friday morning at the age of 75 years, Air King was connected with journalistic work all his life. having be- gun his career on London paper at su early sge. He came 10 America iu 1887 and was associate editor cu the Pitts burg Commercial for several wears. He came to Middletown in 1875. Editor King was sn able writer and was an especially good student in English litera- ture, having at times delivered many interesting lectures on the subject
 A favorable report has been made in the United States Senate on the bill pro- posing to pension Mrs Mary E Fenn of Winsted. at the rate of Ss0 a month. The report is made by Senator Gsllin-
 
 to prove service origin in the ordinary way. Mrs Fem is the widow of Angus tus H Fenn, late major Second Con- necticut Heavy artillery who died Sept. l2 1897, and the evidence submitted, although not technically perfect, goes to show that death was due to disease contracted in the service.
 Robert E. Spencer, bank cashier of rhompsonville WAS arrested Saturday on criminal charge alleging missp- preparation of funds.
 The Whiting house near Greenwich, built in l640 by John Banks. was de- stroyed by fire Saturday morning. The house was unoccupied.
 George Smith of Cromwell who swallowed a tack several weeks ago IS alive and apparently all right Smith thinks he still has the tack in his pos session but one physician differs with him
 Mrs Ann Warner, 64, & widow, fell down stairs at her home in Kensington Monday and was instantly killed. Mrs Nancy Blinn, S0, died Monday night at the hospital in New Britain from in-  Rocky HIll two weeks ago. Ruth Connole, aged four years and six months, daughter of Mir and Mrs rnomss Connols of Wiusted, died early Sund V morning of scarlet fever and diphtherIa and was buried iu the South cemetery at about 5 o'clock Sum- day afternoon, Rev B F. kidder officis- ting. The funeral was private owing to the nature of the disease.
 David s. Owen of TOlland. Mass is in the iail at Hartford awaiting trial for fraud iu order to obtain a pension Owen is about 50 ears old and applied for pension through Pension Attorney Shelley of WInsted about year ago. claiming to have served in Co. A, First Mass. Cavalry. Records fail to show Owen as belonging to Go. A. but it is believed he was dsseIter trom Go. K, same cavalry regiment.
 Oscar E. Gut. who recently sued John | E. How'd of Pleasant Valley for alienist- ' iug his wife's affections, has noE been arrested on complaint of How'd for steal | ing $500 some two years ago. snd Gut is now in jail under 5000 bonds awaiting ' trial in the Superior court How'd | claims he did not know who stole the { money until three weeks ago when Mrs Gut confessed that her husbsrd made her get the roll of $500 aud hand it to him. The cases are of peculiar compli- ! cation.
 At Bridgeport, the various building trades unions will make & demand. April l. for shorter hours and increased pay Casey A. Hurley, who is erecting the new police building. and the H. NJ. | Purdy Company are the firms most in- | teres.ed. and will make strong fight against the demand. The Central La bor Union will back the men. and the fight IS to be extended to Springfield and intermediate cities
 George H. Woods, 6S, we'll known { Hartford man, died Tuesday morning He was deeply interested in relig ous matters, was a Mason and a prominent | Republican.
 4 peddler of patent medicine giving tue name of Charles Wright appeared in Colebrook and hired horse of Willis White. He later appeared at the home of Richard Parsons in Sandi, field. Mass Since that time White has not seen his horse. nor have the Parsons seen their l5 yesr-old daughter who went away wlth the man. A sum of money is also missing from Parsons. 4 movement Is on foot in the city council of Hartford to stop the granting of licenses for so called sacred concerts In that city. Hartford is the only city in the state where Sunday concerts" are given in the theatres.
 CORNWALL HOLLOW. Miss Diva CA.lin pf Cornwall is visit