Connecticut western news., 1900-05-24
STATE NEWS.

Sl ,OOO of the state appropriation for good roads.
 The inventory of the estate of Sidney | A. Kent, who died some time ago ln Sufield, was filed in the Probate Court 1 in Chicago recently. It shows prop | erty worth nearly $5, ,OOO,OOO.
 About a year ago Mss Lida Chapin | was bitten just below the left knee by | a mosquito. The wound became very troublesome and did not heal, but spread till 1t became as large as a top of 8 cup. At times it gave her much pain and it was finally decided to under go 8 surgical operation, and she went to hospital in Brooklyn last week. On Saturday the operation was per formed and word has since been re- csived that she is much improved, and in about three weeks the result will be fully known.-Lakeville Journal.
 H. R. Griswold of Hartford has pur- chased the iewelry store of F. B. Cape we'll at Winsted.
 Mrs Melissa Gledhill. aged GA, of morning by her husband. Death was due to heart disease.
 M. l.. Martin of Boston, Mass, has opened business college Tn Torring- ton.
 Henry Brackeu, of Winsted, fire man on the Air Line division, was fatal ly injured at Middletown last Thursday by falling under the wheels of his en- zine in attempting to board it while in motion.
 Twenty -one convicts will be released from the state prison next month by reason of expiration of term of impris- onment, 19 men aud two women. Two of the men are insane.
 Admiral Admer Pasha, chief engineer of the Turkish Navy and special envoy of the Sultan of Turkey visited Hart ford Sunday night and Monday and then proceeded to Washington.
 Young trout in the hatcheries in the vicinity of Meriden are dying off at a rapid rate.
 Frank J. Watrous, living near Col chester, has recently had 39 sheep and 12 lambs killed by dogs, and the town of Marlborough has been called upon to settle.
 Farmers near Chester have made big money this winter selling dogwood, which is now used to make black piano keys in place of ebony.
 Dwight Thrall. state agent of the Conn. Humane Society, has investiga- ted the case of mango of two horses be- longing to Darlington Phelps of North Colebrook. MT Thrall has turned the case over to John F. Simmons who will, if he sees fit, cause the horses to be killed.
 A barn belonging to Jarvis Good enough of Winchester, known as the Adams place was struck by lightning Friday evening and totally destroyed by |! fire. The loss of the building and con- tents is estimated at $l. .000, partially in- | sured.
 Work on tue new Litchfeld Library building was commenced last week. The contract for building was signed | with the A. Burritt company of Bridge port. It will be made of pres ,ed brick with limestone trimmings, and to be fire proof. The contract calls for its com. | pletion within eight months. | A blight appears to have struck all the trout hatcheries in the vicinity of Meri den. At the Blue Hill hatchery 700, ,OOC | young trout were matched this year. Oi this number 100 GOO were sold as trout fry and the remaining 600, 1000 are about all dead. The state hatchery at Wind. sor has lost 80O,0O0 young trout this year. State Superintendent Holdridge has made an investigation but can fiud no reasonable cause for the blight. During the progress of the thunder shower Sunday night St. Anthony's | Catholic church at Bridgeport was roof was torn away and the interior somewhat damaged. Andrew Raugh's residence of that place was also struck and set afire and damaged to the ex tent of about $1, 900.
 The Bureau of Labor Statistics of this state Is making careful investigation of the condition of the manufacturing interests of the state concerning the i'm provements and additions made during the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1900 The result will show that Connection industries have made rapid strides tn. past year.
 On Friday morning the 18th inst. tn, entire plant of the Wipsted Edge Too
 Works was burned to the ground, in volving loss of upwards of $50, ,00t fully covered by insurance. The fir, was discovered at about o'clock in tn, morning and although tue entire fir' department responded to a genera alarm and the firemen worked heroic ally nothing but the adjacent ofic.
 building was saved. The insuranc, adjusters made settlement this week and negotiations have already been en tered into in relation to the construction of new building which will be bull this summer. The Winsted Edge Too Go. is one of the oldest and best paying manufacturing concerns in Northwest ern Connecticut, the e1cellency of it, product being known the world over It is one of the best factories in Win sted, inasmuch as it's force of employe. were nearly all mon of families and wht received annually good pay.
 FALLS VILLAGE.