Connecticut western news., 1900-12-27
STATE NEWS.

The Park Hotel at Milford was total ly burned Sunday morning. the loss be- ing sbout 5000.
 The Consolidated railroad has been sued for S5. 900 f., r the death of Gather. me Curtin, killed at Nsugatuck Oct. 6.
 By accidentally peircing her eye with the points of pair of shears Miss Der tha Elmore of Winsted may be totally blind.
 The residence of George Jester on Town Hill, New Hartford, was totally destroyed by fro Wednesday evening. Loss about $3000.
 Edward Johnson of Middletown, the oldest resident of Middlesex county, died Friday morning aged go years, s months and 2l days.
 The buildings of the E. s. Hotchkiss Go. of Bridgeport were almost entirely destroye ed by fire Saturday. The loss is estimated at SS0, ,OO0.
 Another suit for S5. GOO damages has been instiLutued against the Consolida- ted road by the estate of Edward E. Barrows of New Haven.
 Rumor has it that counterfeiting gang is operating within few miles of Meriden. A large number of brass dimes with slight silver plate are be ing circulated in that vicinity.
 Colt Cortey Clark, s6. son of Henry l.. Clark of Haddsm Neck and ephew of ex-Ssate Senator George NJ. Clark of Higganum, committed suicide by talk ing porphene last Thursday morning
 Chasing deer by trolley is new game fully as interesting as foot ball. It was indulged in for the first time in Brsnford the other day when a trolley car chased deer down the track quite a distance.
 The monthly mortality reports re- ceived by the state board of health from every town in the state show that there were l,097 deaths in the state in Novem- Der, III less than in October, and IF more than in November, 1899. Edwin s. Lewis. tie oldest man in the town of Bristol, was found dead in his bed last Friday morning. He was | nearly 95 years old and was man of | he had lived for 75 years.
 Greenwich is suffering from a water famine. although the town reservoir is | full of water Six other towns, depend ent upon the Greenwich Water Go. for supply, are also without water. The water is polluted with quantities of dead fish.
 "Lord Dash," Belgian hare ownt d by s. c. Goodwin of New Hartford, took 6rst and special prizes in the re. cent Bristol poultry show. MT Good via values the hare at S375. There were about 20 hares in competition with "Lord Dash" -
 A combination of capital has organ. ized new iron bridge company in Der lin. The old Berlin Iron Bridge com. pany has been absorbed by the trust and it is thought that the new concern will take much of the old company's "good will" .as.
 Mrs Amy B Porter, wife of the late John Addison Porter, has given to the Day Kimball Hospital of Putnam, 1T memory of her husband, Sl, ,500 for the maintainance of "free bed" for five years to be known as the "John Addi son Porter free bed.
 Last Thursday O. NJ. Platt of Water bury, one of the wealthy men of tha city and large real estate owner. wa seized with violent fit of sneezint which resulted in the rupture of blood vessel near the heart, causing instan death. He was 76 years old.
 Henry F. Shaw, employed in factor, at Norwich. has fallen heir to forum, of S750, 900 in England, left to him b. bis uncle, which he must go to Eng land to claim. At the same time, as h. had once deserted from the British army, he fears that he might be impris oned if he set foot on English soil.
 A COW belonging to T. Scott Bidwel of Canton Center had calf born recent ly with five legs and six feet. As it mother refused to own the calf and was in a weak condition Mir Bidwel killed it the next day. The fifth lei grew out from the shoulder aud belo, the knee separated forming two distinc feet. MT Bidwell had several photo graphs of the animal taken.
 Stratford is soon to be made the re pairing headquarters for the trolle combine which is covering the stat with it's network of electric wires. l is also planned to dam the Fsrmill rive l and make large artificial lake for boa ing and skating. A dam costing S20 a 900 is contemplated and the plans ca for park which, when constructed should be one of the handsomest : New England.
 The report of the comptroller, Thom r son S. Grant. for the year ended Sel tember 30, 1900. shows balance of S1 : 900, 900 in the treasury, and an exec ss receipts over last year of S34S,000 IT grand list of the state shows total !, S57O, 163. 749. The salaries of the clerl ! of the courts aggregated S42. 299 96, ar the smouut of fees reported and turne U in to the st,te was Sa7, ,1U9 90 The
 , as received ou account of the milital [ communication tax Sl54, ,71l.80 I'll railroads of the state paid Sl75. 143.4
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