Connecticut western news., 1900-07-26
STATE NEWS.

during the coming year. MT hoRers was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1874 and wa1 formerly | dean of it's law department.
 Rev William Goodwin, venerable Baptist clergyman, having labored with zeal aud patience in various pastorates in Connecticut and Massachusetts, was called home to his reward last Thursday having expired at the residence of his daughter, Mrs George Sanford of Win sted He was in his 87th year.
 The town of Morris, this county is to celebrate "Old Home Week" from August 19 25. A feature of Tuesday, 21st will be dinner at the Loveland place, with addresses by United States Senator Platt and others.
 Lieut. Commander George F. Colvo- coresses, who is spending his vacation at his home in Litchfield has just been promoted to the position of commander by President Mckinley.
 Bgla Bonardo, the Hungarian who stabbed Cherrie Cadoret by mistske at New Hartford last week Tuesday night is awaiting his trial at Litchfield jail un- der $1 ,000 bonds which he could not furnish.
 The Railroad News, published by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Young Mems Christian Association of New Haven has published an obituary tribute to the memory of the late road master, Samuel Greer.
 In the town of Warren, Q small farm which 25 years ago was mortgaged to Q wealthy farmer for $90O was sold the other day for $10O. In Woodbury, a farm of 160 acres, for which 20 years ago the owner refused 7,5O0, was sold this spring for $4000, the purchaser be- ing son of Austria. In the town of Sherman we know of one of the finest farms in Connecticut for which 30 years ago $15, 900 was refused, and 20 years ago was appraised for $7,50O, which was sold, not over three years ago, for $4, ,000.-Newtown Bee. 4 small farm house on what is known as the George Shepard place in Bloom field was burned to the ground about l o'clock Monday morning. The loss was about $700 and the insurance was $40O. The fire was apparently of in- cendiary origin. Little of the furniture in the house could be saved.
 J. M. Ely's saw mill, which is located near the railroad at the East Granby crossing, was totally destroyed by fire last Thursday night, nothing being sav- ed but the boiler. It was set by lot of burning sawdust.
 The statistics concerning state finan. ces show that the stato strong box is in good condition. They cover three. lquarters of the fiscal year, and they show that in comparison with the two jpast years the current disbursements are less and the current revenues are greater. The income is several laps ahead of the outgo, and in spite of the fact that large expenditures were author ized by the last General Assembly it looks ss though the state surplus for 1900 would be more corpulent than that for 1899.
 Lovers of peaches will be pleased to hear that the peach growers near New Britain report satisfactory crop. J. H. Merriam of Southington mountains states that his crop will yield about 5000 baskets. The other growers in this locality estimate their crops as fol- lows: B. Rogers, 5000; Robert Dunham, ,5OO; D. J. Smith, 1,20O. The yield amounts to 10,7 700 baskets. MT Mer. riam said that his crop would have been about (, 1000 baskets but for the late frosts, which killed the buds, espec- ially those of the young trees. The Con. necticut Valley company's orchard in Berlin is the largest in this section Manager Molumphy said that it's crop at Berlin was estimated at from 12,00C to 15.0O0 baskets.
 Frederick Russell of Wallingford, sor MT and Mrs Frank Russell, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid last Sat- urday evening. He had become de spondent because of his failure to se cure steady employment and had re peatedly threatened to end his life.
 At the annual meeting of the corpora tors of the w. l.. Gilbert Litchfielo County Temporary Home and the Gil bert High school, held at the former building last Saturday afternoon, tn old board of officers were reelected The report of the treasurers show tha both corporations are accommodating $1O, 900 each, yearly.
 The thirty-fifth annual encampment of the M. B. church of the New Hsver district opened auspiciously at Plain vile, Monday afternoon at 9 80 o'clock Over 400 were present, Presiding Elder J. E. Adams. presiding and Rev E. S. Ferry of Hartford preaching the open ing sermon.
 The order of the Knights of Pythias of this state will be largely represented at the biennial convention at Detroit Mich., from August 27 to Sept. 7.
 Mrs Sylvia Langdon Dunham of Southington will be 100 years old or Friday of next week. She is a member of the D. A. R. who are arranging { great celebration on that occasion. l Henry M. White. formerly editor ani proprietor of the Torrington Register has sold the Dorchester Beacon, to take effect September 1. MT White ha, bought an interest in the E. A. Perkinl Electric Go. of Torrington his specia duty being on the financial end of ths business.
 George M. Whiting of Sharon, filed { voluntary petition in bankruptcy in tn, district court of the United States, or Saturday, He was engaged in business as butcher. His liabilities are $1 415. 87, and his assets $474.92.
 William Mentz, aged 20. unmarried was drowned in Lake Kenosha Sunday afternoon. Mentz was an expert swim mer but was taken with cramps wher considerable distance from shore. Tn, body was not recovered.
 A compromise has been affected be tween the High School committee o Unionville and Principal Zink of Litch field, under which his salary at the ] High School at Unionville is to star
 with $1 300 instead of e1, 200, as offered by the committee, and instead of $1 400 asked by MT Zink.
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