Connecticut western news., 1900-11-29
STATE NEW 8.

An epidemic of pneumonia has settled down upon Bridgeport and the doctors ! are reaping the benefit.
 Edward Turner, 16, of Winsted, while | playing foot ball last week, had his right arm broken in a scrimnage.
 George B. Thrall, Bethel butcher, is out on $1 ,000 bonds charged with stealing cattle from farm in Hunting ton.
 Mir and Mrs Ralph Buckingham of Essex, 92 and 80 years old respectively, celebrated their 67th wedding anniver- sary last Saturday.
 There are only three vacsnt beds at the Soldiers home in Noroton. There are 495 veterans present, "A absent and 112 patients in the hospital.
 With hands uplifted, as she was about to deliver prayer at her sisters grave in New Haven, Friday, Mrs Sarah Grumley dropped dead. One thousand pounds of honey was destroyed by fire in Danbury Tuesday night. It was owned by 0. A. Romans who had collected it for shipment. Rarwinton is suffering relapse of the summer complaint. Wild violets and strawberry blossoms were picked on farm there the 2d of November. Mrs Martin Hollfelder of New Britain, | 69 years old, was burned to death by the explosion of a lighted oil lamp which she was filling Sunday morning. Thomas O'Neil, 20, was found dead | l1- klo ok kho Hardware Co.'S factory. Winsted, Tues day evening. Death was caused by | accident.
 The Adams Express Go. has equipped | it's ,lf with steam express wagons. One of these wagons, carrying load of 5000 pounds, ran from New York to Stamford last Friday.
 Joseph H. Gleason, we'll known resident of Bristol was found dead in a barn at that place Sunday. The cause of his death is unknown, although the conditions indicate suicide.
 w. Fl. Gladden., superintendent of the Fairview cemetery, New Britain, has announced that hereafter no buriais will be allowed to take place in that cemetery on Sundays.
 A house of ill fame, conducted by l.. R. Blakeslee near Newfield, was raided and broken up by the Law and Order
 League last week. The proprietor and
 four girls were arrested.
 Capt. James Peet of Bridgeport re, cently purchased an old chair at an auction for 50 cents. In removing the upholstering afterwards he found $450
 in Ayes and tens. They had remained
 in the old chair so long the bills had
 become mouldy.
 The Mystic Opera House was totally
 destroyed by fire early Sunday morn
 ing, involving loss of $30, 900. Poor
 water pressure rendered the fire depart
 stores in the building, the contents of
 which was nearly all destroyed. All
 the property was we'll insured.
 Four parties, H. E. House, J. w.
 Alling, Thomas B. Clancy and Mrs Daniel Larkin, all of Collinsville, were arrested Sunday by agents of the Law
 and Order League for illegal liquor sell ) ing. One of the rsiding party was at
 tackled and severely wounded. The
 prisoners were placed under $20O
 bonds each to appear for trial next Mon day morning.
 Howard, Crosby < Co.,, "bucke,
 shop" company doing bushes in vari ous cities about the state, has suspend ed business, leaving many unsettled ac counts. An investigation shows that
 the company was doing ''fake" bus
 mess in several states. Many of the creditors are inclined to make thorough investigation of the business and il
 fraud is found, bring the offenders to
 justice.
 Henry Overton, highly respected citizen of Winsted, died at hie home al that place, Nov. 2l, aged 60 years. He was born in Hartford and in early life
 followed the sea as 8 whaler. He served throughout the war in infantry and navy, being member of the 2d
 Conn. heavy artillery and having served on the gunboats New Hampshire an6
 Wabash. He conducted harness
 business in New Hartford for 21 yearl
 and for the past five years lived in Win
 sted where he owned a large harness , shop. The funeral was held last Friday l afternoon.
 Says the New Hartford Tribune "The state of Connecticut is to b. ,, represented in her farm, fruit ant dairy interests at the Pan-Americar { Exposition next year. Benjamin H Lee of Hartford is the com missioner il charge of the work, and he is assisted by committee composed of N 8. Platt , chairman, New Haven; Professor 0. s Phelps, secretary, agricultural station Storrs; J. A. Dubon, Poquonock; Pro |, lessor A. G. Gulley, Agricultural col , lege, Storrs; B. H. Jenkins, agriculture , station. New Haven; J. B. Noble. dair. commissioner, Hartford; B. c. Patter , son. master of state grange, Torrington