Connecticut western news., 1900-07-19
STATE NEWS.

 Tool Company was burned to the ground May 19 in the early morning Superintendent Jessup said the next day that the building would be rebuilt and ready for work in sixty days. Thursday Mir Jessup said that if the shafting were there, as it should be, they could have it up and running in two days. The sixty days expired today.
 Colonel Edward s. James at ore time connected with the "New Haven Pala- dium" died in Roxbury, Mass, and his funeral was attended last week Tuesday afternoon. He was the founder of the order of Heptasophs.
 The annual camp meeting on the grounds at Plainville will begin Monday July 23 and continue during the week, the Rev John E. Adams president of the association being in charge. There will be three sermons each day and the usual meetings in the tents and cot tages,
 Selectmen F. H. Dunham ard Mrs Durham while driving in East Hampton recently saw snake run across the road in front of the horse. Mr Dunham sprang from the wagon and threw a stone at the reptile thinking it was a rattlesnake. The stone hit the snake, killing it instantly. It proved to be deadly red eye, the dread of all farmers in that section.
 Maggie Farrell, aged 19 years, was arrested by Officer William Bright at 12 80 last Friday morning at New Haven on the charge of vagrancy. She was A. CA-As kkn The girl has been out of place for the past three weeks and has been hanging about the neighborhood In which she was formerly employed. She has been sleeping out of doors and living in hand to mouth fashion gen. orally.
 John H. Thacher, assistant adjutant general of the G. A. R. of Connecticut, states that from present indications. Connecticut will be we'll represented at the thirty fourth national encampment of the Grand Army, to be held at Chicago. August 26, to September l. Head. quarters for the Connecticut depart ment will be at the auditorium, corner Michigan and Congress streets. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has been selected as the official route for the de- partment of Connecticut. The round trip from Hartford will be S19.25. William M. Pemberton. 45 years old, married and dry goods clerk for Wal ter Leigh of New Haven, former busi- ness man of Ansonia and we'll known throughout the state. was arrested last Thursday for embedding goods from his employer. He is out under bonds for trial at tue next term of the Superi- | or court.
 Senator Plimpton was the Connecticut 1 member of the committee selected to | notify President Mckinley of his re- nomination, and A. J. Sloper of New Britain of the committee to notify Gov. Roosevelt.
 At Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, Au- gust 10, the reunion of the members of the general assem- plies of '97 and '99 will take place. The '97 committee is Messrs Wortman, Hall, Hutchinson, Wadsworth and Calkins. The '99 oom- mittee is Messrs Callahan, Pendleton, Brett Roberts and Bridgman of Nor folk.
 The Rev Dr Cornelius Roosevelt Dufie, rector emeritus of the Church of the Epiphany of New York, and chap tor emeritus of Columbia college. died ct his country home in Litch6eld the 8th inst. He was within a month of his seventy ninth birthday. His family traced their lineage to royalties and mo- bility of England. Scotland, France, Castile and Germany.
 Reports from Connecticut, AS rule, state that the crop conditions are favor able.
 Joseph Grady. plumber employed by the Winsted Gas company to repair 6 leak in gas main, was buried under four feet of earth by landslide yester. day. An half hour elapsed before he was extricated and he was unconscious for Ave minutes after being taken out.
 The farmhouse of Cephas Roberts, North Colebrook was burned to the ground Sunday. The place was set afire When first discovered there was big blaze in the attic. Roberts gained some notoriety recently by advertising for g thief to take care of his place as he claimed to have been robbed by those lose about $1, 500 by fire. The insur ! is strong circumstantial evidence against certain parties who are supposed tc have fired the building.
 Allison Marvin, who shot himself with suicidal intent Friday evening. died al 33O o'clock last Monday morning De spondency is given as cause for the young mans action.
 Alexander Drezek. aged 33, married employed at the Plume & Atwood Roll ing Mills. was drowned while bathing in the Seth Thomas Clock Company dam, Thomaston, Sunday afternoon.
 The prohibition state committee hal issued an official call for state conven tion to be held in Grand Army Hall, 1T the Cheney building, Hartford. on Fri day, July 27. The nomination of Wool ley and Metcalt by the National Prohi bition convention, will be ratified at thi gathering and complete state ticke consisting of candidates for governor lieutenant governor, secretary of state treasurer, comptroller er and attorney. gen eral will be nominated. Presidentia electors will also be named.
 H. o. Atwood has leased the larg, store in Hotel Winchester block, former merly occupied by William Nisbet a Winsted.
 The thirteenth season of the Winstet ! Peoples Entertainment Course vii open Nov. 21 The International Grand Opera Go. has been secured for the frs entertainment and it is said that ther, is no other similar company which ha such an extensive grand opera reper toirs.