The weekly examiner., 1901-08-10
STATE ITEMS.

MT. Hill of Southwick has recently 1 sold quarter of an acre of Sumatra tobacco, raised under cloth, for $1.50 pound.
 James Baker of Bridgeport, who in a fit of jealousy shot his fellow en- ploye, has had his case continued until Monday under $2,000 bonds.
 Carl Belmer of Enfield tried to board fast moving freight train and his left shoulder and hip were crushed. He died four hours later Dell Reeves, a Portland rattle snake hunter, killed a rattler 52 in ches in length, weighing six pounds. It was twelve inches in circumfer- ence and had fftee rattles. A big grading machine has ar rived in Danbury to be used in the construction of the Danbury & Har- lem railroad. This machine is ex pected to do the work of 100 labor CTS.
 The German order of Harugari held its state grand lodge convention at Norwalk Tuesday. Carl Langhus of Hartford was elected president for the ensuing year. There are 36 lodges in the state with a member ship of 1,922.
 A Bridgeport girl attempted sui eide at the Exchange Hotel in Waterbury Monday night. She will recover. She said that all of her friends were married and happy and she was not. and that was the reason why she wanted to kill herself. A fat young tramp makes prac- tice of walking the tramway tracks between Hartford and Rockville con- tinuously during the summer months. His object is to search for stray coins. In the summer, when open cars are used, coins are frequently dropped by passengers and often roll off the car
 Warrants were issued Friday by the selectmen of Greenwich against 200 citizens, including several prom inent New Workers. charging failure to license dogs. One man refused to pay his fine and costs amounting to $16.3O. He was taken to Bridge port jail, where he will work out the fine at the rate of $1 day.
 M. s. Chapman, general manager of the Hartford Manufacturing Com pany, returned from Washington Saturday with the contract for the annual supply of stamped envelopes for the government. No other com pany. presented bid. The contract calls for 1OO,OOO,OOO, which is an in- crease of 6,O0O,0O0 over last year. Frederick M. Roland, the street railroad conductor, who was held responsible by Coroner Dettess--- etess- tse fox the collision of trolley cars at Five Corners near Danbury, when Motor man Edward J. Heating was killed, was bound over to the superior court under $1, ,O00 bonds. He is charged with manslaughter, 1t being alleged that he disobeyed signal.
 About 20 growers of tobacco in the vicinity of Poqnonock, with crops aggregating at least 200 acres, have already disposed of their products. Claims are made that some growers have obtained as high as 28 cents and 30 cents assorted. James A. Sterling received 20 cents pound by the bundle and H. H. Wilbraham, sold his crop at 24 cents in the bun- dle.
 Messrs. w. ]. Rockwell and C. w. Mallert of Hartford have purchased great extent of territory in North Haven and 1000 acres in New Jer- sey, from which they will secure vast quantities of, peat In North Haven layers of the stuff extend to depth of 20 feet, and thousands of tons will be dug up. A plant will be erected in Hartford and large number of handssswill be- employed in making fuel of the peat.