Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-02-07
STATE NEWS,

A wild cat over two feet long and
weighing AZ pounds was killed in
Essex last Saturday.
Bridgeport has small pox case.
Two more cases of this disease develop
ed in Torrington Sunday.
Depositors in the defunct First Ma
tional Bank of Willimantic have been
notified that another dividend of ten
Ger cent is payable. This is the fifth
dividend. making the total up to the
present IS per cent.
Ashbel E. Bartram was appointed
Monday, trustee of the iusolvent estate
of the defunct firm of Marsh Bros. of
Bridgeport At the first meeting of
the creditors claims amounting to
$40, 900 we're approved.
ARIEL Nicholson Of Tariffville will try
the experiment of raising tobacco under
cloth next season and has ordered
| {, 700 yards of cotton for the purpose.
ae has great confidence 10 this method
OF tobacco growing.
The Consolidated road has issued an
order from the general office prohibit
ing its employees from assigning their
pay. to take effect Immediately. The
officials say that the custom is becom-
ing more and more prevalent and causes
them and the employees endless trouble.
Through the interest of Congressman
e. J. Hill local weather observation
station has been established at the Tor
rington High School. The forecast and
weather warnings are displayed by
flags from q high pole. The station is
equipped with maximum and mini
mum thermometer, rain and snow
guage and instrument shelter.
Secretary B. F. Collins of the Con-
necticut Agricultural society says il
cannot be told yet whether there will
be state fair this year. Judging by
the past, he thinks the people do not
want one.
From that unreliable source, Winsted.
comes the report that q cat recently
jumped into q revolving driving wheel
of the Excelsior Needle Go. at Torring-
ton, and was carried around for half an
hour before it managed to escape. 1t
was picked up very much alive but very
dizzy after its 30 mile ride.
F. G. NANNY of Asbury Park recent
~ HAD his pet cat dewey" vaccinated
together with the rest of the children
in the family.
According to Woodbury. statistics il
is not healthy business to sign petitions
for liquor licenses when public senti-
ment is strong against it. Not long age
five men OF that village signed petition
under such circumstances and remark
able series of misfortunes befall them
Three of them died shortly after sign.
ing, one left the place for his own good
and only the fifth remains as an object
lesson for the youth of that locality.
Irving j. Reyes has leased the Mil
ford Citizen, including the job print
ing department, for term of three
years. He promises to publish non
partisan paper and also to make many
improvements 10 the paper and plant.
All kr ow that Mr. Reyes has the qualif
cations to produce q frst-class local
paper and his many friends wish him
success.
Frank E. Knox, 10, of Woodbury., ID
prodigy as regards accidents and mar.
row escapes from death. His record is
o hard one to beat and many are of the
opinion that he leads q charmed life.
When young child Knox fell on 9
stone and fingered between life and death
for long time with brain fever. Then
he had all the children's diseases in ag.
gravated form. A little later he was
blown up in powder explosion and
barely escaped with his life. just after
recovering from this he was thrown
from his bicycle and fractured rib
Some months later he broke his right leg
in two places on coasting accident
Then the front forks on his bicycle
broke off, precipitating him to The
| ground. He remained unconscious fol
several hours. A year ago he wa,
knocked senseless in hockey game
and Thursday OF last week a wagon
load of hay and grain fell upon and
badly injured him. His record, al
though long one, is not yet complete
1t remains for him to get drowned
ship wrecked, run over by the cars
electrocuted, asphyxiated, frozen t.
death and have the alcoholism and golt
cure before he can retire to private life
on pension.