Connecticut western news., 1901-01-17
STATE NEWS.

JuuR6 Luclu6 M OlAue, well RnOWu throughout the state and 8 native Of Hartland, died at his home in Bridge port last Friday aged Il years. He will be remembered as the father of laws beneftting the farmers and of the pres- ent law regulating the hours for the celebration of Independence Day.
 A widely diversified epidemic of grip has struck this part of the country. The cities suffer more than smaller towns. In New Haven it is estimated that there are 1000 cases of the disease, Bridgeport and Waterbury have each over 2,00O and Hartford upwards of l,500 cases.
 Several cases of small pox have bro- ken out in Bridgeport and New Haven. They are confined in the houses of iso- lation and every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the al sease. The beard of health of Bridge port have established vaccination sta- tions all over the city.
 The Island House, large hotel on the north shore of Bantam Lake. kept open the year round to accommodate fishing parties was burned last Friday morning, with loss of SIC, 900. cover ed by insurance.
 The N. r., N. H. & H. R. R. is going to reduce it's eighteen divisions to eley- en, cutting off several superintendents and assistants and making big reduc- tion in expenses. The details have not been given ont yet but the plan affects the whole system.
 The Augustus Rapp farm in Roberts vile, known for many years as the 0. Camp place, containing three houses two barns and 28 acres of land has been sold to Edward J. Vogellus of Jersey City who proposes to go into the poul- try business quite extensively.
 The E. s. Kellogg Camp, No. 29, s. of V., which disbanded several years ago, was re organized at Winsted with appropriate ceremonies Saturday night. A joint stock company has been or | ganized in the town of Winchester, whose incorpora.ors include some of the wealthy and influential citizens, to be known as the Angora Goat Co. The amount of the capital stock is $2, GOO A tract of land Is to be purchased wh ch ! will be stocked with angora goats.
 The ice storm which prevailed the latter part of last week did considerable damage about the state. The reports are much the same; all tell of wires down, trees and orchards damaged. New Britain, Middletown, Litchfeld, Bristol, Winchester and many othe, places suffered quite serious damages
 Loyalo Graham of Bridgeport, was struck by a Berkshire division train while driving across the tracks at New Milford Sunday evening, receiving se were injuries. The horse was instantly killed.
 At the quarterly session of the state board of health held at Secretary Lind sey's office in New Haven last Friday 8 bill for the establishment of state sani tarium for consumptives was passed up on favorably. Dr Pratt of Torringtor presented bill calling for an appropri ation of $10O,0O0 for such an institution and committee was appointed to pre- sent and argue the matter before the General Assembly.
 According to the report of the Bureau of Labor of this state, just received i buoTo WcTo fO5 pht6utS lSSueQ GO COn necticut people in 1899 which places Connecticut at the head of all the state. in this respect. There are at present 2,380 different articles manufac tured il this state which makes Connecticut tho most complete and ingenius industria section in the world, record she ha, held for a number of years. The aver age daily wage rats for the year wa $l 52, or $452 04 yearly.
 A combine of New England firms manufacturers of witch hazel, was form cd into trust to control the manufac ture of this article, at New Haven las Saturday. The trust will be known at the Chester Pond Extract Company ant is capitalized at $3,0OO,0 Circuls letters have been sent to all retail drug gists stating that the price of witcl hazel will be exactly doubled immedi ately. Not firm in the east is outsid the combine and the monopoly is al most perfect.