Connecticut western news., 1902-03-06
STATE NEWS.

The state encampment of the Connec ticnt Division. Sons of Veterans, will be held at Derby, April 15 and 16.
 Edmund Halladay of Sufield wat elected president of the New England Tobacco Growers Association, on Feb ruary 27.
 Hon. T. s. Gold of Cornwall was re. elected recording secretary at the fiftieth annual meeting of the Oonnec, ticut Agrioul ultural Society held recently in Meriden and W. G. French of Water. town a director.
 The condition of Simon Miller, the injured Hebrew peddler, who is still confined to the Waterbury hospital, is absolutely unchanged. So far as if known he has not reiterated his charge against Jacob Israelovitch.
 Gov. George P. Mclean, Railroad ommissioner O. R. Fyler of Torring. ton, Representative George E. Lilley oi Waterbury and Surgeon General Dr. George H. Knight of Lakeville left New York on Tuesday for two weeks stay at Winter Park in Florida.
 Highway Commissioner Macdonald is closing up his accounts for the sp. propriations of 1899 and 1900. for high way improvements under the statute, which limits the time for which the ap- propriations are available. The limit for the old appropriations is April l, 1902. As this is the last month, the commissioner intends to devote his time to closing the accounts.
 There lives in Connecticut one of the four surviving widows of Revolutionary soldiers. The Connecticut member oi this famous qusrtette is Mrs Rhods Augusta Thomson of Woodbury. The other three are Mrs Rebecca Mayo oI Newborn. Va; Mrs Mary Snead ol Parksley. Va; and Mrs Nancy Jones of Jonesboro, Tenn. The eovermeni pays these venerable relicts SIP per month pension.
 State officers on Monday investigated the Mystic Valley Institute and found the institution in state of phy ysiosl and educational decay. The five pupils in attendance were in a dirty condition and their sleeping accommodations were very scant. A rigid investigation will be made and possibly the state license revoked. The head of the school is John H. Bucklyn, past de- partment commander of the G. A. R.
 The differebces between the N. T., N. H. & H. railroad company and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen have been adjusted after several conferences between the men and President Hall. The men asked for ten hour day with extra pay for overtime. The matter has finally been decided and the work hours will remain as heretofore and there will he some increase of pay to some men, based on the length of Tnns None of the men will suffer reduction of pay.
 John Morgan, l6 years old. of Tor rington. has become infatuated the past winter with Grace Bishop, a Roxbury maid. Morgan's parents didn't ap. prove of the attachment but couldn't keep the boy away from the young girl. A short time ago Chief oi Police Martin Rood of Torrington was sent to Roxbury to bring the boy home He did so and a week ago last Sunday young Morgan started for Sunday school as demure as a lamb. For sever. al days his parents could not find him but he was later discovered living with the Bishop girl and her mother in Rox bury and it was also learned that young Morgan and Miss Bishop had been married by Presbyterian minister in Brewsters, N. '. The officer again took Morgan home to his parents There is probably more trouble coming Miss Bishop is said to be 15 years old