Connecticut western news., 1903-04-23
STATE W EWS

| weather has not injured the peach crop of the State, but a week later would have done irreparable damage.
 Alfred T. French, "A, of Westville, died suddenly in the street at New Haven last Friday of heart failure. H. was employed by the Pond LIly Cleans ing and Dyeing Go. He was a first cousin of the late Carlos French of Sey- mour and at one time was a wealthy man but lost all his property.
 The annual encampment of tha Con. necticut department of the GTaud Army to be held in Danhury has been postponed from May and to May l3 and II. The reason for this change in date is because Governor Chamberlain, who is to be a guest of honor, will be unable to attend on the originsl date, as he will be in St. Louis attending the Exposition. Neither would Comman- der-in chief Stewart have been able to be present on those days.
 The 18th annnal state eucsmpmeut of the Sons of Veterans of Connecticut which was in session in Hartford last week elected officers as follows: Con- mander, Edward Croft, Waterbury senior vice commander. Malcolm D. Rudd, Lakeville; junior vice command CT, G W. Fletcher. Simsbury; division council. Joseph Decan'illion, Meriden; Charles E Roberts. Hartford; NJ E.. Johnson, New Haven.
 W. 0. Johnson found land turtle a few days since. which cannot possibly lose itself. It bears the initials L.. P |, ", presumably carved by Lewis H., ] adopted son of Mir and Mrs c. H. Peck. Under these were the initials. O B. J. co. B Johnsop) 'S7, W. J. (W. C.. Johnson), 'S9 The marks were renew ed, additional dates laid and the turtle released. -Newtown Bee.
 Dr. 0. A Lindsley of New Haven, secretary of the state board of health, who has been Investigating the Bristol typhoid epidemic, last week issued a statement to the effect that the cause of the epidemic is infected milk. During the investigation it was discovered that water from a contaminated well on a farm outside of Bristol in some manner came into contact with milk. Up to date there have been eight cases of | typhoid reported and five deaths.
 Andrew J. Hallisey, l9, died in Hart ford last Thursday from a bullet wound inflicted three days before by Dominick Pacifico. Pscifco will be tried for murder.
 Director William H. Wellington of the United States Cotton Duck corpor- ation says that the closing of the small l n ills of the company at Phoenix, Md. lnx kr hn hs~h 0f ,e likely to be followed by the disman ding of said mills and moving the machinery sont5, in line with the action of the combine in reference to the New Hart. ford, Conn.,, mills, and Stark mills oi Manchester, N. H.
 Carissio Domenichetti. the young l Italian wbo was arrested recently fol attempting to wreck trolly cars on the Torrington and Winchester street rail way, WAS found guilty in the superior court in Litchfield last week and was sentenced to four months in jail.
 The Central New Eugland railway is building new passenger station al 1ariffville between the tracks of the main line and tho of the Springfield branch.
 Mrs Catherine Seymour died at he, home in New Hartford April 16. from blood poisoning About two weeks be- fore she stuck a rose thorn into her left hand and used needle to get it out l Her leIt hand and arm broke out and the phJ sician said she had blood poisoning. She was 60 years old and left an estate valued at over $100,00O. Patrick Dit nehan died last Friday iu | Torrington from inlurles rect ived one week before from unknown assailant6 Dinnehsn was stabbed in he head b, ( rusty knife blade. Diunehan is sur. vived by wife and several children. Michael Hogan. Daniel Hauley and Matthew Hallban, all of Torrington, have been held for the June term of the Superior court, as being implicated ir 1 the assault.
 The Bristol Oil Company sud P. J Conlon of Newark, N J. have signed s contract. by which Conlou is to drlll ar oil we'll 500 feet deep and as mucL deeper aS the company may order or the premises of H. Wells Taylor in For estyille.
 Reuben Brown, colored, 30 years old was found dead in the ruins of hil cabin near Electric Park in Pennington | Monday morning and is believed tC have been murdered before the cab,r was fired, Brown lived alone and Ii alleged to have sold cider to Ital ans il the ueighborhood. Three Italians ant three other men were in the cabin Sun day night playing cards. William Gal laghher, John McFsll and John Rlsley say the Italians drew a knife agains
 Brown and they got out. When the, returned the cabin was burning and tb, negro's body was inside.
 State Highway Commissioner Mac
 iopald on Mordav awarded coutrac
 for the construction of 2 100 feet o gravel road to the town of Putnam a
 the price of 65 cents linear foot The brick store in New Hartford
 owned and conducted by w. c. Wood
 ruff for the last few years was entirel destroyed by fire Monday night Th
 6remen co fined the fire to the on building but none of its contents wer
 saved. The loss was S30, 00U %; pa,
 .ially insured The building was 60x4
 three stories high, and was occupied b | MT "POtEhu "ltu Auc cACcptlOI ul Ou
 room which was used by Wm McA
 pine, tailor. The fire started about l
 D m. in the elevator shaft.
 Including the present incumbent ( , the gubernatorial chair Connect ut hs had sixty govern ors, of whom eight sti live These are: Joseph R Hawlev ( , Hartford, Thomss NJ. Waller of Ne
 London. PhInAas c Lounshurv Ridgefeld, Morgan c Bulk-lv ( Hartford, O. Vincent Cufin of Middle [ town. George E. Lnunsbury of R;dg, field. George F Mclean of Simsbur
 and Gov. Cham berlsin of Merideu.