Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25
STATE N EWS

Arrangements are now nearly perfect ed for the convention of the State Fire mems Association, to be held at Bran ford, August 8 and i. There Is to be parade and exhibitions and contests on the public green. The convention eXer- cises will be held in Music Hall.
 The convicts in the state prison num- bered 449 June 1, against 504 last year and 800 in 1901.
 There are 531 old veterans at Fitch's Soldiers, Home at NorotOn.
 The eight striking trolleymen, who have been on trial at Waterbury for assault with intent to kill Conductor Mearna and Motorman Morrlsette-non union men-at Waterville last February, were adjudged not guilty by a jury be- fore Judge Thayer in the Superior court last week Wednesday night. The yer dict was greeted with cheers ill the court room and throughout the city. The men acquitted are: Clifford and Willis Vandemark, Edward Winnegar, David c. Marsh, Harry w. Warren, John J. Mcclure, Charles T. Ross and John J. Brearton.
 Roscoe Benjamin of Winsted has sold his high schooled combination horse "Cakewalk" to parties i'll North Adams, Mass. Roscoe says this was the sllckest piece of horsefesh he ever owned.
 Roscoe Benjamin of Winsted pur- chased a fast trotter in training at Nashua, x. H. last week, that has more speed than any he ever handled.
 The officials of the Central New Eng land railroad company desire to abandon the railroad station at North Bloomfield, and i'll lieu thereof to establish station about two miles nearer the present station station at Bloomfield center and adjacent to the tobacco warehouses of Sutter Bros The station at North Bloomfield was established when the road (then the Connecticut Western) was first built, and has been continu- ously used ever since, and the people of that section are strongly opposed to its abandonment, and have prepared a re- monstrance which has been signed by a large number of people interested, and which will be presented to the railroad commissioners.
 talking of adding 1 cent to the price of done definitely until the farmers know ho" GlIo hfiy Oiop WILL oAh oub'
 Timothy Dwight, Yale's president from 1886 to 1899, has just published a book entitled Memories of Yale"
 William Lyman Squire. aged nearly 72 years, treasurer of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, died of heart trouble at his residence in Meriden last Friday, after an illness of over two months.
 A dispatch from Newcastle, Ont, June 20, says: Henry Sanford of Bridge port, Conn.,, vice president of the Adams Express company, is in critical condition from paralysis. Fears are en- Mrs. Oliver Wilmont Sanford, died suddenly yesterday from paralysis of the brain.
 Rev. Bernard O'Reilly Sheridan, pas tor of St. Johns Roman Catholic Church at Middletown, died of pneu- monia early last Sunday morning, aged 61 years.
 Mrs. Maud Keith of Plymouth, who is said to have admitted that she drew about 5000 belonging to her mother, Mrs. Mary Chase of Plymouth, from the Waterbury savings bank, has been To- cated i'll Philadelphia, and requisition papers will be granted as soon as the necessary formalities can be conformed with.
 A mysterious fire in Perry Newton s market at Winsted Sunday night did about 5000 worth of damage.
 The button factory of E. F. Smith & Sons at Union City was completely de stroyed by fire Saturday night. The loss is estimated at $20,000; insured. Nearly 200 men and women will be thrown out of work