Connecticut western news., 1904-09-08
STATE " EWS

The Governor will take his horse and foot guards with him when he goes to St. Louis and both commands will pa rade on the grounds on October 13.
 A few months ago treasurer of a Watertown, Ct., savings bank was arrest ed for betraying his trust and subsequent ly sentenced to a term ill state prison. Yesterday the treasurer of a Water town, Mass. savings bank was arrested for embedding $12,000 from that in- stitution. Another coincidence is that the amount of money misapproprlated in both cases was about the same. .--Wln- sted Citizen.
 Mrs. l.. o. Meafoy, Litchgeld's oldest resident, celebrated her ninty-nineth birthday Aug. 31. Though somewhat feeble in body, Mrs. Meafoy's mind IS exceptionally bright and active. One of the very pleasing circumstances in con- nection with the event is that Mrs. Meafoy's sister, Mrs. Joseph Harris, who is eighty-four years old, travelled alone from Boston to Litchfield to assist in the celebration.
 The probation law is on the statute books to stay. It has been in operation in twenty nine courts in the state, but four courts neglecting to take up proba- tion work. In the towns using the sys- tenn the probation officers had in charge 1,175 persons, eos men, 488 boys, 5l women and 28 girls. The number who violated the probation term were 102 and 46 escaped from the jurisdiction of the court. In other words the law has been of benefit to the lives of more than thousand unfortunates the past year, a splendid record.-Bristol Press.
 The Women's College Club of Litch- field County was organized at High land Lake, Winsted, on August "A, with eighteen members representing eight colleges. Mrs. Henry Hunt of Winsted was chosen president; Miss Mary l.. Bancroft, vice president and 1 Miss Louise Potter of Winsted secretary and treasurer. Meetings will be held every alternate month from August to June and every month during the sum- 1 mer. Any one who has attended rep resentative women's college for a year or more will be eligible for membership.
 The Hartford Post has changed hands and J. s. Richardson, part owner of the Kansas City Star, has purchased an in- terest in it. He assumed the manage ! ment Sept. l. As a result of the change
 
 many of the old employees are on the outside. A. E. Hasbrook supplanted H. W. Clark as advertising manager some months ago. Harry H. Palmer and Thomas Dudley Wells, editorial writers, are dropped and Ira E. Forbes, an old Hartford reporter, goes, too. The paper was owned by E. l.. and H. D. Clark of New Haven. The post came out Monday evening, Sept. as an in- dependent paper, price one cent.
 Judge Henry Ellsworth Taintor, one of Hartford's most prominent citizens, died suddenly at his home, No. 112 Wood. land street, Aug. 31, of heart disease, which was direct result of exhaustion from participating in the parade of the Grand Army at Boston, two weeks ago. Judge Taintor marched with the veter- ans and the parade was so long and, consequently tiresome and exhausting, that he returned to Hartford from the encampment worn out and in very weakened condition. He had been in bed most of the time since his return, but was thought to be improving until short time before his death.
 The thirty-fif annual session of the Connecticut Christian Adventists Asso citation opened at Southington on Aug 28 with 2,500 present The doctrine of divine healing or faith cure has been repudiated by the directors and Oliver D. Woodruff has resigned as an officer of the association and has sold his cot tage in the camp meeting grove to w l.. Johnson of Winsted. With MT
 Woodruff's departure went divine heal ing or faith cure, he having been the leader among those who have faith il prayer to cure all bodily as. well as spiritual ills. There was no day sci apart this year for divine healing with it's hysterical testimonies as in former | years