Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-22
State News.

Waterbury IS now ln telephOnlc communl-
 cation with Torrington.
 The Norwalk Germans will organize a
 branch of the Progressive society.
 Warren A. Doolittle, of Clinton, picked
 dish of strawberries from his vines last Wed
 nesday.
 Benjamin Drapeau' $ house in New Milford,
 burned some months ago, was burned again
 Saturday.
 A committee of the Middletown Common Council will report against the proposed paid fire department.
 Cholera infantum is raging among the children in Southington, six having died within ten days.
 Benedict Arnolds old hand fire engine has been discovered in Norwich town and sent to Cincinnati exposition.
 Charles B. Congdon has broken ground for
 the erection of new business block on
 Church street, Willimantic.
 In Hartford Saturday night Andrew Me-
 Dermott, aged fifty five fell down an en-
 bankment and broke his neck.
 The National Hat Makers association will
 hold convention in South Norwalk, con-
 mencing on Monday, September 4, and con-
 tinuing during the week.
 The $l5O,OoO capital of the Soutbington
 national bank is all subscribed, 1000 hay
 ing been taken h one day and $1O, ,O0O offered
 after the books were closed. The negotiations for removal to Norwalk
 of the Wilson Sewing Machine company, of Chicago, have been reopened under moro fa- vorable auspices, it is thought. The venerable mother of pr. Seth L. Sprague of Norwich, in her 94th year, is in possession of all her faculties, does fine nee dle work and takes care of her room with the skill of middle aged lady. Mrs. William K. Otis, of Willimantic, will receive $5.ooO from the estate of her late husband, who twenty-five years ago obtained an Indiana divorce without giving her notice. She obtained the money from the courts. John S. Clarke, for twenty one years mail agent on the Providence and New London route, has been removed after an official in vestigatien of charges made against him. James Reed, another agent between the same cities, has resigned.
 The late Charles D. Talcott of Talcottville, willed $1 .OO0 to keep the Talcottville ceme- ing of 8 free library in this village Plans for the building have been made by O. H. Easton, of Hartford. The body of man named Augustus Ris- ley was found lying under tree in pasture in South Manchester, Saturday. It IS sup posed to have lain there about a week. Liquor is thought to have been the cause. He was last seen alive on the 18th inst. Tho decision rendered in the case of R. Wallace & Son vs. the Oneida Community of Wallingford is in favor of the plaintiffs, and perpetual injunction is granted and an accounting ordered. About $75, ,OOO is at issue and 8 valuable patent sustained. Deacon Reuben Curtis, of Southbury, died last Thursday, aged SC years He was rro- prietor of the Bucks Hill seminary while it was in existence, a wellknown boarding school on the Southbury hills, where many prominent Waterbury and New Haven men acquired their early education. John Sparks, clerk of the New York oyer and terminer court, was robbed of his watch and roll of bills ct his summer house in Greenwich, Thursday night. J. Millbanks cottage robbed the same night of silver ware. A burglar alarm did not work, and it is presumed the burglars were in the house when 1t was wound up.
 The house of David M Cowles, of Bethle- hem, was burglarized Wednesday night .ast entrance being effected by raising window then entering Mrs. Cowles' room and taking his wallet from his pantaloons pocket and l rifing it of what money it contained and re- turning it very considerably to the pocket again. The thief forgot to examine the other pocket, in which was purse containing an amount of specie.
 Tie Congregational church of Hebron, burned on the afternoon of April 17, IS now being rebuilt. The insurance money of $4,- 900, together with over $1, 500 raised, will provide for a suitable church edifice. The church proper will be of the same dimen- | sions as the former structure, gothic style, with two towers in front, of which, containing the bell, will be sur mounted by spire. In the rear of aud in connection with the audience room will be an addition of 2Ox39 feet, and two stories high. The lower floor will be used for a
 conference room, and the upper one as a
 church parlor. The laying of the foundation
 walls is nearly completed and when finished
 the framework will be in readiness. The
 cety is fortunate in securing additional land
 for the enlarged edifce, owing to the gifts of
 Messrs. s. G. Gilbert and George R. Bestor.