Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
State News.
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:. The Democratic caucus at Nathan's Hall, Birmingham, Thursday evening.
 Vernon will try to get part of Ellington set of to the town by the next Legislature. The Indian camp was removed from Shelton to Whitlock's hall, Birmingham, yesterday.
 The Catholic fair will open at Nathan's Hall, Birmingham, Saturday evening next.
 The dance of the German Singing society at Thompsonville Friday evening WAS suc- cess.
 The Charter Oak park made nearly SIG, ,O0O out of their grand circuit meeting this sum- mer.
 The schoolship St. Marys sailed for Glen Cove, L. I, yesterday afternoon from New London.
 Charles Gorham, of Derby, went out few days since squirrel hunting and bagged twenty-one, both red and gray.
 The annual meeting of the Mechanicsville Water Power company, Birmingham, will be held at Mechaniosville, Wednesday.
 The iron ship T. F. Cakes. the largest iron sailing vessel ever built in this country, will be commanded by John B. Clift of Mystic.
 Professor William Alfred Jones, of Norwich Town, inherits about $1, ,OOO,O00 from his brother, Dr. Philip R. Jones, of Brook yn, who died few days since.
 The Stanley works. New Britain, have in troduced new business at their old factory on the corner of Lake and High streets and will manufacture full line of tacks, shoe nails, etc.
 The New England Glass Burial Case com- pany in Thompsonville has just received an order for several thousand caskets from Cuba. The company is having all it can do to keep even with it's orders. The Danbury fair had it's big and closing day Friday, when there were from 2,000 to 25 ,OoO people present. The display was 8 , z, ,olr dad chnu of dogs and Gen. Grants son Jesse. John Garter, of Norwich, colored cook aged thirty six, was arrested between 10 and II Saturday night for robbing J. Marcus clothing store. He had stolen coat on when arrested, and has confessed his crime. In West Torrington there is pear tree eighty years old which still bears well. It is said to have produced no fruit till 1t was for ty-four years old. The tree is on Crystal Lake farm which is owned by Burton Cowles.
 It is now thought there will only be evil i dence enough to hold Charles Olmsted, who killed the Swede Colton at Hazardville 1 Thursday, for manslaughter at the hearing this morning. If that is done Olmsted is ex- pected to find bail, as he has rich relatives. ! Seven Hartford boys took possession of l fruit trees on the premises of W. O. Gris- void in West Hartford Sunday and when a i man demonstrated with them presented a i cooked revolver at his head. He captured the pistol and three of the boys were after wards arrested.
 Justice Chafee, of Birmingham, disposed of the following yesterday morning: P Col lins. assaulting Larry Fitzimmous, $1 and costs; James MeCarthy, intexication, $1 and costs; John Quinn, tramp, 30 days and costs; John Williams, another, discharged; James McNally, intoxication, $3 and costs The Center church was reopened Sunday after having been closed some three months for extensive repairs and improvements. The Rev. Dr. Walker preached to large audience from the next "How beautiful are Thy tabernacles." The sermon WAS on the at tractiveness and uses of the place of public worship.-Hartford Post
 The marriage of Miss Annie E., daughter of E. s. Afford, proprietor of the Afford of Boston, took place at Grace church ir Windsor on Saturday. The ceremony wal performed by the rector of the church, the Rev. MT. Goodrich, and was followed by large reception at the Afford Houss. Mir and Mrs. Bartlett will live in Boston.
 wood dwelling house Mo- 466 Farming ton avenna, Hartford, near the corner ot Sisson avenue, occupied and owned by Sam uel PurnelI was seriously injured by fire ear. ly Sunday forenoon. The loss is between $500 and $90O it is roughly estimated. One of the firsmsn, John Bennie, hoseman of steamer No. l, became blinded by the smoke
 
 ground, distance of about fifteen feet. He was considerably injured by the fall, but will be kept from duty only few days. The fire l is believed to have caught from fire erate in one of the first floor rooms.
 Early Saturday morning gang of burglars l who are supposed to have come from the Danbury fair entered number of places in 1 South Norwalk and secured considerable property. AS far as can be ascertainsd they first went to Sheahan's cigar store, where 1 they got some loose change and cigars, and then to Bank & Schneider's dry goods estab- lishment, where they broke through the fan light, secured $75 worth of goods and made an exit without being discovered. Crossing the street they went round to the rear of ". A. Swords clothing house, cut out a pane of l glass and effected an entrance. They picked out quantity of goods valued at aboEt $500 and escaped.