Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-07
State News.

Stafford Springs has been in darkness long enough and it is entertaining various schemes for gas lighting.
 Mrs. Nancy M Johnson, 70,years. old
 nurse at the Norwich pest house where there
 are two smallpox cases, has taken that dis
 ease.
 Artemus Emerson, an 1s-year- old son of
 the blacksmith, and Arthur Huddleson, of
 Granville, were badly burned about the face
 Wednesday in firing cannon.
 The reading room in Bol1es' block at Tar
 iffville was formally opened on the Fourth.
 Fred s. Pickett is one of the three of the class of 'S3, Hartford High school, who have
 been admitted to the freshman class at Yale without conditions.
 The Bridgeport postofice is to be enlarged nearly half and the plans decided on by the department were left in the city on Tuesday. The alterations will reduce the number of boxes and drawers, but this is said to be more than offset by the increased carrier de- livery.
 The house of Rev. Vim. A. Smith in Gro ton was entered by burglars Monday night and robbed of silver spoons and other articles of valne. The same night and in the same place the house of Captain Theophilus Brown was robbed of $25 in money and various ar tieIas valued at about as much more. The store of Vessels & Smith on South street, Ltchfeld, was burglariously entered on Sunday night by cutting part of pane of glass from the back door, throwing back the bolts and removing the fastenings. Three money drawers were opened, but all the cash had been removed. The thieves then stole
 one or two suits of boys clothes. ! Anthony D Austin son of A. F. Austin of Suffield, was badly burned Wednesday by the | explosion of can of powder that he was | looking into and may lose an eye. Another | boy had an eye badly hurt bya frecraoker. ' mi n S0nEhWlCk ! and had his horse and harness stolen from 1 barn where he put them.
 A terrific northwest wind swept over Tal- ! colt mountains, Pennington, Wednesday l evening, causing the cottage on the west side of the mountain to rock like vessel in 8 tempest. Although the building was firmly I anchored tho guests were fearful tnat It ! would be blown from it's foundations. The tower being more securely braced was less affected.
 The annual meeting of members of the ] Litchfield Savings society was held on Satur- day, June 30, and elected George 0. Wood ruff presidents; David C.. Bulkeley, vice. president; Henry R. Colt, secretary and treasurer; George O. Woodruff, Frederick D. NIcNeiI, Jesse L. Judd, George M. Woodruff and Almon E. Fuller, directors. The usual semi annual dividend at the rate of (5) five per cent per annum was declared. At tue annual meeting of the Litchfeld Mutual Fire Insurance company held on Mon | day, July 2d, the directors of last year were re elected, viz Henry w. Buel, Abijah Catlin, Charles Adams, George c. Woodruff, Henry R Colt, Charles B. Andrews, George M. Woodruff, George w. Thompson and George A. Hickox. Abijah Catlin was re- elected president; Charles Adams, secretary, I and George c. Woodruff, treasurer. The I receipts of the past year were $7, 30 ]; losses and expenses, $4, 762.62; gain, 3D. 919.73.
 Thursday evening in Hartford Henry Gal. | win, aged 24, was arrested for extorting mon I ey from various parties by feigning to be l deaf and dumb. Calvin had been quite suc- ceesful, but this time came to grief. He en- \ countered MT. Lawlor, Post reporter, and \ by signs intimated that he was on the verge 1 of starvation. Mir. Lawlor, with the gener- I osity inherent in the profession, immediately
 responded to the appeal, and the unfortnn-
 ate man moved on, only to appeal to the 1 next passer-by. Mir, Lawlor became some l what suspicious, and called to the supposed l deaf mute, who immedia tely turned: and an | swered s'What ?'' He was arrested by po- | lice officer and at the station became quite l communicative. He had in his possession an autograph album, which awaits an owner.