Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-01
STATE MEMS.

A woman who gave the name of Mary Lar kin was sent to the alnshouse at Poughkeep- sic Thursday apparently insane. She said she had come from Rockville to Hartford, and where she was told she could find friends she was looking for. She is apparently insane.
 The Winsted Herald is responsible for story of horse in Collinsville which re- gently found it's way into the front yard where the grass proved eminently to his taste. He was driven out and shut in the back yard, but with the memory of that grass fresh in his mind he walked up the kitchen steps, through two rooms and down the front steps to the pasture he found so agreeable. Afterwards he did the same thing again, and now he has to be kept out of both yards.
 The Norwalk Hour says that Mrs. Moore, who has been confined to her bed more than five years, not sitting up at all, not even be- ing able to turn over in bed, but lying in one position all the time and in constant pain, and her daughter Hattie, who slipped on the ice five and one-half years ago and has been confined to her bed four and one-haf years, not being able to step up or down for three vears but walking around the room little, although with much pain, have been par tially restored to health by the faith cure.
 In the Litchfeld county Superior conrt Judge Stoddard has decided in favor of the
 
 break the will was brought by heirs of Mrs. Minor An earlier will was in her favor, but the one in dispute was drawn in favor of other persons.
 The Enfield farmers are harvesting their tobacco, which is very excellent crop, much better than any grown for many years. A great many acres of Havana seed have been raised, and it is of fine quality.
 Dominick Brown who recently resigned the position of organist at St. Peters church. Hartford, in order to enter a seminarian has been presented by the choir of St. Peters with purse of S100 as a mark of the esteem in which he was held by his associates.
 Henry c. Nash, proprietor of the City Hotel, Meriden, received dispatch from J. F. liar vey, at Utica, N: Y., sympathizing, with him on the death of his son, Master George w. Nash, the fancy bycicle rider. MT. Nash has telegraphed to different points where he ex- pected his son would be likely to be and as yet has received no authentic information of his death.
 MT. Francis E. Adams, former resident of Bridgeport, died on Wednesday evening last at Utica, N. Y. His remains were taken to Syracuse for interment
 The annual camp-meeting of the New York East district will begin to-day at Bedding. Presiding Elder Rev. G. P. Mains, of Stam- ford has obtained the aid of number of noted preachers, among them being Rev. B. M. Adams, presiding elder of the New York district, who has the reputation of being a great camp-meeting preacher. He will preach Tuesday morning. In the afternoon Rev. c. s. Wing, of Bridgeport, will conduct the servi- ces and on Thursday afternoon Rev w: W. Clark, D. D., of Bridgeport, G. W. P. of the Sons of Temperance in Connecticut, will preach. The Danbury and Norwalk rail road will run special trains during the week at excursion rates.
 A colored girl, who is 0 very fine cook and weighs 250 pounds, is employed in the fam fly of O. B. Ware. Yesterday morning she heard rat squealing in the cellar and made so much haste to oust it from the premises that she had no recollection of getting down stairs When picked up it was discovered that the poor girl sustained some severe in juries, and as for the rat his most intimate friends could not have recognized his flat tened out remains. c. B. and c. M. dined at the Metropolitan yesterday.-New London Day.
 George Smith of Milford Point, Charles L. Nettleton and MT. Loomis of Meadows End and J. L. Rood of Merwins Point, Milford, were brought before Justice Bristol on Fri day charged with selling liquor on Sunday. They were found guilty and were each fined $50 and costs.
 The Republicans of West Stratford will hold meeting at the Borough Hall on Tues day evening, September 2d, for the purpose of forming campaign club.