Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-29
State News,

George Rose has contracted with tAe Beardsley Building Go. for the erection ef a | residence for himself on his lot in EhNton,
 between Plumb street and Fairmonf ave
 nue. Work on the same will be coD'nenced | soon.
 An interesting history of Baptiss mission \ ary work was given at the Baptist church \ concert, Ansonis, Sunday evening by Mrs.
 E. M. Jerome, of Fair Haven.
 G Woodbridge's vital statisHos for the year
 ending Dec. 31, 1883, nImber births IA, deaths 12, marriages 4.
 The Connecticut hospital for the insane is reported to be full to ovsrfowing. Dsrby's personal contribution and attendant expenses \ from Dec. 1st, 1888, to March 1st, 1884 ,are as | follows: Patrick O'Brien, Dosite Trempe, \ Russell HarRer, Ann Wirth, Maria Morris, ! F. Beniamia, Ed. O'Brien, Ann Rourke, \ John Brady, James Taylor. The mental | condition of these uRfortunates may be
 inferred from the charges set down against | their names, respectively, for breaka9es, etc.,
 for which several have quite list such as blankets, spoons, crockery et& The charge of keeping for the three months is SEQ. 8S each, making total, including $44 51 for supplies, of $3S4.19.
 Mrs. John Pierce, of South Britain, is slowly recovering from long illness. Mrs H. P. Hickox, of South Britain, re. gently had a second attack of paralysis and lies in criticsl condition, being unable to speak and takes nourishment with extreme difficulty.
 O. l. Mitchell, of South Britain, with few friends, left homo a week or two ago on 8 trip to Florida.
 Frederick Gam, colored man who has lived in Smithtown for long time, died sud- denly on Wednesday, February 20, at the age of 59 years. His brother died only two weeks before at the same place. Rev. Mr. Schofeld attended the funeral
 ME. Abel Benedict, of Woodbury, has been quite sick with pneumonia.
 The Hotchkiss Lumber company of An sonia made an offer to the Naugatuck rail- road to exchange land foot for foot and sell the remainder between the tracks, but the railroad declines and wants to purchase more. The Lumber company are desirous of building an addition to their store, so as to make them parallel with the Opera House building.
 OrviIle Barber, of Harwinton, who has been partially paraIyzed for months, died last W Wednesday afternoon, his death being hastened by heart disease. His mind re- mained vigorous to the last. His funeral was held at his residence Saturday. His daughter, Sarah A., wife of Mir. J. K F. Balch, of Lyons. Iowa, is ill of consumption, at New Britain.
 Litchfsld citizens subscribed $65 for the flood sufferers.
 In Litchfeld MT. Mason Adkins has sold the Judge Camp place in Northfisld to A. M. Turner; and Mrs. Fl. B. Gibbud has sold her place on Meadow street to Wilbur B. Morse for g. 800; also the widow and heirs of John Gleason have conveyed piece of land and house on South street to James Drury; also Amos Bisssll has conveyed 6 piece of land to Mary 0. Bissell opposite the house of B. s. Smith. -
 MT. William Stoddard, native of Iitch- field, died recently at Mt. Auburn, Iowa. He removed to that State in 1854 He had seven children, five of them sons. enc Of whom was Albert, for several years editor of paper in Ltchfield. He was one of the founders of the Methodist church there and prominent in that denomination in Iowa after his removal Besides Mir. Seoddard and his family, nun. Der more removed to Iowa at the same time, forming quite knot of Litchfield people who soon became men Of influence in the new State.
 Hr. Horace Nichols, of Milton, has return ed from the Insane Asylum at MiddIetown much improved in mind and health. He is now residing with his son in that place.
 The oldest deed put on record for sorne- time past in Litchfield is g quitclain# of about two-thirds of an acre of highway from James Biree, B. s. Hall, and J. Bael, Select men, to Elishn Taylor, dated Oct. IS, 1872. The conveyance is authorized by act of legis- lsture The deed was brought in for record by Isaac Taylor, grandson of the grantee.
 HUHT1NaroN's GRAND LIST
 The grand list of the town of Huntington. nov completed, shows gain within the year past of $137, GOO. The number of houses have increased thirty. The total amount of the grand list foots up $1, ,321 POI, and is Ag-sH H~g- E~lF