Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-13
State News.

The Hon. Birdsey G. Northrop has declined the presidel cy of the State university in northern Da kota and will continue to organize associations for village improvement
 Miss Ella M Barker of Stafford Springs. who has been known as contributor of verse to the Spring field Republican for a number of years, died last week and Was buried laat Saturday.
 MT. H. R. Elliott, form rly connected with the New Haven Palladium and JOURNAL AND COURIER, and later with the New York Evening Post and the Bos- ton Post, is to have story entitled ''The Bassett vertiser ye- tsrd,y.
 Frank G. Fowler, of Bridgeport. Is recommended by nj ety members of the F4irheld county bar for the place of court stenographer.
 Rockville is to ld 8 special town ms etiuR to ap- propriate money for the fire department which is entirely without funds that no bills have been paid since last January.
 Fred. R Robertson, the willimantic young man who was caught robbing his fathers store will, if pG slible, be enlisted in the army or navy and the case against him dropped
 Torringford correspondent of the Torripgton Register writes that the bob-o-links have arrived May Sd, the earliest previous date being May 7th The orioles also arrived days ago. although usual time is about May 9th.
 The grandfather of Ferdinand Ward WAS an Fact Gu1lfcr man, who about 70 years ago went to what was then the Vest and made large purchase of land at spot which is now in tde heart of Rochester New York.
 Captain Hampstead, Of New London, an old Arctic navigator, examined by the Jeannette investga- ting committee last wssk; and said among other things that the Jeannette the worst possible model for the service intended and that after the lots of the ship the retrsat should have been stra ght line to the main land. Both thss state ments were ruled out.
 They seem to have curious way of hanging May baskets in Moodus if it is possible judge from this remark of the ConL Lecticut Valley Advertiser Inno- cent amusement and harmless jokes are allowable if not commendable, but it is pleasant for invaids ladies residing alone to be startled the night by stones and other missiles being thrown against homes; neither is it pleasant when lady call at the door in the evening answers the summons with the expectation of greeting vel come visitor, to have lot of poles her head and face-"
 The American Sunday school union during the last completed year ending March I, 1884, has organized 1,979 new Sunday schools with a total membership of S0 305 Contributions from New England in aid of this society should be sent to Nelson Kingsbury tary, 73 Sigourney street. Hartford, Coma.
 Mir. John H. Leeds. Of New Haven, addressed the prisoners at Wethersfeld on Sunday.
 BATTLE FLAG DAY,
 The following circular has been issued to ex-nen- bers of the Twenty first regiment Conn Voun- teers by J. B. Baldwin, president of the reunion ety.
 Dear comrade-As the public exercises attending the travelling of Governor Buckingham's statue oc- CUTS on the 18th Of June in Hartford and 1t very desirable that every veteran should be there to do honor to the memory of Connecticuts governor ths executive committee of our regimsntal associa tion has decided inst reunion shall be held at the same time and place The meeting of association will necessarily be brief and somewhat informal but it is believed that the pabc exercises of the will equal Battle Flag day in interest. Let all be there and to help.