Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-18
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Olcott R. Wells, young Glastonbury mer-
chant with good reputation, raised a large
sum of money on worthless checks at Hart
ford on Buckingham day by getting them
cashed by merchants with whom he did bus
mess. The checks have not been paid and
Wells has been arrested and lodged in jail
Mr.. Josiah Raymond, of Westport, picnics
under maple trees that he set out fifty years
ago.
The Rev. DR.. Sawyer, of Greenwich, has
accepted a call to preach in Norwalk.
Rumors that have been current in the Nau-
gatuck valley as to the failure of the Goodyear
Rubber company are emphatically denied by
the president of the company. The stories
are attributed to the temporary shutting down
of the works on account of the oVer-produc-
ton in the dull season.
Under the new government contract, the
Yale & Towne company of Stamford will
make from $4,000 to 10000 postoffce lock
boxes year.
George Standish and Miss Maggie Hearn,
both of Bridgeport, were married week ago
by Protestant clergyman, and now Mrs. Stand
ish, who is a Roman Catholic, issto be excom-
municated The interesting thing is that the
contracting parties were warned that such
would be the case unless they waited a few
days to get dispensation and that Miss
Hearn rushed on to her fate by refusing any
DOSGpOn6mouU, was h1AAAAAS
to have little delay.
A Republican cavalry company is talked
of in Ansonia.
The Norwich Bulletin is out strong for 81.
B. Harrison as the Republican candidate fol
governor It says: d" And this State, it is
worth remembering, must be carried by the
Republicans this fall It will not do to make
mistakes, nor to take unnecessary chances.
There are several prominent Republicans,
hailing from this city, from Hartford, from
New London, from the western part OF the
State, whom we could cordially and heartily
support. But the question to be settled is:
Who is the strongest candidate In the
Judgment of Republicans hereabouts, that
question is answered by the name of Henry
B. Harrison of New Haven"
During last year, the current expenses OF
the Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown,
amounted to $7,O58. 70, of which 81, 648. SO
was for preaching, $3.50 for the organlst'
S745 for the choir, $50 for sheet music, etc,
$3.50 for the singing school, and $500 for the
sexton.
In Waterbury forty places have been found
where the law about inside doors of saloons
is violated, and the accused have been sum-
moned to appear. In ten instances steps
have been taken to the revocation of licenses.
Colts armory is experiencing the effects OF
the general depression of business which ex-
lists throughout the country. during tne
past week several of the hands were dis
charged for lack of work.
Diver Scott, in searching for the wreck OF
the barge President off Penield reef, found
seven other wrecks on the bottom in a dis
lance of about six miles. The President had
forty-one tons of block tin and two hundred
and twenty tons of steel wire, which Scott
will raise.
Waterbury has 100 Italian laborers, and
they are generally well behaved.
Plainfeld, in Windham county, sold two
tons of wool the past week at from 10 to 2e
cents per pound.
Block Islands whale proves to have been a
big black can buoy, thing the countrymen
had never seen before.
The Pine Grove camp meeting at Canaan
on the Housatonic railroad and near the
junction of the Rhinebeck and Hartford
railroad will begin August 25 and close Sep
TENDER l.
A service in memory of the late Rev.
Joseph H. Isham will be held at the Congre-
gational church in Cheshire Sunday next at
3 p. m. The sermon will be by the Rev. DR..
Todd of New Haven