Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-17
STATE oOREsPONDENoE.



A very pleasant croquet party was held at |
VIII Stiles home on Tuesday evening.
At the residence of S. B. Thorpestrees are |
being removed, the lawn leveled and put In |
condition for a large and handsome croquet |
ground.
George futile of New York who was in |
strumental in publishing the genealogy of |
the Tuttle family recently is now engaged in |
getting out supplement to that work. He |
was in town on Monday searching the records |
of DR.. Trumbull for information OF the
Tuttle's, Barnes, Bassett's, Thorpe's, etc. |
Nearly the entire day was spent at Mr.. |
Thorpe's where the records are kept.
Arrangements are being made to raise
flag staff on the park and it is hoped it will
be done before the twenty-ffth of August,
the time of the fifteenth regiment reunion
which takes place here. Two elegant flags
are owned by the citizens and it would seem
proper to have staff for each that they may
be displayed more than once year, on
memorial day.
Madison.
Madison's Students seem to diappear
about as quickly they appear. Mr.. Colin
S. Buell. of the senior class at Yale, left last
Monday for northern Vermont, where he is
to spend the summer
We are pleased to welcome to our sea
sports and breezes the families of the Rev.
DR.. Halves and Mrs ]. N. 1sben of New
Haven.
PartleS at - WILDWOOD seem 10 De GHo rage
at present A successor to the first held on
Tuesday, the Sth, was held this week on the
18th, BY a party from Guilford, the object
this time being the repairing of the carpets
and cushions of the Third church in Gull
ford.
The community is much indebted to Mrs.
Washburn for the kind hospitality and the
interest which she has shown to help the
churches in Madison and Guilford.
The festive Poseidon, God of the Sea,
seems to be angry with the waters this sea
son. At least we tried it while since and
were glad to get into dry clothes again, for
it was so cold that it made our teeth chatter.
However, we hope that it will be warmer
after a time, that is, next year, 1t not before.
The haying season is about over and the
farmers as usual (perhaps) report a short
crop, The late frost spoiled the potatoes and
corn looks as if it had been scared out of a
two months growth, and yet we hope that
Madison will survive three months longer, at
least long enough for US to get that salt hay
which looks $50 beautiful growing in the
meadows, rs some say who have never helped
NOW it. May they all be spared the recol-
lections of the moving and the beauty of its
growing be the only impression upon them.
Madison is not yet behind the times though
she has been rich in murders and Opponents
for the past few years, but not once can we
remember that she has boosted of a miracle.
But the one thing needful has come at last.
Mr.. Timothy Wilcox has been very lame for
forty years This lameness was caused by
his foot and leg being run upon by wheel
His toes were paralyzed, and he has walked
with great difficulty for 46 years. The other
day he was riding moving machine and
he was thrown quite violently from his seat,
and his foot catching in some part
of the machine was wrenched in such way
that the bones over the heel were put in such
position that the long missing strength was
returned and he walked as well as ever. Be
fore he could not step on his heel or bear the
slightest pressure upon it. His recovery is
wonderful and should be classed among the
nineteenth century miracles Though we
would not advise every lame man to get
| thrown from a moving machine. We are
| glad to learn that it has been beneficial in
| this one case. July 16.
WaIIingford.
During the last heavy thunder storm the
lightning struck large cedar tree a short
distance east of Hall, Miller & Co. g factory
and another large tree on the farm of R. B.
Vining.
Joseph Hodgetts has returned home from
Philadelphia, where he had to leave his wife,
who is seriously i'll. She is with her parents,
who reside in that city.
Mrs. w. L. La Rue, of Pittsfeld, Mass, is
spending few days in town visiting with her
parents.
G. w Hull and E. A Parker who attend
ed the Chicago convention, returned home
Monday morning.
Mrs McCuen, who boards at the Wa1ling-
ford hotel, is quite sick;
The Republicans held meeting at their
club room Monday evening and organized
Blaine and Logan club with the following
officers: L. NJ Hubbard, president; c. Storrs
Hall, secretary; VIM. M. Whitaker, treasur-
er; E. NJ Judd, chairman of finance commit
tee; L. NJ Hubbard, chairman of executive
committee.
S. B. Kirby, of Little Rock, Ark, is in
town on business connected with the Sewing
Machine company.
Quite a number of the merchants have
agreed to close their stores every Thursday
evening at O'Clock.
The Union nine and the Echo nine have a
game of ball on Saturday.
Eber Neal has sold out his farm to Lowell
Neal.
Emory Morse has rented his trotting park
to E. E. Hall for one year.
r. S. Austin has rented Simpson, Hall,
Miller & Co. s pond for a term of ten years
for his ice business.
The borough officers met last evening and
voted to lay cross walks on Center street OPP
posite Simpson and Pomeroy avenues. 1t
was also voted to harden Ward street near
Quinnipiac street, and Quinnipiac and Cen
ter street from P. McKenna's to Wallace
bridge; and Martin and Cornell was ap-
pointed to see that it was properly done. A
bill of S162. 4S from the gas company was Or
dered paid, and Burgess, Wallace and
Cornell were appointed a committee
on opening a new street between Ward
and Bartholomew. Messrs Toothe & Hassett
were appointed to investigate the sewerage
petition. The report and the dead and dy-
ing elIns made report which included the
reports of Professor johnson and Superinten-
dant Andrews of New Haven. They report
the cause of death to be the gas which has
escaped from the mains, and the committee
were instructed to submit their report to the
gas company.
A communication from B. T. Jones in ref
erence to to the trimming of the trees was
placed on file and the meeting adjourned I'M
til next Tuesday evening July 49,
STATE NEWS.
Plainville has many carpet bugs which eat
cloth and paper also.
Naugatuck is said to have four men whose
aggregate weight is 1 900 pounds
The Cowles Hardware company of Union
vile is to remove to Bridgeport.
John Rossiter, of Windsor, has been APP
pointed principal of the Broadway school in
Norwich
Colchester is to form fire company now
that three fires have taken place in as many
weeks. Mrs. J. F. Strong's barn was burned
in Sundays storm.
Olcott R. Wells, Glastonbury merchant,
got So, 900 worth of his checks cashed by
merchants in Hartford, Buckingham day, |
and realized over $4,000. His checks were
not honored; that is the reason why he is in
jail.
An extra edition of the Middletown Daily
Herald, containing the Hon. Samuel L:
Warmers historical address has been printed
1t occupies nearly eight columns of that pa
per.
With Durkees Salad Dressing there Is no waste or
disappointment You certain to produce good
salad. 1t costs less than home made and is besides
a superb table sauce. jy12 eod3t