Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-01
STATE NEWS.

The first annual picnic given by the Pri- ! vate Coachmen's Benevolent association ot l Hartford will be held at Union grove next ! Tuesday.
 The Rev. E. P Hammond, the well known evangelist, is announced to conduct the chap l eI services at the General Hospital for the In sane Middletown, and at the State Indus I trial School for Girls, next Sunday.
 Miss Alice E., daughter of Horace South mayd of the firm of Southmayd & Gardi- ! ner of Middletown, died Wednesday after | noon in Van Buren, Arkansas. She was | about 20 years of age, and member of the | South Congregational church in that city. ' Her father left for Arkansas as soon as the news was received, and will bring the re- mains to Middletown for burial. The Scott Wrecking company has succeed ed in raising the sunken barge President, and ] she has been lowed five miles toward shore at Southport. Captain Scott found that when the vessel sunk she went down bow l first, that end being in the mud. In Meriden on Wednesday young man visited Dr. Roberts rooms to have two teeth all right. Then the young man began to come out of the influence of the gas. First he struck Dr. Roberts in the chest and then he bounded from the chair | shouting ''Stop pullin', stop pu1lin', I tell you! Let go! Let go!'' He yelled and swore
 
 ! large crowd. Then he rushed out of the room and in two or three minutes came to himself. He had spattered good deal of blood over pr. Roberts, and was firmly per suaded that those who said there was no pain I ill having teeth pulled after taking gas knew nothing about the matter
 In Berlin Wednesday evening Dr. Charles Gillin was married to Miss Grace Atwater, youngest daughter of Bryan Atwater Esq Only near relatives of the contracting parties were present The Rev. Dr. W. Woodworth performed the ceremony.
 Allie Bradley, of Berlin, was very seriously injured few days since by being kicked in the mouth by a horse which was running loose In the pasture. The boys jaw was broken and he lost several teeth Dr. Charles w. Page of the Hartford Re- treat, is a passenger the Aurania and will be home in few days.
 The Rev. Dr. Parker of Hartford who is now abroad, has engaged passage home in the Scythia, which sails from Liverpool for Bos- ton August 12.
 The Litchfeld Consolidated B. B. c. went to New Preston last Monday and beat the Waramaugs A to 10. The game was bet ter one than appears from the score, as sever al runs were scored on balls batted into the swamp near the lake. The Litchfeld club also defeated the Torringtons of Torrington 8 to IS on Saturday.
 The heV. CnafleS 1lGGle, who was ordained in Columbia thirty-seven years ago and has since spent many years as missionary in India and pastor in Iowa, preached at Columbia last Sunday He has not been in the place before for eighteen years
 Several of the Waterbury cases for revoca- tion of saloon keepers licenses have been set tied on payment of costs and it is intimated fhat the rest will be-
 Danielsonville has had a borough meeting at which it was voted that the borough ap- prove the order of the railroad commission CTS directing the placing of gates at the New England railroad crossing and appropriating $1OO to support the order before the Superior court. A committee previously appointed on this matter was discharged and it's acts repu- diated.
 All the property that could be found under attachment papers recently issued in Danbury was black and white dog which Vas accord ingly seized, properly advertised and will be sold next week to satisfy the attachment. Meantime there is a question how much the dogs board bill may exceed his market value.
 In an unused part of an Ansonia school house workmen have found 8 sort of boys club