Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-30
STATE ooRREsPoNDENCE.
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last Tuesday evening, it being the tenth anniversary of their wedding and also Mir Spsrry's birthday: very enjoyable even ing was passed. Mir. and Mrs. Sperry were the recipients of quite number of presents
 A debate was held on Friday evening last, the question being, Resolved, that free trade would be benefit to the country.n The question was decided in the negative. Miss Mary Barker and Miss Tilden gave se- lect readings. Miss Addie Lines sang
 The Republican caucus will be held Thurs day evening, October 30, at 7:30, to nomi- nate a candidate for Representative.
 A Republican rally was held on Monday eveninaat the Town Hall. The Hon. N. D. Sperry and Judge Munson, of New Haven, addressed the meeting The WestvilIe com marched to the residence of P. E. Peck, where refreshments were served.
 On and after Sunday, November 9, morn ing and afternoon services will be held at the Congregational church. Oct. 28.
 WaIIIngford.
 John O'Brien is to open grocery store on Colony street November 1.
 Wallingford hose company No 1 held their annual meeting Monday evening.
 L. B. Parmalse is home from western pilgrimage for few days.
 Cards are out for the wedding of c. F. Bartholomew and Miss Carrie D. Crook which is to take place November at the res idence of Miss Crooks parents in Middle town.
 Miss Libbie Bassett brought a handsome bunch of strawberries from Branford on Monday. They were picked in the garden of Samuel Averin and are a second crop.
 John N. Wooding and Gertie Bushnell are to be married in Centerbrook, Conn, to- morrow evening. They will come to this town to reside.
 H. o. Winslow, of Meriden, was in town yesterday.
 Austin 6 Cooks team ran away yesterday but no serious damage was done.
 s. F. Royle is to open 8 plumbing estab- lishment in Wallace block soon.
 The Democratic parade last evening was quite successful for so bad a night About Meriden and presented fine appearance. Fireworks abounded and many of the resi- dences were handsomely Illuminated. If the weather had been pleasant many more would have been in line When the line passed the Republican headquarters red fire was burned and they were loudly cheered.
 L. NJ. Hubbard goes to New YorR to-mor- row to witness the big parades in New York and Brooklyn. Oct. 29.
 STATE NEWS.
 Nothing has yet been done about the mur- der of Dennis McGrath, of Stonington, at Westerly, R. l., some weeks since, and peti- tions are being circulated to the Stonington Selectmen and to Governor Waller on behalf of the State to offer a reward of $200 for the arrest of the murderer. The Providence R. I) Star charges that there is political req son why an investigation has not been start ed.
 J. L. Curtis, the Butler candidate for Gov ernor, has disappointed one faction of his party by refusing to get out and has written a letter of acceptance.
 Michael Corcoran, a Waterbury baker, has assigned. He owes $3, 300 and has $500 of assets.
 Hartford's new High school building has cost $277, ,753.
 Mr. Morris W. Smith and daughter left their Town Hill summer home on Monday for New Orleans where they will pass the winter.
 The Courant yesterday entered upon it's one hundred and twenty-frst year. The first number of the paper was published October 29th, 1764. The Courant in noting the event says: When we began circulating this journal Hartford had population of perhaps one-twentieth it's present size. It had no railroads, no presidential elections, no tele- phone, no gas, no English sparrows, no sew ers-practically none of the noticeable fea- lures of modern life. The city has changed vastly since we began laboring here. We are ready to see it change good deal more in the next hundred and twenty years and shall record the changes in the future as faithfully as in the past.
 A couple claiming to be man and wife and passing under the name of Morrissy were ar rested Tuesday at the Central Hotel in Wind sor Locks for failure to meet a months board bill and were bound over to the Superior court for $50, in default of which they were taken to jail at Hartford.
 Mrs. O. F. Deming, mother of c. c. Spen- cer, of Sufeld, died Tuesday morning after a long illness.