Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-16
state News.

In Woodbridge last Sunday the sscret-ry of the
sund y school IF the Congregational church, Miss
eng E showed on she aShs S for the
was in prosperous condition. and that the superin-
stead Bishop AZ Jacob Beisiegel jr had been very
faithful in peIfOr ing the duties # their spectve
tion than had been during the past year As soon
80 the library can be remembered hne collection of
new books will also be added.
THE FAILURES.
Norwich loss on margins by the New York fail
mated at $3.50 900 the losses in New
London by the failures is estimated at between 800
600 and $780, COO Senator D. NJ SAbin of the bursed
Northwestei Gar company. and formerly of Daniel
sonyiile Conn, telegrapfed to the First National
against him personally. This bank had 5000 of
Grant Wards paper.
ONE OF MIR. BAcoN's SERMONS.
Friends of Rev. Leonard ". Bacon. former pastor
ly printed pamphlet containing the sermon he de-
hvered at Philadelphia the Cincinnati riots Those
fort.-New London Day.
MIDD ETowNs CENTENNIAL
The first city meeting of Midd1etown was hald July
18th, 1874. and the centennial will be observed
Monday, July 14th of this year. The Hon Samuel L.
Warner will deliver the historical address. Short
speeches will be delivered by other present
mar residents All the States ana territories contain
psrs1ns who have resided there they are invited
to attend this centennial reunion.
A VICTORY FOR HARTFORD AND HARLEM
The arguments in the demurrer hIed by the attor-
neys of the Hartford and Harlem to the ples Of the
Olmstead Parallel railroad were heard in Bridgeport
on Wednesday The claims of the Hartford and Hsr-
lem were that the answer fatally defective in
form and that the practice act did not apply to the
quo warranto proceedings according to law. They
also claim that filing the demurrer raised defects in
the original information aud that the said informa
ton was defective because improperly issued Judge
Andrews overruled the demurrer and sustained the
plea which is considered q victory for the Hartford
and Harlem.
WHERE THE BLUE-BOoK GOES.
The public acts of the State of Connecticut are
PRINTED in what is called the 'bue book" and 1900
copies issue 900 copies of the cheap edition
being distributed generally throughout the State.
This 'bluebook is circulated under statutory drec
tiors. The members of the general assembly get 300
copies the State library 100 and 1877 copies to the
town clerks one copy to each clerk. These are the
principal sources of distribution, aside from 3
circulation to the towns through the clerks in
dependent of the single copy which each clerk GETS
This distribution this year exhausts T27 copies and
the number of copies sent is based upon the grand
listone copy to every $500 900 of the list There
forty-seven towns which get but book each and
the town clerk give 1t to anyone he pleases,
have town raffia over it. The places getting the
largest number New HaveL 90. Hartford so, Nor
witch %, Bridgeport 25, Meriden 19. Waterbury 49,
New London IA, New Britain Ia. The distribution
by counties is as follows: Hartford 40, New Haven
1Sl, New London SO, Fairfield 115, Windham Il,
Ltchneld 81, Middesex A. TolIand a.