Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-25
STATE NEWS.

The man killed at Thompsonville by a Hartford train Tuesday was Edward Fergu- son. He was 21 years old and employed by the Hartford Carpet company. H. B. Brown, of East Hampton, delivers a temperance lecture in that town, at the South church, next Sunday evening. Governor Waller and F. F. Bishop, of Mer- iden, addressed large and enthusiastic audience at @ Democratic flag raising at Staf- ford Springs Tuesday evening. Warren Woodruff, a convict, escaped from the State prison at WetheTsfeld Tuesday in an over seer's clothes, and has not been caught, He used to be a fireman on the New England road His home is in Port Jervls, N Y He is about 23 years of age, i've feet nine in height; weighs about 16Opounds; has a grey eve, brown hair, sallow complexion, long face and high cheek bones. His front teeth are considerably decayed and two are missing. He has, a bad record in Port Jer- wis and is wanted there for jail breaking
 William E. Dodge, grandson of the late William E. Dodge and nephew of the Rev D. Stuart Dodge, died recently at Rlverdale, N. Y., aged 26.
 The Simsbury Agricultural society offer over five hundred dollars in premiums at their fair which takes place the 9th and 9th of October.
 No rain fell in September throughout the Naugatuck valley for twenty-two days, and the drought there has helped all the crops, counterbalancing the cold weather early Tn the season. Now it is said that in many cases the land is actually suffering for rain and that the streams are drying up.
 Apple trees belonging to Mrs. Captain Foote, of Norwich, and Mrs. Iura Geer, Of Iedyard, keep up the fashion by bearing blossoms and fruit at the same time.
 Elijah T. Miller, who died at Bloomfield last Tuesday, was resident of Simsbury for number of years.
 Mrs. Lura Geer, of Norwich, celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of her birth Mo- day. She was five years old when George Washington died. Many of Mrs. Geer 8 friends participated in the celebration and extended her their congratulations
 J. F. Blake, of the steamer City of Wor- cester, found $850 in one of the staterooms on the trip from New York Saturday night. He also found MT. Slater, of Norwich, the owner of the money, and handed 1t over.
 Three old ladies whose joint ages were 25o years have died in Waterbury during the past three or four days. They were Mrs. Lois Hotchkiss, aged 90; Mrs Bronson, 84, Mrs. Essex, S4.
 Capt. Thomas Beebe, of New London, who had both of his legs broken in the early spring, has recovered sufficiently to enable him to command his steal4eI, the Skip Jack, again.
 Conductor Dennis Mahoney, of New Lon don started on the return trip to Florida Monday night, to resume his position as conductor on the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railway.
 Mrs. Margaret Welch, of Bridgeport, walked out Monday evening to see the West End club pass, saw them and then walked into her brothers house and died on the spot.
 In Colchester Tuesday morning lightning was very sharp and frequent The house of Mrs. Horace Smith was struck, knocking down and demolishing chir ley and doing damage in various parts of the house. A tel egraph instrument was struck, and it is sup posed it followed the wire out of the house. Although the inmates of the house were thor oughly alarmed, no one was injured.