Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-17
STATE NEWS.

A +a1a,bona WAT because of high rates raoas in Greenwich The company raised the rates twice, and now the subscribers are trying to agree to have their instruments re- moved.
 The hamlet of Mianus is strongly Demo cratic and the army ot petitioners are seek ing the $400 postofice.
 Lawrence Sheehan of Norwich, eleven, was killed by the cars while gathering chips on a side track of the New London Northern railroad Wednesday morning. The head and hands were nearly crushed from his body.
 C- H. yennor & Co.,, of Boston, were the highest bidders on the new issue of Bridge ports 315 per cent. thirty year bonds Wednesday. They take the whole issue, S125, 900, at 101 17-10O.
 Charles H. Townsend, a photographer at Willimantic has been arrested for alleged interference with the Salvation army, espec- iaily for throwing caustic liquid upon the members of the army. The case IS cons1d- cred a test as to the rights and privileges of the army and the citizens, as Townsend will deny the charges against him, but will try to proye the army public nuisance. The trial was set foT yesterday.
 In Southington Tuesday Albert Merriman did not hear the approach of the down pas senoer train. He was pulled off the track by a brakeman. of the way freight and in anoth- CT instant the passenger train dashed by. Captain B. F. Pendleton, of Mystic Bridge, born in 1799, says he has never been sick, and up to date his personal doctor bills have been only sixty cents and that was in conse- ouence of sticking pitchfork through his leg when boy.
 The estate of the New London Telegram has been ordered sold subject to the mort gage of ST 500, and the equity of redemp- ton has been fixed at $10. The appeal of Mir. Tibbits does not seem to affect the pro- ceedings.
 In the case of Mrs. Edwin Fairfield the coroner finds that her death was due to an | operation to produce abortion, and that the operation was not self-performed. Her | statement to her husband was not made shortly before her death as has been gener- ally stated, but two or three hours after the | operation. No criminal prosecution IS antlc 1 ipated as not sufficient evidence on which to found case is at hand. | Tuesday the directors of the Peck, Stow & | Wilcox company, Southington, held meet 1 ing and declared quarterly dividend of two per cent.
 l Charles Hollenburgh of Southington, was | liberated from jail Tuesday morning, in the evening he made disturbance at the house 1 where his divorced wife resided, and war rant was issued for his arrest. 1 The Kent Iron company, Kent, start | ed their furnace few days since, found the mason work was not properly construct | ed and had to suspend for few days and
 rebuild part of the chimney. It is now ir | full blast.
 l In Kent the farmers are pushing their hay 1 ing lively; the crop will be light and will bt
 substituted by sowed corn. One of the larg
 est farmers has about twenty acres of soWec
 corn beside several acres of common tielc | corn.
 The Sharon company in Kent lost l ,6OC
 cords of wood by fire recently on the noun ! tain west of Moline Hollow.
 Mrs. E. A. Forbes, of Buffalo, and he daughter, Mrs. Phocion Barff, of Naples, It
 ally, have been staying at the Mansion
 House, Litchfeld, for a few days. Mrs l Forbes resided in this village for severa
 years, about twenty five years since, DC 1 cupyin0 the place now owned by Lleutenan | Colvocoresses.
 Marvin Smith of Montville, 100 years old
 celebrated the Fourth by shooting at a 20O
 yard target with his grandchildren and max
 ing two shots as near the center as any o
 theirs.