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

! | D. Norris, of Hartford, will sail for Rome on I the steamer Wisconsin from New York to- l morrow. The young man has been at Holy ! Cross college for the past three yaars, and 1t ! is expected that he will finish his course for ! the priesthood in Rome, which will take | about six years. The Rev. M. A. Hunt, I formerly of St. Joseph's, Hartford, now of l Southington, will accompany him. The Thomson Houston Electric Light con- pany of Boston has purchased the entire plant of the Brush-Swan Electric Light com pany in Bridgeport. This ends bitter con test which has existed for the past year and a half.
 William L. Gilbert, of Winsted, has been l making clocks fifty-seven years. He began with capital of $200 and thinks it is safe to say that he has $1 100000 to $2, ,000, ,000 now. In 1857 every clock maker in Bristol failed, but MT. Gilbert always paid 100 cents on $1.
 A man about thirty-fve years old, known as James Kinney, but who claimed to be John Patterson, son of Samuel Patterson of Wood bury, was run over and fatally injured by a train at Mansfield Saturday night
 A large addition has been built on the sea ward side of the Ocean House which now be- comes the largest hotel in the place, taking in this respect the rank which the Watch Hill House obtained when it was enlarged a fe years ago. The Hon. Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury, has engaged rooms at the Watch Hill for August, and it is said that he will have guest the President of the United States. A considerable number of visitors have arrived but the season is not fairly open and will Rot be for 8 couple of weeks.
 A Bridgeport correspondent of the New York Sunday World devotes half column to reviewing circumstances connected with the Rose Amber murder and announces that D,,&1 T 4aCf1 ya+ the time because he was bashful, saw and recognized 8 man near the scene of the mur- der, that the man tried to avoid notice and that he disappeared the next day and re- mained away some months. The man was a farm hand who had sevs ral times been ar rested for assault women. The article closes thus:
 The farm hand in question knew Rose Amber was in Stratford that night because he saw her go up towards Lewis house. He knew it was her habit to return alone and unprotected. It is now the theory of some body that he assaulted her and when she re- sisted killed her. But little stock, however, is taken in the story, which answers until some other theory is sprung upon an unsus- pecting public.
 There is sharp criticism of the cruel man ner in which the Willimantic selectmen man aged the case of the three tramps recently injured there, two of whom died after re- moval to Hartford. It was the opinion of the physician that at least one of the men should be operated on at once for possible chance of saving his life, but it was impossi- ble to give any of them the surgical and medical attention they deserved while they lay in the box-car. The poor fellows lay there on the floor from about 10 o'clock in the evening until between 2 and 5 next morning, and then were taken by freight train to Hartford, thus suffering for over seven hours without proper attention. This was done to save the town of Windham a bill of pauper expense, but it is pleasing to say that there was very general condenna- tion of such unfeeling economy. Though the town now lacks proper facilities for car ing for inj ured men, it would have been easy to fit up temporary cots at that tlme
 Charles F. Card, grocer, Danielsonville, is endeavoring to compromise with his credi- tors at 35 cents on the dollar.
 Edgar Walls, of Versailles, has received his commission postmaster to succeed MT. Fenner, who resigned.
 Major Beebee, of New York, has purchased the Adams place at Woodstock.
 The Nathan Hale monument is soon to be rebuilt at the expense of the State.
 The Naugatuck railroad company, who own and control the 800 acres set apart for this pleasure spot (High Rock Grove) have reason to congratulate themselves at its pop ularity, and Superintendent Beach, the thor and pioneer of railroad picnic grounds, may justly feel proud as public benefactor. He has been congratulated on all sides during his years of hard and persistent labor to bring the grove up to the standard of prominence that it has at last reached. Through his persistent la bors perfect order and decorum pre- vails at each and every gathering. No intox- icating drinks or catch penny schemes are all lowed in or about the place, and disorderly persons if such chance to go are carefully watched by the score of officials who on duty there. Everything about the grove, if sub-leased, is held in control by the com pany, which is sufficient guarantee that such department will be properly conducted. Superintendent Beach is to be commended for moving 50 many people to and from the grounds without accident or serious deten- tion.-Bridgepor Standard.