Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-31
STATE CORREsPONDENoE.
Birmingham. A DARK MYSTERY, A POLITICAL PLOT, ETC.


 DARK MYSTERY, A POLITICAL PLOT, ETC. THE BUBBLE BURSTS. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 30.-At the examina- tion held Thursday, five applied for certif- cates to teach. The result of the papers has not been made known. Miss Ladely, the trained nurse, in charge of MT. Bedient, has decided to locate in Birmingham. She is graduate of the New Haven Training school. The private school conducted by Mrs Gray reopens Monday. Rev. MT. Eggleston has returned from his outing at Shelter Island and preached yes- terday.
 Last Tuesday Dr. Beardsley, who conduct ed the examination for treasurer's certlh- cates, instructed the Sentinel company to print the papers and particularly cautioned the printer to destroy the type after having struck off fifty sheets on each subject, so as to guard against any clandestlne advantage of one with another contestant. Somehow this enterprise was misinterpreted, and a rumor became current that the Sentinel had been shaping mysterious Republican docu- ment for cunning party machinery. The New Haven Register announced this danger ous plot, and not until the Sentinel in it's Saturday issue rolled away the clouds by a statement of the real job, did the horizon of Derpy's political sky become rid of so omi- nous an apparition. " THE GUN CLUBS sHooT-DEATH OF JOHN BAMPToN-GENERAL ITEMS. WA1L1NGFoRD, Aug. 3O.-John w. Lowe has new Rudge bicycle that was imported from England.
 The Gun club had shoot on Saturday for a handsome revolver that formerly be- longed to Joel Hall who was a member of the club The revolver was won by Amos Ives, he making score of twenty out of a possible twenty-five.
 E. J. Morse was able to be out Saturday, but had a relapse and was worse again yes terday.
 John Hampton who has been sick for sev- eral weeks with head trouble, died yester- day afternoon. He was ffty-fve years of age and will be buried tomorrow afternoon. He was member of Harmony council Amer ican Legion of Honor and his family will re- ceive $2, 900 from the order.
 Mrs. F. A. Ives and son arrived home from the West on Saturday.
 Mrs w. F, Wrinn and children are spend ing few days in Birmingham.
 Miss Ida Lewis started this morning to Fairport, New York. where she expects to remain
 The water was shut off from the entire borough Saturday afternoon, in order to re- pair serious leak in the main near the Simp- son school house. In repairing the leak it was found that when the mains were laid only four pounds of lead were used in the joint, where there should have been twelve pounds.
 Miss Grace Platt has returned from Mon son, Mass, where she has been spending the summer.
 Miss F. I. Curtiss has put gas in her hand some residence on Elm street.
 o. H. D. Fowler and w. A. Trask attend ed the Spiritualist camp meeting at Lake Pleasant yesterday.
 Mrs. William Murray goes to England this week to see her mother, who is seriously ill.
 The transfers were made to- day for the Amer Hall property on the corner of Main and Center streets, and preparations for moving the dwelling have already com menced.
 F. s. Morrison moves his family to Hart ford this week.
 Prospect.
 PROSPECT, Aug. 30.-One day last week 8 kindling wood team ran into MT. William A. Purdy's buggy. He was thrown out and in- jured his back.
 A few days since as MT. Wm.E Clark and is grandmother, Ms. Dr. Austin, were out riding he stopped to water his horse at wayside stream when the animal shied up the bank, tipping over the vehicle and throw ing out the occupants. Fortunately neither