Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-12
General State News.

A SEA VOYAGE.
The Rev. John R. Williams, of Westport,
is in failing health and members of his par
ish have within two or three days subscribed
enough to pay his expenses in voyage to
Europe and will give him two months va
cation.
FOR WEST POINT.
Congressman Wait gives notice of COM
petitive examination for an appointment to
West Point from the Third congressional dis
trict The examination will be held at Nor
wich on Monday of next week.
STABBED IN THE BACK.
Bridgeport's proposed semi-centennial eel
ebration received it's last stab in the back
Monday night A resolution was presented
to the board of aldermen asking for the ap-
pointment of a committee of the board of
trade and five citizens to make the necessa-
ry arrangements for the celebration, but the
matter was indefinitely postponed and that
seems to settle it as far as the city fathers are
concerned. bridgeport News.
STATE TEMPERANCE PICNIC.
1t is expected that the fifteenth annual
State temperance picnic will be held in the
tabernacle at Crescent Beach, Thursday,
September I'd.
HE GOT FURLoUGH.
At the reunion of the Fifth G. V. Monday
a story was told of a member of the regiment
without securing one. He made one more
application, in which he stated that his sister
had died and his parents wanted their boy
to come home and visit them. The petition
was favorably answered. After the furlough
had been secured comrade esked him when
his sister died. According to the best of
my recollection" replied the soldier, "it was
about ten years ago."
STOLE MONEY.
An op,nJova of tho Mo,iJay Prittopio oop,
pany has been caught stealing money from
the clothes of other workmen. He was de-
tected by means of wires connected with a
pocketbook in pair of trousers, and at
tached at the other end with gong which
would ring when the pocketbook was re-
moved.
ToADs VS.. ANTS.
A Waterbury man has been bothered for
three summers by ants, which made their
bed way down in the roots of two large
shade trees. The family had been driven
from the yard and the trees were fast dying,
when half dozen big toads came to the res
cue and are making short work of the in
sects.
BARS AND BLACKFISR.
Jessie Ferris, son of John H Ferris, New
London, went out fishing in the open ocean
last Monday off Ocean Grove, and came in
few hours later with heavy string of sea
bass and one Blacklist about 10 inches long
and is estimated to weigh from four to six
pounds.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY SONS.
On Thursday, Goth inst, the Fairfield
county Sons of Temperance will hold their
annual picnic at Parlor Rock, eight miles
above Bridgeport.
THE DANBURY FAIR RACES.
The seventeenth annual fair of the Dan
bury Agricultural society will be held Octo-
Der 4th to 9th, inclusive. The trotting
purses for Thursday and Friday are as fol
lows: Thursdsy-2:29 class, purse $500; pac-
ing, free-for-all, purse $500; 2:45 class, purse
$500. Friday-2:36 class, purse 5000; free
for all class, purse $500; 300 class, purse
$500. Saturdays trotting programme will
be advertised during the fair. Entries close
September Both and must be addressed to B.
9. Lynes, secretary.
AT BENHAMs GROVE.
MILFORD BEACH, Aug. 10.-A number of
young men, including several adults, from
Bridgeport and New Haven are enjoying
themselves camping out at this delightful
place. Those from Bridgeport are Stiles
Goodsell, John and Henry Wheeler, Clark
and Lacey Blackman, S. Wiley Wakeman,
Harry and Lewis Paliott, Ben Miller, Guy
Southey, G. w. Goodsell, w. Fl. Parrott.
Others are Homer and Walter Bradley and
]. G. Bradley, of New Haven, and Philo
Nichols, of Newtown. J. H., J. N. and F.
N. Benham have cottages on the grounds,
and with their families are summering at this
attractive resort. On Sunday evening vo-
cal concert given by quartette from
Hartford in a pavilion near the residences of
the Messrs. Benham, which was highly ap-
preciated by those who attended. Among
the visitors to camp yesterday were Frank
Miller and family, John M. Wheeler and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Zalmon Goodsell Mrs. G.
w Goodsell Mrs E. B. GoodseIl, G. H
Hau 70 he bar1a
H. Munson and wife, Robert Hard and sew
eral others. Everybody in camp is we'll and
having glorious acknowledgement Stand
ard.