Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-24
General state News.

RocKvILLEs YOUNG MEMS REPUBLICAN CLUB.
 The Rockville Young Mems . Republican club M Geah O. treasurer, Frank Maxwell; vice presidents, John nine persons were appointed: The club will oecu- py Q large hall in the new Fitch block when that cupy the old Pember store. The next meeting will be held in January, when name and constitution will be adopted.
 BUNCo WATERBURY: in attempts to dupe prominent elderly citizens of rangers hired room in Field street, and one of them accosting an elderly gentleman on the street, him to visit the room to see g book. MT; Lamb had been similarly approached before and would not 'e o he Unsed ment Gas company, notified the police One man street They gave the names of James Leslie, of Roches.s1; ; and George Farrell Of of Albany, N Y, the banks in Waterbury and in Naagatuck and their NEW CHRISTIAN ENSEAvoR UNION.
 The societies of Christian Endeavor in and near Winsted met in conference nc with the West Minsted casion of their first anniversary. The delegates present organized ocai union to be known as the ville elected president and Miss Belle Bronson, os p the M jr, of New Haven; Rev. J. w Cooper, D. D., of WY W. H. e1 chiIds of North MancRester, members of the State executive committee, who with others work Tne remarks of pr. Cooper and Mir. Childs were especially happy and interesting
 VETERAN CITY GUARDS TWENTY SIXTH.
 The twenty sixth anniversary of the organization of the Veteran City Guard association of Hartford will occur on the evening of January F.
 BOARD OF PARDoNs.
 The application for pardon of John % A. h 1ayis the has been refused by the Board of Pardons. Aside mi h,aan rafUSad nYoant those cisco Donate and George Wilcox. These were con- tinued to the June sesslon in 1887.
 DEATH GENERAL JAMES HUBBARD.
 James Hubbard formerly of Salisbury and since the war connected with prominent jewelry firm ing from apparently trivial cause. About week ago he was annoyed by small pimple form ing inside the right nostril Two operations were The deceased went into the service as captain Of Company B, Nineteenth C. ", afterward the Second gallant soldier and was promoted to the command 1a pa 'ns or gaant and ertoreas services before Petersburg and at the battle of Little Sailors Creek
 THEIR VALUE.
 The Waterbury American says: Neither the Nau- gatuck railroad nor the New England ra lroad can accomplish for Waterbury what its manufacturing concerns can, and the latter and their interests should be made the first study of the community, day and night.
 THE sHETUCKET BANK CASHIERS TERM COMPUTED TO
 YEARS.
 On the 18th of February, 1884, William Roath, cashier of the ShetuckeG bank of Norwich, sen fenced four years imprisonnnentin in the CoaRecti cut State prison His crime was perjury in falsfy. ing his report to the comptroller Of the currency regarding the assets of the bank: It is claimed that this done to shield Charles Webb the president of the bank, who, it was alleged, Roath knew to be defaulter at the time of making the report Strenuous efforts have recently been made to secure Roath's release. The attorney general, after looking carefully into the matter, recommended Roath's pardon, claiming that the law in his case had been sufficiently vindi- cated. The president finally decided to commute the sentence to two years Imprisonment from the date of conviction.