Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-12
General state News.


 Norwich pickerel fishermen complain that mum mychugs,'' small fish used for bait, are very scarce
 HER BATH YEAR.
 tyfourth year as teacher of the infant class in the Methodist Sunday school in New London. PIcKEREL. Charles L. Ockford of Kew London is an expert fisherman. He vent out after pckerel Tuesday and brought home about seventy five fine fish, caught through the ice.
 KILLED BY FALL FROM ROOF. HARTEoRD, Conn; Jan. 11.-Thomas Welch:,
 slater fifty years old and unmarried fell from the head first on the frozen ground and was instantly killed.
 PORTRAIT. The portrait of the late Rev. W. W. Turner re- ! gently hung in the chapel of the deaf and dumb by Mrs. Leonard w. Bacon of Hsrtford denShter of l Deacon Turner.
 l DIED IN KANSAS CITY. Charles J. stewart, well known East Hartford young man, died in Kansas City, Mo, Sunday
 last from injuries received by falling through a pioyed as night Watchman. PARSONAGE ON FIRE. The old parsonage in South Windsor occupied
 t p Mes ut Dn it T had dons ae | damage. It appeared that kerosene had been poured on wood in shed and the fire applied ! SOUNDS LIKE ROMANO E, BUT IS TRUE ! Attorney Washington F. Wilcox has recently been
 cerning former resident of Chester who deserted his wife and took her money with him. The cold facts are given by the Hartford Post follows Some years ago Charles Hotchkiss came to Chester and employed for some time by the late J. l L'Hommedieu. While in his employ he accumu- l lated some money; he entered ints partnership with E. H. Wilcox in the grocery business. He was \ plausible, smooth talking fellow and eventually I married an estimable young lady of East Haddam
 who possessed of $1 300 at the time of her
 riage The young couple were started in housekeep-
 ing by the lady's father and everything went along 1 smoothly for while. Hotchkiss after while got
 uneasy and sold out his interest in the grocery
 mess to his partner and went West, after selling his wifes valuable furniture and getting possession of her $1, 800. He persuaded his wife to go home to
 fathers until, he said he got located the West. After leaving Cheshire he wrote frequently to his wife, giving variety of reasons why he did | not send for her. Finally the letters ceased to
 come and nothing was known of Hoteh. 4 wife shocked to learn that he ! had procured divorce from her in some western | State giving the cause sdesertion. She imme-
 dateiy put her case in the hands of Attorney Will | cex who traced the fellow to Tacoma, Oregon, where he was located and doing good business and long before Attorney Wilcox and Mrs H. started to ! cali on the truant husband and to confront him. | They arrived at Tacoma and sent for him to come | to tue hotel to some friends. He came It was | a surprise party to him. there stood Mrs. H. and his old friend Wilcox in martial array before | him. He didn't wait to be asked but surrendered internationally. He attempted no defense. The
 far as money considerations could do so; in addi-
 tion he paid all her expenses and that of her attor ney; then they parted the wife to go home to her | heIne and friends he to remain and contemplate | the past. The people of Chester heartily in | sympathy with the wife.