Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-23
NEWS OF OUR NElGHBoRs.
Happenings of Interest In This and Other StateR.

Happenings of Interest In This and Other
 States.
 Thomas B. Meers, of Germantown. has been working the servant girl racket on a small scale. He employed Mary Weiss, aged l5, through an agency, and after installing her in his home broke into her room and assaulted her. He persecuted her until she finally left without her wages. Meers has been arrested.
 A joint committee of the seven G. 4. R. posts of Newark is perfecting plans for an elaborate celebration of Washington's birth day.
 The petition of the sophomores for mercy for Miller and Fuller, tho victims of the cane rush at Rutgers collese, was presented to the faculty, but did not meet with favorable consideration
 Charles Lamphear, wood chopper. aged about 60 years, was found murdered in the wooIs near his cabin, on the line of the West Jersey railroad, just below Manumuski sta tion His head was crushed, as though he had been struck with an ax or some heavy weapon. He lived alone in his cabin, and was known always to carry with him what money he had. There is as yet no clew to the perpetrator of the deed. The coroner is in vestigating the case.
 Leonard Clark Davis was arrested at Newark, N. J., on complaint of L. A. Tyler, of the Mutual Benefit Temperance associa- non of Easton, Pa, charged with embedding $l ,OOO
 +. L. Rubsamer, a retired banker worth esO0, ,OG0, and leading German of Hoboken. Committed suicide by shooting. No cause is known
 The tomato growers about Red Bank. N. J., are holding meetings to devise some scheme whereby they may realize better prices for their product
 Mary Custer, aged 65, a widow, while re- turning from work in Lorillard's tobacco factory, Jersey City, in company with her daughter, staggered, and when caught by the girl, said: Darling. it's all over with me, !" and died.
 Three thieves, each with sack of potatoes on his back, were arrested in the railroad yard at Hoboken.
 Daniel Downey's house at Vineland, N. J., was burned while he was absent Neiphbors who went to the scene found Mrs. Downey lying dead on the floor horribly burned.
 It is discovered that Della Johnson. who was arrested at Elizabeth and relieved of stolen valuables she had in her stocking. is the woman the police have long been looking for for robbing housees in which she had lived as cook.
 Christian Scirner, the religious fanatic has wrecked one mind in Sharon, Pa Mrs. Mary Hawk, one of the band who believe in his doctrines, is mentally unbalanced and has thrown away her false teeth in anticipation of a new set from God. She has been so yio- lent for the past few days that physicians have only succeeded in quieting her by ad- ministering powerful drugs
 New Brunswick, N. J., masons demand an advance from B to s. 50 per day.
 Prosecutor c. H. Winfield, of Hudson county, is named for the next governor of New Jersey.
 The Oxford iron works, in Belvidere N. J.. resumed operations yesterday after suspen- sion of several weeks
 Rev. J. G. Evans, of Nanticoke, Pa has received an unanimous call from the Beecher Memorial church, at Long Branch. He is expected to assume his new charge on the lst of February.
 A. D. Mcclure, of Langhorne, Pa. was pushed off cable car in Philadelphia by a man who was in a hurry to get off, fell under the wheels and one of his legs was crushed He died during amputation. The man who pushed him off was arrested.
 bill before the New Jersey assembly. which meets with general approval among trout fishers, reduces the trout season to the time between April l and July 15. This would prevent fishing through the ice for the purpose of supplying the market, and would stop fishing when the trout begin to look after their domestic affairs. No jurors have been obtained in the Cleary trial at New York.
 coal oil lamp exploded in the drug store of Dr. Richard w. Hickman, at Bustleton, N. J., setting fire to the contents of the store and resulting ill the entire destruction of the building and large amount of property. Roger Haviland, we'll known drug mer- chaat of Glens Falls, N. Y, aged 51 years, while clearing snow from the roof of his house, slipped and fell thirty feet to the ground, receiving injuries from which he died. John Greenwall was sentenced at Brook l lyn, N. Y., to bs hanged March I3 for the ] murder of Lyman Weeks, of that city, who was killed while defending his home from burglary. The new law requiring execu- l tion by electricity does not apply to this 1 case, as the murder was committed before that law was passed.