Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-27
STATE CORRRsPONDENCE.

STATE CONTEMPORARIES. southington. June 26.-A lawn festival was given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church on the grounds of MT. James Rowse on South Main street, Huntsville, Wednesday after- noon. It was very successful.
 A committee of four was appointed from Eureka lodge No. 75, I. O. O. F., two weeks ago to solicit financial aid for the Johnstown sufferers, and about $50 has been thus far collected.
 Messrs. Walter Neal and Elisha Medling are in Albany, Long Branch and Ocean Beach this week.
 Henry Gundlack of Plantsville has joined his wife in New Jersey until the shop com mencss again.
 Caleb Finch, popular wheelman, depart ed on Tuesday for pleasure outing in Brooklyn and other places on Long Island. He will be absent several weeks.
 William E. McCleary and wife left Mon day for Mrs. McCleary's home in Benning- ton, Vt. Mr. McCleary returns next Monday, but his wife will probably remain through the hot season.
 Eureka lodge No. 75, I. o. o. F., had an election of officers on Tuesday evening.
 The Y. P. S. 0. E. of the Congregational church on Wednesday afternoon gave lawn festival on the south side of the church.
 Milford.
 Miss Hutchinson of Trenton, NJ, is visit ing at the residence of Dr. Hull Allen.
 MsisI Lillie Street has returned from 8 pleasant trip to Trenton, N. J.
 There will be 8 concert in the town hall on Thursday evening of this week by the Mil- ford cornet band for the benefit of Arctic en- zine company.
 MrTaylor is having Meadowside park put into shape by having fence built and mak- ing other improvements about it.
 Rev. F. L. Ferguson started Monday on 8 trip to his parents home in the west.
 Baldwin & Lamkin's shoe factory is not running on full time and will soon shut down for the annual vacation. They are receiving large orders for their fall trade.
 The farmers are engaged in harvesting their hay. The frequent showers, however, have been somewhat of hindranoe to their pro- gress in the work.
 MT. Fowler Sperry has been quite i'll of late, but 1t is hoped will recover soon.
 The memorial bridge and tower are nearly completed, and the work gives much sstis- faction. The large stone which will be the memorial to Thomas Tibbals, the leader of the colony in 1889, being placed in position this week. The stone weighed five tons, and occupies 6 permanent position on the west end of the bridge.
 The Dairy Maids festival will be given in the Town hall next Thursday evening in con- neotion with the National tea, which the ladies of the First church will give.
 The third annual meeting of the W. c. T. U. will be held in Plymouth church parlors on Thursday afternoon of this week.
 Two ally-ho coaches passed through the town on Monday from New York, on the route to the White Mountains.
 Herbert Peck, who was taken to a private insane asylum for treatment last week, died on Saturday night from the effects of the disease. He was young and promising young man and his death is 8 severe affiic- tion to his parents and friends.
 A very pleasant surprise party was given the pastor of the First church, Rev. F. l.. Ferguson, last Thursday evening by the young people of his church. The occasion was his birthday, and was successful from being 6 complete surprise to the pastor and the carrying out of all the plans for the so- cial and material enjoyment of all present. In behalf of the young people @ handsomely bound set of books on the life and times of Napoleon was presented to Mr. Ferguson by Mir. G. Frank Smith, which was responded to in a pleasant and feeling manner by the recipient.
 Mir. Sylvanus Dickinson is having the fenoes around his property on the corner of Broad and factory streets rebuilt, and in do- ing so has had the line strengthened, thus the surroundings of his own place and the street on which it is situated
 Mrs. Charles Tibbals died last Friday at the early age of IS years, and was suddenly taken from her home and little one with no circumstances. She was @ mem- Der of the Methodist church and of the Sun- day school and Y. P. s. O. E. of that church. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon and was conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. M. Carroll, the societies of which she was a attending in 8 body and paying their last tribute to her memory by deposit- ing spray of evergreen in the grave of the departed.