Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-03
General state News.

MIDDLETOWN, aug. 6.-1ue MluolotoWu Constitution, 9 daily paper of this place, sus- pended publication to-day for want of SUD- port.
 THE CIGARETTE LAW. Chief of Police Packard, of Hartford, has instructed the police of that city to arrest all boys under sixteen who are found smoking on the streets.
 LEFT LETTER.
 George A. Fisher, the printer who commit ted susicide yesterday left written state- ment in which he said he felt he was beeom ing insane and that in committing suicide he did what was best for himself and the com. munity.
 GLASTONBURY BONDS.
 The town of Glastonbury voted at meet- ing held Wednesday to issue $65, ,000 311 per cent. bonds for their share of the expense of freeing the East Hartford bridge. The bonds are to run thirty years, but are redesmable after ten years.
 TAKEN SUDDENLY INSANE.
 Mrs. Gagon, widow, of Bridgeport, the mother of several children, became suddenly insane last night. She was very violent and several nen were obliged to hold her while the physicians administered morphine She was taken to the hospital there.
 BELONGED IN aUILFoRD.
 Henry Hawlsy of Guilford, aged sixty-six years, war veteran of Company D, Fif- teenth regiment, O. V., died at the New Ha- ven hospital Thursday of heart disease and dropsy. For four months he could not lay on bed, but was obliged to sit nearly the whole time in chair.
 MISS VINCENT AGAIN ELoPEs.
 BIRMINGHAM, Conn.,, Aug. 2.-James Dougherty eloped from here three years ago with Clara Vincent, leaving wife and sev- eral children. They went to live in London, Ontario, and news has DOW come from there that Miss Vincent has tirad of Dougherty and has eloped with another man.
 ENFORCING THE CIGARETTE LAW.
 The Meriden Journal takes the honor of announcing the first arrest under the new cigarette law: 70. Dossin, who is employed at J. B. Sprewenberg's cigar store, was aE- rested Thursday for selling cigarettes to a boy twelve years old. This is the first arrest that has been made here under the new ci. garette law, which took effect August l." the day the law went into effect.
 DESERVED TRIBUTE.
 The engineers of the Consolidated road have presented an elegantly engrossed testi monial to Mir. and Mrs. E. T. Stevens of Quinnipieo, North Haven, for their kindness to the persons injured in the wreck of the Boston express on June 29. They also pre- sented bank book with credit of $25 to their twelve year old daughter. The railroad company has also sent check for $25 to Mir. Stevens.
 DYING OF STARVATION.
 G. K. Glover, farmer of North Branford, is in dying condition, the result of starva- tion. He Is afflicted with paralysis and for the past eight days has been unable to par &al- n@fA -lrlv, of New Haven said yesterday that there were no means of saving the unfortunate mans life and that his death was a matter of only a few days.
 CROPS DAMAGED.
 Many of the tobacco growers in Hartford county and vicinity are now apprehensive that the crop will be seriously damaged. The growers of early potatoes are sad ovor the prospect that the tubers will rot in the hiils Many acres have been ready for digging and 1t only requires a little soaking at such a time to cause rot. The later potatoes are running very largely to vines and the pros peot ct present Is that the crop will be seri- ously damaged. And @ like state of affairs which means a very serious loss to the farm. ing community.
 THE vLooD AT VALLEYS FARM.
  erabls damage was done here yesterday by the rain storm, particularly at Malley $ farm, through which flows & little brook now swelled to fierce river. It has carried away fences and hen houses. The overflow of the brook burst upon the barn yard front gate and released 8 score of cattle which were headed off and saved by Mrs. Harry Guigsre, who saved herself from drowning by olinging to..a fence. She also united the uAo1 ,vIt Itah ko k1.s- l., water, and saved hen with her little fam fly which were floating down stream. Miss Jennie Wilson narrowly escaped drowning USING THE NEW TRACKS. The Consolidated road and the Hudson River read have begun using the newly con struoted depressed road which since last fal has been under way between the Mott Ha ven junction and Williams Bridge. The new tracks are depressed from five to twen ty-hve feet along tho route mentioned, snG ! on the west side are walled up with large granite blocks, the whole surmounted with l semi-curved capstons, which makes a hand some finish to very solid piece of masonry The entire stretch of new road, which makes this four-track highway from the junction to Woodlswn, Is ballssted with broker stone, which makes 1t not only more solid but does away with what passengers hav' | considered great nuisance, especially dur ! ing the summer months-the dust. It is now the intention of the railroa. company to go to work on the two tracks ol the east side of the road and dig them dow ! to level with the others and ballast then with stone likewise. This will consume | long time: but when completed will be great improvement, doing away completel with the grade crossings which in the pas have proved so fatal. Iron bridges are to g over the tracks at certain streets, and som of them are already in place and in use b.