Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-07
North Haven.

North Haven.
Oct. 5.-The Democrats have nominated
Burt Nichols and lessee B. Goodsell for Sc
lectmen.
The Republican caucus last evening was
we'll attended. The ticket nominated Is near
ly the same az that of last year. Robert ..
Eaton was chosen chairman Of the town
committee.
Mrs. Reynolds of Michigan was In town
visiting friends several days this week and
left for New Haven on Friday. The lady
will be remembered as Mrs. Flight. who at
one time occupied part Of DR.. r. B. Good
years house.
Mrs. N. w. Hine of New Haven visited
her brother, y. O. Bradley, on Friday, and
called on several friends. Mrs. Hine wished
to find Miss Martha Diokerman OF Pennsyl-
-vania, whom she used to know when the
home of both was North Haven. Mrs. Hine
was sorry to learn that Miss Dioksrman had
returned to Scranton, Penn, whore her resi-
dence now is. Mrs. Hins seemed much in-
proved in health from Q recent trip to the
White Mountains.
Report has itthat the time for the we'd
ding of Miss Julia Culver and the town clerk
of Hamden has been changed from October
10 to October 8.
The annual report of the treasurer and se-
lectmen of the town of North Haven has
been issued in neat form. It also contains a
report of the acting school visitors.
Southington.
Oct. 16-Ths Southington agricultural fair,
adjourned from September 81, will be held
on Ocrober 8, 8 and 10. The programme ia
as follows:
Tueeday-Exhibition of cattle, sheep,
swine and trial of draught oxen. Trotting
at p. m. by 500 and 2:48 Glasses.
Observation-Disclosures of stations, colts
and brood mares, matched and single horses.
Trotting at 1 p. m by four year old colts and
1855 class.
Thursday-Athletie sports at 10 a. NJ,
foot races, bicycle races, etc. TIotting at 1
p. m. by 2:45 and 2:2s classes. Bali game
| at 8 p. m, Southington vs.. Cheshire. A
good exhibit is promised, and If the weather
is favorable success IL assured:
An organ recital will be given at the Con-
gregatisnal church on Wednesday evenin G
BY Frank Treat Southwick of New York, as,
sisted by F. f. Powers:
known old lady of West street, occurred
| Saturday.
Madison.
The agricultural fair proved success, as
! usual. The day was fine and large crowd
of people were collected together. The parade
was fine one, eighty-fve pairs of cattle be-
| Ing III tu6 llHo "A AoISo CoNcIcO WdSOu,
highly ornamented with fruit and flowers,
| came down from North Madison. The band
| and drum corps gave inspiring music and the
| rear of the procession was brought up by our
amateur drum corps, who won for Themselves
| great credit The exhibition of produce and
! fruit, though not large, was fine, while the
| fancy and art departments were we'll repre-
sented The exhibition closed with some
effort at speech making and oil seemed TO 20
awav satfsfied
The woods are full of sportsman with their
dogs and guns.
The Republicans have nominated their old
| ticket again.
The old Lees academy Is undergoing a
thorough renovation and will soon be ready
for occupation by the district school. The
upper room will be finished off for hall.
General state News.
$1,000.
By the death of Mrs. Charlotte McKinster
the Old Ladies' Home of Aiddletown receives
| an addition to its fund of $4,000.
FOUND DEAD IN WATER HoGsHEAD.
Mrs. Hugh McSherry, who has been for
many years a well known resident Of Manga
tuck, was found dead Saturday morning in a
water hogshead in the yard of her residence
on Maple street She made misstep> while
going down stairs in the dark.
English Felt Rug.
"a size, beautifully eordered, only 1925.
Carpet department.
WIN. Nicely & Co.