Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-21
After the BuncO Mon.
STATE CORRESPONDENCE.

A WORD ABOUT CANDIDATE sTILES-THE
RATIFICATION INTERMEDIATES JoKERs.
Oct. 20.-Your correspondent has been
reminded that he hasn't said much about
our senator-who is to be. As these
items are published for such readers as
are interested in matters appertaining to
the town of North Haven more than for
the reader at large we did not think it
necessary to boom a man who-of all the
men in this part of the state needs it
least-we all know the record of Mr..
Stiles in both public and private life and
we do not see any good reason why he
should not poll every vote in the town,
including those of the democrats and
their friends. We also believe that there
is not man in any of the towns which
compose the Seventh senatorial district
who can go to the senate with a larger
majority.
Not very large audience greeted the
speakers at the ratification meeting Satur-
day night, but they were enthusiastic
Mr.. Stiles expressed his appreciation of
the occasion, and the events which had
lead up to it in very appropriate man
ner Other speakers took up the time with
the leading events of the day. Colonel Lee
spoke quite eloquently for a man who says
he is no orator, and made a very accept
able speech in very acceptable manner.
If he takes" as well elsewhere as he does
in this town he will be the next sheriff
The practacle joker has appeared in
North Hill. Last Thursday evening Ray
mond Robinson took young lady to the
prayer meeting, and when they thought to
start for home his team was among the
| missing. Subsequently he found the horse
in his stable and buggy in his carriage
house, precisely rs if he had put them there
himself, but the lady did not walk home
as it was intended she should do.
Last week . teacher in one of our schools
asked youngster in the juvenile reading
| class what a kid was. He said, "a kid is
is a little boy" If we could only get hold
of all the funny things which are said and
done in the schools no doubt but it would
keep column of jokes going without
| drawing on other sources.
Tomorrow evening at the grange is
down on the program as 'gentleman's
night" The lecturer has asked the secre-
| tary to take charge of the meeting on this
occasion, and he would be glad of any lit
erary efforts which brother grangers can
contribute on. so short notice. The
| ''mock trial" is down for next week Tues
| day. If any one has any reliable evidence
to offer regarding the prisoner and the
watermelon the attorneys for the prosecu-
| ton will be glad to see that they are sub
1
| evidence sufficient to convict has been al
| ready worked up.
The representative booms are quietly
maturing and phases of an interesting
character may by expected about caucus
| time.
1t has been remarked that the prohibi-
ton was not once mentioned by any of the
speakers Saturday night, not even as an
ally of the democrats.
Lightning struck the barn of Henry
a calf and knocked Mr.. Rudolph down. He
was near the calf and had just left it. The
barn was damaged slightly. A horse was
famed and MI. Rudolph yet feels the effects
| of the shock.
The 'third party" magnates are aroused
regarding an item which recently appeared
in these columns with reference to their
ticket for town officers. More anon.