Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-27

A Judges Decision In a Liquor Law
Case-East Haven De1egates-Major
smiths VIII The Apple Crop -
Died In Farmington - vanderbilt's
Proposed Yacht-Rendezvous I'm the
Sound-Other Notes-ROckville Fair.
In Hartford yesterday an application for
the discharge of John M. Clayton from jail
on the ground that the law is unconstitu-
tional which Furnishes those who refuse to
disclose where they purchase liquor, Judge
Prentice decided against the petition.
Counsel for Clayton appealed, and the case
goes to the supreme court to be heard in
October.
East Haven democrats have elected dele
gates as follows: State-Grover j. Tuttle,
Charles T. Hemingway. Congressional
Fred S. Bradley, William H. Shannon.
Senatorial Ruel S. Thompson, John Smith,
Horace A. Smith. County-Frank M.
sperry, J. William Thompson. Probate
Alfred Hemingway, Eugene S. Thompson,
Leonard B. Smith, James D. Ashbee, Leon
ard R. Andrews, Henry T. Thompson.
The will of Major Patrick H. Smith of
| Hartford has been offered for probate.
| He leaves the use and income of his house,
| No. 90 Wadsworth street, to his wife dur
| ing her life, to go to the children in equal
parts at her death. The rest and residue
of his property goes to her absolutely. He
appoints her, Mary A. Smith, sole execu-
trix, without bonds.
The weather crop bulletin for August
% reports the apple crop light in New
England. The season has been unusually
| fou n of
potatoes, but the later potatoes are begin
ming to rot. In Connecticut the corn
crop is backward. and needs warm, sunny
weather to bring it up to the average.
? Royal Andrews of Pennington, aged
eighty-one years, died Sunday in Farm
ington. He was one of the early members
of the Putnam Phalanx and was famous
ffer. He leaves widow; daughter and
three sons. One of these is Captain
''Wash" Andrews, at one time of the Hart
| ford police force and later mayor of Oak
land and railroad commissioner of Califor-
mia. Mr.. Andrews funeral was held at
1:30 p. M yesterday from the homestead
in Pennington.
Eugene Lovejoy, twenty-five years ago a
Rocky Hill boy, now of Iowa, is visiting
his mother in Rockville Mr.. Lovejoy was
two years in the First Connecticut cavalry
in the war, and from 1866 to 1874 in the
Seventh regiment, United States infantry.
His present business is an engine driver on
an Iowa railroad.
The New London Telegraph says: "It
is said that William K. Vanderbilt, who
has been cruising about Long Island wa
greater part of the summer, particularly
in GARDENERS and Peconic bay, has been
prospecting for a favorable location for a
yacht rendezvous. His country seat at
Oakdale is not rightly situated for acquatic
convenience and cannot be made so. He
wants place which can be approached
from Long Island sound or the Atlantic
ocean at any time or tide or in any kind OF
weather. He has, it is said, decided on
Hog Neck beach, a strip of land connecting
North Haven with Shelter Island sound
The strip of the beach that Mr.. Vanderbilt
wants is owned by Professor Horsford OF
Boston, who is now in Europe, but will be
home shortly"
Miss Eleanor E. Carlisle of the State Nor
NAL school has accepted the principalshiI
of the new training school which has re
Gently been organized in Norwich. Score
tary Hine of the state board of education
secured the position for her. Her salary
will be 81 500 year.
The arrangements are all completed fol
the thirty eighth fair and cattle show Of
the Tolland County Agricultural society a
Rockville September 8, 10 and II. Tht
fairs of this society have always beer
among the best in the state, and the man
ayers propose this year to outrival an,
other fair ever held in eastern Connect
cut. They have offered premiums amount
ing to IS, 500. Many changes have beer
made in the premium list this year and
number of departments added. 1t is pro
posed to make the floral department one O.
the features of the show and about $50 ar,
offered in premiums.