Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-09
STATE NEWS JoTTsNes.

STATE NEWS JOTTINGs.
ports fermentation and Dissatisfac.
Ii0n Over the Census Returns-Cro.
quet Toufnament-NO Eight Days,
Enenmpmens- Died In Montana
Married and Charged with Forgery
and Perjury-The Marriage CertiR.
cate.
Bridgeport continues in ferment despite
the hot weather over The disappointing fact
to that lively little city and it's many friends
that it's population as shown by the new cen-
sus is less than $4,000 Bridgeporters had
Rugged themselves with satisfaction over the
idea that the city was going to lap closely on
to New Haven in population, but to be put
down at paltry 1854 Inhabitants only, as
they used to say in Pinafore: It's too bad.
The Bridgeport Standard says:
Ore thing il established-Brjdgeport is not going
TO nut nm With any s45 54l" as an estimate Of her
population That figure has been cent out by Su-
and Il
nearly all of the state press
idea that Bridgeport Is place containing paltry
asa L IS
well. 49,
The Standard then goes on to print inter-
views with leading men of the city on the
subject, all of whom coincide with the STAN
dard's view that there's something rotten in
Denmark" or in other words that the late
census taking does not cover the ground.
Ex-Mayor Morgan thinks from Al, 500 to
30, 600 the proper caper, and ex-Mayor Zones
thinks SO, 600 none too much. Ex-Mavor
Vessels views the $4,000 figure too small,
and SO the opinions go on to similar effect.
Postmaster Knowlton goes the ex-mayors
three or four better and thinks the popula-
ton of Bridgeport must be 81 900. Post
master Knowlton knows the town as we'll as
anybody in Bridgeport But Bridgeport is
the third city in the state in population any
how.
The Norwich croquet players are getting
into practice for the annual tournament of
the National Croquet association, which will
be held in that city in August.
Ninety-two persons were received into the
communion of the South Congregational
church, the r. g. S. McNeille pastor, last
Sundsy-twelve by letter and seventy six by
profession of faith.
Thomas Casey. a nephew of the late Bish-
op Hendrickson, and related to number of
Waterbury people, died at Helena, Mont,
Sunday. He had practiced law in that city
| for a number of years, and was very prom
| inens in his profession there.
| Mrs. Melissa Crittenden, who recently died
| in the Southington alms-house at the ad-
vanced age of SO years, was daughter of
Noble Phelps, who resided in Canton from
| about 1906 to the time of his death in 1855.
| She was subject to mental arrangement at
times many years back.
John Kelly, aged fifty-nine years, a tin
| and metal roofer of Brooklyn, N. Y, was
struck and killed by the Shore Line Owl
train at New London at O'Clock yesterday
morning. He arrived at New London by
| the boat an hour before aud started to look
| up an officer of the ship in which he served
| during the war, to assist him in obtaining a
| pension.
| The Rev. Erneat G. Richardson, librarian
of the Hartford Theological seminary, has
| been chosen to succeed the late DR.. Frederick
! vinton as the head of the library at Prince
| ton university. Mr.. Richardson is gradu-
| ate of Amherst college and the Hartford
| seminary. He will enter upon his duties at
! Princeton at the opening of the college year
| this fall.
The adjutant general has abandoned the
| plan for encampment of the National
| Guard for eight days this year, and orders
will be Issued on Wednesday directing the
| annual six days tour of duty beginning
| August IS. There was considerable oppo-
| sition in many companies to giving two
| days additional time to the state without
pay except for rations.
Officers from Southington raided the old
red, house of ill-repute on the Compounce
road to Southingten, Sunday night. They
succseded in arresting the women of the
place and three men, the proprietor, Joe Em-
mons, making his escape. Officers were in
| Bristol Monday morning looking for EN-
mons, but did not mud him. There were
| good many visitors about the place at the
| time of the raid, but all made their escape
| except a Young man from Bristol and mar
ried man from Waterbury and another from
Southfngton.
Stonington Point had big excitement,
but of brief duration, Monday afternoon.
| An alarm of FIRE was sounded and the village
| streets which but moment before had the
appearance of deserted city were swarming
with people rushing to the fire, which proved
to have caught in the roof of DR.. Mains resi-
| dence On Water street. The steam ere en-
CINE company soon had stream from a
| Mistuxet hydrant hard by and all excitement
ceased and the fire also. The damage was
slight. Within one week there have been
three fires of the kind at the point and in
each case the hydrant service proved effec-
tive.
Willie Hildsrbrand, aged eleven, son of
John Hilderbrand, was drowned in the Yam
tic river at Norwich Monday afternoon while
bathing. The boy with several companions,
none of whom could swim, were bathing In
the same place that boy lost his life only q
week ago At this point the current is very
| strong and only an expert swimmer can re-
sist it. When the companions of Willie
saw him being carried beyond his depth
they ran away crying for help. Several
older boys rushed to his assistance but could
render him no aid The body was recovered
an hour after. The lads father is a mill
| operative.
In little village not q thousand miles
from Hartford, says the Hartford Courant,
and not thousand years ago happy family
sat down.to dinner. They had blanc-mapge
for dessert. The blanc mango, unfortunate
| ly as 1t turns out, was put to cool out doors
before it was placed on the table. Nearly
| every one partook heartily. Presently the
head of the family felt something hard in
the dish and delving into it spooned up-a
hoptosd. Said toad had jumped into the dish
| as it lay outside, and the blanc mango being
soft and hot, had sunk and died.
This true story teaches not only that one
should look before one leaps, but that things
are not always what they seem.
Town Clerk Morton of New Britain was
| waited on Monday by an irate father from
Berlin, Mr.. Chevallier, who claimed his
nineteen-year-old daughter had married Ed
ward Bonnelly without his consent. The
| clerk had questioned the applicant for license
as to age, and required written consent of
the brides parent with the personal oath of
each that the signatures were genuine. The
father says they are not, and forgery and
perjury are the serious crimes the young
couple are now charged with. The groom is
of Swiss and the bride of German parentage,
and both live in Berlin. They wer mar
risd last week by Austin Hart, justice of
the peace, on presentation of duly issued
license.
The installation of the Rev. G. w. Mallory
as pastor of the West Hartford Congrega.
tional church will take place on Thursday,