Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-21
a.L ARoUnD THE STATE.


 Fight With TramPs-One Tramp wounded-Mystic shrine k1- cnrsion to California-Yaehtinx at Indian Harbor-The Butter Making Industry.
 E. E. Shaw, the Hartford young man who used $50 of his employers money, lost his money at faro.
 The Bridgeport Wheel club have the honor of being the eighth L. A. w. club in the United States.
 It required twelve cars to carry the Colts band excursion party to Nantasket beacn Friday morning.
 Munson H. Hyde, formerly of Bridgeport, died in California on July g. He was nearly seventyreight years of age.
 Charles Gregory of East Norwalk was run over by coach weighing 1,60O pounds Thursday evening, but escaped with very trifing injuries.
 Mr. H. P. Goddard, station agent of the New Haven and Northampton railroad at Simsbury, and his family have gone to Can- ada for months vacation.
 Willie Dougnerty of Bridgeport dove from height of forty feet on floating spile driver Thursday and struck the deck, breaking both arms. and injuring the head badly.
 The body of Lons Anderson, Swede, was
  Anderson had been on spree, and the drowning is supposed to have been acci' dental.
 Fire was discovered Saturday in the large barn owned by John McDsrmott on Main street. The fremen responded promptly but the barn, together with hay and several wagons, was consumed. The loss is about $500; insurance $500.
 Hester Edwards, the oldest resident of New London, died at her home in East New Lon don Saturday afternoon, aged 102 years, months and days. She was remarkable | woman, possessing all her faculties up te l within an hour of her death. The Burwell mansion on the Allingtowr | by fire Thursday afternoon. Workmen dis covered the flames and extinguished them 1T time to save the building. It Is believed that the fire was of incendiary origin. The railroad commissioners have granted the petition of the New York, New Havel and Hartford railroad company for permis sion to abandon the old depot at Cromwell and the company will establish new on about 600 feet south of the present station.
 Dr. W. L. Platt and Herman Huke of Tor rington left Saturday for bicycle trip, t be gone about Q week. They went by trail | to Poughkeepsie and then on their wheel 1 Sunday. To-day they continue their tri through the towns along the Hudson, stop ping at all points of interest until they reac New York.
 The second annual regatta of the Indial Harbor Yacht club will be sailed off Green | witch harbor on the second of August. Ther are to be three classes in the main contests one for open jib and mainsail boats over 2 feet and not more than 8 feet in length; fo boats of from 23 to 27 feet, and for boats c g feet and less. Entries in a catboat race, e five divisions. are also invited.
 The Waterbury American says: Abe was the first gilt button maker in the cour try. In 1881 Benedict & Go. issued sam pie button card bearing this inscription "This button card is most respectfully dedi l cated to Abel Porter, esq of Paris, Ne' York, the first gilt button maker in tn United States, by Benedict & Co.,, butto manufacturers, Waterbury, Conn.,, Deoem | Der 31, 1831."
 Tramps in Willimantic boarded a car Jade with watermelons Saturday, and were pro ceeding to have banquet when Chief ( Police Clark swooped down upon them. HI threatenings 50 enrsged the tramps that the levelled gun at his head. The chief re tired, secured aid, and returned to the at tack. A lively ecrimmage ensued. Sewers shots were fired, and Yardmaster FaY's ha was pierced by bullet. It was not unt Chief Clark shot one of the tramps that the submitted to arrest.
 This afternoon party of members of th Mystic Shrine will start from New York O thirty days trip to San Francisco, takin in the Yellowstone park and other places C interest on the journey. They go by specis vestibule train, with every convenience fo | cnnfartah1a trava1 The parfy yph phioh ia lin ited to one hundred, includes number froI Hartford and other parts of the state, as fol lows: Hartford-Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Higgl Miss S D. Easton, Dr. J. F. Axtslle, MT. an Mrs. E F. Burnham, Al. Kicker, A. Dumon, u. Hathaway, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Smitf Bethel-G. G. Durant. Bridgeport-C. 4 Grannis, Thad. Beeeher, W. Fristie, Or land Smith. Mir. and Mrs. Henry Setzsr, jr Mir. and Mrs. Ez. Whitney. jr. Montville- William Robertson. Norwalk-Nr. an Mrs. E. o. Keller. Thompsonvills-A. W | Allen, E. N. Smith, J. B. Allen.