Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-10
Jottipgs of ssate News.

SoseAnsD VA Ss0kO N0W0s
 Colonel Wessells of Litchfeld mustered in a new camp s. of V. in Rockville this week.
 Between the years 1875 and 1889 the popu- lation of the city of Waterbury practically doubled.
 A young child of James Herbert of Liber- ty street, Waterbury, drank a cup of kero- sene Tuesday and there came near bo,ns an abrupt termination to the child's life.
 Waterbury runners are entered in handi- caps at Meriden Memorial day and July 4. At the latter race there will be first prize of $2OO, over double the usual stakes.
 A petition has been forwarded to Governor Bulkeley, asking that a new military com pany be organized in Bridgeport. It Is pro- posed to make 1t the crack company of the city.
 R. T. Higgins, who has been engaged in the study of law for the last three years with Messrs. Huntington & Warner of Woodbury, was admitted to the bar of Litchfsld county May 1.
 Fred Mechterschsimer, a we'll known German resident of Birmingham, died at his home yesterday morning. He had been i'll but few days, and his death was entirely unexpected.
 Oarsman Arlington of Hartford Is trying to arrange a match with M. J. Leavitt of Springfield, Mass. The race will take place on the river at Hartford if satisfactory ar- engagements can be completed.
 The Rev. Douglas P. Birnie of Cazsnovia, N. Y., has declined the call to the Windsor avenue Congregational church, Hartford, on account of the size of the minority voting against the call. The vote stood 28 to 13.
 The members of the Connecticut Electric Medical association in Waterbury are: s. B. Mum, $. H. Platt, George A. Faber, 0. Art Ward and Charles s. Ysomans. The annual meeting will be held in New Haven Tues- day.
 Mrs. Jenness- Miller, the celebrated lectur- CT and reformer and designer of women's garments, lectured at Jacques oper house, Waterbury, Thursday afternoon to @ large and fashionable audience of ladies and per- haps @ dozen men.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Wilson, wife of c. M. Will son of IA North Main street, Waterbury, and mother of D. B. Wilson, died Thursday af- ter being i'll one month. She was sixty-six years old and an active member of the Sec- ond Congregational church. The railroad commissioners on Thursday made their annual inspection of the Nauga- tuck division of the Consolidated road ,arriv- ing in Waterbury from Winsted on @ special train at $50 pm. Various of the leading officials of the road accompanied. Governor Hubbard's statue was put in position week or two ago and was imme- diately covered with large flag which was tied in place with nothing but common twine. Thursday the wind unveiled the statute. tearing the flag to tatters. w. s. Simmons, state inspector of facto- ries, has been in Waterbury several days. Last summer he inspected several manufao. turing establishments in that city and now l he ia completing the list. His inspection is ! made in reference to ventilation, cleanli- ness, dangerous machinery and water clos cts.
 At Norwich yesterday States Attorney Lucas filed three counts against Ira E. l Briggs, the murderer of Samuel Green, 1 charged with manslaughter, in the superior 1 court. Briggs was at once placed under ar- | rest and taken before the superior court, l His counsel said he was not prepared for trial, ss he did not expect such move after his client had been vindicated by the grand 1 jury yesterday, and asked for a continuance until September, which was granted. He was released on $5, 1000 bonds. NORWICH, May 9.-Nineteen years ago Mies Della Newton, then seventeen years of | age lived with her parents in Otselic, 8 vil- liage near here. In neighboring farm house
 tained his majority. The pair had been play
 mates and were lovers. The young man was poor and decided to go to Virginia to seek | his fortune, and when he had acquired 1t re- 1 turn to claim the girl as his wife. The love CTS parted at the porch of the old farm house, he giving and she accepting plain gold ring as 8 mutual pledge of enduring affection and constaney. The young man settled iu Richmond, but had hard luck for years, At last the tide turned and he be- , came prosperous, returned and claimed his