Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-01
STATE CORRESPONDENTS.

Pennington.
July 31.-Mrs. Charles Whitman and Miss
Caroline Gay left for the coast of Maine last
Friday to be away two or three weeks.
Postmaster Deming took day off at the
seashore last week, spending the time at
Sheriff Swift's Branford Point house, with
the Travelling Mems association and reports a
fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brandsgee of Boston
have newly furnished the Cook house that
they recently purchased on New Britain ave-
nue. and are comfortably settled.
Mr.. Henry Whittlesey left Saturday for a
Whit of sea air at the shore, stopping at
Stony Creek and Branford Point over Sun
day, the guest of his friend, Mr.. John Il.
Phillips.
This past week has been an unusually
mournful one for the villagers. Four deaths
inside of six days. The largest funeral the
town ever witnessed was that of Mr.. Michael
Long on last week Thursday -forty-three
carriages. Mrs. Jane Hull, wife of George
Hull, died at the Hartford hospital and was
buried from the Methodist church here Mon
day. Mrs. Helen Miller, formerly of Avon,
was also buried here Monday. Leroy DEM
ing, mute, brother of Frederick Deming,
driver OF the Hartford stage line, who was
killed Tuesday morning at Weatogue by the
up train on the Northampton road, was bur-
led from the home of his sister, Mrs. Pierce,
yesterday
Mr.. Russell Jones is building a canoe for
navigation on the Pennington river. We
presume it will be launched with the GUS
tomary ceremonies.
Mr.. Warren's tally.ko has been taken off
the run to the trains for repairs and the old
"Deadwoodn called into use once more.
When this comes out with its new coat of
paint and newly upholstered inside We are
confident that Driver Risley will keep it in
good shape as long "a he handles the rib
bons.
Mrs. Everett Wheeler, whose husband ia
president of the Reform club of New York,
will leave with her family soon for Williams
town. after stopping nearly two months at
the Elm Tree inn.
E.The recent heavy rains have brought the
lawns all up in good shape again and saved
the crops from disaster, SO that with the i'm
mepse harvest of hay that the farmers have
secured in this region they ought to be q
contented lot.
Mrs. Winthrop Wadsworth left yesterday
with her sister for a two weeks visit at
Hiram, Me.
Mr.. Theo. Hart of Yale arrived on Tues
day and will spend the month of August at
at Miss Anna Harris. Mrs. Frederick Steel
and Miss Lee of Chiosgo are also at Mics
Hart's. Mr.. Steel formerly resided here.
A picnic to Compounce by tho younger set
the summer gaiety in the village. About
| twenty in Mr.. Writings large barge made up
| the party. The Misses Mile and Ruth Gay,
Hattie Colt, Grace Woodferd, Lena and
Louise Gaylord, Belle Whiting, Minnie Cor
bin of New Britain, Jessie and Grace Holt,
Holt, Trowbridge Darlington, Burt Wood
ruff, John Rice, Henry Deming. They
started at II o'clock and returned by moon
| light, after a jolly day spent in bowling,
boating and ice cream.
Mr.. Fred Miles, for the past year employed
by the Electric Light company at Lynn,
Mass, started last week for Atlanta, Ga, to
accept position with a rival company at
twelve hundred dollars a year.
The Christian Endeavor society sold ice
cream and cake again on grounds of the
Congregational church last evening for the
benefit of the piano fund for the chapel
Little Helen Cowles, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Augustus Cowles, gave birth-
day party Tuesday evening to some of her
ton, Oracle and Flossie Clark, Gertrude
Cowles, Caddie Hart, Mamie Cowles, Jen-
nette Vorce, Mildred Cowles, Alice Gay.
What with music, dancing, games and
sweets, they had happy time of it, and NO
doubt would be willing to 60 through Just
such another every week.
Hattie Darlington has been confined to the
house for the past rev days, having been
badly poisoned with ivy.
The Misses Klauser gave an entertain
ment at their home Tuesday evening to
about twenty friends.
Rev. Mr.. Clark exchanged with Rev. Mr.
Cooper of New Britain on Sunday, who gave
very able discourse. Besides the usual
congregation to greet Mr.. Cooper was the
village cat. who makes her headquarters at
the postofice, but circulates freely. from
house to house throughout the town. Infln.
enoed no doubt by the recent visits of the
Salvation army, it decided to attend church,
on Sunday morning. Not contented like the
rest of the audience in occupying the seats,
walked up into the pulpit, which was too
much for the divine, who, not feeling secure
in just what was going on back of him,
paused and requested the deacons to remove
pussy to the outer walls.