Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-03
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anne wardens of each county.
STATE CORRESPONDS
Pennington.

Pennington.
Oct s.-Mr Harry wadsworth, who has been
paying his annual visit to his old home, left for
Minneapolis on Tuesday by way of the southern
states stopping at Washington, D. c., Charles
Louis. PROBABLY it will be two or three weeks
before he arrives in Minnesota.
Mr.. James L. Cowles left Wednesday with
his family for their winter home in Birmingham
Ala. Professor Boekleman, musical director at
Miss Porter's school. has leased Mr.. Cowles'
house, and arrived here at the Elm Tree Inn
| with his family from New York Monday, and
will take possession at once.
shooting affair occurred at the South End
| Wednesday afternoon, which caused another
ripple of excitement in the village. Frank Dor
| man. twenty years Of age, returned from hunting
mother, who reproved him for abusing others Of
| the family, when he seized his gun, which was
loaded, and fired at her, filling her neck full of
shot and tearing away part of her ear. Constable
| Cowles soon arrived on the spot and arrested
| him, took him two miles to the town house and
locked him up; Inside of an hour he had escaped,
ably recover, but Il is miracle She was not
the village Was provided for locking up persons
arrested, which will keep them safe until tried,
| and not have one or two miles to take them
| either
Miss Alice Whitmore of New York is paying a
visit to Miss Florence Gay.
| GERS in the First district met at the town hall,
| Wednesday evening, with Mr. Erastus Gay, chair
man; William Bronson and Thomas Scott secre-
taries.
| Observation-Disclosures ID. Gay.
INSTRUMENTATION r. Wadsworth.
| Asseasor-Tlomas Scott.
| Board of Relief-Charles w. Lewis.
Registrar-Thomas Scott.
School visitor-Henry w. Barbour.
| Auditor-Thomas L. Porter
| Grand Juror Thomas Scott
| Observation-Disclosures Cowes, William Bron-
Miss Porter is having the plank walks put down
on the sidewalks for the winter, connecting the
different colonies of the school,
Miss Boyd of New Haven is visiting Miss Sedie
| The democratic caucuses to nominate officers
| in the FIRST district met at the towh hall last
Miss Hattie Cowles will spend the winter in
| New York under musical instruction
on both stories of Miss Susan Gallagher house
on High street, making marked improvement
in the looks outside and the rooms very pleasant
1 inside.
| The most notable assemblage that has ccuIred
recently was at our village hall Tue sday evening
to the public. Farmington's 4eo were well repre-
| scented, besides many distinguished guests from
thusiastic over the bright outlook and favorable
| auspices Under which this new organization
OF substantial friends that have associated them:
selves together in this enterprise assures il of
successful future Generous subscription by
| q fund which will be constantly increased from
time to time which is sure guarantee Of pros
. membership on its rolls of about seventy. the
library room has been handsomely furnished
/
Atty Of Mrs. barney and Mr. D.
New ton Barney, who has spared no expense in
making it as attractive as any library of its size
/ in the state Mr.. Julius Gay and Miss Julia
Brandagee have spent many hours In arranging
Of the Organization, and to them especially credit
| is due for this new era Of the village library.
by Rev. George L. Clark, pastor of the Congre.
| gational church. Mr.. A. D. Vorce presided and
/ made few appropriate remarks concerning the
| condition Of the library as 1t commences business
upon Mr.. Julius Gay to read an essay that he
had prepared for this occas' of the histories of
the different libraries that had existed In the vii
lage from revolutionary times down to the pres
and met with such favor by the audience that
a hearty applause was given him at
/ the finish, with a number of urgent
requests to have it printed in pamphlet form that
occasion, which Mr.: Gay has kindly consented to
| do and present to his friends. Then followed re-
| marks by the Rev. E. A. Smith of Hartford, for
merly pastor here, who paid well-deserved
seemed especially gratlfled at the idea of always
| being remembered vita an invitation whenever
Farmington's interests are being celebrated.
ward to expound his knowledge of libraries
| in general and his system of obtain
ing the great sst good from the books.
neat speech, after which the audience were asked
| by Miss Brandagee and Mis- Timothy Root, as
| sstant librarian, Cthrough Mr.. Vorce0 to inspect
the library, and nothing but praise and congratu-
genuine mutual admiration affair for the balance
Of the evening, red letter day for the Farming
| ton village library. Professor Noah Porter Of
the invited guests The library viii be open on
Saturdays afternoon and evening" through the
winter.