Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-10
HAPPENINGS ABOUT THE srArn,

HAPPENINGS ABOUT THE STATE. What is Talked About In she many
 Connect1cue Towns and Clty-Hart.
 ford,s Mayofalty-Bridgep0 3al-
 let Glfls-Meriden,s Smallpox.
 The topic that creates most interest in political circles in Hartford is tho mayoralty which will have to be settled during the next three weeks by both parties. Tho prominent democrats who have been talked about for the place include ex-Msyors Charles R. Chapman and Joseph H. Sprague, Colonel Charles M. Joslyn, Representative Frank E. Hyde and Commissioner W. W. Hyde, both of the law firm of Hyde, Gross & Hyde, and Senator E. s. Cleveland. As things now look the race on the democratic side 1s between 4esers. .Sprague and Chapman. Both have held the office. On the republican side one of the first candidates to be spoken of is Police Commissioner L. B. Plimpton, who Is at the head of the great Plimpton of the street board Is also strong favorite. Tn the Third ward are Aldermen Billings and Mc0overn, while the Second ward modestly offers Major E. V. Preston. While it has been stated that Mayor Root would not be a candidated for renomination combination of circumstances might induce him to recede from tho plan which he has laid out, and again become the leader of the republicans in the mayoralty contest.
 BRIDGEPoRT's BALLET GIRLS.
 Bridgeport is talking itself wild over the 300 or more pretty ballet girls whom Barnum has quartered in the Park City for short period. They were delighted with the snow, most of them never having seen any before. They wonder about the principal streets tak- ing in the sights and chatting together like magpies. One ot them went to policeman Saturday night and accosted him: "Say, Bob bic, can you tell me where there's tap 'ousei" "A whata" remarked the officer, not understanding the pretty maiden. "Why, a tap 'ouse, lad: Don't you know what that hisa" she replied. ''No," said the officer, 1T don't know what you mean" "Why, place where c body can get mug of hale, don't you know"
 A crowd of them went sleigh riding Satur- day night. "This is very cold, but werry jolly" sagely remarked g girl who sat at the end of the sleigh. "I cawn't say but what this is werry high toned like," unused anoth. CT. IA mug of 'alf and 'alf would just com plete my 'appiness," sighed 2 third. Thus sperAed with .'there goes a bobby" as a blue-coated policeman passed by. The sights of the city were oil taken in with open- mouthed wonder. Arriving at Fairfield they had sumptuous repsst at the Merwin house, with English plum pudding. "Aw, but this is prime and makes me think of 'ome," said girl after tasting of the pudding. Tankards of ale put the girls in good spirits, and after
 executing the Amazon march used iu the
 grand spectacle of Nero the party returned
 sleepy but we'll pleased. NEW BR1TA1N's VACCINATION. New Britain's board of health are alarmed
 lest some of Meriden's smallpox will reach
 their pretty town and have passed orders for all school children and factory girls to be i'm mediately vaccinated. It is nine years since New Britain has had general vaccination. MRS. BALDw1N's FALL.
 On Saturday afternoon while Mrs. Baldwin.
 wife of ex-County Commissioner Marcus
 Earle Baldwin of Woodbridge, was walking | in front of the Bassett house in Birmingham
 she slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell. | She Is being attended by Dr. Pinney and Dr. Francis Bacon of New Haven. A singular thing about the accident is that the doctors cannot tell whether Mrs. Baldwln's leg ia broken or fractured, or whether a simple dis. location has taken place.
 MER1DEN's GOSSIP.
 By the death of wealthy uncle, the late
 Samuel E. Sawyer of Gloucester, Mass, Mr.
 L. L. Sawyer of Meriden comes into possess
 sion of large portion of the real estate which is valued at $1,500,O00. The five heirs who will inherit it are Moses H. Saw. yer of Mystic, the present United States con.
 sul at Trinidad, Thomas J., Priscilla and J
 Sawyer, who live near Mystic, and L. L. l Sawyer of Meriden.
 No new cases of smallpox have been re- ported. Mr. and Mrs. Dunleaur are recover.
 ing. Miss Shaughnessy, Miss Cassiday and
 the Ksschubec boys are doing we'll. The
 family are apparently happy, though quar antined.
 Joel I. Butler, one of Meriden's best known o'clock Saturday night of heart failure. He had been in feeble health for some time The funeral will be held on Tuesday after noon at half past two and the burial will be | at the convenience of the family. He wal l the eldest son of Lemuel and Salina (Merri-
 man) Butler, was born in Meriden November l 12, 1911. He began at an early age to ped.
 dle merchandise through the southern states.
 la 1845 he returned to Meriden, where he
 ness. Soon after the beginning of the war he was appointed United States internal revenue assessor. In 1863 he was elected president of the Meriden National bank, which position he held at the time of his death. He leaves . wife and two children, Miss Mary A. Butler and Emma s., wife of Rev. Joel Ives of Stratford, Conn. Also by her first husband. He leaves one brother, George Butler, now living in Alabama, and
 a sister, Mrs. A. A. Bradley of Thomaston, Conn.,