Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-10
ALL OVER THE STATE.

List of Coming Autumna1 Fairs
yernon,s New Town House-The
Room Where Lafayette Died
The State Reform schools Popula-
tion-Not a Case Of Murder.
T. S. Gold recording secretary of the
State Agricultural society, has prepared
the following list of fairs to be held in
Connecticut this fall:
State, Meriden, September 1918; New
London county, Norwich, September %
"a; windham county, Brooklyn 1917;
Tolland county, Rockville, September
$40; Berlin, September %; Bristol, Bris-
toll, September 80, October l.; Chester,
Chester, October; Danbury, Danbury, Oc-
eober $40; East CRANKY, East CRANKY,
October; Pennington, Collinsville, Sep
TENDER = 1924; Guilford, Guilford,
September 80; Harwinton, Harwinton,
October 6; Killingworth. Killingworth,
October Il; Madison, Madison, October;
Manchester, September 2-3; North Milford,
North Milford, September Oil; Simsbury,
Simsbury, October 7-s; southington,
Southington; Stafford, October 10; Suf-
field, Sufield, September; Monroe, Hunt
ington, September 1924; Uuion, Filing
ton; WATERFOWL, Watertown, September
1884; Willimantic, Willimantic, Septem-
Der 20, October 1; Windsor, Windsor:
Woodbridge, Woodbridge; Woodstock,
South Woodstock, September 1916; VOL
colt, Wolcott, October; Hartford county
Horticultural, September 80; Chrysanthe-
mum exhibition, November 3-5.
Superintendent Howe's report of State
De offoro for tho Loot fnaIva
months shows that the year just closed
was the most successful in the history of
the institution. The benefits of the cot
tage system are becoming apparent each
year. Mr.. Howe recommended that q
competent agent be appointed to visit the
larger cities to look after the boys who are
discharged from the school and also re-
viewed the improvements made about the
buildings and stated that the industries of
the school were in fourishing condition.
At the close of the last fiscal year there
were 431 boys in the school. At the pres
ent time there are 434, showing an increase
During the year the total number in the
school was 629, of whom 1876 were dis
charged.
The formal opening of Vernon's new
town house, and its inspection by the
building committee, occurred Tuesday.
1t was approved and an excellent dinner
was served, after which there were brief
remarks by State Treasurer Henry, First
Selectman o. G. West, DR.. Goodrich, H. L..
James and others, all complimentary of the
improvements.
The new town house is a three-story
structure of brick, with modern improve
ments. It is handsome structure and its
location is a conspicuous one. 1t con-
tains thirty-four rooms, is heated by
steam, there is running hot and cold water
on every floor, as well as bathrooms and
closets. There are also pipes and hose on
every floor for use in case of fire.
The noticeable features are extreme
cleanliness and perfect ventilation. Ven
tilators in every room communicate with
the great ventilator in the roof. The
rooms are most Of them large and COM
| fortably furnished. The surrounding
grounds have been graded and planted
with shrubs and flowers. The town farm
comprises fifty acres.
The old part, to which has been added
| the addition, is retained for the use of
| Superintendent Ware and family. This
| scarcely recognizable with its modern i'm
| provements. The room is still preserved
| however, where Lafayette dined, it being
now used as kitchen. The town house
now contains twenty-three occupants, but
| could accommodate three times that mum
| Der.
DR.. George R. Shepherd of Hartford
formerly of New Haven, has recently re-
| ceived report from DIR. R. H. Chittende1
of the Sheffield biological laboratory a
Yale university, of the microscopic ex
animation of the spinal cord of Mis-
Learned who died in Hartford last March
the cause, as was supposed, being hydro
| phobia. DR.. Chittenden reports as very
noticeable the shrinkage of cells and ex
travasion Of blood in tho cord, two ap
pearances which he considers characters
tic LESSONS of hydrophobia. No micro
scopic examination is considered as pre-
senting absolute evidence of hydrophobia
but these conditions found, taken in con
nection with the symptoms of the case, ar
said to leave no ground for doubt as to tn
character of the disease from which Mis-
Learned died.
Ex-Superintendent of the Capitol Dibbl
a. nd family will leave to-day for visit t.
friends in Minnesota. They will he ava.
about two months.
| In the police court in Hartford yester
day morning nolle was entered in tn
case of Mrs. Sedonia Alling, who wa
charged with causing the death of Mar
Jones, he testimony making it clear tina
Mrs. Alling did not push the woman bu
that the latter took hold of a swinging sig
| which oouo or6 osuaad bor RI foil