Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-14
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Judge Phelps Improving - Golden Wedding at Rocky Hill - An old Stratford House no More-State For. esters, Convention Yesterday-Gcn. eraI Notes.
 Judge Phelps, who was taken ill a week ago, is at his home in Essex and much bet ter. He expects to resume business in few days. He has had the grip.
 Stratford had a sensation yesterday in the shape of dynamite explosion. An old house on the the Old Ferry road, near ly 200 years old, was blown to pieces. Constable Stagg witnessed the work of de- struction. Hundreds witnessed the ex- plosion. Pieces of timbers were scattered around. Some fragments were blown half a mile away. It is said that both Wash ington and Lafayette stopped in the old place, but it is not believed that Christo- pher Columbus ever e1pounded maritime law there
 TWISTED, Conn.,, May 13.-The golden wedding of MT. and Mrs. E. Lyman Gay lord was celebrated to-day at Rocky Hill. Among the guests were Hon. N. B. Stew ems and wife of Winsted, who were pres ent at the wedding fifty years ago as guests, and Hon. Reuben Rockwell of Colebrook, who was the groomsman, and Mrs. Mallory of New Haven, who was the bridesmaid. WATERBURY, May 13.-The annual state convention of the Ancient Order of For esters of America is being held here to- day. Eighty-five delegates from the courts in the state are present The convention will be in session two days The chief business at to-day's meeting was the read ing of the high officers reports. High Chief Ranger F. H. Wheeler of New Hay en in his report deals entirely with the work and growth of the order. He is op- posed to the system of bonds, now given by the officers of the sub-courts, and favors the adoption of rule requiring such off cers to file bonds procured from Fidelity companies. The report of the high treas urers gives the total receipts received dur l ing the year as $5,0S6. 16 and expenditures | s4,O1S.S2. The report of High Secretary l Randall of Rockville gives the total num- membership of 6,0OO The delegates were banqueted at the Scoville house. ROCKVILLE, May 13.-The funeral of Cy | rus White, the prominent manufacturer, was held this afternoon. Business men ! from Boston, New York and other cities, with many New England manufacturers, | were present.
 The state fish commission has placed B. 900 trout in a Windsor Locks brook. George w. Fulles, former well known | resident of Norwich, is dead at Beechwood, | Mass.
 The Barnum & Richardson company have bought all the timber on Burr noun f tain in Torrington.
 A Bridgeport man named Dahn is miss l ing since April 26. He is insane. l George Prest of New London has secured the contract for the construction of the foundation of the new Union station at Norwich, and will soon begin work. l A fine blue heron was shot near Lantern l H ill, Norwich, this week. It stands about three feet high. It is in full and brilliant plumage, and for beautiful and delicate colors and pencilings, the Bulletin says, it is seldom equalled and never excelled.
 The convent at Putnam caught fire Tues day night. Damage slight.
 James N. Bennett and William Sheldon, aged residents of New London, are on trial at Norwich for criminal assault upon Clara Williams, aged nine years.
 William Labdell, the Danbury boy, who shot Clarence Osborne, of Georgetown, last fall, will be tried this week for the crime. He has been in jail since the shoot ing.
 The editor of the Danbury News has g scale from 8 tarpoon caught ill the Indian river in Florida. Inscribed on the scale says the News, is the length, six feet and seven inches, and the weight, 165 pounds, of the fieh.
 l Patrick Cassidy of Norwich, who if abroad for his health, is improving.
 The full returns show that the recent heavy frosts did much damage in southern Connecticut valley. Much injury was done in that section to corn, potatoes, beans and all garden truck. Some potatoes will have to be replanted.
 WILL1MANTIc, May 13.-The first mati nee of the Gentlemens Driving club occurs Saturday afternoon. Three classes have been arranged; four minute class, bss two in three. and special three minute class, the winner that drives the nearest tt three minutes on mile circuit. Follow ing are the prizes: To the four-minut, 1 class, a fine whalebone whip; to the 3:3t class, @ fine open bridle; to the three minute class, an all wool square blanket In addition to the matinee races there vii be match race for purse of $100 between parties from out of town. The director
 have arranged very attractive program and are determined to make this series O , | summer matinees success.
 MIDDLETowN, May 13.-The sophomor
 society Zeta Phi of Wesleyan held it's an nual initiation and banquet last evening a the Winthrop hotel in Meriden. The mi
 tiates were J. Aznar, A. HI. Espenshade, w
 H. Fisher, R. NJ. French, E. H. Fritz, J. H
 Hef1on, A. L. Howe, c. H. Judd, F. L Knowles, A. H. Leo, L. M. Lounsbury, I A. Melker, L. B. Moulton, w. M. Newton F. H. Sawyer, w. J. Sawyer, w. L. Snow
 MIDDLETowN, May 13.-Dr. J. w. Men denhall of New York lectured before Wes leyan college last evening on "Some Char acteristics of the Higher Criticism" H.
 will speak this evening on "The Thre Great Biblical Problems" Dr. Mendenhal comes under the auspices of the college NJ. c. A
 The present State Normal school room
 in Bank building, Willimantic, are prov ing already limited quarters, and it is pro posed to lease the other rooms now occu pied for various purposes for educationa rooms until the new Normal building i erected.
 The first of the college crews to arrive g New London this year will be the Colum bia university and freshmen, who vii reach their old headquarters at Captail Browns May 29.
 The 150th anniversary of St. James 1 church will be c lebrated on June 30. Rev Dr. Beardsley of St. Thomas church, Nev Haven, will deliver the sermon, and Bisho] l Williams will also be present