Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-06
CONNECTICUT NEWS.

The twenty-sixth annual reunion of the
Fifth Connecticut regiment in Rockville
Tuesday promises to be an interesting
event. The meetings will be held in Grand
Army hall in the memorial building and
the Woman's Relief corps will provide a
dinner for the veterans. DR.. John B. Lewis
of Hartford has charge of the arrange
ments. A campfire in honor of the regi-
ment will be held Monday evening. Many
interesting addresses are expected from
prominent speakers.
FUNERAL IN WATERFOWL.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwin
Of Watertown, aged sixty-three, who died |
of heart disease Tuesday evening, August |
2, took place yesterday. She died sudden
ly. She had been attending to her house |
hold duties, when suddenly she began to
feel dizzy. Before her brother William,
who was in the next room, could come to
her assistance she had expired.
PRIZES.
The committee of arrangements in charge
of the Waterbury fire department picnic
at the West End grounds on September
have decided to offer prizes in the hose
running contest of 500 to the first, $50 to
the second and $40 to the third.
THIS WEEKS CROP REPORT.
Connecticuts crop bulletin for the past
week, as furnished by the New England
Weather bureau:
Bozrahville- have fallen until
many orchards are nearly denuded of fruit;
pears promise somewhat better. Bethle-
harr, Dn{o hot, l-
average crop. Storrs-Corn and potatoes
suffered in places; oats are being injured
| by rains while in swath. East CRANKY
Tobacco slightly injured by high winds of
the goth. South anchester-Pasturing
badly burned; oats mostly harvested and
mostly free from rust; corn growing rapid
~. West Simsbury-Tobacco and corn
have made rapid strides; oats prove to be
below the average. Fairfeld-A few pieces
the drought, and has been benefited by
the hot days and warm nights; blast on
the onions and late planted potatoes; q
few report early potatoes very good. Mil
ford-Corn has been rolting badly;
potatoes on high or light land will hardly
recover; pastures and moved fields are
badly scorched; garden truck is much cut
down; blackberries somewhat dried up.
w1NsTED METHODIST CHURCH.
At the Methodist Episcopal church in
Winsted sums aggregating $3.50 have just
been pledged by individuals for the fund
being raised to cover the expense of erect
ing a new church edifce. The Y P s. c.
E. of the church had pledged 81, 500 and
ers will be given three years to redeem
their pledges.
HEAVY TRAFFIC.
The freight traffic on the Naugatuck
division has been very heavy during the
past week, especially outward bound, con-
sisting largely of manufacturers goods.
| ALL HoNoRED AND ESTEEMED.
The late DR.. WEIGH of Norfolk died in
the house where he was born December
10, 1918. This hous was built in the year
} 1900 by his father, DR.. Benjamin WEIGH.
The father began the practice of medicine
in Norfolk before 1890. so that until now
the town has enjoyed the services of Ole
or more physicians of that name for over
one hundred years. DR.. John H. WEIGH OF
!, ly now living. The other brothers were
De Asa g. WEIGH of Lee, Mass. DR.. Ben.
jamin WEIGH. jr., Lakeville, and DR.. James
Welch of Winsted. The sisters were Luna
wifessof John D. Bidwell, esq.,, of Monte
rey, Mass; Louise, wife of the Rev. Ira
E Pettibone of Winchester, and Alice, wife
of Professor Henry Cowles, D. D., of ODER
, lin, Ohio. Besides the son, Professo,
William H. Welch of Baltimore, Nd, Dr.
- of William Stuart Walcott of New York
= Mills, N. Y. DR.. Welch was an uncle Of
y y Dr. E. Il. Welch of Winsted.
DR.. WEIGH leaves son, DR.. William
WEIGH of Johns Hopkins, who has already
made distinguished name for himself. II
this city, DR.. John n. WEIGH, the vice
, president of the Mutual Benefit Life com
pany, and John w. WEIGH, treasurer of tn.
u Hartford Dime Savings bank: are near rel
, atives. Another well-known member o.
o the family is DR.. William G. WEIGH, now
of New Haven, who formerly practiced IL
Norfolk and later in Ansonia. DR.. Welcf
: was member of the Connecticut Medica
8 society and attended the centennial meet
r ing in New Haven this summer.
/ THE TENTS UP.
r Nearly all the tents for the Connection
militia brigade have been put in place q
I Niantio and everything will be ready TO
T the reception of the troops in day or two
I The field is in splendid condition. Gov
ernor Buckley and staff and General Ha
l ven and staff will be at the camp Saturday
, August IS.
! HEARD FROM.
r HARTFORD, Aug. 5.-John R. Hall, fore
man in Colts firearms factory, who mys
: teriously disappeared about six month";
: ago without leaving trace of his where
d abouts, has just been heard from in Phila
t delphia, working in Cramps shipyard
}, He claims that he became demented from
I, the use of quinine for malaria, and ha
,. wandered around the west in deranget
}, condition. His family learned his where
l. abouts from an old friend who works il
k the shipyard.
o WATERFOWL FETE.
, The ever popular Watertown fete vii
;. be held Wednesday, August 10 Qull moon)
:. The people want to remember this date
d as the fete is an event of the year and an
J. nuslly draws to its festive shrine between
!. 500 and 1000 people.
1 FIRST TOBACCO.
The first tobacco harvested in this sec
ton was cut Thursday morning byWillian
= F. Stevens of Hockanum. Mr.Stevens ha
}. fifteen acres of frst.class Havana, all O.
,: which is now ready for housing. He hal
:, used all the latest machines in raising hi
l. tobacco, andeeven transplanted the plantl
f with an improved machine. Ed Hale ant
:; Howard Pitkin of South Windsor were re
l. ported to have cut some of their crop OF
Thursday afternoon.
o AGED sEvENTY-FoUR.
Ashbel Hills of Hockanum, who ha6
been sick with slow paralysis for the pas
Ill s>l