Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-14
STATE NEWS JorTINGs.

Fourth of July Celebrations-InS SheI-
 ton-In New London Birming-
 hams New Methodist Church-vio-
 latfon of School Law-Dead at Nine-
 ty-Three.
 The Waterbury Burns clubs seventh an- nusl games and picnic take place Monday, July 3, at the West End grounds, Water bury.
 K. F. Durand division, U. R. K. of F., of Waterbury, is aourishing, and initiated eight candidates this week. Colonels J. G. Saxe and Charles Brewer were present and made remarks. The former exesls ss a humorist, and his droll sayings excited much merriment. Final arrangements were made to attend the annual state en- campment to be held in Danbury next Friday. D. O. Horton, an engineer on the Shore Line, Is visiting his home in South Glas- tonbury on short vacation.
 Frank Holcemb has started for an ex- tended trip, possibly going around the world. He will spend some time in Chi cago.
 Ex- President Harrison is debating wheth- CT he will deliver the Fourth of July ora tion at New London on ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker's invitation. The Derby Silver company works, Shell obstruction in the water wheel pit. The plans for Birmirgham's new Metho- | dist church call for structure in Gothic style. It will have Q frontage of 12O feet, l with S6 feet depth. There will be g square tower with cone roof a6 feet high in the center of the edifice, facing Fifth street l with 8 semi i-turret close to the tower on the west side, and another on the extreme east | end of the structure, with lsrgs cathedral window between the tower and the east entrance, while another cathedral window
 trife smaller will be just west of the turret.
 The auditorium will seat 700, while the Sunday school room will seat 500, giving a total of 200 seats in the auditorium when ! necessary.
 Rachel Turney, who died at Stepney
 Depot Sunday night, was ninety three years old. Her husband, Horatio Turney, died | sixty years ago. She was born in New town. To the last Mrs. Turney preserved
 the strong common sense and sturdy in l telligence characteristic of the New Eng ! lander.
 The second annual field day and picnic l of the united divisions, A. o. H., of An.
 sonia and Birmingham, will be held at the ! Derby Driving park on the 4th of July. Ansonia's fire bell doesn't suit The Sentinel saye: "A general source of com. ment about town since the fire early Mon day morning is the tone of the fire bell
 since it was placed in the new tower. h
 fact 1t hasn't any more tone than an iron
 boiler when struck with piece of plank.
 The employees of the Derby Silver com
 psny will parade, 25O strong, at the Fourth
 of July celebration in Shelton and will
 have several floats in line.
 Little Bsssie Greenwood, seven years old
 killed spotted adder in Birmingham csm
 etery Sunday last
 State Agent Potter has been in Shelton
 the past two or three days and has beer
 working up two or three cases of viola
 ton of the laws regarding sending ohil
 dren to school. Az result George Bsb
 cook was yesterday morning brought be
 fore Judge Tomltnson, charged witt
 neglecting to send his son George, aged
 trifie less than eleven years, to school, ant
 also with employing him in the Derby cot
 ton mill, contrary to law. Mir Babcocl
 was fined $S.