Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

SCARCITY OF HELP.
Farmers in all parts of the surrounding
country, says the Norwich Bulletin, are
much troubled with scarcity of help.
Hay is good crop this year, but needs to
bs housed or stacked now. Notwithstand
ing that every city and town 10 over1un
with unemployed men, men who have no
prospect of employment at their usual vo
cation, 1t is impossible for farmers to get
enough help to gather their crops. There
is fascination about waiting on the side
walk for job that many men cannot re-
sist.
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
G. P. Butler and F. P. Tyler of New Ha-
ven went to New London and Groton yes
terday to work up two new councils of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle.
VETERAN ENGINEER.
Thomas Capron, engineer on the Stoning
ton division of the Consolidated road, is
one of the Oldest engineers in continuous
service in the country, having now started
on his forty-frst year of duty.
FRESH AIR WORK.
About 60 fresh air children have arrived
at Plainfeld under the care of Mr.. Bishop,
and 40 or so more are expected for a
| two weeks stay this week.
LONG LIVED ESSEX PEOPLE.
Recent statistics seem to prove that resi-
dents of Essex are unusually long lived.
The united ages of three of the oldest in
habitants is 276 years. There are about
| hundred people in the town between sew
| enty and eighty, fifty between eighty and
ninety and two over ninety.
o. T. CLARK EULoGIzED.
At a recent meeting of the Milford Saw
ings bank Fl. B. Beardsley was elected as
vice president. in place of T. Clark, de
ceased. The following resolution was
passed:
Resolved, That in the death CT Owen T.
Clark, for the passed nine years vice presi
dent of the Milford Savings bank, it has
lost true and reliable friend land the town
q much esteemed citizen.
CLEARED $3.50.
The Rockville Wheel club cleared $3.50
from it's Saturday races. This is better
than the management expected considering
the large expenses.
sToNINGTON TO CELEBRATE.
The town of Stonington is making
elaborate preparations for the celebration
of Stonington's holiday, August 10. A
vote has been passed requesting the par
ticipation of the fire department., and
committees have been appointed to solicit
contributions.
REGATTA AT ROTOR POINT.
The first annual regatta Of the ROTOR
Point association is announced for Wed
nesday, August 9. 1t is open to all
boats. They will be divided into the
several classes as usual including class
for oyster boats. A prizs of a silver cur
will be given to first in each class, and ST
to second where three or more boats
| start, and no class will be started with
lees than two boats. Sailing measure
ments will be load waterllne and one third
| the overhang added. Time allowance will
be according to the Herreshof schedule,
exact and fair as possible. Boats may
carry one man for every three feet of call
ing length, or fraction thereof, not includ
1 ing sailing master. Course five miles to
windward Tor leeward) and return. En-
trance fee 81, must be in hands of the
committee, e. A. Woodward or Francis
Burritt, by o'clock q. M, August 5. 1t
looks as If this was going to be a fine race
and We hope the port of Stamford will be
represented.
A GOOD PLACE FOR PEACHES.
Lovers of peaches will be pleased to
| know that the crop will be large and of a
| good quality in this vicinity. Charles
| dener, has about one Thousand young
! trees and about two hundred of them
that will yield big crop this season. Ne
hemiah Perkins, who lives in the southeast
district, has $50 peach trees of different
varieties that are loaded down with fine
| fruit.
TAKES Mr.. MORRILL'S PLACE.
Vice-Principal George P. Phenix of the
normal school in New Britain will go to
Willimantic to succeed Professor A. B.
Morrill, as principal of the normal school
in that city. Mr.. Phsnix has been con
nested with the school in New Britain for
five years and thoroughly understands the
| working OF the system employed. The
Misses Nancy Mitchelson and Edith Foster
of Hartford recent graduates of the school,
will be his assistants.
| MITCHELL FOUNTAIN IN w1NsTED.
| ooiy HO-4AS MlCCuGll
tain has been placed in the Winsted park
and will be in operation in a few days.
The fountain waa erected by means of
money bequeathed to the, city by Mrs.
Mitchell, the we'll known Winsted philan-
thropist, and 1t is exceedingly beautiful.
BURGLARS IN EVANSVILLE.
| EVANSVILLE, July 20.-Burglars last
night entered the stores of Thomas Rnck
10y and W. 9. Doolittle & Co., and got
away with large amount of booty. From
Buckley they took a number of suits of
clothing and the most valuable jewelry
there: From Doolittle & Co.'s tobacco
and cigars were taken.
The burglars effected an entrance BY
breaking the bars on the cellar window
and then making their way up into the
stores. There is no clue to the thieves, but
1t 10 supposed they are parties here in
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