Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-13
STATE NEWS Jorr1rGs.

STATE NEWS JOTTINGs. The Late J. c. Usher of New Britain | Buried in PIainville TO-Day-Dr. smith Charged With Manslaughter -College Boat Race Preparatlons-A Victtmtzed man-wheelmen, Boat. ing Men and TrOtting-FuneraIs.
 NEW BRITAIN, April 12.-Josiah O. Usher, the father of Mrs. Francis H. Smith of 24 Camp street, who died yester- day, was born in Haddsm in 1903. MT. Usher was farmer and spent the greater part of his life in Plainville, where he owned fine property on the Pennington road short distance north of the New Britain road. He was one of the best known and respected citizsns of Plainville and always took great interest in the affairs of that town, and of the Congre- gational church of which he was mem Der. MT. Usher's wife has been dead for some years, and ashe became old and feeble he had for long time made his home with his son-in-1aw MT. Smith. One son and a daughter survive the deceased. The son vile. who has held the office of town clerk and other responsible positions for many years. The n this cty ana Mrs. Smith have the sincere sympathy or @ tne M community in their bereavement. 1here will pc pc Camp street, at i O'Clock on Thursday: The re- mains will then be carried to Plainviile ana me funeral will take place from tho reside residence or the m. Interment in Plainville cemetery.
 BURIED YESTERDAY.
 The funeral of the late Mrs. Matilda M. Moore was held yesterday afternoon in the First Bap- tist church, New Britain, the Rev. Dr. Stidham officiating. Mrs Moore's maiden name was Ma tilda M Gay and she was sister of H. A. Gay Of New Britain. In 1853 she united with the First Baptist church at Hartford. but soon after mar ried Henry Moore, and ten years afterward re moved to Illinois, where MT. Moore was for m any of Burlington and Quincy railroad. Mrs. Moore lived 5 and fSf came east to live with her sister at Fitchburg, Mass, from which place she moved to De Land, live with her brother. She was member of the Baptist church at De Land, and brought 8 letter from that church to the Baptist church In New Britain.
 SERIOUS CASE.
 BRIDGEPORT, April 12-Dr. J. 8. Smith, the physician who was arrested last week for per forming 8 criminal operation which resulted in
 
 peared before the city court to-day for trial.
 He was originally charged with malpractice, but the coroner's finding, which was handed to the prosecuting attorney last evening, convinced that official that the doctor should be made to answer to more serious offence. He therefore withdr the first complaint and filed new one charging Dr. Smith with manslaughter.
 The phy sician's counsel not having been pre- viously apprised of the contempl lated change asked for a continuance in order that they might properly prepare their defense: The case was 1n fa hnnH of he accused being fixed at &, GOO.
 THE COLLEGIATE BOAT RACE EXPENSES
 The New London board of trade has taken action towards raising funds to defray the ex penses of the Yale-Harvard race. The contract with the crews, in order to secure the races on the Thames course for an additional five years requires that the citizens pay one third of the expenses and the railroad companies two-thirds The board of trade consented to act for the citi of $146 out of the treasury last year. A com mittee was appointed to raise subscriptions. WAS vIcTIM1zED.
 resident of the village of North Stonington about five miles from Westerly, is the latest vic tim of the old scheme of advertising Uncle Sam's stamps fine stsel engravings. This man saw that upon the receipt of 50 cents elegant stee engraving of the Handing of Columbus would be sent. He forwarded the money, and few days later received two-cent Columbian stamp ! timized.
 ACROSS THE NUTMEG STATE. Connecticut wheelmen will carry relay mes | sage from Governor Russell of Massachusetts t. ! Governor Altgeld of Illinois from Thompsonviu | to Stamford on the Post Record race, April 30. TRorr1Ne IN ROCKVILLE. The Rockville Driving club has voted to hold l race meeting in that city on May 23 and 24 | There will be four classes, 2:45, a:35, 22s ant free-for-all. Purses of $500 each will be offered in each race. There will also be three-minut' race for gentlemen's driving horses, open t. | horses in Manchester, Willimantic and Tollant \ county. The races will be held at Hyde park. BOATING AND ROWING. The Springfield Boat club is trying hard to SC
 cure the regatta of the New England Amateu
 Rowing association, which will be held Jnly { l The association will hold meeting at the clos ! of the week and the place will then be decide
 upon. The guaranty required is Ses5. Tn
 Springfield club has appointed g committee t | Scrlbed.
 FOR MANY YEARS A RAILROAD MAN.
 Aaron H. Perry, a respected citizen of Spring l field, Mass, died in that city Monday. He wa
 born September 25, 1ss3, in New Milford, hi
 father being Nathaniel Perry, a prominent law ! yer of that town. At an early age he eatere | the employ of the Housatonic railroad and wa l afterwards general freight agent of the Ney | York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. Sine ! 1875 he has been connected with the Connection |
 of Hartford. who, with daughter and son, sur l vive him.
 ILL IN HARTFORD. | Judge Nathaniel Shipman is still unable t, | leave his room.
 President Jacob L Greene of the Connection l Mutual Life Insurance company is confined tt his house with grip symptoms.
 LICENSED TO PREACH. The following have received licenses to preach granted at Hartford by the Central association Senior class-Haig Adadonraip, Adana, Turkey and Haootune Horhannes Saargavakian, liar poot, Turkey. Middle class-Wilard Livingstone Beard of Birmingham, Thomas Jefferson Bell o Altamaha, Ga.; Herbert Edward Carleton o Hartford, Dwight Goddard of Worcester, lame. Alexander Solent of Inverness, Quebec, ane Frederick Azel Sumner of Eastford, Conn. The Rev. o. W. Means acted as moderator. IT WASN'T HIM. James P. Pigott, who went down to Washing ton seven weeks ago to learn wisdom and tt master the alphabet of congressional statesman ship, has returned to the quiet scenes of New Haven. He isn't inclined to take Thomas, Rich ard and Henry into his confidence. Register reporter, who operated on him for an hour oI two with corkscrew, came away with the i'm pression that the congressman sdid not know who would pluck the crumbs of comfort, nol tered for these important es."-Waterbury Republican.
 Bu1nble- bees, wasps and moths were flying ir the center of the city Sunday, April 9.-NorwIct Bulletin.
 IN MERIDEN.
 The Hon. Radcliffe Hicks intends to tear down his old buildings on the plot of ground on West Main and Church streets and High School ave nue, Meriden, and erect one solid building that will cost in the neighoorhood of $l50,000. CONSUL TIBBITs. Consul John A. Tibbits of Bradford, England ! received notice April that his successor had | been appointed. Mir. Tibbits expects to return to his home in New London about July l. Hf has been in England almost four years and is satisfied to return to the United States. DEATH OF MRS. HARRIET DERBY ! News has been received in Norwich of the death of Harriet, widow of the late Edmun6 l Derby. Mrs. Derby was born in Norwich ir ! June, i799, and consequently was nearly ninety l three years of age. She was descended from Mrs. Ann Bailey of Groton, who distingushed herself during the siege of New London by tear ing up her petticoat which the soldiers used fel waddinx for their guns. Mrs. Derby came from a long lived family. Her sister, Mrs. George w l Lamb of Lafayette street, is ninety-six years oi age.
 | WILLIMANTIc, April 12.-Isaac Sanderson ha. sold the Brainard house hotel property In thi. city for $3o,o0o to Hugh 0. Murray, who will rs move the hotel building and erect it it's place 6 modern brick block to be used for mercantile | business. The Brainard house is one of the old eSt hOtnlS that stands in Aastarn Connecticut