Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-10
State News JOttings.

Hartford has augar famine. Yesterday retail grocers refused to take orders for re- ] fined sugars. Wholesalers say the shortage | Is on account of the refineries shutting down last month. Green-goods men are operating in Hart | ford again. George R. Alpren of that city received yesterday proposition to sell him
 for $1 900 the state right by buying $15, 5,O00
 of money printed from genuine stolen treasury plates.
 There Is no clue to the highwayman who
 beat and robbed Philip Davis, farm hand
 of Shelton, of $1O Saturday night. Thomas Welch, farmer residing at the Cook place on the Milford turnpike, has lost four COWS, valued at $200, within two ! or three days from the effects of poisoning. He has had some trouble with his hired
 man, whom he discharged, and he believes that this man poisoned the COWS. Most of the menhaden fishermen are hap py. The catches have been big. The best
 hsuls were made in Delaware Bay. The
 steamers Arizona, Brown, Allyn and Quick
 step, hailing from New London, have
 caught on an average 5000, ,O00 of fish each. But for the sharks the catch would have
 been much greater. Steamers which fshed
 in Long Island sound report an average catch of 250, ,000.
 The eighth anniversary of the consecra- l tion of St. Patrick's church Hartford, was observed with appropriate services Sunday. Rev. Asher Anderson of Meriden on Sunday at his church denounced the atate | fair management, claiming that the fair | tendencies were immoral. He referred to the side shows and games at the fair. At the funeral of 0. P. Merwin, former- | ly of New Haven, in New British Satur- day 8 quartet composed of R. P. Paine, W. | s. Hine, Miss Jessie Leigh and Mrs. Mark M. Cashman rendered two hymns, "Oae ! My God to Thee" The honorary bearers were Ira E. Hicks, H. Dayton Humphrey, L. Hoyt Pease, A. Howard Abbs, H. D. | Paine, J. F. Reynolds, George Green, E. H. Styles. The active bearers were A. J. ! Slopsr, E. N. Stanley, M. 0. Stanley, F. H. Atlis, F. J. Porter, E. W. Abbe. There were many rare and beautiful floral offer ! ings.
 Ths annual report of the Qninnipiae l Cemetery association of Southington shows | an expenditure for the year of $430; cash
 on hand, $40. Officers elected are: Pres
 ident, H. D. Smith; vice president, Mrs E.
 P. Hotchkiss; director for five years, E.W. | Twitchell.
 Repairs of the Catholic church in Plain
 vile are about completed.
 ! Bishop Williams will administer the rite
 of ordination to the priesthood next Satur- day at Il o'clock in Plainville to the Rev.
 James Cameron, rector of the Episcopal
 church there. The Rev. H. Harrigan, arch deacon, will preach the sermon. Rsc.ors
 from neighboriDg towns will assist in the | exercises.
 ! Mrs. 0. W. Blakeslee of Plainville has
 returned from New Haven, where she was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neal | Mrs. Stevens and Miss Kitty Davidson of | Montgomery, Ala, are the guests of MT. E. | N. Pierce in Plainville.
 ! Henry F. Billings, clerk to the railroad ! commissioners, and Mrs. Billings and J. | D. Candee and Mrs. Csndee left Hartford
 for the worlds fair Saturday. They 20 by way of Niagara and will be absent week | or ten days.