Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-07
C0NNrCTUCUTNEWS.
Items of Interest From All Parts of
Our>Little State.

Our Little state.
Farmers In Norwich and vicinity that
depended on the whortleberry crop to add
10 their bank account will be very much
this season, as the berries are
very scarcs. On several farms the bushes
nave entirely succumbed to the drouth
and present dried-up appearance. The
potato supply appears to be greater than
The farmers anticipated. l.
COTTON GINS FOR RUSSIA.
AS result of their exhibit at Chicago the |
Brown Cotton Gin company of New Lon
don have sold ten cotton gins to Russian
firm. There were two Russians visiting
the fair who saw the gins and opened cor
respondence with the Brown Cotton. Gin
company about purchase, and repre-.
sentative of the company met them and eff
fected the sale
SNAIx,
D. w. Benjamin of .Wsuwecus Hill, Nor
wich, killed two black snakes Saturday.
One measured six and a half feet and the
other four feet.
BIG EELs.
Winsted Herald: 1.-TWO tall tsiIors caught
seven squirming cells with set-line at
Highland lake last night that weighed
thirty pounds"
BLOCK ISLAND CAMP MEETING.
The fourth annual gathering of the Bap-
fist Camp Meeting association will be held
in the First Baptist church, Block Island,
August 1927. The services will be under
the care of Rev. L. 8. Brown, pastor of the
church, and his helpers will be representa-
tive preachers from different sections and
denominations.
WEATHER PROPHET JoHNsoN's DIRE PREDIC-
TON
Horace johnson, the weather prophet, is
out announcing fearful things. He says
that we shall pass into q highly charged
electrical atmosphere and also into tor
nado belt, and must be prepared for sp-
palling disasters. Another disturbance
due to the peculiar distribution of the
planets will be experienced from the 9Th to
the 18Th of September. The storm will
commence at Galveston and come north
accompanied by tidal wave. The cities
of New York and Boston may expect to be
submerged along their water fronts.
LULU Ilny No q ShoA1uB uP VI ooiAolhSS LII
Chicago.
THREATENED WATER FAMINE.
A water famine Is imminent in Will
raantio unless there is soon q heavy rain
fall.
IN BRANFoRD.
The Bradford lock works, the largest
factory in the place, is running on a
schedule of three days a week and short
handed. The Hammer Malleabls Iron
works are yet running full time.
PRIZES FOR PARocHIAL SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Catholic Standard announces upon
the authority of Hon. Radcliffe Hicks OF
Tolland, that Mr.. Hicks has in contem.
plstion plan that will attract wide at
tention among the Catholics of Connecti-
cut. He intends to offer a prizs of 500
| to be awarded the pupil In the parochia
| school who shows the best results in
oratory within given period. The pur
| pose Of this move is to encourage oratory
| in the Catholic schools in Conc ecticut.
| DEATH OF SECRETARY WHITE
| E L White, secretary of the Waterbur!
Watch company, formerly a prominen
man, died Saturday. aged forty. Hi
| oO6tA wiz NO LhouAASos
| NEW INSANE ASYLUM.
The legislative committee on new
building for the Come cticut insane dit
not fully decide on the location of the new
building the other day, which will cost i,
the neighborhood of 100000 and accom-
modate $50 patients. Four locations ar
in view.
DIED I'M SoITTH NORwAIK
Leander G. Wilcox, one of South MOI
walks oldest and most valued citizens
died Saturday, aged seventy-six.
THEY WILL RACE AGAIN.
1t is probable that Harry Elliott, VIII
WAS defeated in the one mile championshi
race at Bridgeport by Fred G. Hoyt, wi
meet him again in the one mile open rae
at the Labor day picnic on the Norwal
Fair grounds.
| 0. W. Swift of Danbury, one of the bef
known racing men in the state, has no
done any fast riding in several years unit
the present season, but he Is now in trair
ing and will probably compete in some az
preaching contests.
Il FOR MAYOR
Ex-Spesker Charles Dursnd of Ansoni
: l
The Transcript fsvors him aud endorse
his qualifications warmly, and adde: I'll
fact that Mr.. Dursnd Is favored by bot
democratic and republican parties
enough to assure every one that he is
! man having few or no enemies and a lsre
, number of friends, who would with b
consent assure him of certain election.
: BURIED YESTERDAY.
The funeral of the late Mrs. William S
|. Rice of Shelton was held yesterday afte
noon, the Rev. g. 81. Buck of st. JAIME
Episcopal church fioiating. Intermer
was in Long Hill cemetery beside her for
, children.
DIED IN GLASTONBURY.
Mr.. Henry Affisck, one of the NEST prom
. inent residents of Glastonbury, died Sal
, urday of congestion of the lungs. at tt
advanced age of eighty four. He had bee
sick only twenty four hours. He was {
Scotch birth, but had lived in Connecticr
for sixty years. He was florist in Har
ford for long period up to about 1885,
his dollhouse and nursery being on what
now a flick street He laid out the ground
: residence and many Others in Hartford.
, | MAY SOCCEED COLONEL kNOWLTON.
! Benjamin t. Larshsr, lately superintent
ent of the Bridgeport Traction compan,
! ha sheen prominently mentioned as tt
successor of Postmaster Kno 1lton.
To INSPECT CAMP AT NIANTIC.
. Upon tine request of Governor Morris
: Captain Alexander NJ Wetherill, Sixth res
ment, United States infantry. has been d.
tailed to report at Camp Morris, Mantle
| August 81, for such details as the author
t!es may require. he will be expected
inspect the encampment and make repol
as to the efficiency of the national eusrt
Captain Wetherill Is stationed at Fol
| Wood, N. Y.
KEEP PAYING THE BILLS.
. Bridgeport Standard: The nation,
treasury says 1t can furnish all the sma
, money that the country needs aud the lac
of small bills in New York and elsewhel
is accounted for on the superstition that
has been withdrawn from circulation an
boarded by small holders This is anothe
argument for paying all small account
promptly. To do 30 sets the wheels c
business moving and helps pay bills a
! along the line.
DEATH OF MRS GUM.
Mrs. Lydia Gum, a much beloved an
respected resident of Bridgeport die
Saturday, aged seventy-four. Mrs. Gun
was born in Hudson, N. Y, but durin