The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-24
sOUTHING TON.

August 2s,-There is eonsidefapie hard work done here from day to aas fin the several factories. In the iouh- dry articles of many kinds are mhae 4. ho finished off by either giving them A high polish or by giving them coat of blacking. The work ot ,o,,drvman is hard and during the heat. when the iron Is being poured ,,,o the molds, the sweat runs OH ID ,oaas from the faces of the men. ana from their arms and hands, ana they ,,,ow what it Is 10 be tired. In me ,o,,irp mill. where the men make wrought iron. there are five or SIX hea's each day .and the men have to stand eH- ,oss,ve heat To avoid some or me bcat in the hottest part or the oas ,,ork ia commenced at half past hve o'clock fin the morning. In the cage tool shop the men work at 'rip-ham. mers and at forge fires and are epuaiS q, tho class with hard workers where. ,r addition to the labor. fire IS used ,ybicb makes 1t harder upon each one Tba men who work in the above shops ara mostly all skilled laborers ana yhen their days work Is done they realize that something Is accomphsheo' If work is good this winter In these ,bons the men will be able to put by some of their earnings for next spring. Potatoes have been offered for hfty cents per bushel here. A nice red col ored variety, beside some Whte s'ar' showed off to good advantage.
 Ben Hur, stallion. owned by Henry Hart. is at the meeting in Wallingtord this week. This horse Is worth goou round sum. The Bristol cornet band played at Compounce Lake Wednesday evening: The visitors there are from several neishboring towns.
 The driver of bakers wagon got shaken up Tuesday evening m cor ,ision with another team and had 10 De cared for in a house near where the ac- cident occurred. The proprietor took cbarpe of the wagon soon after hear ing of the accident. and said that his hired man was doing we'll
 Grapes are beginning to turn and in eight days from now each family nav Ing vine may pick a pailful.
 The annual camp-meeting of the Advent association will be held in Dun- hams grove, commencing next Satur- day. There are eight probate notices of estates heinz settled posted on the town sign post here at the present time
 Now is the time to make up your tax list.
 Mrs. Southworth of Deep River, who passed away Tuesday, was the mother of MT. l.. D. Southworth, merchant and druggist, of this place. MT. South worth has the sympathy of many friends.
 The Maid of Southington will be at the picnic given by Court Robin Hood at Union grove Saturday.
 Chief Osborne liked his trip to Can ada first rate.
 Business in the commercial world is about as good as usual. People who are in business keep begging away day
 
 ment In this particular locality the people would get alnog better finan- cialIy if a few small shops of some kind or other were started.
 Lewis High school will open in about three weeks. Every inducement should be made to have more of our children from the public schools enter this in- stitutiOn.
 James Porter has taken home the Shandley organ, which MT. Porter won by buying a twenty-five cent ticket. The organ when new was worth $135. Miss Shandley goes to New Haven where she will live with her uncle.
 There should be some concerted ac- ton to put the meadows in good shape by giving it coat of top dressing this fall. If the grange is wealthy enough to advance money until the hay crop is