The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
sOUTHISGTOS.

Sept. 20.-A Young Mems Republican
 club should be formed here. It would
 be good place for the state central committee to send a speaker here to
 that end.
 | A boiler from Pitkin Bros. Hartford. and consigned to L. V. walkley. for the Southington Tramway O.. has arrived at the railroad station here and will be added to the power house plant.
 A southington man hired a team to take his family to Naugatuck Mon day. He got there safe enough. but 1t Is stated became intoxicated with the beverages which he found for sale in that town. and on his way back had some trouble with his horse when on the mountain between here and Water | bury, and the horse got away from | him and he had 10 walk home. Early | Tuesday morning Meriden man named Edward Murrican found the | buggy, but without n horse, and took 1t to Waterbury. together with har- | ness, laprobe and n Derby hat. and left them at the stable of J. J. McAu- | life, on Bank street. The harness was | cut and the Derby hat was battered up. The liveryman in Southington will bring his property home, but up to the time of writing he had not found his horse.
 The rain Is doing sight of good here to meadows, and also to late gardens. kG n fA children Is what Is wanted by great many, who feel that they are not able to buy them for their little children. Wealthy people who contemplate leav- ing legacy to some institution, should instead pay for school books for all such children.
 With rain all day long and not much going on in the streets, and with but few waiting at the post-office for their mail, one is not apt to hear much about politics, but those interested at all were eager Wednesday to get the latest news from Hartford. Hartford papers were in demand, but the end was not forecast in language plain enough to see who the convention would probably nominate. The rain,
 
 state fair no good.
 It is expected that quite number from here will attend the Bristol Agri- cultural fair at Hickory park, Bristol, next week Tuesday and Wednesday, September 25 and 26.
 There never has been any real inter- est taken here in establishing a pub lie library. A suitable site may be found on the ruins of the old store burned down some years ago immedi- ately south of the Southington nation al bank. This property is worth con- siderable for business block, but bus mess could be carried on on the ground floor.
 More than a mile of street sidewalks have been built this year. At that rate we will have sidewalks enough another year.
 The four companies of the fire de- partment will commence as early as this and make preliminary arrange ments for their annual parade and inspection. The citizens of the town should get up good meal for them, to be served at the town hall.
 Theodore H. Mckenzie, civil engineer, is having his residence on Berlin ave nue remodeled. The improvement is quite noticeable, and is in keeping with the improvements made on that street the past few years.
 The property known as the South End mill, which composes nine acres of land with buildings, has been bought by Albert T. Bishop.
 The section of ground in front of the Bradley house and Yeoman's harness store, which was lately seeded down, has already taken on the look of a lawn. Another year it will look fine.
 A circus man, who came here Tues day from Bristol, was fined for being drunk while on the night passenger train. The fine was placed at four River as his home.
 Frost may be expected in few days, and it will sweeten up growing tur- nipS.
 Some of the help at the bolt shop had trouble about wages Wednesday, and they were let go.
 These are the names of the dele gates from Southington to the four conventions: State-F. B. Bradley, T. B. Atwater, David Monahan, John Col lins. Congressional-M. N. Woodruff, Edward Lowrey, c. F. Hamlin, Will liam Pepworth. Senatorial-William H. Cowles, William Egan, Thomas Mo- ran, John Deeble. County-A. J. Rim, Frank Rachor, J. H. Martin, E. w. Doolittle.
 Republicans are satisfied with the of o. V. Coffin for governor. This place will do its best for MT. Cof- fin.
 Thomas Savage, an old man, was fined seven dollars and costs for drunk enness, and in default of payment was taken to jail by Officer Tolles.