The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-29
CONNECTICUT JOTTINGS,
EYENTs OF NOTE IN VARIOUS PARTS
 OF THE STATE.


 OF THE STATE.
 Seymour Cigar Manufactures Shoots Him self Through the Heart-The Late Aunt Polly smith of West Haven-The Seven teenth c. V. Reunion Yesterday-Putnam Phalanx Goes to Atlanta in November The Fifteenth c. V. Reunion--Leaves for Mission Fields In China.
 Seymour, Aug. 2S.--Charles Mathers, the cigar manufacturer, who keeps cigar and confectionery store and res taurant on Bank street. shot himself through the heart this noon.
 The shooting took place in the store Mrs. Mathers, hearing the report of a pistol. went into the store and found her husband lying on the floor He was dead.
 The cause of the suicide is not under- stood at present. Mathers was about town yesterday apparently in con- tented frame of mind. He leaves a wife and two children.
 BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL.
 Essex, Aug. 2S.-George Rand, who assaulted Mary Wallace here Monday was arrested late yesterday afternoon and arraigned before Justice Isaac V. Horton. Rand pleaded guilty and was bound over to the superior court under $1,00o bonds. He could not furnish se- curity and was taken to Haddam jail to await trial.
 IAN OLD THOMAsToN RESIDENT
 GONE.
 Thomaston, Aug 2S.-The body of Miss Polly Smith was brought here Tuesday from West Haven, where she died on Sunday and was taken from here to Northfeld, where the funeral services were held in the Episcopal church The Rev. A. T. Parsons of this place officiated, assisted by the Rev. R. H. Gesner of West Haven, Miss Smith was eighty y-six years of age and was well known here, having been resident here for many years. She lived on the old Goldsmith place, half way to Northfield and was sister of Aunt Esther" Smith, who also lived there. During the last few days Aunt Polly" as she was familiarly known, had lived with relative in West Ha- ven. Burial was in Northfield
 GOING TO THE ATLANTA EXPOSE
 TION.
 Hartford, Aug. 2S.-The Putnam Phalanx of this city, Major Henry Bick- ford, commanding, has decided to visit the cotton states and international ex- rosition at Atlanta, Ga, in November The party, of about 250 persons, includ- ing ladies, will leave Hartford at 5:35 r. m. on November 2, and will reach Atlanta at 6 o'clock on November 5, stopping at Chattanooga five hours. Two and one-half days will be spent at Atlanta, and the start for home will be made at 1 o'clock p. m, November T. A day will be spent at Richmond, five hours at Washington, and the party will reach home at 10 o'clock p. m. Mo- vember g.
 LEAVES FOR CHINA.
 Miss Lillie F. Bridge, formerly of Merden, will sail from Tacoma for Shanghai China, on October 5 as an accepted missionary of the China h. land mission, not to go into the field of active mission work, but will take po- sition in the central office of the c. I. M. in Shanghai, under the charge of Rev. J. Hudson Tayler
 She has been employed two years in the home office of mission in Toronto, Canada, as stenographer and she ac- cepts a call to the same work in China. She is the oldest daughter of J. F. Bridge of Akron street, and has very many friends in Merden. She is now spending a month with her youngest sister, Mrs. A. D. Williams, at her home in Worthwhile, H., before starting for her new field of labor.
 SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT RE- UNION HELD AT ROTON POINT.
 South Norwalk, Aug. 2S.-The thirty third annual reunion of the Seven teenth regiment, Connecticut Volun- teers, was held at Roton Point, to-day with 200 members present. There was street parade, this morning after which the members went to the point and held their business meeting. This was followed with dinner at the Rotor Point house, with speeches. These officers were elected: President, Cort landt S. Darrow, New London; treas urer, Patrick Wade, Bridgeport; sec retary, A. w. Peck, Newtown vict presidents, Company A, Edward But tery, Norwalk; Company B, Charle, Christianson, Stamford: Company c Henry Quen, Danbury; Company D George Phillips, Bridgeport; Company E, Rufus Wakeman Westport; Com pany F, Oscar Smith, Westport Com pany G, Charles Smith, Norwalk; Com pany H, Enoch Kellogg, Norwalk; Com pany I, W. I. Finch, Bristol, R. I. Company J, John Cable, Bridgeport. WINDHAM NATIONAL BANK SEE CURES FIRST, NATIONAL BANKS INTEREST.
 Willimantic, Aug. 2S.-The Windhan National bank of this city to-day an