The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-15
STATE NEWS JorrINGS.

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 The First regiment, c, N. G., will not go to New York to take part in the ded- ication of the Grant monument, April 27. Colonel Burdett has withdrawn his request to the adjutant general for per mission to the regiment to go to New York. The colonel has been induced to come to this decision principally owing to his desire to have the regiment in accord with the policy of economy which the state has entered on. The cost of the trip to New York would be about $l,000 more than the cost of a regimental parade.
 w. H. Chapman & Co.'S saddlery hardware factory in Middletown was destroyed by fire early Saturday morn ing. w. H. Chapman, president of the company, estimates the loss at 40,000, which is partially covered by insur- ance
 Manager Burns of the Hartford base ball team has signed Henry Simon,who played last with the Bangor club of the New England league. He led the league in fielding, and his batting av- craze was 303. MT. Burns has also signed David Brimbell, left-handed pitcher from Tamaqua, Penn. There are now nineteen men under contract.
 Charles Barclay, who had both legs cut off at the ankle in the freight yard nf ford, Tuesday, is getting along nicely at the Hartford hospitol.
 All the schools in Ansonia have been ordered closed for two weeks owing to the prevalence of diphtheria in that city.
 The Rev A. S. Brown of Norwich, | formerly of Hartford Conn, has &C., cepted a call to the pastorate of the First Baptist church in Clinton, Mass, and will leave Norwich for Clinton 1 April l.
 MT. William H. Finch, who has been the chief clerk in the collectors office at Hartford since 1877, receiving the ap- | pointment originally from Collector Frederick S. Brown, died Saturday of a rheumatic attack, aged fifty-eight
 Superintendent Combellack of Water bury, warns the public of that city | against boy of about seventeen, who claims he came from New Haven, and has been begging from house to house in that city. He has selected the doc | tors especially for his importunities.
 Rev. J. B. Stubbert of the Hunting 1 ton street Baptist church, New London, l is still confined to his bed although his condition is much improved It was at first feared that he would have pneu- monia, but that danger Is now past
 The Rev. Homer N Cunning is very i'll. He is a profound scholar and crit l ical writer, and was pastor of the South Norwalk Congregational church for seventeen years, his pastorate closing in 1883.
 Congressman E Henry Stevens left 1 his home in Rockville Saturday morn ing for Washington to be present at the opening of the extra session of congress | to-day.
 Tn Bridgeport Saturday pr. Edward i F. Fitzgerald performed an operation on the heel of John H. McEroy of the ! firm of McElroy Bros. Some time ago ] MT. McElroy stepped out of bed in the 1 night and a needle was driven into his foot. It has been located with the aid of the X-rays and Dr. Fitzgerald re- moved it.
 News has reached Rowayton of the improved condition of Hanson Hilton of Guadaljara, Mexico, which will be received with pleasure by his friends. | MT Hilton has been suffering from paralysis for many months, but the physicians think he will be able to make the journey home In the late ] spring. His wife and son have been with him since December l.
 The entries for the coming dog show of the Waterbury Kennell club, which is to be held in the city hall of that place March P, B and 24 keep coming in, and to-day the total number of en- tries will amount to 150
 Selectmen Morris and Brewer, Town Clerk Belden and Assessor Cross of Waterbury, were in Middletown Satur- day visiting the selectmen of that place. The Middletown officials took l their visitors for ride around the town. to the almshouse the industrial school, and the asylum, and to dinner at the Chaffee hotel
 Woodbury is proud over the increase uI HedIiy poV,UOU III Ter Stdit llSl luI 1896 Among the immense amount of freight which the pin company of Oak vile sent away Wednesday, was a large case of goods billed for Europe which illustrates the fact that our manufacturers are yet doing consider able export trade.
 Mrs. Abagail Larkin an estimable lady of Winsted, died Friday night of +I,o rrriy, ua5 a; poarc