The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-07
VARIOUS ITEMS.

Senator o. H. Platt has arrived at his summer home in Washington, this state.
 Terrence Kelly and daughter, Miss Theresa, of this city, are visiting Mrs. Margaret Christmiller of South Second street. Meriden.
 Assembly week at Plainville camp ground begins July IT. There will be a series of popular lectures and concerts and entertainments by the best talent. A new feature will be the summer school for public teachers, with lectures and instructors from the different nor mai and training schools of the state. There will also be a course in Bible study, domestic science and cooking, and athletic and scientific sports. The assembly is part of the Chatauqua plan, and a class of those who have taken the chautauqua studies will be granted diplomas at a service for which special programme will be prepared.
 EaboUG L"City LII ltiG tSoSGliuohl1 VI the late Roger Welles picnicked on Lookout in Newington, July 4. The fol- lowing are the names of those invited: Mir. and Mrs. Edwin Welles and their three children, Miss Fanny A. Welles of Newington, Mrs. Elford B. Eddy and her family of New Britain, and Charles E. Welles and Mrs. Charles E. Welles of New York: MT. and Mrs. Roger Welles and four of their children. Mar tin Welles and family of Westfield, N. J., Miss Mary c. Welles, Edwin Stanley We1les of Newington, and Mrs. Leonard Beadle and family of Hartford.
 Augustine Lonergan, formerly of Rovkville, a graduate of the Yale law school, has gone to Hartford and will begin the practice of his profession in that city. For three years before going to Yale Mr. Lonergan was in the office of Perkins & Perkins, Hartford.
 A number of Waterbury young people made up a private excursion party to New Haven and Laurel Beach via the Cheshire look on the Fourth. They re- port very enjoyable time and the trip was made in fifty minutes.
 The appraisers on the bankrupt es- tate of William L. White of Waterbury began their duties Saturday morning. The three gentlemen are Samuel Hoyt of New Haven, and M. F. Carmody and F. R. Perkins of Waterbury.
 Dr. George C. F. Williams, secretary and assistant treasurer of the Capewell Horse Nail company. Hartford return- ed to that city Thursday night, having been oyertaken in northern New York state by telegram informing him Of the burning of his factory. Dr. Will Hams said Saturday that assuming the machinery to be destroyed beyond fur ther utility, the loss to the company would total about $9Qo,00o. He said that the company would rebuild on the old site as soon as possible.
 The corner stone of the Pilgrim Bap- tist chapel in Stratford was laid yes- terday afternoon at o'clock with in- teresting and impressive exercises.
 The sale of the New York and Nor walk Steamboat company to Norwalk people is now practically assured, and Senator John H. Ferris of South Nor walk has consented to be president of the new company.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Barber of Pasa- dena, Cal, formerly proprietor of South Side farm near the Rowley pond, Win sted, are visiting at William P. Law rence's in MiIlbrook MT, Barber has not been east in about nine years and he is very glad to get @ look at his old friends again.
 Bradley Welch, son of Judge G. H. Welch of Torrington, started Friday from New York in company with classmate for Liverpool From that city he will go to Germany, where he will remain three months.