Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-17
State News.

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 H. 0. Dysinger is appointed freight train master for the eastern division of the New England road, with headquarters at Putnam.
 Superintendent Sandiforth, of the Dan. bury and Norwalk road has been retained in his position by the new board of direc- tors.
 Ward Brothers paper mill in Riverton, Litchfeld county, was burned last evening. The loss is estimated at $1O,O0O; insured in Hartford companies.
 The Granby creamery, the butter of which brings 42 cents at wholesale pays it's 10 largest patrons for the last month average of 1875 each, giving 37 cents an inch for | cream.
 Bridgeport contemplates adding a room for | conversation to its library, where people can | meet and converse without annoying other | people, Such room should be large enough | to hold two persons standing up.
 Rev Charles R. Treat, formerly pastor of
 the Congregational church in Greenwich,
 who has lately taken orders in the Episcopal
 church. will assume the position of assistant
 minister at St. Johns, Stamford.
 Rev. MT. Bacon objecting at New London
 to applicant for liquor license: 'Isn't
 your saloon gambling placer" Defiant ap- plicant: s'No, sir, the reputation of my place is just good as the reputation of your church."
 The Rev. Erdix Tenny, the venerable fath- CT of Colonel Allan Tenny, of Norwich, died at the residence of his on Tuesday. He was S1 years old and his health had been feeble for many years. He was born in Cor l inth, Vt., June II, 1801.
 Joseph Williams g carpenter in ths employ of the New England road, was killed at New 1 Britain yesterday by the falling of fiat car upon which he was working A jack, which held the car above the truck, slipped and the l truss bar struck his back, throwing his chest l on the fiange of the wheel and crushing him ! to death.
 l Brussels sprouts, table delicacy which ev- l cry one who has visited Europe will remem- l Der, are now sold in Hartford. They resem- I ble miniature heads of cabbage, of the size | of an English walnut or trife larger, and ! are finely favored It is said that they have | never been imported because they could not
 be preserved during the voyage.
 The Wilson Sowing Machine company, just
 locating at Wallingford, is attached to the
 amount of $1O,OoO in a suit brought by Mir.
 Afford, of New Britain, for services In organ
 izing the company. George A. Deleree. of
 New York. has like claim. The company
 is alse sued by Thomas McCauley for alleged infringement of. the Isabel patent.
 ! The railroad commissioners are hearing at Hartford the petition of the New England l l road for the privilege of taking land in East
 Hartford for it's freight yard. The land l owners and residents in the vicinity object f that the company has already laid too many tracks across the streets, and that much used road will be rendered unfit for travel 3 The annual meeting of the Connecticut ? Central railroad company elected the old , ! board of directors at Hartford Wednesday . | The report of the years operations by tho
 l New York and New England road, whlct : ! leases it, shows net loss of $524 The ln 6 terest on the first mortgage bonds has no D been paid, the lease not requiring paymen ! until the road earns it.
 | ol horses one night last week, broke into thu :. ! lower part of Jelliffs store opposite the depo U ! at Seugatuck, and proceeded to ransack tn y place. Persons passing saw the horses ant IS heard noises in the building. They gave th l. ! alarm but before assistance could arrive tn men rushed off, jumped into their saddle s and galloped off, They carried of little o l value.
 a BethePs venerable postmaster, Amos Wood Q man, met with singular accident last Satur v day evening while returning to the postofic after supper. He was opposite the Congre gational church, right by lighted lamp, whel o Lennie Hubbell, who was running rapidly S S ran into him, striking his mouth, cutting hi a lip and throwing him suddenly backward, tn !, old gentleman falling heavily upon tn ,f ground. Lennie did not see Mr. Woodman n and the collision came so suddenly that bot IA were equally taken unawares. es.-D0'aoat'; a Neaos
 ,e Among the effects of Amos Peck, of Brook F. field, lately deceased, was found on old revo 1t lutionary musket, known as the Tower i'll g piece. It was as long as the moral law, tn ,e stock running the full length of the barrel d with a flint lock. It had bloody history , and it was claimed to be loaded and had bee sr since it's use in that war. It certainly wa 8, during the life of MT. Peck. Theodore War n ner conceived the idea of discharging it. Ae d cordingly he built 8 fire out of doors an s, I placed the barrel in it, when To, phiz bang Id Of course it had been loaded over one hur le dred years.
 ie The Litchfeld E1aQuire1's New Preston col le respondent gives the following: "Last sprin G. Watson Coggswen sold COW to Geosa G. Humphrey with the understanding that II tn le COW had calf by September he should r' 1e ceive thirty fl ~e dollars for her. If she ha sd no calf the price should be thirty dollars
 Time rolled on and the COW had calf Jul ct l. but neither the COW the calf did wei Id and finally it was necessary to take the ca as from the COW and bring it up by hand lest C. should starve to death. Now here comes th y part where truth is stranger than fiction. O.
 I tober that COW had another calf, came i as her milk properly and both mother and of v. spring are doing we'll"
 Sn Plymouth correspondent writes to tE
 Forest and Stream under date of Novembt U 9th: Game has been and is now quite plent 10 around here this fall. There are gray squi 's- rels, rabbits, foxes and coons. Quail hay :, been more numerous than for number o- years, but partridge and woodcock are n, sn s1, very plenty the latter were quite plenty LII the early part of the summer, but after tt
 law was off I could not find one there (
 anywhere else Duck very plenty c
 Litchfeld pond. Men that have live
 near the pond for years say they never ha' seen so many in all the time they have live
 there as they have seen this year. We hay BY had quite good sport killing gray squirrels some days we got fifteen, and never less ths ;. ten, and one day shot an albino squire b He was all white with the exception of 10 light gray streak down the back about or o. inch wide, just back of the head, which na ey rowed down to a point at the root of u )! tail; he had pink eyes.