Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-24
State News.

Station Agent Daniel K. Prior, of Jewett day morning
 A. w. ChapmAn's general store in Hotch- kissville was burned Wednesday night with 8 small stock of goods.
 Manchester people have mystery in the skeleton of an infant found recently in 8 trunk in the Gaskell place, which has been unoccupied for some time.
 Douglass Fowler Post No. AS, G. A. R., of South Norwalk, are making elaborate prep arations for camp fire to be given in Music Hall, South Norwalk, Tuesday evening, April 17th. :4Mrs E. Hickox, aged 26, of Harwinton, died of consumption at the residence of her father, James Catlin, Tuesday. She leaves husband and babe seven months old. The funeral was very largely attended. Mr. David vain of Harwinton, died after lingering sickness of six or seven weeks and was buried on the 18th inst. He was 68 years of age, and left widow and one daugh- ter, the wife of Postmaster Fyler of Tor rington.
 Postmaster Gladden., of New Britain, has secured the services of MT. John N. Bartlett as assistant, in place of F. Fl. Gladden., who will now return to his business in the West which be has desired to do for some time. W. B. Cable, the chief clerk, will remain in the office.
 MT. William Van TobeL. of the firm of Plumb & Van Tobel, of Terryville, was mar ried Wednesday afternoon to Miss Nellie Goodwin, second daughter of Deacon Good win. The presents were numerous and handsome, consisting chiefly of silver. Rev. Theodore Douglas oficiated.
 The Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad has abandoned the lease of six miles of the Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston road between the State line and Boston Cor ner, which it took up to connect with the Rhinebeck, and leased the part of the Har- lem road connecting Millerton and Boston Corner.
 Next Sunday is the Tooth anniversary of the election of Bishop Seabury, the first bishop of Connecticut, and Bishop Williams ha5 set forth thanksgiving to be used throughout the diocese on that day. He has also arranged for special service at Wood bury, where the clergy met and held the election in 1783.
 The debt which has been 8 burden for the last ten years on the Congregational church, Harwintown, has been met. Three new mem- bers were received at the last communion and several more are expected at the next. The pastor has training class which meets once week, and which has twenty-one names on the roll, nearly all of them young converts.
 The large barn of Mir. George Rogers, at Leffngwelltown, about three miles from New London, was totally distroyed by fire on Tuesday night. There was no stock in the building at the time of the fire. About five tons of choice hay was consumed. It is sup posed that incendiaries set the fire, as two strangers were seen leaving the place just be feore the flames broke out.
 Daniel Pryor, station agent at Jewett City, was terribly, if not fatally, injured Thursday forenoon by falling under the wheels of coal freight train. He attempted to jump on board while it was moving and stumbled on a trunk on the platform. He fell directly underneath 8 car. One arm was cut of, an eye gouged out and deep wound cut in his head. The toes of both feet were also sev- cred. It is thought that he cannot survive his injuries.
 A bloody affray occurred on Hubbard's Hill Sunday afternoon, in consequence of Q quarrel between Michael Giligan and John Geran, two men employed by John Hubbard. GiIEigan, who seems to have been the ag- gressor, got the worst of the battle, which, if not lawful punishment, comes perhaps un- der the head of poetic justice. The younger man, Geran, was struck over the head with skillet. Grasping trammeI hook from the fire place he struck Gilligan three times, in- hicting three severe scalp wounds, which bled freely.
 The New London Telegram regrets the loss of its signal service station and says Sergeant John G. Lynch, who has been in charge of this signal service district for more than two years, and who, by the way, is one; of the most efficient men in thu service, re- ceived an official communication yesterday which will be received with regret by the cit- izens and mariners who visit this, enc of the most important ports on the Atlantic coast The communication notified Sergeant Lynch that the stations at New London and Stening- ton would be discontin ued on the 31st inst, and placed him on waiting orders at New London The signal station has been estab- lished in that city for more than twelve years and during that time has rendered in calculable service, and it's discontineance will be keenly felt. The city authorities should make an effort to have the station re- tained-
 The Plume and Atwood company, Thomas ton, measured 2, 900 cords of wood during the months of January and February, and 1 probably received during the winter not far l from 8, 600 cords altogether. making at low | estimate nearly 4,00o cords in | their yards at the present time, com pletely filling up all the available space | down upon the delivery of any moro wood l this season, while there must be fully l ,5O0 l cords cut ready for hauling on the hilIsides | ln this vicinity. Such wholesale cutting of | wood was never known there, the winter be- | ing peculiarly adapted to the cutting and | sledding of wood. On favorable days an | average of over 50 cords of wood, from all | 1lrecflons, have been seen passing through | tne streets. One day over 90 cords were I are now abundantly furnished with over two years supply.
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