Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-03
State News.

In Woodbury, salmon trout put in the streams four years ago are now being taken, and some of them weigh from one to two and one-half pounds.
 thirteen-year-old daughter of Captain Brown, of New London, pilot of the pro- p6ller Tillie, has been missing since Memorial day. She followed the procession to Cedar Grove cemetery and since then she has not been seen. It is feared that she has been outraged and murdered.
 A town meeting was held Saturday to hear the report of the second Investigating com- mittee, who reported over $6, 900 of town money unaccounted for. The treasurer, Dwight Webber, went to Willimantic Thurs day ostensibly to draw 5000 belonging to the town and has not yet returned.
 A defective Hue in the building No 84 Morgan street, Hartford, owned by Thomas Martin and occupied by Thomas A. Shaw for the storage of flour, caused 8 fire Satuf- day forenoon. The loss to Martin is $500, which is covered by policy in the Connec- ticut Fire, and Shaw had hundred barrels of flour damaged by water-insured in the Phonix.
 Three homing pigeons liberated zat. Balti- more Saturday morning reached Bridgeport 1 in hours and 20 minutes. The distance, air line. is 222 miles and the average speed | was l, OPS yards minute. This is the second fastest time between the two points. One of the three birds was one that was one week in | getting home from New Bruns wick, N. J., | 80 miles, in the training flight from that 1 point, and. unlike the other two birds, has not been flown an intermediate station. AN IMPORTANT TERM OF COURT. l At the coming term of the Holland county l Superior court one of the cases to be tried is
 that against Charles Sweet for malpractice in
 setting broken arm, that against Benjamin l F. Slater for firing into 8 posse of officers | who were breaking down hi5 door to search l for criminal who was not there and that l against Charles Larned for assaulting Dr. H.
 D. Smith, Stafford Springs dentist, with 1 intent to kill. Larned, it will be remem-
 bersd, claimed that Smith had held improper
 relations with Mrs. Larned. The term ia
 considered the most important for some
 years, and will last several weeks.
 ] ''oALLINe" PASTOR.
 The First Baptist church of Newport, R. l l., has extended a call to the Rev. w. W. l Everts, jr., of the South Baptist church of Hartford, to become it's pastor. It is prob-
 able that he will accept. The Newport | Mercury, in speaking of the action of the
 Church society. says: ssMr Everts is spoken | of in the highest terms in Hartford, where | until recently he has been pastor of the South | Baptist church, one of the largest in the city.
 MT. Everts has supplied the pulpit here on
 several occasions, giving universal sstisfsc-
 tion, and the vote to extend the call was | unanimous"
 l THE OLD GUARD AND THE FOOT GUARD
 The Old Guard, of New York, went
 through this city on the evening express | Sunday evening on their way to Boston, | where they took part Saturday in celebra- | ting the 246th anniversary of the 'tAneisnt
 and Honorable Artillery company" About
 40 of the Hartford Foot Guarders paid their
 respects to the Old Guard at the Hartford depot as they passed through the city as a slight acknowledgement of favors received
 on Evacuation day. The Old Guard was ac-
 cornpanied by Gilmore's 22d regiment band, 55 pieces, which played during the stop at
 the station. The Guard delegation num-
 bered about 70, and was accom- panied from
 Hartford by Major Kinney and Dr. w. A. M.
 WainwriRht.
 I FATAL ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA TO NEW LONDON I MAN.
 Intelligence was received in New London Saturday of the sudden death of Atwood l.. | Vsnnah, at Olustee, Florida. He was boss sawyer in the Eppinger & Russell saw mill. At o'clock last Tuesday morning he was leaning over to reach the bell cord to signal l the engineer to shut off steam, when the main belt suddenly parted and struck him a terrific blow on the head, crushing in his skull and killing him instantly. MT. Vannah
 was about twenty eight years of age and formerly employed at the Columbia sawmills in New London. On the 27th day of last
 August. just nine months before he was killed, he married Miss Florence M. dsugh- | ter of Ellis H. Turner, boss boiler maker of the Norwich and New York Transportation company. Miss Mary Drummond, of Nor- wich. acted ss bridesmaid at the ceremony, and a number of Norwich people attended
 the wedding. The deceased was a man of excellent character and highly esteemed by l all his sc acQuaintances.