Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-02
STATE NEWS.

The Rev. E. N Munroe, of Rocky Hill, has accepted a unanimous call from the First Congregational church of Pomfret
 Danbury people are greatly excited over the eight burglaries committed there within forty-eight hours and the hog cholera scare.
 The academy building at Old Lyme was burned on Saturday. The upper floor was used by the Lyme cornet band, who lose $75 worth of music and instruments.
 Monday salute of fifteen guns was fired at New London in the morning, nineteen at noon and thirty-eight at sunset in honor of the memory of Vice President Hendricks.
 Msriden people believe that G. M. Walker, who got into trouble there by appearing as manager for the Thomas concert company, is innocent of any wrong intention, and will give concert Thursday for his benefit.
 Enoch Tryon, farmer of Middletown, was fined $7 and costs Monday by Judge Calef for striking a Swede who is employed by him as laborer. It is very rare that a farmer is brought before the Police court
 Mrs. Maria Bliss of Canton Center, who re- gently died in the Hal tford hospital, was daughter of the late Captain Anson Case of North Canton, and she married Abijah Bliss of Washington Hill, who died several years ago. She leaves one son.
 The body recently found in swamp at Westerly has been Identified as that of Albert Thompson, who had been employed there, but disappeared toward the end of July. Little is known about him except that he said that he had a wife in Moosup in this State.
 The Knights of Labor have ordered boy colt on the wares of the Derby Silver com pany at Derby, where the strike is still in progress. Local business firms are also to be boycotted for not expressing sufficient T, A1.o TUI. is increasing it's help daily from outsiders
 The corner stone of the new Roman Cath olic church of St. Mary at Unionville was laid on Sunday by Bishop McMahon. The sermon was by the Rev. w. A. Harty of Waterbury. This church is to take the place of the one burned few weeks ago. It is hoped to have service in the basement by Christmas.
 Michael E. Conlan, manager of William c. Osgood's farm at East Grand Plain near Norwich, takes pride in having harvested from eight acres ,072 bushels of corn in the ear, of yellow and white varieties.
 The schooner Traveller, sunk at Cornfield Point, has been stripped by Capt. T. A. Scott and will be raised and lowed into New London port in day or two.
 Farrell H. welch of Academy Hill, South ington, has a walking cane which is made of petrifed wood found in the peat bogs of Ire land. The cane is covered with delicate carv- ings. The symbol of England, the royal oak leaf; stretches to meet the shamrock, but three harps prevent the union. The cane is unique and the owner would not part with it fer one hundred dollars in gold.
 The schooner Mollie Porter (of Boothbay), Dorr, went ashore on Catumb reef near Watch Hill, at 6 o'clock Monday morning. She was bound to New York with mackerel and the accident was caused by the captain mistaking the Latimore reef light for the light on Race Rock. The crew was rescued by the crew of the Watch Hill life saving station and taken to Stonington It is thought the vessel will be 8 total loss, as she lies in very dangerous position.