Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-05

Judge George H. Cowell, trustee, is now | ready to pay a 10 per cent dividend on the f Anson F. Abbott estate of Waterbury. Fred Renshaw and his dog, of Southing- ! ton, fought woodchuck for more than an
 hour Wednesday before killing the animal. A few ladies in Old Saybrook are trying to get up a celebration of the 250th anniversary | of the settlement of the town in Novem- l Der.
 The Montvil1e coroner's jury has returned l a verdict of murder in the case of James Walsh who recently, as was supposed, com | mitted suicide.
 The barge William Lewis reached Bridge | port Wednesday night with 7O3, ,000 feet of l pine lumber. said to be the largest cargo ever | landed in that city.
 Fred Hart, of Plainville, of party of l five from Yale college, who have been camp ing out five weeks at Mashapaug lake, re- turned home Wednesday night. The Kempshall Brothers will give an en- tertainment at the Town hall, Southington, Monday evening. This company are well known bell ringers. They use 72 bells. Mrs Wennstrom, of Waterbury, formerly Mrs. c. E. Nelson, died at the New Haven hospital early Thursday, where three weeks ago she went for treatment of a private na- ture.
 The Barnum-London show was at Quebec Monday, Tuesday at Three Rivers and Satur- day will visit Ottawa, Canada. Next week and the week following it will visit prom1- nent points in Canada. B. The five Hartford, Norwich and Sufield Officials under ex-Colleetor Selden are all that remain of the Republican appointments | in this district All other officials have re- signed or been requested.
 Town Clerk Pierson and Selectman Hitch cock, of Southington, have been to Farming ton to hunt up the records in relation to the layout of Main street, Southington. This town was set off from Pennington more than 100 years ago.
 After long and painful illness, Mrs. Zing- sem, wife of F. W. Zingsem, Esq, of Bridge port died Thursday. Mrs. Zingsem was
 younger sister of Mrs. William Lieberum
 and leaves a large circle of relatives and
 friends to mourn her untimely decease.
 Robert Butts, of Dover Plains, has been
 pasturing his COWS in the road near the
 place of his neighbor, Crispen. Crispell or
 dered him to stop doing so and there was 8
 quarrel in which Butts was shot three times.
 He will probably die. Crispell was arrested.
 New Britain people talk of having memo
 rial hall instead of soldiers monument.
 The New Britain institute proposes to build Q handsome freproof structure for it's uses and can afford, on receiving the Erwin be- quests, to expend about $75,000 for that purpose. For the amount on hand an arch1- tecturally fine building could be erected, sup plying ample opportunity for memorial win dows and tablets and a fine place as depos- itory of whatever is of historical interest to the city.
 Gen. Graham has issued orders for reg imental parade of the First and Second regi ments. The First regiment will parade in Hartford on Bushnell park, at a date not yet absolutely fixed, but probably September IF. Col. A. c. Tyler, of New London, retired army officer and wealthy man, is named to be successor to Col. Tubbs in the Third regi- ment Major Ravens and Captain Thompson of the Third regiment, are mentioned in the talk of a successor to Lieut.-Col. Bentley, should he resign, as is anticipated.
 The N Y. Medical Times says: "We have rrescribed T,iehiS Co 's Coca Beef Tonic with