Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-02

example set by it's Methodist sister ana la- bors to free itself from the usual load on churches mortgages.
 Rev. John s, Chandler, a missionary from South India, who will lecture next Sunday evening at the Congregational church in Birmingham, is a classmate of Dr. George L. Beardsley, Yale TO.
 A live dog six days tenant of well on the premises of Jeremiah Donovan, of Lber- ty street, is Ansonia's latest revelation.
 Christ church of Ansonia will utilize on Friday evening at the Opera house musical extravaganza to aid the society in funds.
 General State News.
 HARTFoRD's BASE BALL TEAM.
 Nearly $4,O00 of the necessary capital stock of $5,OO0 has already been sub scribed for the new base ball association in Hartford next year. There are number of shares yet to be had. There has been good response among the citizens in this respect and the prospects, of base ball in Hartford are decidedly looking up.
 THE EFFECTS OF HIGHER LICENSE.
 The license receipts for this county except the town of New Haven for November amount to $67 1884, about 5000 less than last year for the same month The amounts derived from some of the larger towns are as follows: Waterbury $24,27 Meriden $14,- 150, Derby S16,25O, Wallingford S3,470, Naueatuck $3, 200, Branford $2,120. DEDICATION OF HARTFoRDs NEW METHODIST
 CHURCH.
 Following is the order for the dedicatory services at the new audience room of the North Methodist Episcopal church, Hartford, beginning next Sunday:
 Sunday, December B. 1O:45 g. m., sermon by Rev. s; F; Upham, D D.; 7:so P m., sermon by Rev. William North Rice LI4 D.
 Tue;sdaY Y December 2, 7se P ms m sermon by & Key New York city;
 sen the kes asH p preah ad dresses by the RevS. L. L. Potter O. E. Stowe, Geo.
 Thursday. December 9th, 7:30 pm, sermon by the Rev D. A. Goodsell, D.D., pastor of the First M. E. SPECIAL PROBATE ELECTION.
 At the special probate election in the Windham district on Tuesday Huber Clark, Republican, was reelected. In Windham he had a majority of 100 in total vote Of ,027 and in Scotland 22 majority
 DRUNKEN wATCHMAN PERIsHEs IN THE FLAMES. MT. Bennis, the proprietor of brickyard about two miles from New Britain, was away from home Tuesday evening, leaving his wife alone in the house. Thomas Hall, the watchman. had room in the barn near by.f He had been drunk all the afternoon and Mrs. Bennis did not feel quite easy con- corning the situation. Accordingly at about 8 o'clock she went to the barn and took two watch dogs with her. Everything seemed to be all right, and shutting the dogs in the barn she returned to the house. At o'clock she looked toward the barn again and saw flames coming out of one corner She immediately gave the alarm and the neigh bors rallied. In the absence of fire appara- tus they were unable to check the progress of the fire. The roof of the house caught, but by great exertions the building was saved.
 Nothing was seen of the watchman, and there is no reason to doubt that he perished in the flames, probably kindled by his own drunken carelessness. In the barn were seven horses and fourteen pigs. Three of the horses escaped, but the other four were burned. together with the pigs and the dogs. The barn contained large quantity of hay, farming implements, etc.