Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-23


 tuck voters will yet give farms to all her citi- zens who will accept them. The graded school, Professor Wilber principal, is an ex- cellent institution. It publishes a school
 paper called the Recorder, a creditable pub lication All the teachers and outsiders, of whom we are one, were bountifully supplied with a collation. at noon in the Episcopal chapel, the rector presiding, "saying grace" d doing the agreeable generally. IPsE DIxIT. General State News. THE PROPERTY IN TRUNK. Addison Williams, bachelor, lived with | his brother, Roger Williams, at Lebanon. \ He died recently, leaving property amount | ing to about $5, 1000 in trunk. His natural l heirs were brother and sister and the chill 1 dren of his deceased sister. The administra- tor when he called for this property received about S1O worth and was told that the day l before his death Addison gave the trunk and | the contents to Roger in consideration of the latter's having furnished him home and at l tention. Suit was brought by the adminis 1 trator The jury after hearing the case found judgment that the plaintiff recover l $4, ,946 32 damages from the defendant and l his costs.
 ON A RANCH.
 | MT. Eugene T. Leonard returned from AL | bright Montana, Saturday morning. MT. l Leonard has been absent year and half l | his brother-in-law, MT. Cyrus L. Bestor, have ! purchased. The ranch consists of between | 400 and 500 acres, and the erection of build l ings, fences and the care of their large num- 1 Der of cattle occupy their t1me They are about ten miles from the nearest postofhce. | MT. Leonard returns in the spring.-Nor- wich Bulletin.
 MILK CAN DISASTER. When the Housatonic milk train to this ait Waa al NAwt0Wn. " ing switch was made to detach a car from the train. The car shot over the switch and fol- lowing that portion of the train ahead dashed into milk car, nearly wrecking the plat forms and running gear. Many cans of milk were upset and the fluid made the ground on the track as white as snow. What milk was saved was transferred to another car, and the disabled one was left behind, The train was about an hour late into the city.-Bridgepo
 News.
 LEASED HOUSE.
 It is understood that the Hon. PC. Louns- bury has leased the residence of the late Lu- cius Barbour No 13O Washington street, Hartford, for the winter. The house is nicely furnished and the location is one of the finest in the city.
 CHANGE OF OFFICIALS.
 Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of the na tional bureau of labor statistics, has rendered the appointment of special agent of the bu- reau for the eastern States to James c. Brit ton, of Hartford. MT. Britton has long been identified with the labor organization of the State and is prominent member of the Knights of Labor.
 THE LATE GOVERNOR PHELPS.
 The late ex-Governor Phelps of Missouri was a native of Simsbury, Conn.,, born in 1914, son of the Hon. Elisha Phelps of Simsbury, who was prominent citizen of this State, twice representing the Hartford To- while at home and then went to Missouri, where he rose rapidly into the ranks of the men of most influence in the State. He was eight times elected to Congress; resigned the last time to enter the army; was military Governor of Arkansas under Lincoln, and after the war was four years Governor of Missouri.
 A FORMER CONNECTICUT LADY.
 Mrs. Susan Clarke Dana, wife of the Rev. Dr. M. McG. Dana of St. Paul, Minnesota, died in that city on Friday last of consump- tion after long illness. She was native of Winsted in this State, the daughter of the late Lucius Clarke, and in her early home and in Norwich, where Dr. Dana was for several years pastor ,she was greatly beloved by all who knew her. She was graduate of the old Hartford Female seminary, and dur ing her school years in Hartford was msm- Der of the family of the late Rev. Dr. Hawes. For few years previous to her marriage she conducted successful private school for young ladies in Winsted. She leaves three sons and one daughter. Other children were buried at Norwich.