Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-09-26
General state News.

SPOKE IN PROVIDENCE.
The Hon. Joseph L. Barbour spoke at a big
Republican meeting in Providence on Mon,
day evening. The other speaker was Cover
| nor Taft.
REPUBLICAN FLAG RAISING.
Ex-Congressman Wait and Mr.. Frank T.
Brown of Norwich spoke at flag raising by
| the Republican club of Bozrah on Saturday
| at Fitchville.
DRUG STORE ROBBED.
Burglars entered the drug store of Albert
1 N. Holt at Windsor at 2:20 O'Clock yesterday
/ morning. The safe was blown open and 9
| large quantity of money taken. The burglars
| escaped.
The net profits of the recent fall meeting al
Charter Oak Park amount to So, TOO The as
| ISOLATION has voted to pay off a mortgage OF
$500, leaving only mortgage of SIS 900 on
the entire property.
FARMERS FEEL BETTER.
The reviving interest and profit in farming
| that is noticed in the State for the past few
years is said to be due to the establishing OF
creameries. New creameries have recently
been built at Ellington, Mansfield, Vernon
and Wrapping.
So COUNTERFEIT BILL.
BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 25.-The discovery Of
counterfeit SIS silver certificates in this vicin-
itY has created considerable excitement.
Within two days five of these counterfeits
have been presented at one of the banks and
were refused. They are very bungling coun-
terfeits and can be easily detected. They
seem to have got into quite general circula-
ton. No clue of their source is obtained.
MINISTER'S DISCUSSION.
The ministers In the Hartford central asso-
citation held q meeting at Newington on Mon
day. The exercises included q paper on
"Church Music" by DR.. Parker of Hartford,
discussion of "The Minister in Politics, /"
opened by Rev. Mr.. Roberts of West Hart
ford, followed by several others. Discussions
also of the question, care responsive services
desirable to church worship, and to what ex-
TENT"
GRADUATED AT HARTFORD.
The committee appointed by the North
church to secure pastor have agreed to re-
port in favor of Rev. r. B. Makepeace of
Andovsr, who supplied the pulpit Sunday,
and on a previous occasion, to the satisfac-
ton of the congregation. There will be
meeting of the church Thursday evening inn
nediately after the prayer meeting to hear
the committees report and to take action on
it. It is very probable that the action of
the committee will he Endorsed and that Mr..
Makepeace will receive call. He Is well
known among the Congregstionalists of the
State as a successful pastor He is forty
years old and has been in And over six years.
He is q graduate of the Hartford Theological
seminary of Hartford, Conn, and subse-
quently had a three years. pastorste at
Gloucester and one of six yssrs at Cham
plain, N. Y. 1t Ia thought that Mr.. Make
peace would accept o call.
HIS NINTH BIRrHDAY.
Master Homer NJ. Byington, grandson of
the senior of the Norwalk Gazette, gave a
lawn party to some thirty of his little
friends on the occasion of his ninth birthday
last Wednesday. His unique "invites" were
on O steel engraved folder card with these
words printed in Mikado type:
NoRwALK, Sept. IS.
Ny Friend
Happen around at my grandpa's on We'd
have some fun. I will be 8. Ny cousin
Oracle will help make it pleasant.
Yours,
HOMER MORRISON BYINGroN.
Some thirty odd sweet and pretty little
ones ranging from three to ten years respond
ed to the invitation. Then q Jolly time was
had at the 'Wren's Nest" on Belden avenue
BRoU GIT SUIT FOR 5000 AGAINST RAIL
ROAD.
Attorney P. w. Chase of New Haven has
brought suit against the Northampton road
for $5, 900 and has garnished the semi annual
payment which the Consolidated road makes
to the Northampton people so that when the
suit ia decided in favor of his client he will
have enough money to pay the claim. The
plaintiff in the suit Ia II. G. Parker, formerly
the freight agent of the Northampton. A
year ago, whom Mr.. Parker got through with
this railroad, he took with him 81 200. There
was then due him something like So, 600 from
this company, according to his claim. About
this time, also, the Consolidated road leased
the Northampton for ninety-nine years. One
of the Consolidated roads first moves there
after was to sue for the recovery of the s., 200
which had been taken by Mr.. Parker. At
torney Chase for the defense filed a cross bill
alleging that the money was due to his client
and only part payment of the Sc, 900 then
owing to him by the Northampton. Those
suits are pending in the Superior court of this