Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-20
state News.

DIVIDEND.
The New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad has declared a ~ per cent. quarter
ly dividend, payable April 2.
SWALLOWED A PENKNIFE.
Bertha Wilson of Bethel, while at school
Friday, placed psnknife in her mouth and
somehow accidentally swallowed it. The
knife Yves closed fortunately.
Rash ATTEMPT.
Cora Lee, of Hartford, made an attempt to
commit suicide Saturday morning by taking
laudanum owning to DISAPPOINTMENT in love
affair. She took an overdose, however, and
her life was saved.
DIED IN BRIDGEPORT.
Captain Luzon W. Clark, an old and re-
spected citizen of Bridgeport, died on Satur-
terms in the legislature as representative
from Fairfield and Bridgeport.
PROFESSOR KARR's ESTATE.
The appraisers ON the estate of the late
Professor Ksrr of Hartford, Judge w. F.
Henney and the Rev. DR.. J. A. Hodge, fled
their inventory on Saturday, finding the total
amount of the estate 1874, $3.50, including house
and lot in Brooklyn, N. Y, $500.
MERIDEN TURN vEREIN.
At meeting of the Meriden Turn Verein
Sunday fifteen shares in the society stock
were ratified off for SIS each. The Sunday
evening sessions were discontinued for the
season. A report from the masquerade COM
mittee indicated profit of $418 on the re-
cent masquerade.
he is GETTING BoLDER.
Horace johnson, the Middle Haddam
weather prophet whose prediction two months
ago that disastrous blizzard would occur
between March 10 and Is gave him consider
able notoriety, has been hunted up. He is
exceedingly elated over the veri6eation of his
"prophesy." He is so encouraged thai he
now predicts that severe storm will strike
the Eastern States between April and IS.
BIG SNOW DRIFTS.
The Litchield Enquirer says: But the
most remarkable drifts are at DR.. BGel's at
the head of the street. One little west of
the house rises about twenty feet, to q level
with the caves, nearly covering large apple
tree. There is an addition on the west of DR.
Buels house reaching about to the caves
which is almost completely covered by the
snow. SO that our reporter walking along the
top of the drift passed completely over the
roof of this part of the house and down on
the northern side.
THE SPRINGFIELD ACCIDENT.
The funeral of James Hynett, the New
England conductor who was killed at Spring
field on Friday, took place in that city Sun
day. A special train from Hartford carried
over hundred employees and friends from
Hartford and way stations. At the Spring
field hospital it was stated that there was
chance for the recovery of Fireman Nichols
and Brakeman McOune, who were so terribly
scalded in the same accident. To-day is re-
garded as the turning point in their cases.
NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL.
Clerk Human of the secrstary'a Office,
whose home is near Zoar Bridge, says some
awful liar must have had snowshoes last
week. The only man thereabouts who seemed
anxious to dig out was a neighbor who
butchered fat cow last Monday and wanted
to get the beef to a market. If the ice in the
immediate vicinity of the bridge is ever cut
through the road will be worth travelling as a
curiosity, but bicyclists will not ride through
the cuts. The work was let in sections and
one man who took only ten rods to clear in
ten days worked five days before the storm
with several helpers and only got hole about
rod long down to grade ready to be drifted
full-Hartford Courant.
Can Man Swallow a Cannon Bale
Well, "that depends" He can if his
throat is large enough and the cannon ball
not too large. The question really seems
worthy of come confederation, in view of the
size of some of the pills that are prescribed
for suffering humanity. Why not throw
them ''to the dogs" and take DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pelletss Small, sugar
coated, purely vegetable, perfectly harmless,
in glass, and always fresh.
The sales of Mathushek pianos have in
creased faster every year for the last twenty
years than those of any other piano made.
See them at the store of the Treat & Shepard
Co. mh20eod&w
suffered from very severe cold in my
head for months and used everything recon-
mended, but could get no relief Was advised
to try Ely's Cream Balm. It has worked like
magic in its cure. I am free from my cold
after using the Balm one week and 1 believe
1t is the best remedy known. Feeling CRATE
full for what it has done for me 1 send this
Acknowledgement ]. Harris, wholesale
grocer, 119 Front street, New York.
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