Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-16

illness.
 RECOVERING.
 seph Craufurd, of New Canaan, recently
 seriously injured by being struck by fall 4ng tree, is slowly recovering. SEWERS. Willimantic is to have a great deal done in the sewer building line this year. The work begins early in the spring. THE FARMERS LOGS. The Westport farmers have taken advan- tage of the good sledding to get their logs to the mill and the mill yard is full of lem. HAwLEY CLOSE SECOND. The Blaine letter has sent the Sherman stock up to-day at least twenty points with General Hawley . close econd.-Norwalk Gazette.
 CAUGHT FOX.
 George Mesler and Henry Buckmaster caught fox near the residence of Otis Snow on the outskirts of Rockville Monday morning.
 The Unionville Water Power company has elected E. B. Ripley, George Richards, A. s. Hopson, G. Durham and F. B. Chamberlin as directors.
 NEW CARS. Five new cars for the Meriden and Water
 
 dark olive green, very handsome and sup piled with Baker heaters. MASQUERADE BALL.
 Tuesday evening, February IA, mas querade ball was given by Excelsior lodge of the colored Knights of Pvthias of Ansonia at Knights of Columbus hall in that city. AN OLD LADY.
 The widow of Timothy Gilbert of New field district, Middletown, celebrated her ninety fifth birthday on Tuesday. One of her children is more than seventy years old. IN HAYDEN.
 At the residence of ex-Representative Fl. E. Warner, of Hamden, a very pleasant sur prise party took place the night of February IA. It was surprise to his sons Frank and Burt.
 John H. Besbe of Canaan, son of Newton Besbe of East Canaan, took a severe cold ten days ago and died Sunday of typhoid fe- yer. He was member of the Canaan High school.
 DIED IN HARTFORD.
 Mrs. J. G. Litchfeld, for many years an esteemed member of the First Baptist church, Hartford, died at her home, ,534 Broad street in that city, of heart disease early Tuesday morning.
 MUsURGIA CONCERT. A crowded house and an interested audi :. ence greeted the Norwich Musurgia associa- tion upon the occasion of their second con- cert in the Slater Memorial hall in that city Tuesday evening. OPTIMISTIC.
 The interior of the Manwaring House, New London, first hoor is being scooped out by the carpenters to convert the building in to store. The march of business is extend ing well up State street. DIED IN OHIO.
 Mr. Lewis Keeler, father of Mir. Theodore Keeler of Westport, died at his home in To- ledo, 0hio,o on Sunday morning. MT. Keeler was for 8 number of years one of the most prominent business men of Westport.
 DIED IN LEoMINsTER.
 IntelliRence was received in Danielsonville late Tuesday afternoon announcing the death of J. D. Bigelow, a prominent stove merchant, from pneumonia, at Leominster, Mass, where his son Charles is practicing physi. elan.
 FREE AGAIN. the chief of the Waterbury police and was brought to the county jail in New Haven, was released at the instigatien of Assistant District Attorney Terry. He returned to Waterbury.
 LEAP YEAR SOCIAL. . The four days fair of the Young Mems T. 4. B. society of Meriden closed with leap year social at the Town hall Tuesday evening. The attendance was the largest of the week The affair was directed by twenty sf tho young lady friends of the society.
 NEW PATENT SWITCH LIGHT.
 A patent switch light, which is so ar flame, is the invention of brother of En- gineer Crawford of the Meriden and Water- bury railroad, and is on exhibition in the railroad company's office in Meridsn.
 PROVED FATAL.
 Mir. Simon McNamara of Norwalk, who re- ceived fall on scaffolding last week, died from the effects of his injuries Saturday morning. The funeral was held Monday morning and was largely attended from St. was held.
 The one hundred and fftieth anniversary of the Congregational church at Bloomfield was celebrated February 14th. The ediice was newly painted and frescosd for the occa- sion. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. E. F. Atwood, the pastor, and several other and evening.
 NoRwALK MAsoNs.
 St. John lodge, F. and A. M., of Norwalk,
  work the third degree in Sagsmore lodge of that city, the officers of which some months ago worked the third degree in St. Johns lodge Sagamore lodge is the lodge of which United States Treasurer Hyatt was worship ful master some years ago.
 TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
 John Callahan, the solitary inhabitant of Pot Island during the winter months, went over to Stony Greek Monday On his return his boat upset in the ice when he was nearly home. Some men in boats rescued him. When the rescuers reached him they found him in . terrible state. He could not move q muscle. He was beaumbed and the fright full shock had driven him temporarily out of his mind He was taken to the oyster cena- pany's house at Flying Point and the men worked over him for nearly two hours before his reason returned.
 THE STATUE TO OLD PUT.
 The commission in charge of the dedication of the Putnam equestrian statue held brief session with Governor Lounsbury at the Cap ito1 in Hartford Tuesday noon, the Hon. George G. Sumner presiding in the absence of the chairman, Morris W. Seymour of Bridgeport. Ex-Mayor Holcomb of New Haven was present for few moments, but was obliged to return on the noon express. The Hon. Henry 0. Robinson, Colonel Heman A, Tyler and George P. Mclean attended Mr. Robinson has been selected as orator for the occasion and will accept.
 Don't Get Caught This spring with your blood full of impuri- ties, your digestion impaired, your appetite poor, kidneys and liver torpid and whole system liable to be prostrated by disease 11E fak <ar1 &lp-, n~,l