Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-10

AUGUST 9.-A large attendance at the grange on Tuesday evening and the exercises to picnic at Mansfeld's, East Haven river, on Wednesday, August %. It is hoped that every member of the order in this place will be on hand to have good time.
 Poultry thieves seem to be around the town, Mir. Uri Butler owned two hens; one was shut up with chickens, the other placed in a coop above and well protected from ani- mals. Yesterday morning the hen was gone but evidence enough left to show that some body wanted fowl.
 Edwin Futile lost valuable colt one day this week. The animal suffered through the night and part of the next day while many remedies were tried but with no success. The colt was about two years old.
 Mir. A. A. Hyde is soon to erect house on the land recently bought of Perrin Peck. A well is now being dug on the premises.
 Not many present at the prohibition meet ing, probably on account of bad weather This company is to raise handsome banner next week on Thursday evening in the court room, speaking by local talent. also good music, new campaign songs. Ladies are invited; also the public generally.
 General state News.
 CAMP MEETING.
 The Union Holiness association of the State will hold a camp meeting at Lewis Grove, New London, beginning the 25th.
 PROGRESSIVE.
 The Hon. James P. Pigott of New Haven announces himself a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for Congress in the Second district. James usually gets what ke asks for and Is seldom backward in asking. Hart ford Courant.
 OVER $100,0o0 WORTH or REAL ESTATE IN-
 voLvED.
 Last February, after foreclosure proceed ings, an agreement was entered into between the Middletown Savings bank and A. N. Cole grove, by which Mir. Colegrove was to be al- lowed to manage the McDonough house, Me- Donough hall and other property in Middle town, controlled by him for six months, the income to be paid over to the bank. The amount of the banks claim, including inter- est, was e hundred and ten thousand dollars. It was stipulated that the bank should accept $100, ,000 in full settlement, and restore the property to Mir. Colegrove, if he would pay the same before the 10th of August. Four pieces of the property have been sold for about ST, 7,000. MT. Colegrove asks that the time for paying the remaining $SS, 900 be ex- tended another six months. The bank agrees to do this if the debt is reduced to $50, 900. At the time of the hearing before Judge Phelps judges of real estate in this vicinity estimated the value of the property to be from $100, 900 to $155, 1000, the latter being the highest estimate.
 CENTENARIAN's SPEECH.
 When Col Perkins of Norwich was intro duced to the Firemen's convention in that city on Tuesday he spoke af follows: Mir President and Gentlemen of the Association: ment, having invited me here, have the pleasure to meet you this morning and will, with your leave seize the opportunity to remark that the citizens of energy of their chief in preventing fires-he is expert at that-as well as extingushing them, and saving proPert and perhaps life too, and have no reside confidently rely your good judgment and skill in the management of your sev- eral fire department. When our chief was boy he was located near my office, and had the opportu- and you may have observe the same traits in the old boy cqief There is another trait of charac- ter you may have notced-he is sometimes inclined to be Inischievous, l would not give much for a use on suitable occasions, but a mischievous man is a very different affair." Knowing the man, sus- pected 1t was his intention to introduce me old man as well as an old chief of the fire depart ment of more than half century age, but am con- fldent, gentlemen. as stand in your presence with vanced on the journey of life I walk erect and with about the same ease formerly Is this evil dence that am an old man? Gentlemen will will agree to keep quiet. Is this evidence am old man? Don't be alarmed, gentlemen, I do not at this time intend to show you how can do it. senecfs est natllra loquacior. Old men are apt to to support the charge against me.
 Gentlemen, when the convention adiourns aud you leave Norwich, trust you will have discovered turn to your respective families. Thanking you Mr. President, for your courteous reception, bid you good bye.