Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-28
general State News.

General State News.
 CAN'T FIGHT IN MERIDEN.
 The mayor of Meriden has revoked his license for the Lynn-Orlofski broadsword
 contest on Thanksgiving day. Attempts I to have the contest at New York, Bridgeport and Derby have all failed, and it looks as if
 the contest, if ever fought, will have to be privately arranged like prize fight.
 NORWICH PouLTRYMEN.
 The poultry spectators are not shipping as
 large quantities of poultry from this vicinity this year as they have usually done. AL though the season is said to have been poor ! for raising turkeys, the domestic poultry l shown is handsome and is in ready de-
 mand at advanced prices.-Norwioh Bulle- tin.
 HARTFORD GOVERNORS FOOT GUARD. | The enterprise of the Governors Foot Guard, whose fair opens at the armory in
 Hartford next Monday evening, is receiving attention not only from the people of Hart ford and vicinity but from military and other organizations in this and other States that are acquainted with the history of the old ! company.
 l WATERBURY RED MEN.
 The concert and masquerade ball to be given by the Waterbury Red Men at Olty | hall on the evening of December IA is likely l to prove one of the hits ot the social season in the Brass City. The reception committee
  1 it, o. W. Cornish, A. E. Burkett, 0. H. Bronson and J. H. Guernsey.
 BOARD OF PARDoNs.
 The board of pardons next Monday will consider the petitions of convicts from New Haven county as follows: MagRus Anderson, burglary, July, 1886, four years; John Whalen, burglary and jail breaking, January, Januarn, 1888, four years; Robert Davis, DOS session of burglars tools, October, 1885, five years; John Dunn, burglary, October, 1887, four years; Charles w. Maynard, rape, Jan- uary, 1887, twelve years; John Nancy, arson, January, 1886, six years.
 THE NEW ENGLAND ELECTION.
 Many stockholders of the New York and New England Railroad company were sur prised yesterday by receiving applications for proxies to be used in the re election of the present management, which was signed by Charles M. Fry, president of the bank of New York; Frederick D. Happen, president of the Gallatin National bank; H. E. Garth, and R. L. Edwards president of the bank of the State of New Yark. Neither one of the l four presidents is director of the company. IN. Y. Tribune.
 wATERBURY's HISTORY.
 Architect R. w. Hill is at work on several l historical sketches in perspective for the new I history of Waterbury which is now being written. The first is of the old Burton tav- ern, which stood on the present site of the store of E. T. Turner & Go. Another is the !! old stone academy wich stood where the City 1 Hall now stands. This was built fin 1895. ! He is also sketchinR the addition which was put on the front of the academy in 1542. In ! these he is assisted by the rscolleetions and I descriptions of F. J. Kingsbury. Another | interesting sketch which will go into the his- ! tory, and which like the others has great \ historical value, Is the interior of the old I Masonic lodge room, which occupied the old | building which was subsequently moved and I now stands on Phoenix avenue.-Waterbury Republican.
 DINNER TO NEWSPAPER MEN.
 The newspaper men who went to Hartford Monday night at Manager Hills invitation I and witnessed the debut in this country of l Helen Barry at the Hartford Opera House l were as follows: George Patrick Brady, New York; Dr. G. L. Frankevstein, dramatic and l musical editor of the Turf, Field and Farm; | s. A. Wolf. New York Jewish Mes 8. Morgan, N. D., New York Star; James Foster, New York; J. MoKim Minton; Frank L. Blanchard, New Britain Herald; A. Wood, Bridgeport Standard. J. ". Wood, Bridgeport Post; Orville M. Rem ingten, "Philip Herne company" Alex ander Troup, New Haven Union; Edward Q. Allison, New York Record; George D. Smith, New York; w. H. Savory and W. N. simons, Meriden Republican; Leopold Eid- litz. New York; Thomas J. Brady, New York; Harry Munson, New York; Samuel Edwards, New York; J. B. Siddb and W. O. Bryant, ! Brooklyn Times; T. J. Oampion, New Haven Register; T. L. Reilly, Meriden Journal; Frank ! Hinman, New Haven Union; Andrew Shan ! non, M. D., Frank A-Sutton, New York Star; J. c. Gallagher and W. I. Harris, New York Press; Wrightman Walker, Philadelphia; L. E. Parkhurst and c. E. Wilson, Hartford Times; J. Scrugham Quin, correspondent Bridgeport Farmer; George W. Hills, Bridge port Post; David Van SOhsaok, Hartford Telegram; J. D. Lsf6ngwelI, M. Penrose and l William A. Graham, Hartford Record; | Charles F. Hart, New York Evening Tele- l gram; W. T. Perkins. New York Daily | ing News; William A. Countryman and T. | s. Weaver, Hartford Post; Joseph W. Frank | el, "Don Darcy" company; Joseph Ellsworth l and John O'Neill, New York; Harry K. ! Pratt, New Haven Palladium, and James | Gallagher, New York Telegram, "represent- ! ing Jersey"
 After the thsatsr the press visitors to the l number of about seventy five were given ! choice supper at the United States Hotel, | after which there were speeches by Marshal | Wilder, MT. Allison (with an ode to the oys- | ter), Dr. Shannon of New York, MT. Frank | Mordant and Mir. Mcintosh, adtors, Mr. J. l M. Hill, the Union Square manager (who in | response to 8 repeated call gave capital rec itstion), Mir. Gallagher of the New York | News, Mir. Edwards, MT. Frankinstein, Mir. | Bryant (Brooklyh Times), and Alexander l Troup of the New Haven Union. A very | lively and enjoyable entertainment closed | about 3 o'clock, when the visitors were obliged to leave to catch the owl train.
 An uncertain foundation endangers the | house. Use Warmers Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Remedp. Put the foundation of health-the stomaeh-in proper order. Sold by druggists generally.