Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-19
EVENTS IN OLD GU1LFORD.


 Bottle of EmmenagOgue Pills. GUILFoRD, Jan. 18.-About six inches of snow fell here last night, making the best sleighing here this season.
 A large number of people from this place attend the Coffee trial at New Haven every day, and it may safely be said that Guilford- ties have smoked more cigars during this trial than for years.
 It is stated that handsome brick block with a large hall on the top floor will be built on River street on the site occupied by the several buildings recently burned down.
 At the last meeting of the Guilford volun- tesr fire department a general discussion en- sued over the adopting of rules and regula- tions for the payment of assess ents and dues, in which the members of the depart ment thought that as they offered their ser vices to put out fires for other people the citizens of the town should bear the expense ot the department. To settle the question 8 committee, of which Attorney John McKean is chairman, was appointed to arrange this matter and meeting for that purpose will be held this evening. The burgesses of the town have voted to fix up the room where the fire engine now is for the fire company.
 The Wigwam club gave very successful flower garden concert at Music Hall last eve- ming, the hall being crowded despite the snow storm raging outside. The handsome sum netted will be devoted to the educating for Christian missionary an Indian girl whom the club have in hand. --
 The funeral of the late Joseph s. Mack took place from his mothers residence on Water street on Monday. The deceased was for twenty years resident of Guilford, but the past six years of his life was spent on ranch in Durango, Col. He was forty-four years of age and leaves a wife and two children.
 The committee ot the Congregational church appointed to investigate the case of Elisha Howell, who confesses his intimacy with Hattie Allen, the weak-minded girl who any report yet. People in general, however, are still greatly excited over the affair.
 The remains of Miss Hattie Allen were buried in Alderbrook cemetery last Saturday afternoon. It is fact that Guilford has been considerably excited over the suicide of Miss Hattie Allen and the subsequent devel- opments, but that excitement has been very much magnifed in the daily press and many of the statements have been far from correct. Guilford people do not know of town meeting slimly attended in consequence of this excitement. None has been held in the time. They do not know of any man named Warren who worked in the button shop in any capacity; if any such man was in town his identity was net generally manifest to say the least. Howell was an operative in the above named establishment, but never @ foreman, and the shop has been closed for about six months. We are told that post mortem examination was held for the pur- pose of ascertaining if she had taken some pills purchased at a local drug store. Is anyone so simple as to suppose that any pills would cause that girl to arise early in the morning, commence her routine duties, then bid farewell to home and all it's endear- ments, walk in bitter cold morning one and a half or two miles and then and there take the last fatal leap into the briny deep? Bosh But there is 0 vital question in connection with this case, viz., how came this girl with a container (bottle) which at some time came from McKesson & Robbins with emmena- gogue pills in it We have the best of req sons for believing and saying that our 'local druggist" never at any time sold her any of McKesson 6 Robbins emmenagogue pills or bottle which ever contained them. Mo Kesson & Robbins, Wm. Fl. Sohieffelin & Co.,, Wm. R. Warner & Co. and a large num- Der of the most respectable maaufactur- ing pharmacists and wholesale druggists manufacture large list of pills and orly for regular physicians use and prescriptions they (the piIls) are advertised in and only in medical journals, and by lists and circulars sent physicians and druggists individually, and sold to physicians directly or through their local druggists; and their emmenagogue pills have been said or understood not to be abortive, yet our local medical examiner, we are informed, says they are and everyone ought to understand his own business. Be that as it may, how did this girl, said to be noted more for her physical than mental force, obtain that bottle she had with the usual formula for emmenagogue pills upon it and undoubtedly knowledge of it's origi- nal contents?
 We understand that the Third Congrega- tional church (not the vestry, which is an Episcopal congregation) have held a meeting, and it is to be hoped that they will have sense enough to act with true Christian charity and equity, remembering that they are about their own business and let the world, those who would spread the foul de- tails of an unpleasant case with embellishments through the community or world for all sorts, conditions and ages to repeat, read and comment upon, learn better manners, and those blatant busy bodies who are ready on all occasion to condemn others, remember that it was our Lord and Saviour who said, Let him that is without sin cast the first stone."
 MT. George Rolf, of the firm of Rolf & Redfeld, is about to go West for the purpose of purchasing horses again.
 Rev. L. T. Bennett, D. D., preached in Christ Episcopal church last Sabbath morn ing, and the rector, Rev. William G. Ander- son, officiated in New Haven church.
 The locomotives on the Shore Line divis- ion of the Consolidated road commenced on Monday last to sound their whistles four times when approaching road crossing, which, with the abominsble hoarse whistles | adopted by the railroad, constitutes an al- most intolerable nuisance.