Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-30
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GONE TO PIECES.
 The bark Doe. which went ashore Fishers Is land week ago, has gone to pieces.
 THE CoLDEsT NOON. The coldest noon in Hartford during this cold son was Saturday's-from to above.
 A CASE
 Quatrying stone at the Brookheld, Ct.. lime kiln has produced an open cavern about six rods in length and three in width, with a varying depth of from three to ten feet
 WANTS ,o00 DAMAGES.
 The libel suit of James l., Arnott of Enfield against the Bridgeport Standard will probably be placed trIal before the Superior court at Hart fotd this week. Mr. Arnott demands 5000 damages. SAVINGS BANKS II CONNECTICUT. The eighty-two savings banks of Connecticut have S!os S9617 of aetHa deP1sts not counting State. MAY RECOVER. The condition of Jacob Rommel, who accidental. ly stabbed himself with knife in Bridgeport Fri day while in the corset factory of Blun Henus is still critical aalthough by means hopeless in the opinion of Dr. Clemens, his attending physician. FAIRFIELD COUNTY YALE MEN.
 The annual winter meeting of the Fairfield county Yale Alumni association viii be held at Bridgeport ception at the house of the Seaside club and bsi- The ba1net viii if be Sr1d at six o'clock.
 BLOCKED BY THE sNov
 The Housatonic road is still blockaded with snow between Falls Village and Great Harrington. A train left Pittsfeld Saturday morning and could get DO further than Great Harrington. A train got stuck at Sheffield below Great Darlington in drifts so deep that only the tops of tho cars and smoke stack of the engine were visible.
 MIDDLETowN FIRE LADDIEs' BALL
 The fire laddies Of hose companies i, 9 and 3, of Mfddletown, had large party at their union con- cert and ball Friday evening in Armory hall. The concert by Wells & Chaffee's orchestra, ten pieces, was excellent. The selections were good and the music was very satisfactory. At p. m. the call for the grand march was made. Sixty-seven couples responded, and led by Chief Wiley and Miss Culver of New Haven the intricate ways Of the march were handsomely threaded.
 THE ICE soUND-oN THE ICE TO GLEN ISLAND. For the first time since 1874 1t is now possible to walk on the ice from Now Rochelle to Glen Island. in the ice near Throgg's Neck. The steamboat City of Norwalk of NorWalk was nipped in the ice off City Island and had her stern cut through She was lowed to her dock in New York and will lie up for repairs. The ice embargo in Long Island Sound continues. From City Island to Sands Point, a distance of six miles, the ice is packed solid, and only large steamers are able to get through the Sound.
 DEATH OF A USEFUL CITIZEN.
 The people of Newingtoa were shocked Friday at the announcement of the sudden death by pnet- monia of one of its most prominent citizens MT David l.. Robbins. He was the son of Lowrey Rob bins and inherited large property from his father years since and left him the bulk of his estate He was man of irreproachable character He repre- sented the town in the legislature in 1882 and was for some years town treasurer His age thirty nine. He leaves widow and one child. MURDERER SELLERS RECOVERY There is now but little doubt of the recovery of Jacob Sheiler, the New Canaan saloon keeper who Louis Drucker The bueds fired by sheiles inte his own body do not appear to have penetrated any of the vital organs. Two of them which were shot into the left breast, dropped out of his body and were found in his bed. They are now in the DOS. session ef Coroner Holt Sheiler will be removed to the jail in Bridgeport day to await trial on charge of murder. lie is now under guard to prevent hin from committing suicide