Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-09
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 Daniel Shea of Lydallvills, town of Man. chester, reports the heaviest pig this fall in his section. He butchsred one last Wednes- dsy which weighed 5s8 pounds when dressed.
 ONE MONTHS SALARY.
 Congressman Charles A. Russell's Novem- Der salary. $417, was included in the money taken by Embezzler o. E. Silcott, cashier of the House, who is now supposed to be iu Canada.
 | Wangunk tribe, Red Men, of Hartford, | have accepted an invitation from Tunxis tribe of Waterbury to visit them on Thurs day evening next, 18th inst. A special train will be taken.
 E. O. Whipple, of Colebrook River, has shot, so far this fall, thirteen foxes. Mon- day he shot two, one of which measured four feet and nine inches in length and weighed thirteen pounds and nine ounces.
 CARDS OUT.
 Cards are out in Middletown for the mar- riags of Miss Naude J. Coles, daughter of Mrs Roswell w. Coles, to MT. Daniel J. s:30 o'clock, at the South Congregational church.
 BIED IN THE ALMsnoUsE.
 Elder William Harris died in the alms- house in New London on Wednesday, aged eighty six years. He had been blind from infancy, yet he was . licensed Baptist prsaoh- CT and had preached in nearly every Baptist pulpit in New London county. Mystic and Noank people have been aceus- | toned to take hundreds of tons of seaweed from Fishsr's Island yearly. The new own CTS have just given notice that this will not | ha alI so fatp 1orr obtsined by the sale of seaweed. ILLNESS or "LEw" DocKsTADER.
 HARTFORD. Dec. s.-It is learned that kersburg, Pa. The physician, Dr. J. T. Dickenson, who was called to attend him, | stated that he found the case to be one of both mental and physical prostration. SERIOUSLY INJURED. Miss Kate Foote, who is we'll known in Hartford, was knocked down by horse and severely injured in Washington on Tuesday, | She suffered concuesion of the brain, from which she has since been in rather critical condition, though her friends hope for her | recovery.
 RESULTED SERIOUSLY. George Washington, colored, tried to en- carly Saturday evening, and he wss shot through the head by Nodine. Washington was former employer of Nodine, and this ] is the second attempt that he has made to l enter his house.
 MIR aooDwIH's PROSPECTS. Mr. Good win, an old resident of Litoh6eld, Conn.,, predicts that this winter will closely resemble it's predecessor of 1889 40, being characterized by much snow and severe weather. If 1t turns out next April that MT. Goodwin was correct. there will be no reason in the world why he should not run for Rov- ernor, provided he can get the delegates. - New York Tribune.
 DISCOVERED IN TIME.
 ROCKVILLE, Dec. s-About 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning a night watchman discov- cred fire under . building near the lumber yard and extinguished it before any damage had been done. The 6re had been started by some unknown person in barrel of shaw ings placed under the building. The strue- ture is near the large wooden blocks in Main street, and had 1t gained headway would have threatened tho entire city.
 PAVING STONES FOR NEW YORK.
 Over LOGO, GOO paving stones have been shippcd from Stonington to New York dur ing the past season, the estimated weight of which was 18, 900 tons. They were mostly carried by sshooners of an average capacity of 200 tons, and ninety vessels were required for the service. From forty to fifty cents per ton is paid for transporting for Stoning- ton to New York, hence about $9,000 freight uaousy has thus been obtained.