Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-30

noon. The suit was brought by Boston and
Winsted creditors. The amount could not
be ascertained, but IL said to be large. The
firm has been doing losing business for
some time.
NO WOODEN NUTMKGs.
Mr.. J. Il. Hale, master of the State grange,
thought It would be q clever thing to outfit
his California party with genuine "wooden
nutmsgs," " and the queer part Of 1t Il that
had. He could ind plenty of real nutnegs,
vanished to conceal the odor, but no innita-
ton nutmegs.
IN TIE YEAR 2014.
Yesterdays Hartford Courant says: "And
In tine year 2014, when the Courant celebrates
its 250th anniversary, and reprints to-day's
number as q curiosity, the editor will prOba-
bly, have some fscetious comment to make
upon those editorial writer's of 1889, who sv-
identity thought the world had made about
all the progress II was capable of.
TOWN MEzrISa.
At the special town meeting in Walling-
ford Monday it was yoted that Q sum not ex-
ceedinQ four hundred dellars be appropriated
to build the road pstitioned for by Selden
Munson and Others, not exceeding eleven
hundred dollars for the road petitioned for
by Linus Hail and others. The layout for
the roads by the seleetmen was accepted and
they were instructed to advertise for sealed
proposals to build the Linus Hall road.
PLEADED GUILTY To MANsLAUanTER.
BnparpoRr, OCT. William Gilbert,
| who shot Frank Buzzell in Bullen's cafe on
Middle street last August, pleaded guilty to
granddaughter. The court accepted the plea
and sentenced him to State prison for 1--WE
years.
Stephen s. Szabo, the italian who struck
Michael Quanx with a stone about month
ago in this city, inHicting q mortal wound,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sem
fenced to State prison for two years.
| TO BE EXAMINED.
At Hartford to-day some of the officers Of
the Second regiment will be examined as to
their qualifications to ill positions now held
by them. Those to be examined are Colonel
John B. Doherty Lieutenant Colonel Lee
Major Thomas 7. Welles, Major John n. Ben
ediot, surgeon; Captain Charles Q. Ford, in
spector of rifle practice; Lirst Lieutenant g.
G. Blskeslee, quartermaster; First Lieutenant
w. Ct. Daggett, assistant surgeon; Second
Lieutenant III. Macdonald, Captain Arthur
N. Dickinson, adiutant.
A COLCHESTER B1aZLow.
Mrs.. Sally Waite Bigelow (widow of the
late Colonel Guy Bigelow) of Colchester, was
born October 20, 1897, and yesterday, Octo
Der 30, celebrated her 92d birthday. Mrs
Bigelow 10 sister of the father Of the lats
Chief Justice Waite, and a cousin of the lat.
Governor Buckingham, their mothers being
sisters, named Natson. Mrs. Bigelew hal
been remarkably active fer one of her years
occasionally keeping house to enable bel
daughter law to make visit, and always
ready to lend hand at the family mending
She lives with her son Mr.. Asa Bigelow, and
has recently received visits from her great
grandchildren.
OYSTER STEAMERS RACE.
The FIRST race, 1t is said. that ever occurred
between oyster steamers took place ON tht
Sound on Monday afternoon between the
Howard Loundes, owned by Stanley L
Loundes of Five Mile River, and William 81
} Hoyt & Sons Albert J. Hyatt of South Nor
walk. The contest was for q purse Of $500
and the course was from Ceckssoes Island
buoy, of Wsstport to Point ne Point, nsa
} Stratford and return, q distance of abou
twenty-three miles. The Leundes was mucl
the larger of the two vessels, and after tn
FIRST half hour took the lead, gaining steadil,
to the finish, leading her little rival by abou
| three miles,