Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-10
ALL OVER THE STATE.

A ,SinguIar Case - Money orders -
More Cars for Hartford-It was
Chicken Pox-The Grip Again.
There is woman in Vo1untown who
has been confined to her bed for twelve
years by disease. She has been unable to
get off or on to the bed during all this
time without help. Several doctors have
treated her, but they have differed as to
the nature OF cause of her disease, and her
case has bafded them all. She has had
good appetite all this time, and yet has
been so weak as to be unable to raise her
self up in bed.
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
The Hartford post Office paid out last
week in cashing money orders the largest
amount in it's history, the total aggrsgat-
ing nearly $4,000. This amount was paid
out on 3,109 domestic orders, 1853 foreign
orders, and 1921 postal notes. The receipts
of the money order office for the week
were $34, 1876. Over $4,000 of this was for
12O foreign money orders, sent to the old
country for Christmas. The Christmas
business is now at it's height for England.
Ireland, Scotland and Germany.
The Hartford Courant says: Miss Sarah
Hendee, daughter of the late Lucius Hen
dee, met with serious accident late Sat
| urday evening. Miss Hendee, early in the
| evening went to her room and lighting
| her gas, which was near a window, turned
her back on it, While she was moving
around the room she smelled smoke, and
| turning around found the muslin curtains
which hung in the window in blaze.
| She called loudly for help, but no one
heard her. Then she attempted to put the
blaze out, and in doing SO badly burned
her hands. DR.. Jarvis was called in and
dressed the wounded members. Yester-
| day evening Miss Hendee had passed a
comfortable day and was getting along
| well.
| MORE HORSE CARS-NEW LINES TO BE BUILT
| INHARTFoRD.
The Hartford city council Tuesday eve.
ming passed the resolution giving the
Hartford and Wethersfeld Horse Railroad
company leave to extend their tracks al
the north and south limits of the city. II
gives the railroad company authority te
build single track at the south end, run
ming from Retreat avenue through Wash
ington street, New Britain, and Fairfield
L
are to have single track running NORTH
from the recent terminus at Capen stree
to Westland street, thence through tina
street and through Garden street to Albany
| avenue.
A SMALLPOX scARE-IT PROVES A FALs1
ALARM.
BRISTOL, Dec. 9.-There has been gen
uine smallpox scare in Bristol the last tw'
OF three days. It was reported through
the schools and factories that the dreadet
disease had attacked member of Frencl
family who occupy rooms over Cooley's so
loon on Meadow street. Parents of schoo
children were SO frightened that they KEEP
them at home. DR.. Deichmann was inter
viewed and said that at first the symptom
| in the case appeared to indicate smallpox
but the patient later developed chickenpoz
The doctor says there is no cause for alarm
Other doctors in town and the selectme
had heard the story and the board of healt
are investigating.
THE GRIP AGAIN.
: NoRwALK. Dec. 9.-The grip, the Russia
influenza which last winter found 30 man
victims in Norwalk and vicinity, has agai
located in this town as the result of tt
\ cold wave and already made its way mi
many homes. Local physicians repo
plenty of business administering to p
TENTS affected by the disease, but say TIL
thus far none of the cases are dangerou
TRIAL POSTPONED.
MIDDLErowN, Dec. 9.-The trial
Henry Lincoln, accused of murder at Ea
Hampton, January 26, of James Fulle
was adjourned from to-day till Thursda
owing to the illness of State Attornt