Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-26
ALL OyER THE STATE.


The Vote for Governor-The Moral
Aspect OF Things-A Perilous Voy-5
age-T0bacco Warehouse Burned
General Notes.
New LONDON, Nov. 25.-The little
steamer F. L. Norton, on board of which
were Captain and Mrs. Norton and Miss
Alice Rickaby, their niece, with crew of
seven men, left here yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock, bound for Toulon, France,
via the Azores. It is the intention Of Cap
tain Norton to sail for the next forty-eight
hours in southerly direction, where he
expects to take course due east to his
port of destination. Great crowds gath
cred on the wharfs to see the vessel steam
away and many old salts predicted that
she was making her last trip.
WORK OF FIRE BUG.
NEW MILFORD, Nov. 25.-The cigar
mandatory of James Pitcher at Bridge
water was burned last night with SO, 900
cigars and many cases of tobacco. Loss
s., 900; insurance s., 800.
DIR. KocH's REMEDY.
PUTNAM, Nov. 25.-Dr. J. B. Kent, one
of the leading physicians Of this town, has
decided to go to Berlin to make study of
sumption.
THE MILITARY IMBRoGLIo.
HARTFORD, Nov. 25.-First Sergeant II.
w. Weldon of the City Guard was last
night discharged and informed that it was
for the benefit of the service. Captain
Wickham's announcement of the fact was
received with groans and misses. Weldon
is popular and was not given a hearing.
ernor Bulkeley's wholesale military slaugh-
ter.
HARTFORD BARRIERS. :
More than half the boss BARRIERS of
Hartford met a committee Of the Journey
men BARRIERS union at the rooms of the
Young Mems Literary association Monday
evening. Charles Q. Bechstedr, Adolph
Zimmerman and Anthony Notine were
chosen as committee from the boss bar
bers to act with the Journeymen BARRIERS
committee already appointed, which con-
sists of David Seide, James J. Bowe and
James s. Stern. These committees will
visit all the shops in town for the purpose
Of establishing everywhere the rate Of
twenty fve cents for hair cutting and get
| ting unanimous support to the plan to
close at o'clock in the evening. The
committee will report to future meeting
of the union.
MORE GRADE CROSSINGS DISPOSED OF.
The railroad commissioners gave hear
| ing in their Office at the capitol in Hart
| ford Monday evening on the petition of the
selectmen of Ellington for the relief OF
two grade crossings in the town. Plans
were presented for bringing the two high
| ways, which are near Sadd's mill, together
| and carrying them under the railroad in
one crossing. These plans the commission
ers ordered adopted and carried into effect
at the railroads expense.
| The commissioners have also decided il
regard to the petition for the relief of fou1
grade crossings in the town of Plymouth
that the four highways shall be brough
together SO as to make two overhead
crossings.
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
Willard A. Lucas, son of Samuel Lucas
the Poquonnock wool manufacturer, los
his hand in machine ct the mill SOM
months ago. His father has now invented
an aluminium hand, which can be used al
most as handily as the natural member
The hand may be either tightly closed 0
only partly shut, and only one finger o
all the fingers may be closed at once am
instantly by striking them against tn
body or other object. To release the fin
gers it is necessary only to touch SINAI
spring on the back of the hand.
DEATH OF LUc1Us FooTE OF DURHAM.
Lucius Foote of Durham died at hi
home in that town about 8 o'clock yestel
day morning. The deceased was one o
the oldest residents of the town, havin
been born in Northford in 1903, and late
settled in the lower part of Durham. MI
Foote had, during his life, held many in
portant positions of trust in connectio
with the town government. He also ono
represented Durham in the Legislature
The deceased leaves widow and thre
| children-Mrs. E. A. Thayer of Durham
) | Mrs. E. ]. Wells of New Haven, and L,
, cius III. Foote or Durham. The funerl
| will be held at his late home tomorrow a
tarnoon at q O'clock