Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-31
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Death of ex-Postmaster Wallis Bull-
 Fatal alAccident-For the COnsolidat- |
 ed Road-TaiIor shop Closed.
 Ex-Postmaster Wallis Bull, of Meriden, died at his home in Kensington Monday night of pneumonia. He was Meriden's postmaster two years under Lincoln and eight years under Grant. He was bro ther-in-law of United States Senator Platt. He leaves wife and four grown children, | among them being Orville Bull of Ansonia. FELL FIFTY FEET AND WAS KILLED. ToRRINGroN, Dec. 30.-Thomas Budan, | hostler employed at the stable attached l to the Farnham house, while shoyeling snow from the roof the house slipped and fell to the ground, distance of fifty feet. He was picked up unconscious and remov- afterward. His funeral was held to-day. l FOR THE CONSOLIDATED. The two new mogu1 engines just received | from the Rhode Island locomotive works of Providence by the Consolidated road cost 1000 each. Each locomotive cost $1 ,000 more than they could have been procured for one year ago.
 AN ANsoNIA TAILOR STORE CLOSED. l ANsoNIA, Dec. 30.-The merchant tailor store of O. A. Pratt on Main street was I closed by attachment this afternoon at the instance of F. B. Bassett of New Haven. l The amount of the attachment is 5000. MT. Pratt came to Ansonia from Birming- ham some time ago, but seems to have done but little business
 go, 900 ENVELOPES sToLEN-UNcLE SAM IS ! PROBING.
 The Hartford Courant yesterday says the case against E. E. Fay for theft of en- velopes from the United States stamped eny elope works in that city grows much l worse and that 10000 envelopes at least have been stolen. A complete and thorough investigation has been ordered. Chief h. spector Evans of the New England divis- ion has begun the work, and has called in Colonel John H. Bario of Meriden to assist. So far they have discovered that Fay stole l at least 10000 stamped envelopes, mostly of the two cent denomination. This num- Der is 1000 more than Fay at first con fessed having stolen. It is said that their investigation of the affairs of the govern ment agency, which is conducted by Lieu tenant Colonel B. F. Blakeslee, was very satisfactory Inspector Rathbun of Washington has telegraphed them to meet him in New York on Wednesday, where he will probably look over with them the facts which they have gathered. The in spectors are both officers of large experi- ence in work of this character.
 OF OLD STAGE DRIVING DAYS.
 The late Darwin Griffin of West Hart land was once stage driver between Tol- land, Mass, and Hartford His route was through West Hartland, Barkhamsted Gen.
 ter, Washington Hill, North Canton, Cases Farms, Weatogue and West Bloomfield.
 He began on the route in 1840 and contin-
 ued for a series of years. He went to Hart
 ford on Friday and came out on Saturday,
 delivering the weekly newspapers to sub-
 scribers all along the route. When any important news was expected the appear
 ance of the stage was anticipated with great interest.
 No food can be considered suitable te the requirements of the infant unless Ii ! contains material to supply the waste ot nitrogenous tissues. Mellin's Food sup plies soluable, nitrogenous matter and pro
 notes healthy growth, a full develop ment and vigorous constitution. Advice to Mothers. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syup has been use' by millions of mothers for children teething 10 l over fifty years with success It relieves the Ut tie sufferer at once, produces natural, que
 sleep by freeing the child from pain and the III
 very pleasant to taste, soothes the child, soften
 the gum, allays pain, relieves wind, regulates tn bowels, and is the best known remedy for dial ? causes. Twenty five cents bottle. a9 mwf&w1y