Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-17

which will extend from this avenue to Seaside i avenue, passing through Treat Camps and MT. The store of A Clark & Son has been much i'm proved by Q fresh coat of paint. ~
 hundred and fftieth anniversary next Sunday, the 20th. Preparations have been made by the people to make this red-letter day in their his tory. Professor Brastow of Yale university will preach the anniversary sermon in the morning.
 One young man n will not forget his T hunting a sx fourteen, while gunning in the western part of rested the muzzle of the gun his foot. Just then rabbit made it's appearance and Milton discharg- ed the gun without lifting it from his foot. few seconds showed who was the victim Of this shot. He noticed hole in his shoe and on taking this off saw his great toe was hanging by few shreds of skin. With his knife he home in town pr. Jackman was summoned and dressed the wound, during which the boy displayed the same pluck and endurance which MT. and Mrs. Frank Munson entertained 2 home last Monday evening. The members of the Milford Cornet band, of which MT. Munson is snosed an early hour the next morning.
 Woodbridge.
 Dec. 16.-Dr. George A:Bowen of Woodstock, the republican candidate for lieutenant governor and master of the state grange has been visiting
 The Reading Circle will meet in the lecture room of the church Friday & eyen % Baldwin, Miss Mattie E. Thomas and E. W. Beecher. Each reading will be followed by aues- cle. Misses Alice L. Peck and Addie L. Thomas will give selections in prose and poetry. This circle extends an invitation to all who might be interested.
 Hamden Plains.
 NEWS OF THE TowN-sTEALING THE STONE THE
 FENCES-OTHER NOTES,
 Dec 16-Hamden is in the fashion, nearly ev- erybody sick with the grip.
 for the raising of plants and flowers.
 William Van Doren moved into his new house,
 Wesley Crawford is building him fine house on Dixwen avenue, on the lot recently purchased Of Henry MInson; Hubert & Wapasr is S doing tae the work.
 Schools close next Friday for the holidays the Y. P. s. of the M. E. church closed last week with Will c. Mains interesting lecture. The s e bad bns the 9Y T will add nearly $50 to their aa with
 We have heard considerable of late about sneak thieves in New Haven and two years ago Hamden was somewhat afflicted in that direc- tion but in the line of stealing we think can report something thew under the sun." Certain men of late have come out from New Haven with their teams and have actually stolen the stone walls or stone fences from certain farms and have, it is supposed, sold the stone by the load to the authorities of the city of colleges city. We understand in some. instances the parties have been caught and compelled to settle up. What a fine industry, thought Can we give to Yankee genius the honor of this dis covery-the stealing of stone wall? It has been supposed New Haven would sooner or later take in the southern section of the town, but no one dreamed of bodily removal.
 Mrs. Enos Dickerman of this town, who was in tered in Mt. Carmel last Friday, was very re. markable woman. Indeed, she and her husband were wonder to all MT. Dickerman. who ts worthy couple had outlived their golden wed ding eighteen years. Sixty eight years of mar ried life, and nearly if not quite all of the time under the same roof.