Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-14
North Haven.

North Haven.
 July 13.-The missing dog belonging to Wallingford man is found, and can be had by calling on MT. A. A. Futile. The dog answers to the name of Nippers.
 At the recent meeting of the Loyal Legion ct the house of Mrs. Bannell the so- ciety was reorganized, several new names were added and officers appointed. The list now numbers twenty-four. The of ficers are Mrs. Samuel Bardwell, leader; Miss E. l.. Futile, assistant leader; Ina G. Futile, secretary; Ruth Smith, treasurer; Miss Edith Smith, musical director; Hattie Bsnnell, Emma Msrihugh, Bessie Fowler and Mary Lloyd, lookout committee. The next meeting will be held at the house of F H. Crockett on Thursday, July 27, at 3:30 The members are all requested to be present.
 Mrs. Sarah Vinton and her son Ernest vinton of New Haven are guests of Mrs. George Stiles.
 Madison.
 July 13.-A new cottage is being built near the west wharf.
 Mr. Hollingsworth of New York will move into his new cottsge on Saturday. | It is the finest one on the Madison shore. | Invitations are out for reception to be l given to Mir. Oakley, who was principal of l Hand academy the first three years of its
 existence It will be given in the chapel
 on the evening of July 19 and all who
 were members of hfs school are invited to
 attend
 MT. L. L. Wilcox of Durham. H., wal in town again last week spending a few days with his brother-in-lsw, J. s. Buell.,
 and left on Monday for his western home
 His son, Dr. O. Fl. Wilcox of Princeville
 Ill, was here and will accompany hi
 father home. MT. Wilcox is 6 true typ
 of e western farmer. In the year 1889 h.
 left his home in Hsddsm with his wife
 his father and mother, several brother
 and sisters. numbering iu all thirteel
 persons. They travelled in emigran
 fifth of May and reached thei
 destination the thirteenth of July They bought the claims of soldiers t whom congress had voted bounty C land and located in Hancock county abou : five miles from the Mississippi river. Tn
 county was nothing but wild prairie an , the township had not even name. The lived in their wagons until they could bui ] log cabins. In a few years these gay place to frame houses and later still to mol modern buildings. The nearest postofic was six miles away and the mail wer l through once month. In the same yei I the Mormons were driven out of Aissou [ and settled in Nauvoo, about twent
 miles from where MT. Wilcox vas located The story of their robberies, murders an other atrocities would fill volume. T one time they came to his place and ca 8 ried off over one hundred dollars worth !, property. MT. Wilcox played consp!cuoI Q part in what was known ss the Mo q mon war at one time acting ss th
 part of a spy, and many were the hsi l. breadth escapes that he had from the @ hands. He was at one time taken prison | and council was held over him, but f. d reasons that he says he never knew thu l. allowed him to go unmolested. He no '- owns 300 acres of land, which he values A $100 per acre. Two years ago he rais r his largest crop of corn, 1000 bushels, l. of which was fed out to stock on the plac l, For the first corn that he ever sold he l e caived 64 cents per bushel. His farm y now in charge of his youngest son, and Ie is taking well earned rest. He Is nc 10 seventy four years old, and although mu IT broken in health he is never weary of l d counting the stories of his early life.