The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-15
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS,
PRESS DISPATCHES FROM ALI
 PARTS OF THE STATE.


 Suit.
 Shelton, Nov. 14-There was much feeling displayed last evening when the news reached here that the county com i missioners had refused the application | of John H. Donovan for a liquor license. The decision, 1t was claimed by Doro- ! vans friends, was due entirely to per sonal spite on the part of ex-Speaker Allan w, Paige, whose defeat for repre- sentative here three years ago he at tributed directly to the efforts of Don- ovan, who is a prominent democratic politician. Attorney Paige has since removed to Bridgeport and is now coun- sef to the county commissioners.
 About o'clock there was general sur prise felt when a stuffed figure, on the back of which a placard hung bearing the name of the eX-speaker, was raised to a telegraph pole on the Viaduct. The | effigy hung there all night in position it would have been difficult to reach had an attempt been made to take 1t { down.
 A TANGLED UP CASE.
 Bridgeport, Nov. 14.-Eight months ago Mrs, Bridget Mcdonald died in Stratford intestate. She left three chil- dren to inherit $12,999, consisting of farm in Stratford and tenement house in this city. Patrick, the oldest, pro- posed that he should collect the rents and turn them over to the estate until papers of administration were taken out. The others trusted him. Three weeks ago he went to Town Clerk Stagg in stratford with deed purporting to be signed by his mother, which turned over all the property to him.
 The instrument was crudely drawn, and both it's witnesses were dead The deed was refused and a few days later Patrick returned with another purport- ed to be drawn by Judge Slade in 1870. The latter says it's a forgery A few days ago Patrick produced a will sign ed by his mothers mark, in which he is given all the property. Judge Rus sell thinks it is about time this matter was investigated, as the witnesses to all the documents are dead. At the request of the other heirs he has cited Patrick to appear before the probate court in Stratford next week and show how he came into the possession of all these documents.
 A SUIT FOR 5000.
 Hartford, Nov 14-Timothy B. Stew- art of this city has brought suit for s2O00 against W. c. Smith and Robert Moore, grocers; D. L. Palmer, market man, and Constable c. Adams, all of this city. On October 30 the merchants attached the New Home restaurant on Pearl street for debt and placed Police man Flynn in charge as keeper. Stew art had a bill of sale of the place. but Flynn refused to vacate. He was got out of the restaurant last night by stratagem and spent the night on the doorstep. An injunction has been serv- ed on the merchants who attached the property.
 THE DIPHTETBRIA CASES IN NEW
 BRITAIN.
 New Britain, Nov 15.-The diphthe- ria epidemic is still unchecked. One death and one new case was reported to the board of health to-day. It is possi- ble, however, that more cases have arisen than have been reported. It has been stated that the physicians do not take the trouble to report new cases because of alleged ineffic1ency on the part of the board The doctors when called upon to take charge of a case of the disease at once establish a quar- antine on their own responsibility.
 FELL INTO A SEWER TRENCH.
 Hartford, Nov. 14-This afternoon Tob,, Ttorro11 a booly 5riIa, fnr p,1vl,a,,v was driving down Asylum street when both horses fell into sewer trench at the corner of Spring street. One of the animals scrambled out, but the other fell on his back to the bottom of the excavation, ten feet down. Every effort was made to get the animal out, and a great crowd gathered. It was finally necessary to secure derrick to raise the animal.
 A OF.
 Bridgeport. Nov. 14-The quarterly meeting of the executive council of the Ancient Order of Foresters of America was held in Elk's hall, this city, this afternoon. Nearly every member of the council was present, including Grand Chief Ranger Anthony Mccarthy of Bridgeport, T. E. Hendrick of TaftVille, William c. Plenicke of Waterbury, M. P. Fitzgerald of New London Charles E. Hoffman of Danbury, D. Dickinson of Meriden, T. J. Creighton of Hartford, Charles Homes of New Britain and J. F. Leddy of Bridgeport. The council de- cided to renumber all of the courts of the state in the order of their destina- ton. The oldest court will be No l. and the numbers of every lodge in the state will thus be altered. Grand Secretary T. E. Hendrick of Taftville read his quarterly report. The report shows the cash on hand to amount to $S58.50. There is a balance on hand in all funds of $2,- 018.40. The total membership of the or der in Connecticut is now 9,35S, gain in six months of 439 The number of new courts instituted is six, which does not include the court instituted in Norwich last Tuesday. Including Norwich there are now ninety-four courts in Connecti- cut, and still another is to be instituted in Derby Friday night. This evening Pequonnock court gave banquet and 9 w +La, of +I,o