The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-28
YEWs OF ooNYECrIcUr.
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were to-day notified to look out for a horse and carriage which were stolen from Almon Clark x Sons livery sta ble here Saturday. A young, well-drass- ed, smooth shaven fellow hired the turn out, which is valued at about $2OO, say ing he wanted to drive out tinto the country. Since then nothing of him or the team has been seen. Only one man reports having noticed the outfit, and that was just outside the stable. The horse was sixteen hands high, black, with three white feet and a watch eye. Six or eight months ago, when the sta ble was under another management, horse and carriage were stolen, but have newer been seen since,
 NEW CREAMERY STARTED. Hebron, Jan. 27.-Rathbun Brothers have started a creamery in the south ern part of the town. It will be run | independently of the Andover creamery of which the farmers here are regular patrons.
 DAM ACROSS PENNINGTON RIVER Tariffville, Jan. 27.-Surveyors in the interest of the Hartford Electric Light company are at work lining for the con- struction of dam across the Farming ton river, mile below this village.
 GUIDE BOOK ISSUED. | Hartford, Jan. 27.-A guide book will soon be published by the Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad company in which will appear the names of those along the line through this state who are willing to take sum- mer boarders.
 TOBACCO IN DEMAND. | Windsor Jan. 27.-Tobacco is in good demand. Growers in this vicinity have disposed of nearly three-quarters of their crop. The product is bringing good prices, ranging from to 17 cents per pound. Activity in tobacco is also reported from Bloomfield.
 RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS Bristol, Jan. 27.-The occupants of the Mott and Seymour blocks have been no- tified to vaeate by April l. as the build ings are to be- removed to make way for railroad improvements. The track of the New England railroad is to be laid eighty feet further south and Main street Will be bridged. The railroad company will have to stand the expense of removing the buildings. A new de- pot is contemplated by the railroad off, cials to cost very nearly $100,00O.
 BURTON WILL BE COMMISSIONED. l Colchester, Jan. 27.-Fred G. Burton has received an, appointment, for tha second time, of postmaster at Turner vile, and he expects his commission in a short while His second appointment is due directly to a visit to Turnevville of a post office official from Boston. Be- fore that Burton had been notified that l his appointment had been withdrawn I on account of alleged misrepresentation of the place of f'business in which he was to conduct the post office. P. w. Tur- her, %thal present incumbent, on learning of the appointment of a successor, sent a remonStrance. to Washington signed l by his friends and accompanied by a map of the village, showing the loca- l tion of the office when the new post master would come, into power. As a result Burton's appointment was imme- l diately withdrawn. The Boston post office official was satisfied, however, on his visit to Turnerville, that the new site was sufficiently central for all pur- poses. Postmaster Turner has held the office for the last thirty years, and is loath to see it go into the thanas of an other. ANNUAL BALL.
 Branf5rd, Jan. 27.-Great preparations have been made for the annual ball of Pawtucket lodge No. 3,O19, Knights of Honor, at the Branford Point house tomorrow night. Many guests are. ex- pected from New Haven and the Shore Line towns. The Harmony orchestra of Branford will furnish music.
 PETITION FOR ERECTION.
 Bridgeport, Jan. 27.-The inhabitants of Fairfield county have sent a petition to Governor Coffin asking that a call for a special election be. issued to elect a probate. judge for that district. The position was filled previously by the late Judge William H. Glover.
 COLLAR BONE BROKEN. Branford, Jan. 27.-Howard Palmer. aged ten years met with peculiar ac- cident this morning. He was thrown down while playing with a companion and fractured his collar bone.
 HIS LEG BROKEN.
 Guilford, Jan 27.--Theodore D. Stew ems, of this place, was thrown from his wagon this afternoon and seriously in- l ju1ed The accident was caused by a runaway. Stevens leg was broken. l