The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-07
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

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 RIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE. honthington Votes S3O,OOO for n New High sohool-GoOd Roads Voted Down-sud- don Death in CIinton--Fire in Madison-- Work of the Zero Weather-Terryville Tax Payers Excited--waterbury's New City Gharter-Putnam Now a City-Other News of Interest in Latest Press Dls- patches.
 Southington, Jan. 6.--This town held its meeting this afternoon in the town hall to vote upon appropriating S3O,OOQ for new high school. Many women attended the meeting. It was voted to make the appropriation, and to go ahead with the building at once. The good roads committee presented res olution appropriating a considerable sum for the improvement of roads. It was voted down.
 JACK FROST AND THE CONNECTI-
 CUT RIVER.
 Saybrook, Jan. 6.--The Connecticut river is frozen over the railroad bridge, and large masses of floating ice went out with the tide this afternoon. The first ice floes in the sound this winter were seen passing out with the ebb tide this afternoon. A large quantity went out through Plum Gut, and an ether big field swept down to the east ward through the Race The wind on the sound has been light all day, and ice has made rapidly in consequence.
 ATTACKED THE BOND ISSUE.
 Danbury, Jan. 6--Henry c. Baldwin of Naugatuck, the labor agitator, de- livered an address before small audi ence in the opera house tonight on Bends and Bondage" The speaker at tackled vigorously monopoly and the proposed bond issue of February, and aimed several hard raps at capital, and aimed to inspire the workingmen. His audience was composed principally of matters
 NO SUCCESSOR YET.
 Portland, Jan. 6,-The president has not yet appointed successor to Charles H. Turner, as postmaster whose term expired tonight. He has been post master for sixteen years, It Is claimed that J. Allen Buffers claims for the position are still being pressed at Wash angton, With encouraging prospects. An appointment Is daily expected.
 SUDDEN DEATH IN CLINTON YES
 TERDAY.
 Clinton, Jan. 6.--Miss Almira Buell.. aged slxty-eight years, was found dead in the residence of William T. Moves in East Main street, to-day. She had been employed as housekeeper by MT Moves a number of years. She went to church last night as usual, but later complained of illness. Dr. Fox pre- scribed for her, and at midnight she was feeling better. At that hour Mrs Eldridge Stevens, a neighbor who had been staying with her, went home This morning she was found dead near the lounge on which it was her cus- tom to sleep. Medical Examiner Key holds said death was due to heart disease.
 FIRE IN MADISON SWITCH TOWER. Madison, Jan. 6.-The switch tower of the Consolidated road at this point was badly damaged by fire at noon to-day. The flames started from the stove, which was placed too near the wood work. Towemnan Lippencott, and his assistant, Jerome Heffion, aided by the k o-ta e,,ooaaIoJ in pvfiy. guishing the flames. The loss was $100. The electrical instruments were saved. THE STAMFORD HARBOR FROZEN
 OVER.
 Stamford, Jan. 6.-The harbor has frozen over here to-day as far out as the lighthouse. Ice is from one to three inches in thickness. Three vessels are frozen in at the wharyes and all efforts to get them sout will be given up until the ice breaks up. The Portchester freight steamer has stopped running.
 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
 New London, Jan. 6.--Cephas Rob- bins, the veteran, of sixty years, who gashed his throat Wednesday with sui cidal intent, died to-day at the alms- house, where he had been cared for as a result of the cutting. He leaves a widow and children.
 TERRYVILLE TAXPAYERS.
 Terryville, Jan. 6.More than fifty taxpayers presented themselves before the board of relief to-day asking to have their taxes reduced. According to a new valuation made by the assessors upon instruction from the state treas urer, property In Plymouth has been raised on the grand list nearly s10O,0O0 The board of relief of the town of Ply mouth began hearing of the different claims this afternoon, and it will prob ably take two or three months to come before the matter can be finally adjust, ed Nearly every big taxpayer has found his taxes raised from 50 to 10( per cent, and the result is that the board of relief has been asked to-day to reduce it to the old figures. In ar interview tonight one of the largest tavpayers said in his own behalf that
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