Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-10
Thel Fell DestroYer,

Mrs. Jane c. Canada, of Westville, daugh-
 ter of the late Justus Bradley, whose serious
 illness with paralysis of the brain has been
 noticed in our columns, died yesterday morn
 ing. She was an estimable lady and will be
 lamented.
 The death of Mrs Harriet Moves Kingsley,
 wife of Henry Kingsley, of Franklin, pro-
 duced a deep impression in Lebanon. A na-
 tive of that place, some seven years since she
 was married and removed to Franklin.
 Mrs. Jabez P. Manning, of Lebanon, after
 three months of severe suffering, died on the 7th inst.
 Mary, second daughter of Charles and Tuesday after short illness, of spinal me- ningitis. She was eight years of age and 8 very interesting little girl.
 Tyler Maine, of Laurel Glen, North Ston- ington, buried little son eight years old,
 Sunday. He died of diphtheria. Mrs. Stark, of New London. 8 highly es- teemed lady, wife of Hon. Benjamin Stark, was buried yesterday afternoon from St. James church in that city.
 MT. Harvey Chamblin, an aged and re- spected citizen of Danielsonville, died sud denly Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Polly Wood, sister of the late Col. Wood of Cincinnati, died at her residence on Academy street, Danielsonville, Monday evening, at the age of eighty-two years and eight months
 Captain George W. EIdredge, of Mystic, an upright and respected citizen, ex-member of the Legislature was buried Monday. He spent many years in the waters around Charleston. Savannah and Key West, and later in running to the ports of the Gulf of Mexico. His commands in later life were mostly steamers and yachts or acting as a pilot.
 MT. William Eggleston, of Pendleton Hill, was buried Tuesday.
 Two Men Killed on the New York Road. James Hughes, ffty-fve or sixty years old, who has been employed at the Pashley Silver
 Plating company's works, Bridgeport, for several years, was killed Tuesday night by the l cars near the shop where he was employed. The remains were found about seven o'clock yesterday morning lying near telegraph pole on the south side of the tracks by feL low workman scalp wound was found on the back of the head and it was also found
 that the right side of the body was crushed in, the collar bone, arm, ribs and hip being l broken. He was g native of England. The Bridgeport Standard says: ''The deceased | had been known to MT. Pashley of the Silver
 Plating company for thirty years and had been employed by the company for number of years. He was of very incorporate hab- it's He was seen several times Tuesday
 evening in the vicinity of the place where the accident occurred At half-past ten he was met on Warren street, and still later was seen at or on his way to the saloon of Terrence O'Brien. He boarded some distance east of 4l,o ha Ial ic
 no means of knowing what he was doing on the track. It is supposed he was struck and killed by one of the late trains, probably the 12:O6 or 12:32 east. His hat was found some fifty or sixty feet further down the track The remains will be buried in the St. Georges burial lot by the St. Georges socie- | ty, as the deceased had no relatives in this city. The jury heard the evidence in the case this afternoon and rendered verdict in accordance with the facts. D
 A farmer named Powers, aged about sixty, living at South Norwalk, was walking on the l track of the Consolidated road about mile | below Norwalk yesterday forenoon at about 10 o'clock in deep cut between Whistleville and South Norwalk. He was carrying a 1 bundle of faggots on his shoulders and was | confused by the sudden appearance of the 1 down freight and stepped upon the up track l just in time to be struck by the up express. He was killed instantly. The body was | brought to South Norwalk and left at the sta l tion by the express, Conductor Lockwood.
 The engineer of the freight, Mir. Corbett whistled as his train came around the curve, but in vain. The body was much mangled. 4 jury heard the facts and returned verdict
 exonerating the railroad from blame in the case