Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-06
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 A white frost was perceptible this morn ing.
 The Union skating rink in West Stratford, under the management of MT. W. T. Merrill, is meeting with good success.
 Mr. Morton Beardsley has opened select school at his residence on King street. The Congregational society have given the Rev. Joel Ives, of East Hampton, Conn, a ] call to become their minister.
 | The Stratford orchestra is becoming quite
 an organization, Mir. Lauger being the leader. He was formerly end man with professional ] minstrel troupe.
 great many strangers are continually coming into town for the purpose of visiting l the spot where Rose Clark Ambler's body was found.
 Wednesday night burglars attempted to enter the residence of Mr. s. W. Benjamin on Main street, but were frightened away by Mr. Benjamin, who got up and put chase for I them. He failed to find out who they were. About the same time the residence of Mrs. Van Voorhees, on Elm street was entered and several pieces of silverware belonging to Mrs. Van Voorhees, mother was taken. Thursday morning one of the early trains
 on the Consolidated road struck and kill ed
 three valuable Attorney COWS belonging to | Deacon Samuel Curtis. They were regis 1 tered stock and one was valued by Mir. Curtis at $1 1000.
 The regular shoot of the Bridgeport Rifle club was held Wednesday at Readmoor with
 the following result: For the club badge
 W. BeardsIey, "A; D E. Marsh, B; R S.
 BaSsett, 71; E. Nothnagle, 66; F. W. Smith, ! jr., 64. Marsh badge-W. Beardsley, "A; D.
 B. Marsh, 73. Gold match-W, Beardsley, | 73, 74-147; E. D. Marsh, 73, 73-146; F. | W. Smith, jr., 70. 71-141; D. Nothnsgle,
 eS, 7O-13s; R. s. Bassett. 65, 72-137;
 George Flames, 67, 68-195; D; H: Ferris, l 65, 69-134; N. s. Warner. 62, 68-13O. 1 Rear Admiral Joshua R. Sands, formerly a resident of Stratford, died at the house of his
 son in law, ,Paymaster William N Walmough,
 U. s. N., in Baltimore, on Tuesday, Oct ?,
 in the eighty-ninth year of his age. MT.
 Sands was born in New York in 1795. When | the war of 1872 broke out young Sands de-
 sired to enter the navy, and his father, who
 was then 8 member of Congress, procured a
 commission for him as midshipman. The | first engagement in which he partici- pated was the taking of Little York, l now Toronto. In the Mexican war he was
 made captain of the Vixen. In 1851 he was | assigned to the St. Lawrence, which carried | to England American contributions to the
 first exhibition at the Crystal Palace. While | in London he was presented to Queen Victo-
 ria and received special marks of attention 1 from the State officials. On his return to l this country he was presented with 8 sword ! by the city of Brooklyn. Mir. Sands was l captain of the Susquehenna when that vessel
 was sent out to assist in laying the first trans
 atlantic cable. The Queen presented him with gold snuff box inlaid with diamonds. | When the rebellion broke out in 1861 he was 1 placed upon the retired list.
 l The Admiral resided in Stratford previous | to and during the late war. Upon the first
 news received of the firing of Sumter, he
 wanted to fight and exhibited good deal of
 feeling because the department would not as- 1 sign him some active post. As excitement l grew he took an interest in the work of ob
 taining men to go to the front, presided at 9
 war meeting, and actually signed his name | on the roll for enlistment. One of his daugh- 1 ters married Mir. Robert Ciarkson now res ident of Stratford.
 It is related of the Admiral that once as government lighthouse inspector his duties carried him to the great lakes, where one morning he called early at certain light 1 house and looking over the daily record books observed that the keeper, who had gone away for the day, had jotted down ahead of time the number of vessels in sight 1 or which had passed the station that day.
 He thought this strange, and on re-
 ferring the matter to the keepers wife that lady explained by saying number for once, thinking it would make no
 scratching his head said: Probably it will
 not, but tell him not to do SO again" He was created rear admiral in 1866. Mir. Sands was twice married, and eight childr en survive him. The funeral took place at St. Ann's Episcopal church, Brooklyn, at D. m. Thursday and the remains were brought to this place and buried in the Union cemetery this afternoon. MOSQUITO. l. Oct. 5.