Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-11

1 rol, vagrancy, discharged, Roger Feeley and Bridget Mullen, lascivious carriage, $7 fine, | ST. 76 costs and 30 days each; William H. Ray, assault on Sadie Christie, to Sept. 12 Court Notes. | The recent assault on Police Officer Bissel while arresting Bernard Shanley could not be ventilated in the City court yesterday, owing to the illness of the officer since the assault. Shan1ey, charged with drunkenness
 and resistance to the officer, will be tried on | the 18th should Officer Bissel be well enough.
 | Bernard Daley, tried the other day in the I City court on complaint of his father, for
 being intoxicated with drugged liquor, was given until yesterday to disclose where he got his liquor Daley declined to make any
 disclosure to the court and was fined S10 and ! the costs. He said that his reticence was not in consequence of persuasion by any saloon keeper.
 Harvey L. Brown, the colored man who buys old iron of manufacturers and does not pay as he agrees, was sentenced in the City court yesterday to imprisonment for thirty days and to pay fine of S7 with costs, for theft of old iron from the New Haven Wheel company In case where embezzlement from the Peck manufactory was charged, the | man was discharged.
 William J. Timms was before the City court yesterday, charged with drunkenness. There was applied to him the machinery of the judgment suspended department of the court and he was fined S20 and costs for his conviction on Tuesday and $20 and costs for his conviction yesterday, making $40 and costs for what was probably one continuous drunk.
 Boys have stolen about S75 worth of fruit this summer from lot on Chapel street, owned by John Weld, janitor of the Woolsey school Tuesday an officer found Richard Connolly, a hunchback boy of fourteen in the lot filling his hat with grapes. As MT. Weld did not want Connolly punished Judge Studley suspended judgment in the case. | William H. Ray was charged in the City court yesterday with an assault on Mrs. Christie, who had black eye. Lawyer Fox said that MT. and Mrs. Christie had recently come here from Philadelphia and went to live with the Rays, Mrs. Christie being Ray s step p-daughter The families disagreed and Mr. Ray left his home on that account. Passing by his house he heard Mrs. Christie beating Mrs. Ray and stepped in to interfere, thus getting himself into his present trouble. Councillors Fox and Pigott made differing statements of the case and the trial was post poned until Saturday. It was stated that Mrs. Ray was not able to be present yester- day.
 A noisy carousa1 with copious beer ac- compartment at the house 553 East Grand street was interrupted by the police Tuesday night Four dissipated-looking women and two men of the same sort were gathered in through the raid. Roger Feeley and Bridget Mullen, two of the party, were found guilty in the City court yesterday morning of las civious carriage and given fine and 30 days each. They were also fined for drunkenness.
 MILFORD AND ORANGE FAIR. The First of the SeasOn-GOod Ex-
 hfbit of Working CattIe-TrOtt1n& I'm Which James HI. and Ace of Spades Are Winners.
 The opening of the twentieth annual fair of the Milford and Orange Agricultural soci- ety at Meadowside Park, Milford, was favored by the weather and large attendance of farmers comedy daughters and a consider able aggregation of pumpkins, squashes, apples and needlework. The fair was held a week earlier than usual on account of the that this is bad fruit year and early in the season the display of fruit was mailer than usual. The vegetable and poultry exhib- its were large, and the ladies made good showing in fancy articles. The heat of the day kept away some oxen, but the cattle ex- hibit was very creditable. Premiums were awarded as follows:
 Best train of oxen to yoke, Milford first prize, $15; Orange second prize, s15- Best s;1 old A1fro1 Treat first prize, S5; Miles B. Merwin, second prize, S3 Best working oxen, five years old, Merritt B. Clark first prize, 80; Alfred Treat second prize, S3. Best steers four years old, George 2latt first prize, S5; second prize J. A. Merwin. Best steers three years old, F. s. Baldwin first prize, g. Best steers, two years old, Fiber J. Treat first prize, $1.
 Best dark Brahma fowls, C. F. Boutwell, first prize, s1. Dark Brahma chicks, E. R. Todd first prize, 50 cents. Wyandottes, E. R. Todd first prize, $1- Roman ducks, E. R. Todd first prize, $1. Young Roman ducks. B. & N H. Fenn first prize, S1 Aylesbury ducks, E. R. Todd first prize, S1 Best exhibition by one person, E. R. Todd, $2.
 A cross four feet high, made of golden rod, deserves special mention. The usual number of tents of refreshment and amusement were erected on the grounds and did fair busi- ness.
 fresh breeze was blowing from the cool waters of the Sound when the bell from the judges stand called up the horses in the 2:5O class. There were thirteen entries and eight horses started. Vivian drew the pole, with Celeste for neighbor, IT. J. B. third, Lady Finch fourth, James H. fifth, Prof. Medium sixth and Rosa c. seventh. After scoring several times the horses got the word. Ce- leste got the best of the start. M. J B. quickly followed, but broke and James H. got second position. Celeste broke on the half and James H. led to the finish Vivian ran considerably. Celeste finished second. Time, 2:3315 The fastest time ever mado on the track is 2:33 James H. was the pool favorite.
 The second heat saw James H. in the lead, NJ. J. B. second, Celeste third. The three horses were punched around the first time, with Celeste second. Time, 2:3414.
 Rosa c. was drawn before the third heat, as she had thrown shoe and the sulky was damaged by @ collision. Vivian's driver wanted to draw her on the ground that she was sick and the judges assented. James H. won the heat and race. Time, 2:36. Celeste won second money, NJ. J. B. third money
 
 2:5O class. Purse S2O0. Divided S1OO S6O $40 James H. Lewis, Stratford. b. S. James H. 1 1 1 T. l., Holt, New Haven, ch m. Celeste. w. H. Petrie, Madison, b. m. M. J. B........ 3 3 John Hard, Stratford. b. g. Professor Me J, B. Stone, Gioversvilie, N Y, m g. vii Joseph w. Jennings, Southport, b. m. Lady
 Finch. ...........-.. .................. 7dis J. S. sackett, wallingford, blk m Vivian. dr Samuel Curtis, Meriden b. m. Rosa G.. dr
 The second race was the 2:40 class, for which there were six entries and Jack and Prairie Queen were drawn Ace of Spades led and Lizzie R. passed him on the turn, but Ace of Spades passed again Rose Bud was second and pushed up pretty we'll, but Ace of Spades was too much for her and he finished first. Time, 2:391s
 Ace of Spades led on the start of the sec ond heat and Lizzie R. went to the second place. She broke and fell back on the stretch, but picked up and on the last turn Rose Bud crawled up. Lizzie R. ran under the wire and was given third place. Time, 2:S8. Ace of Spades did not make skip or break during the heat.
 On the third heat Ace of Spades took the lead on the start. Rose Bud was second. They main tained these positions to the finish Time, 2:39.
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