Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-03
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Last Saturd9ed into this town, harnessed
 has recently his carriage and drove up to
 his horse 4 left the team without hitcnng. the gat8 suddenly became frightened and
 The loss the. street into the yard of the late
 raRfn Perkins, smashing portion of the lence, The horse then whirled around and ran out into the street, and clearing itself from the carriage jumped over a stone wall and ran to the barn. The carriage was nearly demolished.
 choir rehearsal will be held on Saturday evening, September G.
 Mir. Charles S. Burnham, who has been staying in town for few weeks past, has gone to Yonkers, N. Y., to work.
 Birmingham.
 Banouet and presentation of colors at the club room of the filling escort (B. & L.) this evening.
 The annual meeting of the Sixth school took place Saturday evening.
 Attorney E. B. Gagerl was selected to fill the place of William E. Downes, the latter not accepting reelection. Sept. l.
 STATE NEWS.
 The annual sheepbake of the Crocodile club occurs at Compounee pond to-day.
 The best scores in the monthly shoot of the German SchuetZen-Ve Verein of Hartford on Monday afternoon were as follows: D. Seymour, 123, winner of gold medal; Cuno Helfricht, 120; Max H. Peiler, 119; F. Bau- mann, 113: H. Hohmann 106. At the last meeting of the society it was voted to hold a prize shoot open to all on Monday, Septem- Der 22d, and $125 was appropriated for prizes.
 William E. McBryan and friend were fishing in the Housatonic river, near Squan- tuck, on Monday, having large dog with them. In some way the boat upset, and they were precipitated into the water. The e: ! T17& whenever McBryan would lift his head above water the dog would bounce upon him and keep him down, evidently thinking it was all play McBryan was drowned, and his body has not yet been recovered. He was married and leaves a wife and two children.
 The Hartford District Messenger Service company has been merged into the Telephone company, and hereafter the latter company will engage in the distribution of written messages by boys in connection with their facilities for the vocal transmission of mes sages.
 Middletown has ''co-operative detective bureau"
 Major North who was hurt while riding with the Wild West show at Hartford weeks ago, has just started for Nebraska. MT. Calvin Williams, the Greenville car penter Wbo took mouthful of vitriol by mistake for water at the bleachery last Fri day, was in a precarious condition last night, and doubts of his recovery were entertained. It is proposed to try and raise $6,OO0 for a monument to Captain John Mason to stand on the ground in Groton where he surprised and captured the Pequot fort in 1887. It is hoped to have it ready for the S5Oth anniver- sary.
 Mrs. Lucy Ann Breeze, widow of Purser Thomas Breeze of the navy, and daughter of R. K Randolph, died at Newport, Monday, aged S1. She had a large circle of friends among prominent people.
 The Rev. s. c. Leonard closed his pastor ate over the Congregational church in Nau- gatuck Sunday. The subject of his discourse was the plan and character of the life work of Christ, the theme being the same as the one preached from by the reverend gentle man in his first sermon in the place about five and half years ago. During his stay in Naugatuck he has earned the respect of the whole community and was particularly be- loved by the church and congregation over which he presided, who are united in praises over his profound scholarship and of his character as Christian gentleman.-Water- bury American.
 The Waterbury Turn Verein has purchased a site for their proposed new Turn hall build ing. The lot is situated on Bank street just below the new Franklin House building being erected by MT. Griggs and was purchased from J. w. Gaffney for $4, 200. Its size IS 114x55 feet and the Turner's will build a fine structure four stories high (probably) in the spring, covering the entire lot.
 Cook So Ray of Middletown, contractors for building the pier for the new Windham and Columbia bridge, had the misfortune on Saturday, through the parting of guy rope, to have their pile driver precipitated from the bridge into the river. One of their men who was at work on the top of the machines went down with it, but escaped injury. The frame work floated, but the weight, weighing 1,800 pounds, went to the bottom. The contrac- tors obtained the services of & diver named Allen, the weight was raised and the ma chine put in position again.-Willimantic Journal.
 Charles T. Wingate, who was injured on the Consolidated road near Westport and has been in the Hartford hospital for the last three weeks, was brought to his home in Col linsville Saturday night. His physician pro nounces his case critical and his recovery is very doubtful.
 The Prohibition Senatorial convention for the Middletown district selected P. M. Auger of Middlefeld, as candidate for sena- tor for this district, comprising the towns of Middletown, Portland, Cromwell and Mid dlefeld.
 "A Southport girl is having lame ankle at tended to by two physicians, and the Bridge port papers are explaining how the accident occurred In substance the story was that in attempting to elope with married man the young lady climbed out of window, lowered herself by a rope which broke and thus sustained the injury. She disappeared from her home that night, and her father could get no trace of her until Sunday night, when the physicians who had been called communicated the facts, as stated to them, to the police The man who is charged with taking her away denies all knowledge of the affair