Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-15

| her husband at Waterford, and was supposed ! to be fatally injured, has recovered sufficient | ly to apply for divorce.
 The semi-centennial of Bridgeport occurs | October 3, 1886, and the Leader suggests I that it should be celebrated by an exhibit of it's manufacturing industries
 The trial of Henry L. Hubbard for assault | on Deputy Sheriff Sheffield, of South Glas- l tonbury, took place at Rocky Hill Saturday. Decision was reserved for one week. Sammy Wright, of Shelton had one of his arms badly lacerated by being ! caught in the machinery of the cotton mill Saturday morning The arm was amputat- | ed.
 The estate of Elihu Chapman, of West brook, affords the following bequests: Amer l ican board of foreign missions, 2,00O; Amer
 iean Tract society, $2,OOO; American Bible society, S2,000; and Seauhen's Friend socie- ty, S2,000.
 The barn of Benjamin Hall, of Walling- ford, was burned Friday morning and totally destroyed. Five horses, between forty and fifty tons of hay, large quantity of grain and some farming utensils were in it at the time. The loss is $2, ,000.,
 About one hundred and fifty people from Canaan, East Canaan and other places along the line of the Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad visited Hartford Saturday and spent the day in seeing the sights. All the classes in the races at Southington Agricultural society fair to be held Septe m Der 29, 30 and October 1 were filled except the 2:25 class This class has been opened as a free or-all, the entries to close Septem- Der IS, with w. H. Cummings, secretary, Milldale, Conn.
 John Yungk ex-president of the Hartford Turnerbund, who has been abroad about two months, reached New York Saturday. He attended the international funniest in Ores den. Philip Conrad, who was one of the party from Hartford at the funniest, will
 reach New York in day or two.
 Captain Thomas Foran of the Willimantic
 company of the Third regiment is arranging
 for regimental target shoot in Willimantic
 by the several companies of the regiment
 sometime in October. Each company is to
 send team of eight men. The squad shoot
 ing will be at 200 and 800 yards and the in dividual range at 200 yards.
 Stratford is interested in a rough hewn
 tombstone which has been unearthed in the
 old Congregational burying ground bearing
 the following inscription: ''J. H., May 20,
 1690." It is thought to have been erected to
 the memory of Jabez Hurd, an ancestor of
 Melancthon Hurd of New York, of the re-
 cent firm of Hurd & Houghton.
 Bishop Atwill, of Durham, turned some young cattle out to pasture in the spring of 1884. They became frightened and took to the woods in the vicinity of where Mary Stannard was murdered. They have run wild for nearly year and half without having been fed or cared for in any way. He has recently had several brought down with the rife some of which made good beef.
 Lawyer J. J. Desmond of Norwich, who is travelling abroad, writes to 8 friend under date of August 18th that he made tour of Ireland and Scotland, and on said date had commenced to ''do" London. He says: ''This forenoon I called on Consul General Waller and had pleasant chat with the ex- Governor. His inquiries showed that he still takes an interest in Connecticut. He says and his appearance fully bore out his state ment-that the office he holds is anything but sinecure, and that himself and his as- sistant Vice Consul General Penfield, are kept very busy. By and by the consul hopes to have more leisure. From occasional con versations with Londoners, I learn that 'our Tom has made a wonderfully good impress sion on the subjects of her majesty Queen Victoria with whom he has come in con- tact ."-Hartford Telegram.
 The late Lieut.-Col. Allen, of Branford, was twice severely wounded in battle, once at Gettysburg and again at Cold Harbor, at the latter lying for several hours before surgical aid would be obtained. His only brother was killed in front of Petersburg and his father commanded the steamer Hussar dur ing the war. During the war Colonel Joseph R. Remington, of Providence, was United States marshal in Florida, and there Colonel Allen met Colonel Remington's daughter, Miss Fannie Remington, whom hs married in Providence at the close of the war. Mrs. Allen is sister of Mrs. John w. Nichols, of Cherry Hill, Branford. Editor Byington, of Norwak, is a brother-in-law of the deceased. In 1868 Colonel Allen was elected command ing officer of the United Train Artillery of Providence. He also belonged to Slocum post, G. A. R., and Masonic lodge of that city. The remains will be taken to Norwalk
 where funeral services will be held.