Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-12

Nick O'Hara, who tried to evade trial for 8 crime by fleeing to Ireland while he was un- der heavy bonds, was in Shelton Tuesday with MT. McGuinness, lawyer of Bridge port. He returned from Ireland few days ago and his appearance caused great deal of wonder ameng the people. Dennis Ritchie, son of the woman he had injured, followed O'Hara with gun, but did not find him. He left on the afternoon train for Bridgeport It is uncertain whether pro ceedings against him will be renewed.
 David W. Huntington, prominent farmer of South Coventry, died Sunday after short sickness from pneumonia.
 A petition is being signed by the friends of John Bario to secure the position of post master in Meriden.
 A young ladies' polo team is being formed in Meriden and it will no doubt be & great attraction for the rink.
 John Eggleston, roadmaster, and John Burns section boss, of the Naugatuek roa d, will soon complete their thirty sixth year of service in the company. Conductor Amos S. Beers is now in the same employ thirty years and pever had an accident through his own carelessness.
 Charles Lord, of New London, aged 65, has died of lockjaw caused by injury re- ceived from the exploding of kerosene lantern. He leaves a wife, son and two daughters.
 Bridgeport roller skaters go to the top of Fulton street hill with their skates on and skate down to Main street. on the ice like lightning.
 The funeral of Mrs. R. M. Breckenridge, of Meriden, occurred Tuesday afternoon at her late residence MT. H. ". Barnes officiated. John B. Dix of South Meriden, who died Sunday was buried Tuesday afternoon.
 Much sickness prevails in Southington. Assistant Postmaster Cowles, Fred Sutliff, l,,,, o1oi are of the number on the sick list.
 Mazzena R. Upson, formerly merchant doing business in Huntsville, died Sunday ct Groton. He was B years of age.
 Dr. Abiel Bottom, of Hampden, Mass, was buried on Monday. He was the oldest physician in town and the oldest resident. He was native of Woodstock in this State and was born February 10th, 1799. He prac- tised in Webster and Thompson in this State and in several Massachusetts towns. Mrs. Ii. T. Wheeler, of Waterbury, is one of his daughters.
 MT. H. M. Wright and his son William, of Glastonbury, are preparing to return to their wheat farms in Dakota. They raised last year 22, 900 bushels of wheat and several thousand bushels of oats.
 MT. J. D. Rankin writes home to his father, the Rev. s. G. w. Rankin of Glastonbury, from his ranch in southwestern Nebraska that he has run four hundred head of cattle through the winter with the loss of only seven head. The winter has been one of the severest ever known to cattle.
 Miss Isabella Sinclair, who has lived many years in the families of the Hon. William Walter Phelps and the Rev. D. Stuart Dodge, died of apoplexy at the residence of the lat ter in Columbia, s. O., on Tuesday, March 3. The interment was in Simsbury, Conn, her former home.
 An impressive memorial service, known as the Sublime Lodge of Sorrow, in commemo- ration of the illustrious dead the past year of the members of the Scottish Rite in the Nor wich jurisdiction, will be held at Breeds hall Norwich, on Wednesday evening, the 18th inst. The service will be given under the auspices of King Solomon Lodge of Per lection.
 Before the Rev. Willis I. Fenn in New Britain on Tuesday afternoon two natives of sunny Italy were made one-Nicholas Rich and Miss Antonina Bassa, daughter of Signor Bassa, the East Main street peanut merchant, more familiarly known as ''Monk."