The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-08-28
NOTES AND NOTINGS.
LOCAL.

LOCAL.
The Carpenters excursioned to Savin
Rock, Friday, to meet their brethren of the
rest of the State.
Robert Pyne will address the assemblies
of Plantsville and Southington at their I'M
ion picnic this Saturday afternoon.
The personal estate of the late VIM. Too
by will be sold at auction, commencing
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The stock
comprises furniture, horse goods, pianos,
one good horse aud a few carriages.
Progressive Assembly, K. of L., 1877,
calls special meeting for Tuesday evening
the 3lst, inst. to take action on the circular
from District convention, relative to indie
pendent political action in the ensuing cleo
ton.
John Lapoint,a carpenter living on Broad
strest, while employed at the Arsenal
school building, Wednesday, fell from a
temporary staging and struck on a beam
below. His shoulder blade and two ribs
were broken.
Christopher Logan, an insane man who
escaped from the Asylum at Middletown
about two years ago, was captured here
Wednesday. In his wanderings he found
himself in South Am erica, enlisted in the
Peruvian army, fought against Chill, was
captured and released at the end of HOSTILE
ties.
The Telegram says it is rumored that Ma
jor Kinney, lately deposed as United States
Marshal, has now an eye on the place and
salary of Sheriff Spaulding. Perhaps this
is q stratagem ON the part of the Courant
folks to cover tracks of the major while out
looki1g after the political fences of General
Hawley.
Prof. Calvin E. Stowe, husband of the
celebrated Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, au-
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late residence on Forest street Monday land
was buried in the family lot at Andover,
(Mass.) Seminary, Wednesday afternoon.
His venerable wife was unable to accom-
pany the remains on account of i'll health.
Next week ushering in the races at Char
ter Oak park, Hartford will be a lively
town. Fast horses, fast men and other
fast creatures will be in abundance, and
for time the ball game will be in the
shade. Many youth too proud or too cow
ardly to scale the fence will borrow a half
dollar of "honest money" to exchange for
a peep at the nags; and the gamblers i'll
charge although all good gold advocates,
will nevertheless take so cents for full
half dollar.
A call is issued for a union conference of
knights of Labor at Talcott & POSTS hall
Sun lay evening, to discuss the political
phase of the Platform of Principles, previ-
Gus to the several assemblies in the city
taking special action on the circular coming
from the late District meeting reference
to political action. The hall is expected to
thronged, as there is more importantmat-
ter before the working people of the coun
ty to-day than that of seeking industrial
salvation through the ballot box, strikes
and kindred appliances being more and
more looked upon as generally impotent.
The old man of the Times, had another
characteristic article Thursday in the usual
roundabout way-taken from the New Ha-
ven Register-and according to program
It proclaims that Mr.. Lane, secretary of
the End congressional district convention,
was reported by a prominent Knight of
Labor to be seen talking to another indi-
vidual who is said to be chairman of the
Republican town committee; and for this
reason, every reformer in the State must
now ignore Independent political action,
and ego in" to help the old Democratic Of
flee seekers secure the plums. From now
till after election each Democratic sanctum
is to have one of those prominent Knights
Af Labor at hand ready for any emergen
cy.
A murderous assault was committed in
the north part of the city Tuesday evening,
by stone-cutt named John Hughes on a
laborer named John Hennessy, between
whom bad blood had been engendered of
late. Hughes struck Hennessy with an
axe twice while the latter was sitting on
a platform between a railroad shanty and
the track with comrade, and then went
off unobstructed. lie travelled as far as
Indian Orchard, Mass, but finally returned
Thursday and surrended himself at police
headquarters Hennessy was knocked I'M
conscious, and was taken to the hospital
where he still remains in the same condi-
ton, with no hopes of his recovery. He
has wife and two children.
Our base ball clubs should be suppressed
as a public nuisance, if there be any regard
for the present and future of Young Amer,
ica This ball mania is completely upsettine
the equilibrium of the small boy. lie
knows or thinks of nothing but ball; and
send him of an errand the most simple and
ten chances to one he will either go to the
wrong place, half do the errand, come back
forgetting what he was sent for, or worse
than all, if in charge of any money viii
lose it. A mother of two boys on Walnut
street tells US that she has already lnvolun
tarily contributed $3.50 inside OF two
months towards this abomination. About
six weeks ago she handed a FIVE dollar note
to a lad of twelve years to pay small meat
BILL with the injunction to be very careful
not to lose it, There was ball game OF
the way, and the lad returned in the even
ing with no account of the note nor receipt
for the money. On investigation "regu
lation' ball was found in the pocket where
the money was put into, which undoubtedly
on taking the ball out, or the boy running
in the game, forced the money out of the
pocket Only few days ago having occa
sion to send younger son to Anderson
store, on the corner of High street and Al
bany avenue, this same mother gave him {
five-dolIar bill. He returned with the goods
twenty cents worth-but the pocket-bool
and change we're gone. A big base bal
was snugly ensconced in the tiny pocket in
stead Hereafter no base ball or Sunday
paper with ''all about the games" is to b
seen around that house.
MIDDLETOWN.
The V M. 7. A. B. society will have al