Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-13
NEW LoNDoN's F1REMENs' PARADE.

| Iv shoot at the range near Fort Trumbull Friday. James A. Arnes won the silver
 badge, the trophy contested for, by score of 21 out of possible %.
 NEW LoNDoN's FIREMENs' PARADE. The officers of the fire department met Friday evening and decided upon prelimi na- ries for the fire parade. The only visiting companies will be the Kohanza hose of Dan bury and the Volunteer fremen of New
 York.
 NO ASSIGNMENT YET.
 The Willimantie Journal says the affairs of J. H. Woisard remain about as stated last week. He is financially embarrassed, but
 has not made an assignment, and bis largest creditors do not seem inclined to force him 1 to do so. The burning of the Baltic mill was | a serious blow to MT. Woisard's business in- | terests, as he has large general store and bakery in that place.-Norwich Bulletin. CONNECTICUT COLONY AT DENvEn. | Mir. George W. Fuller was in Norwich | last week. He had recently returned from Denver, Col. He reports having fallen in with the Connecticut colony in that city, and found many of them iu comfortable health. One feature of the colony, he says, is that | the people get together once week and en- | ioy a hearty meal of baked beans Mr. Full I ler's health did not seem to improve in the high altitude of the Colorado Mountains and 1 he was compelled to return east.
 MEMORIAL GUNS FOR SHERIDAN FIRED IN HARTFORD.
 Half-hour guns were fired on the Park on ! Saturday in memory of the late Lieutenant General Philip Fl. Sheridan The firing be- gan at o'clock in the morning, and contin- ued until the remains of General Sheridan were deposited in the grave at Arlington cemetey, near Washington. The order to fire the guns was issued by the Adjutant- General The gun used was large brass cannon,
 known as a tWelve-pounder. Robert W. Deming, Edward G. Sanchez and Samuel F. Andrews were in charge of the piece. SUNDAY PIcNIcs AT PARLoR ROCK. A public meeting was held in the Long hill NJ. E. church, TrumbulI, on Thursday evening, Aug. 9, to protest against Sunday meetings at Parlor rock. The meeting was called to order by the Rev. William J. White, and MT. Samuel G. Beardsley was elected chairman, and the Rev. MT. Boylston, seere tary.
 After most earnent address by the cnair- man resolutions were offered by the Rev. William J. White, which, after discussion by several gentlemen, were unanimously adopt ed, denouncing the holding of Sunday picnics at Parlor rock as dissertation of the Lords day.
 WELL KNOWN IN NORWICH. Police Inspector Knox of Boston, arrested on Friday Sames M. Washburne, alias M' U. Oak, al1aS Fierce, who IS wanted 1n Varl- ous places, particularly in Hartford, for ob- taining money under false pretenses. He has been at Norshfeld recently attending Moody g meetings. He is said to be 8 Baptist preach CT and was taking part in the meetings at Northfeld. He has two or more wives and I is said to have operated largely in New York State recently. Kane is well known in Nor- ] wich, Ct., he having at one time been in ! business there, firm of Hood 6 Kane. His wife who was very estimable christian wo- man, is buried in Yantic cemetery. THE ROADS FIRST ACCIDENT. The locomotive on the eastbound freight | taain on the Meriden railroad ran off the | track at Hanover Friday night, and the ten- | der was thrown down an embankment. This | is the first accident ou the road since trains ! began running. Engineer Mcguire and MT. I Valdez, the civil engineer of the road, were ! in the cab, and they staid at their posts un-
 | til after the smash. It was decided to build I a temporary track around the wreck, tha: trains might be running on regular time to- | day, and over one hundred Italians were al I work on the job at an early hour Saturday \ morning. The cause of the accident is not
 known, but the impression is that the raj If
 were laid too far apart. Master Mechanic 1 Wilkinson, while at work at the wreck, had
 one foot painfully injured. The first trair
 | got to Waterbury at 9:10. The delayed passengers in the one passenger car on tho | train were brought over in bus.