Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-31
General state News.
RAISE A FLAG.

Thompeonville Democrats raise a banner
tonight and will try to look cheerful.
BuLKELEY BATTALION PARADE
The Buckley battalion of Hartford will
make parade next Tuesday evening for a
banner raising in the Hartford Seventh
ward.
Blizzard SNOW EYE WATER.
Peter Bernd of Danbury melted good deal
of snow that fell during the blizzard and
uses the water as an eye wash. He curedhis
own sore eyes and is now successfully doc
toring a neighbor.
THE wAsHTUB FELL.
washtub fell from the roof OF building
In Danbury on Monday, 40 feet, and landed
on the head of a little girl. Kitty Cougle.
She was not killed, and though badly shocked
and cut will probably recover.
CLOSED TrE MARKETS.
The meat markets in Meriden all closed at
1920 to-day to enable the butchers to attend
the barbecue at Waterbury. Ali the frater-
nifty wearing huge red badges took the 1875
train over the Waterbury road for tho Brass
City.
DEATH OF FRANCIS M'KEHoN OF BRANFoRD.
Francis McKeen, well known resident of
Branford, died to-day at bis home. His fu-
neral will take place on Saturday from st.
Mary's church, Branford, and the interment
will be in st. Rernard's cemetery, New Ha-
ven.
THE LIoN-wHACKER ARRESTED.
BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, Aug. 30.-Christiana
Gilligan, who with a broom handle whacked
| the escaped lion after the FIRE at Barnum's
| winter quarters last winter, is now under ar
rest for selling liquor at No. 504 North ave.
| nue. Sunday.
a DANBURY FARMERS LOSS.
An unknown disease recently broke out
= fha Of napt SHrx fa,.S \
| within ten days he lost ak calves and two
| COWS from herd of twenty-five COWS. The
1 animals are Frustrated as soon as attacked
| and no feeding will overcome it.
DIED IN TIE MOUNTAINS.
Mr.. L. Lee Ingraham, formerly in business
with his brother as photographers ON Pratt
| street, Hartford, died of heart disease at Lit
Teton, N. H., on Monday. He was native
| of New Canaan, and for several years made
his home at the United States Hotel.
THE LATE MR. HILL OF MERIDEN,
Who was killed by the cars Wednesday,
/ was photographer at the Meriden silver
plate shop and one of the best known eiti-
| zens of Meridsn. He was ffty-six years old
| and was for a long time the Meriden CORE
spondent of the New York Mirror. he leaves
| q wife and three children.
GOT BACK HER $500.
Miss L. Loomis of Wilhmantic came to
Willimantic Wednesday to nee DR.. st. John,
the occulist, and also to deposit $500 in the
savings bank. She lost the money, and after
much worriment got 1t back. It was found
by an agent of A. E. Tillotson of the Merrill
Chemical company, of Cincinnati who picked
it up in hallway where the lady dropped it.
Her Joy was great.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
A photograph of the cold leather man, {"
who has gained so much notoriety about the
State and has traversed the western part for
the last twenty years, has recently been taken
by an amateur living in Middlefeld. He is
represented eating food given him by kindly
disposed people and he is dressed in bootlegs
cut up and roughly sewed together with
strips of leather fashioned into clothes.
HOW THE RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE has BEEN
DEMoRALIzED.
To the list of recent removals of old rail-
way postal clerks should be added that of
Martin Roberts of the Air Line road. He
had been ia the service for dozen years and
was efficient, capable and honest. He is un-
cersmoniously removed and his place given
to young man from WillimaAtic.
It has long been evident that this hypo-
critical administration cares nothing for the
interests of the public or for its own profess
sions of regard for the civil SERVICE The
postal service of the entire country has been
demoralized for the sake of using its offices
as the reward for party workers without the
slightest regard to the personal fitness of the
appointments. Hartford Courant.
WELDED IN HARTToRD-NEw HAVEN FRIENDS.
The marriage of Rev. John W. Whitaker
of Tuskeegee, Ala, to Miss Anna Jeanette
Connover, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
81. Connover of Hartford, was solemnized at
the Talcott street Congregational church in
that city Wednesday evening by the pastor,
Rev. Robert Wheeler. As the bridal party
entered the church the familiar strains Of
Mendelssohn's wedding march were skillfuily
rendered by Alice Baptist of New Haven.
The bride was tastefully attired in pure
white. The bridesmaids were Miss Anna
Adams Of Springfield, Mass, and Miss Nell
lie Frances of Hartford. The groomsmen
were Mr.. William w. Connover and Mr.. Ed
win Freeman, Mr.. William B. Edwards and
Mr.. General 81. Carr.
A reception was held at the residence of
the brides parents on Pearl street from
until 10 O'Clock, and was largely attended by
their friends, including many from Spring
field and New Haven. Rev. Mr.. Whitaker
is a graduate of Fisk university and the
Hartford Theological seminary. He has res
Gently been appointed q professor at the
Normal Institute at Tuskeegee, Ala, for |
which place he left with his bride on the |