Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-04

were thrown out and the buggy smashed.
The horses leg was cut, and one or two other
horses started to run but were held in. Things
were lively for few minutes, and it is for
innate that nobody was hurt.
Mr.. John Paradis, wife and daughter have
returned from weeks visit in Winsted.
While there Mr.. Paradis caught so trout.
On next Friday the Southington Educa-
tional association will hold it's last meeting
this season.
Monday.
Mr.. S. O. Lord and James Degnan expect
to attend the annual reunion of their reg1-
ment. the Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers,
on Wednesday at Danbury.
The Central Christian Eudeavor union,
which comprises Wallingford, Merlden, ber.
lin. Southington and Plantsville, will meet at
the latter place next Friday evening.
The Village Improvement association OF
Plantsyjlle is holding an art exhibition. Over
eight pictures painted by ladies of Plantsville
NAV be seen in Green's Hall. The proceeds
benefit the association.
Mr.. A. N. Cheney, druggist, has at his
store in bottle chicken with four wings
| and four legs, all well developed.
General state News.
| CLEARED 5000.
Nosahogau lodge, l. o. o. F., of Water
bury, will clear about $500 ON its three days
| fair and festival held last week.
BROKE HIS WRIST.
| George F. Lancaster fell while practising
on trapeze at his home, 312 South Main
street, Waterbury, Friday morning, and
| broke his left wrist Mr.. Lancaster is a stu
| dent in R. A. loves law Office in that city.
| NEW GERMAN LODGE.
| Deputy Grand Chancellor F. W. Heublein
| of the German Knights of Pythias lodges OF
the State, will be in Waterbury sometime
| this week to institute new German lodge
| The consent of the other lodges has been OBJ
| tanned. Between 20 and % persons have al
ready aligned the list and it is expected that
| the lodge will start in with between 40 and
/ 80 members. Mr. Heublein belongs II
/ Bridgeport
| FOOT GUARD ARMoRY, HARTFORD.
| The bids received for building the Gov.
ernor's Foot Guard armory at Hartford were
as follows: Barrett Brothers, s29, 433; S. D
| Stoddard, $29, 600; J. G. Mead, $2S, 900; b
/ B. Philbrick, $27, 400. The committee de.
cided to build the armory on a percentage
and chose Mr.. Mead to oversee the work
/ The building is to be of brick, with brown
stone trimmings.
/ OBITUARY NOTES.
John R. Scofeld, prominent resident O.
Stamford, died Wednesday, May 80, agee
seventy-six.
WlIuam n. zone, Captain u OO n, DIX
/ tenth G. ", died May at Chiltonville
Pennsylvania. He formerly resided in Ney
Hartford.
Mr.. Richard 81. Plummer, for many year
superintendent of the Shetueket and FALL
eompany's mills, died at his home in Norwich
Wednesday, May 80, after an illness of twt
years.
J. j. Sawyer, a well known artist in Put
| nam, died Goth inst.
DIR. William N. Clark, Stafford's Oldest ant
best known physician, died Sunday, aget
eighty-one He had lived in Stafford TO
sixty years and had held many offices.
CoNNEcTIcUT's ONLY ELECTRIC STREET Rail-;
| WAY.
The electric street railway at Ansonia
having more or less trouble The freigh
motor, owing to a miscalculation in construc
ton. would not go round the curves, and tn
axles and wheels must be shipped back t
+ the manufacturer for readjustment. Anoth
er accident showing that there are risks from
the wires, although probably no fatal acci
dent will happen, occurred Wednesday
| The traveller wheel of a car caught in tn
switch wire and the arm, standard an
| springs for the traveller were torn from tn
top of the car. Edward Buckley, who wa
. in charge of the car, received very sever
shock from the overhead wire in trying t
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