Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-24
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of Groton, Conn. Miss Stafford married a titled Russian and was residing in Paris at the time of her death.
 BRAKEMAN INJURED.
 Edward Carroll, a young man employed as brakeman on the New London Northern rail road, was badly injured Saturday by being thrown from train on which he was at work His leg was broken.
 A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.
 In Essex the past week two persons died. Both of the deceased were of the same age, 82 years, died within an hour of each other, and both had followed during their life the same occupation, 8 shoemaker.
 cow CREATES SENSATION.
 A COW broke through the front window of 8 house on East Main street the other night after the electric lights were out and created quite a sensation before she was beaten of with rake.-Waterbury American.
 FOR MILES AROUND.
 In Meriden Sunday evening Colonel Du- rand delivered an eloquent sermon at the Zion Mission church. He preached for thir- ty-one minutes on "Falling From Grace" and colored people for miles around came to hear him.
 BITTEN BY A SAVAGE DOG.
 In New Britain Saturday evening large black dog belonging to Thomas Corseaden
 
 Charles E. Hart, superintendent of the bolt department of the Stanley works, as he was riding on his bicycle.
 MIGHTY NIMRoD.
 Robert Beebe, famous old hunter of New London county, died at his home in Water ford Saturday. He was eighty-four years and six months old and was well known by sportsmen who have hunted in the woods of New London county during the past fifty years.
 QUEER BIRD-TLEw INTO CAB.
 A large bird of an unknown species flew into the cab of one of the early trains on the morning and was killed. The birds body was of dark gray color, the wings measured about two feet, the beak was several inches long and the legs about the same length.
 ACROSS THE RIVER THAMES.
 The work on the new bridge across the Thames river at New London is just becom- ing interesting to spectators. The immense caisson to be sunk for the center pier is being built on the shore, and a large amount of timber will be used, and 1t will require some time to do the work. This is new depart ure on foundation building and will make the cost of the bridge much less than was at first estimated.
 KILLED WAR VETERAN.
 Saturday afternoon the 3 o'clock train on the Valley road killed man between Crom- we'll and Rocky Hill. The remains were taken to Cromwell. The man is supposed to be Hiram l.. Markham, who lived on the Middlesex turnpike below here. He was badly mangled. The coroner has been sent for. Markham was about fifty years old and was walking on the track. He was a veteran of the First Heavy Artillery.
 THE DEFUNCT CHARTER OAK.
 Tho 0aH Tpa1,o-aa receivers have netted SAC, 1000 up to date by the sale of assets and have considerable more property to sell. About $150,0O0 will be realized from the New York property and there is 8 lawsuit now in progress over the final settlement of this. But the policy holders will not receive cent for the hand some building which was paid for by their money, and the receivers bills will reach $2O, ,00O.
 CAUSED THE DEATH OF A FLAGMAN.
 Charles Doane, who was arrested at Nor wich, will be tried for mauslaughter. He was about to drive across the railroad track at Wickerford Junction July 6, when the fagman warned him back. He persisted and the fagman seized the horse by the head. Doane forced the horse on, dragging the flag man on the track. Then the horse broke from the fiagman, throwing him across the railroad, and he was killed by the train from which he had been trying to save Doane. The latter escaped.
 ROMAN CATHOLIC RETREAT.
 The Institute of Mercy at Mount St, Jo- seph on Pennington avenue, Hartford, now has some 250 members. Owing to the large number it has been found necessary this year to have three retreats. The first, which closed last week, was conducted by the Rev. Father Frisbie, graduate of Yale and a convert to the Roman Catholic faith, and professor at Georgetown college, D. c. The exercises of the second retreat, now in progress, are con- ducted by the Rev. Father Finlay, who is one of the most eminent members of the Jesuit order.
 PRETTY WORDS AND A DARKENED CITY.
 Yesterdays Hartford Courant, speaking oi the moons eclipse Sunday night, says: f'It was , wonderfully beautiful and indeed dra- matio sight. No one with particle of inn ag1nation could watch it without flood oi suggestions and fancies, idle no doubt, the stuff that dreams are made of, but all part of the scene and legitimately heightening the immediate impression. It was something oi a shook, as all this passed away, to remember that the wise forethought of the city fathers had decided that as this was night of full moon the street lights were not wanted While this spectacle was shown in the heav. ems 6 worse than cimmerian darkness reisned here below, and if there were any burglars more far sighted than public officials that was their opportunity.
 A MEXICAN PONY. The D2nbury News says "O On Friday Robert Milliken entered 8 stall to feed Mex ican pony, and the unnatural brute made ar attack upon him. It was so quick and sc fierce that Mr. Milliken was taken by surprise and had to defend himself as best he could The infuriated beast had seized his right arm in his teeth and attempted to shake him as ( dog would 8 woodchuok. He did not succeed in tearing the flesh, as Mir. Milliken had on 8 heavy coat, which no doubt helped him Not succeeding in the arm business, the little fury began to stamp upon his victim. By this time Mr. Milliken had recovered his equilibrium and got on the defensive. By 6 well aimed blow just back of the ear he suc- oeeded in temporarily stunning the beast SC that he got of the stall without further in- jury. He had one arm and one leg very badly bruised"
 HARTFORD CAMERA CLUB OFF FOR AN OUT.
 ING.
 The outing of the Hartford Camera club tomorrow, July 25, promies to be very pleasant affair. The party will leave Hart ford on the 6:05 train on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for Meriden, where an electric car of the Meriden Electric railroad will be waiting to convey the party to the station of the Meriden, Cromwell and Connecticut River railroad, where a special train will take the party to Waterbury. Re- turning the train will go through to Crom- well, and from there the party will return