Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-18
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with him wss also struck but only slightly injured.
 LITTLE TOMMY RIDERS FALL.
 HAprroaD June 17.-Little Tommy Ryder, the two wear old son of John Ryder, section boss on the Consolidated road, tnls morning fell from a third story window or his fathers house at IT Spruce street. Although the distance was 30 feet, not a bone was broken, and his only injury was silgnt copousslon of the brain, he having struck on HIS neso' He will easily recover.
 POOLING WITH POWDER.
 BRIDGEPORT, June 17.-Four boys. John McDermott, Willie Lynch, Lam 6Kln ana Ouigley, all about fifteen years old, scraped up some loose powder they found on g schooner at Howe's dock this noon and sstouchsd it off, All were badly burned. Lynch and McDermott had all their clothing burnt from their bodies, and their injuries are friehtful. The other boys were luckier, but were very painfully scorched.
 IMPROVING CEMETERY.
 Fairyiev cemetery, New Britain. Is rapidly being improved under the direction of the cemetery committee. The oeaues. or Slo,- ment is in the hands of the committee. Among other Improvements projected is the making of beautiful lake by the damming of the brook of pure water that runs through the northeast part of the cemetery. About the lake q beautiful drive will be laid out. The open space near the entrance orlg1naliy intended for lake will not be flooded but will probably be laid out as flower garden. The S25, 900 bequest of the Erwin will for 8 cemetery chapel the committee also has, and when the chapel is built another adornment to the cemetery will be added.
 NOT THE RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
 The article copied from a Bridgeport paper that the order of Railway Conductors had an excursion Sunday from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson, was erroneous. The following card published in Bridgeport paper sets the matter right:
 s'In this mornings issue of your paper ap- pears an article highly complimentary to conductors, in which you say that the Order of Railway Conductors will leave your city on Sunday next and proceed to Port Jeffer- son by steamer, there to enjoy their usual in this section discountenances these affairs on Sundays and never has, or will, lend its influence to Sabbath dissertation.
 Respectfully yours,
 W. W. PARDEE, Chief conductor New Haven Division, No.
 201, Order of Railway conductors.
 DIED OF DIPHTHERIA-MEMoRIAL SERVICES.
 A memorial service in honor of Dr. Wm. Selleck of Hartford, who died last Tuesday or Qlpntnefla, was held on Sunday ae the South Baptist church, Hartford, Rev. J.Kitt- redge Wheeler preaching the discourse. The Courant says: "Mr. Wheeler described the course of the disease which caused Dr. Sel- leck's death and told of his patient suffering through it all and his willingness to go where suffering would be no more. Mir. Wheeler continued: "One of the leading physicians in the city said to me last night: He was a well-read, scholarly man. I have known him from boyhood and can say to you his worth was not known. His was gentle, earnest, self-sacriicing life.' He had pneu- never fully recovered. His life was phys 1cal struggle. Frequent hemorrhages have followed him through all the years. He lived in several parts of the country in the hope of finding some climate to benefit his lung trouble. In 1884 he came to Hartford, and though twice since being with us here, he has been pros trated by his old enemy, he seemed on the whole to be growing stronger physically. He had established himself here in the es.. teem of all and in the love of many. Though not strong in body he was strong in purpose, in resolution, in moral worth, in patience, in manly fortitude. Life was hard for him, but he fought the battle nobly and was win- ing the fight. Dr. Selleck always forgot his own weakness in the presence of the weak ness of others. Wherever he was called ne went. The sufferings of the poor; as well as the purses of the rich, could at any time se- cure his services. He did much practice without the hope of pay. Against fearful physical odds he fought his way, and as he yielded to death, he said: Life has been hard for me. I shall now cough no morer" !"