Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-15
General State News.

NEARLY LOST HIS N01E.
Erastus N. Eggleston, Torrington Joiner
had his nose almost entirely cut off Tuesday
| afternoon. He was at work putting in 8
plate glass In the Smith block when the glass
fell on him, severing his nose and cutting his
lips very seriously.
Mr.. William Il. Miner has sold his saloon
| and restaurant on State street, Hartford, te
Messrs. Frank B. Gross and w. A. Daggstt
of Rockville: The viz: s g 2s!F III the pace;
PIE from the stock on hand, is 81 200. All
the stock will be taken at cost price.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
WATERBURY,, Conn, Aug. 14.-G. W.
Ellsworth of Springfield Mass, the carpenter
who fell from the new residence of j. 81.
Whittemore at Naugatuck yesterday, died
last night from his injuries. The remains
interment.
IN GRoToN.
Among the guests at the Fort Griswold
House, Groton, are lothian Goodnow, wife
and daughter, and s. A. Hubbard of Hart
ford, General F. E. Camp of Middletown,
Mrs. Chester Seymour and Mrs. Joseph Toy
and daughter of Simsbury, and Mrs. Mans
field of New Haven, daughter of Mr.. Good
now.
DROWNING CASE AT BRIDGEPORT.
Clapp Spooner Curtis, aged years, son of
John @. Curtis, agent of the Adams Express
company at Bridgeport, fell from bridge
into small stream near his home yesterday
morning and was drowned. The stream was
considerably swollen owing to the recent
rains. The unfortunate lad WAS carried down
stream by the heavy current and was not
found until several hours afterward.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Under the auspices of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union mass meeting In
support of the prohibitory constitutional
amendment will be held at the Willimantic
camp ground on Tuesday Of next week.
There will be addresses by Mrs. 8. s. Fessen-
den of Massachusetts and Mrs. Mary 7.
Lathrop of Michigan, children's meeting,
"free parliament" conducted by Mrs. G. B.
Buell., formerly of Fair Haven and number
Of fve-minute speeches.
HORSE VS.. ELECTRIC.
The Birmingham Horse Railroad company
has brought suit against the electric road for
trespass. Recently the board of burgesses
voted to allow the electric road to extend its
tracks on Main street about fifty feet giving
it the right of way in the middle OF the
street aud tho road was 30 extended. This
right the horse railroad people claim had
been granted them previously and had never
been surrendered. Mr. II. HoltOn Wood,
president of the electric road, has also been
summoned for contempt OF court In usurping
the layout Of the horse railroad which 10 In
the hands Of a receiver.
DANsuRY's ISoENpiARY WANTED, DEAD OR
ALIVE.
The Danbury Nsws bristles with articles
concerning the inoendisry fires of the past
few weeks. Ii ssys;
1--WE have a nre bug here. And very active
| sconndrel he Ia whether he 10 sane or insane has
got nothing to do with ths matter Hs IL hero and
lie IL doing his dsvlllsh work. aud we are NOT able to
"The business interests of Dapbury. It's living and
| It's growth, must suffer from this. The effect II
Srs frightened and some u thea-standard com
panles are drawing or from us. Most OF ths
IL. ssa,,rt,y Il he Insarsnce Whsn tsese poiice,
are Withdrawn the result that will follow can bt
'"f6la inesndiary business has got TO DO stopped.
| The devil ~ tho torch must 10 captured
~ IL not absolutely necessary that he should b.
| taken alive"
THE seHAas CASE CONTINUES TO tsTEaEsI
| ROCKVILLE.
Cashier John II. Kite aud Deputy Sheriff
Dickinson returned from Montreal Wednes
day morning. They report that Scharf, tn
absoonding carriage dealer, will be brough
from Montreal either this week or next.
Judge Prentice of the Superior court vii
decide on Friday whether Justice Fay IL dis
qualified or not from trying the orimina
charges brought against Dentist Alling ant
Actor Courtney who are charged with con
spiracy In sequsstering the property of Schar
when they had knowledge that he was insol
| vent. Counsel for the accused assert that Jus
tice Fay 10 acting al counsel for some O
Scharf's creditors and is therefore disquali
fed from sitting on the case. Justice Fa
says he Is not retained as counsel.
BEER AND HAM AT A FUNERAL.
A Bohemian woman who died In Eas
Bridgeport made some very peculiar request
previous to her demise. Calling her daugh
ter to her bedside she stated that she wante
her funeral to take place on the day follow
ing her death; that she wanted to be lai
out In the kitchen, as the water from the Ice
box and the tramping of feet would injur
the carpet in the parlor, and finally she OF
dered her daughters to boil a couple of ham
and give each one who called ham sand
wieh as her last gift to them. Her request
were carried out to the letter. The callers
however, became 80 thirsty after eating tn
ham that a keg of lager was procured an
placed on tap. After the funeral, all the car
| riaqes, even the hearse, returned to the house
and there emptied second keg of lager
Bridgeport Farmer.
| A 2.YEAR-oLD sMoKER-THE CIGARETTE Law
DOES NOT HIT HIS CASE.
Among other queer things to be found i
this wonderful borough and the younges
town (Ansonia) in the state, Is a boy year
and month old, whose greatest enjoymen
seems to be to secure good cigar, tn
stronger the better, and indulge in q smoke
| An American representative came acros
this precocious youth Friday, at a house Of
Bridge street, and as he saw cloud of smok
about his head his first thought was that tn
child was on fire, but nearer approach
showed that it was genuine cigar of tn
strongest kind that the lad was smoking. Tn
boys father, who is employed by the Manga
tuck railway, said the boy cried SO for cigar
that they finally allowed him to. use tn
weed. Just then the boy asked for match,
which was given him, which he lighted ant
then re.lighted his cigar, which he seemed t.
| enjoy as much as any old man ever did,
Ansonia correspondent American.