Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-17

feared 1t might De Ln6t or ulesiuB AfAonu' Later in the day, and after the funeral, par- ties came from Msriden to see if the body was that of 0 brother who had been missing since Friday. The grave was opened by Sex ton Thorpe, but the remains were not recognized by the Meriden parties. The de- l ceased was apparently a German about 3c years of age, and on his left arm picture ot a ballet girl was pricked in India ink. Miss Annie Reynolds is home to spend the | Sabbath with her parents. Miss Annie has many friends in town who are glad to see her ! happy face.
 General state News. ! John Bannon, aged seventy-four, was killed by fall in brickyard at Berlin on Saturday.
 l DIED AT sEvENTY-Two. George N. Ives, a prominent manufac- turer of Stafford Springs, Is dead at seventy two. He was wealthy man and esteemed. CONDUCTORS FEAST. l A hundred or more members of the order of railway conductors went from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson yesterday for their annual clambake.
 oTHNIEL aAaER DEAD. Othniel Gsger, town treasurer of Norwich. is dead at 05. He was town treasurer of Norwich for about half century and most faithful official.
 MERIDEN's MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION promises to be success. It has borne it's weight on to the Gas company, which secure the electric lights and lower prices and better lights are expected.
 OFF TO EUROPE. Of to Europe from Meriden June 29 are Horace E. Wilcox, E. Miller, jr., A. E. Miller, Rev. ". Carton, John Jepson, INV. Hirchs- field and several others.
 WANT A NEW RANGE. The Citizens Rifle club of Meriden want a new rife range and at meeting Saturday night at Lawyer Platt's office decided pract1- cally to buy new one.
 DIED IN MERIDEN. Charles l.. Seitz of the Brittania shop, Neriden, died Saturday of consumption He was buried yesterday, several of his shop mates acting as bearers.
 DIED IN wKsrBRooK.
 Mrs. Lydia Bushnell, an aged lady resid- ing in the northern part of Westbrook, died on Wednesday, aged S8 years, she being the oldest resident in the town. no. A Danbury photographer, who had an- nouncsd that he would give prize to the bject of the prettiest picture of a baby, photographed one hundred ten infants Inureoay morning. DIED IN HARTFORD.
 George E. Cowlss, for many years employ ed at the Pratt & Whitney works, died at his residence Thursday, June 18th, after a long illness of Bright's disease. He leaves wife and three children.
 SUICIDE IN HARRINGTON.
 John Neagle, a Pennington farmer, com- mitted suicide by shooting himself with 8 &E -.-sI T.. was ill-health. He was 51 years of age, and leaves widow and two sons.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Anne, daughter of Hon. Bartlett Bent of Middletown, to Mir. Walter J. Travis of Melbourne, Australia, now manager of the New York house of Mclean Bros. 6 Begg, limited.
 IN wALLINGFoRD.
 The Meriden Young Mems T. A. B. ball nine went to Wallingford Saturday and de- feated the T. A. B. team eff that place. About $40e changed hands on the result. The score was to 5. A return game will be played in Wallingford next Saturday.
 THE QUEST FOR GOLD.
 Mining at Newton, near Sandy Hook, has been resumed after twenty years: The owner of the mine, MT. Bidwell of Meriden, has Mr. Meding, practical miner of Southington, at work with gang of men excsvating for gold and silver. Results are encouraging.
 AT PARLoR RoCk.
 Park City council, K. of O., of Bridgeport, have organized base ball club and have challenged the club which was recently or ganized by members of the Cecil Calvert council, K. of O., to play on the new ball grounds at Parlor Rock, July 10, on which day Park City council will hold its grand midsummer festival
 LIGHTNING's WORK.
 George Evans house in Rockville was struck by lightning Saturday evening; dam age slight The thunder storm was a terrific one. Also Jacob A. Jurney's barn on Main street, Hartford, was struck and burned to the ground, and horse was burned to death; also two unfinished houses in New Britain were blown down.
 POISONED.
 ANsoN1A, June 15.-Mrs. Hannah Nesditt, 8 widow with four children, was taken vio~ lently i'll last night with symptoms of poisoning. Dr. Blodgett was called and upon examination found that she had partaken of canned salmon, also ice cream, bananas and soda water. The illness may have bee n caused by salmon, or by this varied combina- tion.
 COAL ROUTE TO THE WEST.
 The last spike has just been driven iE the last rail of the Poughkeepsie and Connecticut railroad which connects Silvernail Bridge on the Hartford and Connecticut Western rail. road on the east with Campbell Hall on the west. This will insure via the Poughkeepsie bridge in few days the passage of coal trains from Pennsylvania direct to Hartford and te the New England States.
 TWO WEDDINGS.
 Wednesday evening will see about all the society of Meridsn attending weddings Probably nearly if not quite one hundred will go to Norwalk on the o'clock train to witness the ceremony uniting Charles L. Rockwell to Miss Mary L. Ever est. Besides there will be nearly if not quite six hundred people at the First M. E. churoL at 2 o'clock, when the matri- nonial knot will be tied between W. N. Buxton.
 SONS OF ST. GEORGE.
 Meriden Sons of St. George had fine time at Trotting park. The contests were witnessed by six hundred people. In the 120 yards members handicap H. F. Loy took the first prize, @ shaving set in plush and J. J.Worrall of Wallingford third, bronze wall bracket. In the blindfold race A. Bar- stow took second prime, pair of gold lined I silver cups. In the 120 yards open handicap \ Burns, young lad just out of the Reform | school, won first, silver castor; Wilkin sec- | ond, silver pickle dish, and Sheureaux third, cut-glass vinaigrette. The half I mile walk was won by w. E. Harper, who | took pearl agate coffee pot; Crooks of I " Wallingford was second, taking an album. I The 100 yards handicap for members sons | was won by Willie Copley, who secured \ silver syrup cup; Willie Eyre took a bat and ball for second prize. There were various