Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-24
ALL AnoUrD THE STATE.

ALL AROUrD THE STATE. The Obituary Record - Burned 10
 Death - The Thames Bridge story.
 other News.
 Edward F. Carp enter of Wallingford, fa- Charities, died yesterday morning at his home in Wallingford after a long sickness from Bright's disease.
 SUDDEN DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN.
 Ernest CoIyer, son-in-law of E. 8. Day, chairman of the republican state central committee, died suddenly Tuesday of heart failure.
 CHILD BRUNED TO DEATH. : NoRwALK, April 23.-oarrie, @ little daughter of William 0. Freundenthall, while playing in the smoulderipg embers of bon fire yesterday morning, was so badly burned that she died last evening.
 AGED NINETY-oNn. s
 Mrs. Sapphira Humphrey. widow of Cap- tain Lorin H. Humphrey of Canton Center, died recently, aged ninety-ons years, being the oldest person in town. She leaves four daughters, two of whom are widows of oler0ymen. Her maiden name was Chidsey and she was born in Bushy Hill in Sims bury, near the present east line of Canton. ALL QUIET.
 TnoMpsoNvnLE, April 23.-Everything was quiet at the works of the Hartford Car. pet company to-day. The men were all at work and all hands are app arently resigned to the new order of things.
 THE JURY DISAGREED. BRIDGEPORT, April 23.-Ths jury in the case of Louis Luzon, proprietor of the Park City hotel, who was charged with keeping a disreputable house, were out six hours to-day and late this afternoon reported that they could not agree and were discharged. BOTH LEGS CUT OFF. James Daley, 8 section laborer on the Valley division, jumped off a Shore Line train at Saybrook junction Tuesday night and had both legs cut off below the knee. Daley is about twenty-two years old and unmarried. The chances are against his re- l covery.
 THE sCHooLMA,AX WINS. The jury in the case of Minnie Broadway vs. the Seventh school district of Berlin yes- terday gave verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $48S. .O6 with the costs, the amount she sued for, with interest. This is the case
 where Miss Broadway was engaged to teach school for one year and after about two months was discharged. She sued for the
 years salary.
 | MrJ.A. Monroe, the builder of the Thames river bridge, but not now connected with it,is authority for the statement that the story that the west pier has settled seven inches as fal as 1t gives any alarm deserves no attention | ooI hat xhn hrtd ia oa Superintendent Gardiner says that the total
 amount is about four, not seven inches, and that the pier has net settled an eighth of an inch in three months past. The strength of
 the bridge is not impaired.
 SUIT FOR 5000 DAMAGES. | VERNON, April 23.-Edward Bill, admins.
 trator of the estate of Andrew Lawson, this
 afternoon had papers prepared to bring suit
 against the town of Vernon for $5, ,00( damages on account of the death of Lawsor by drowning in the Talcottville mill pond | One dark night Lawson and man named Joseph Luton were driving along the road and drove off into the pond. Both wert drowned. It is claimed that the road wal not properly guarded. The papers in the | case will be served tomorrow. The estate I of Luton has just brought suit. The jury disagreed, and no award for damages wal | consequently made.
 | THE STARS AND sTRIPss.
 PUTNAM, Conn.,, April 23.-Putnam Con
 clave, Order United American Neohanies last night presented an American flag to the Putnam high school. The presentation speech was made by Rev. D. L. R. Libby. | Principal Jewett accepted the present in . neat little speech. Senator L. Fl. Fuller de- livered the oration. Councils from Norwich, | Willimantic and Danielsonville were present. These societies and A. J. Warrec Tost G. A. | R. paraded before the exercises. The line of march wasi ipEminated by red fire and . brass band ksaded the procession. The exer.
 c'c.s at the school hall were of very inter. | esting nature.
 TRIED FOR SHOOTING HER NKIaHBoR. l CoLUMAIA, Conn.,, April 23.-Mrs. Kate | Crotty, a middle-aged woman, was tried be- her neighbor, John August, Swede, last Saturday. The shooting grew out of quar- rel occasioned by Mrs. Crotty's hens tres- his son to drive of the hens and Mrs. Crotty interfered. The latter subsequently, got a shotgon and fired at August, the charge talk | ing effect In the arm. Mrs. Crotty claimed that August attacked her with cobble stones. In the testimony to-day Au. gust denied the allegations relating to the stones, but admitted following her into the house. Dr. Fiske testified to tho nature of August's injuries. Attorney J. T. Lynch | of Willimantio, who appeared for Mrs. Crotty, offered no defense and she was bound ovei | under $500 bonds. August's injuries are not serious, although he stood within six feet of
 Mrs. Crotty when the gun was fired. l MEDICAL MEN MEEr-DR. CARMAI!T PRESENT. HARTFORD. April 23.-Ths Hartford county
 Medical society held its annual meeting to. day. Dr.H.S. Fuller of Hartford was elected
 president, Dr. F. T Simpson secretary and Dr..
 GO. Beach county reporter. Dr. Carmalt ol
 New Haven represented New Haven county
 at the meeting.