Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-06
ALL AROUND THE STATE.

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ALL AROUND THE STATE.
He Killed the Reptile - A Light
Headed Bigamist-A Big Crash and
Narrow Escape-BOrgensen,s Queer
Actions-The Oyvanux Canoe club
Notes About Mantle Camp Ground
Exhibition Yesterday Before
Bridgeport Ffremen A Woman
Dies From a SPIDERS Bite.
Lucius H. Foote of Durham killed red
adder three feet long while haying in a
meadow in the south part of the town this
week. 1t was lying on bog and showed
fight, and the farmer quickly despatched it
with his scythe.
Mrs. Henry F. Barney of North Haven,
is now in Jail here, having pleaded
guilty to the charge of bigamy. She orig
inally belonged in this city, and seventeen
years ago married Charles Dickinson of
Meriden. Her next matrimonial venture
was ins1879, when she became Mrs George
Livingston of Wallingford. After living
with Livingston for while she left him
and was married to Horace Barney of
North Haven July by Rev. Mr.. Reynolds
Mrs. Dickinson Livingston Barney was
seen at Ino jail yesterday morning Alu
talked about her many matrimonial ven
lures as though she had perfect right to
marry as often as she pleased. 1t was evil
dent that her mind was not evenly
balanced, at leased it is unbalanced on the
subject of matrimony.
AS some workmen were hosting big
block of stone weighing nearly ton at
Colburn block, Ansonia, it fell, crashing
through two stories and burying itself in
the cellar. Mr.. Davinen was SO close to it
that his hat was knocked of, but he es-
capped uninjured. A man named Healy re-
ceived severe scraping on the arm, but
was otherwise uninjured.
1t is thought that Borjensen, the MUIR
derer of Emma Anderson, who is now in
the. Litchfeld Jail awaiting trial in the
superior court for murder in the first de-
gree, will play the insanity dodge, judging
from his behavior.
Rev. E. G. Tullar of Waterbury was
badly wounded while hunting at Boone
vile, Oneida county, N. Y, recently. His
rife was accidentally discharged and the
was put under the influence of chloroform
and an operation was performed. How
serious the accident may prove is not
known.
About 100 members of the Owanux
Canoe club are enjoying their annual en-
campment at Merwin'B Point. Seventy
canoes are on hand, and about forty Of
them will compete in the annual races,
which will be finished to-day The racing
program is as follows: 1, padding any
canoe, one-half mile straight away; 2,
padding tandem, class B; 8, class B, sail
ing on triangle, three miles; 4, class B,
combined sailing and padding; 5, class G,
three miles on triangle; 6, upset, one hun
bred yards.
At the Mantle camp ground this year
pedlars and teamsters will not have as
cheap thing of it as they have enjoyed
during previous encampments. The town
has agreed to enforce a license of three
dollars on each team doing business at the
camp ground in the conveying passengers
to and from the railroad depot OF in the
| vending of fruits, fluids or other articles
| A public telephone. station has been erect
I ed at the camp ground similar to that of
last year. Owing to recent changes in
commandments these changes from right
to left of line will be observed: The Third
regiment from third position to first, the
Second from fourth position to second,
4 the Fourth from first to third and
the First from second to fourth. Medical
officers of the Connecticut National Guard,
and for that part, many of the staff end
line, have, says the New London Day, hop
| ed that before this years encampment pro
visions would have been SO that the men
Of the command might avail themselves OF
the bathing facilities on the borders of the
camp ground. It remains for some man to
take the initiative to secure what surely
would be boon to the 5000 men during
the hot week when they are exercising sc
freely out of doors. The new spur track
on the Shore Line Road at Mantle will be
used by the Connecticut Brigade this yea,
for the first time. It extends from the
station toward the North, nearly parallel
with Pennsylvania Avenue, and is 1000
feet or more in length. The encampment
begins Aug. 8.
BR1DGEPoRT, Aug. 5.-This afternoon
at l o'clock, in the presence of the fire
commissioners, Chief Beardslee, a number
| of firemen and several other spectators
H. N. Selden, of the Wilson Fire Escape
company, gave an exhibition of his life
saving apparatus at the corner of MAR
and Wall streets, when he jumped from
the top story of the Connecticut banl
building, holding the rope of the self
alighting safely to the sidewalk he invited
Mr. Bayles descended with as much cas-,
apparently as Mr.. Selden, who is used t.
it. After these first two descents many
others tried it, and all declared
that it was the finest fire es
J cape out. The machine is self-acting, ant
works as follows: With the upper end O
the apparatus attached to hook in tn
window jamb, on top of the reof, or fast
ened by rope to heavy piece of furni
ture in the room, nothing is required OIL
the part of the person wishing to descent
but to adjust the prepared moose arount
! the body under the arms and step iron
the open window. The little machin
then lands you safely on the ground. I
is thought that the fire commissioners vii
recommend the adoption of the apparatus
as they expressed themselves entirely sat
isfied with its workings. The second ex
hibition was given this evening at o'clocl
on the same building. .
r NORWICH, Aug 5.-1n pulling a hos
| carriage to fire this morning William
Ryan slipped and fell and the hose carriag
ran over him, badly cutting his face an
5 | neck. He will recover.
: DANBURY, Aug. 5.-Last night Mrs
Martha Hamilton; wealthy resident c
Beaver Rrook, suburb of this city, die
from the effects of a spiders bite. Mrs
Hamilton was at work in her garden on
day last week and was bitten by spider
I The tiny wound was not painful and sh
paid no attention to it, scarcely giving til
matter thought until last night, whe
the arm that had been bitten began I
a swell up and became very painful . Met
' ical aid was called, but to no purpose, q
she presently expired. Mrs. Hamilton wa
fifty eight years of age.
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