Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-05
ALLARoUNp The srArE.

The Toothsome shad Appears-Con-
necsicus Press Association's Annual
Election and Ban4uet-An Italian
Laborerss Fate.
HARTFORD, April 4.-The first Connecti-
cut river shad reported was caught this morn
ing in Windsor, forty miles above the mouth
of the river.
Connecticut-O Original, Henry Spencer, -;
Francis J. Burgess, Riverton; Charles Weston,
Rockville; George w. Hampstead, New Lon
don; George w. Spencer, Coventry; Harry
G. Isard, Bridgsport.
AN ITALIAN LABoRER KILLED.
NoRwALK, April Angelo Distasio, one
of gang of italian laborers at work for the
railroad company at East Norwalk, was killed
yesterday by the falling of large rock that
became loose from its fastenings to derrick
by which 1t was being hoisted. Distasio's
son was working in the same gang at the
time.
ANNUAL OF TIE CONNECTICUT PRESS AssoCIA-
HARTFORD, April AT the annual meet
ing of the Connecticut Press association in
this city to-day the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Thomas S. Weaver Of the Hartford Evening
| Post; vice president, Francis Atwater of
the Nerlden Journal; secretary and treas
urer, w. A. Conntryman of Hartford; chair
| man of executive committee, T. w. Wood Of
| the Bridgeport Post; trustees of the Steven
son fund, Colonel L. L. Morgan of the New
| Haven Register, W. 81. Stevenson and A. N.
Hall of the Hartford Evening Post.
| TAKES NEW POSITION.
On April /, Mr.. Frank L. Wilcox, late
manager of the Peck, Stow & Wilcox com
pany's Kingston works, assumed the finan.
cial management of the Berlin Iron Bridge
| company. He has been In California fol
some months, but is expected home thil
week to enter upon his duties. Mr.. Wilcox
though young man. is considered an able
6nancier. The Bridge company are doing ar
increasing business and are now working or
contract to erect $150,000 bridge il
Mexico. It ia said that their annual business
amounts to about 81 ,00O, 900, and that theil
bridges are now used in nearly every state
and territory in the country.
DAIRY CONVENTION.
The Connecticut Board of agriculture ant
Dairymen's association will hold conven
tion in Writings hall at Jewett City OF
Thursday, April 10, for discussion of mat
ters pertaining to the dairy, as care of milk
feeding COWS, selling milk, cream or butter
Professor 81. W. Conn of Wesleyan univer
sity will lecture on bacteria in Milk" Pro
lessor O. D. Woods, chemist of the Storr
school experiment station. will treat of tn
Goods for Dairy Stock" Creamery super
intendents and skilled dairymen will b
present to take part in the discussion
While all interested in agriculture are in
vited, a special invitation is given to tn
ladies. A question book will be open to re
ceive inquiries upon any agricultural topic
Meetings open at 10 a. m. and p. m. Their
will be an open grange meeting in the even
ing, to which all are cordially invited.
The Case OF the Drowned Engineer.
BRIDGEPORT, April 4.-Coroner Doten vii
on Saturday investigate the case Of Charlie
J.. Hawkins, the steamboat engineer, wb
| was found drowned in the harbor Thursday
There is much mystery surrounding tn
. drowning. When the body was found
cloth about the head gave the appearance Q
the man having been blind folded when h
. struck the water. Medical Examiner Down
|; Issued certificate of death by drowning
and the body was taken to Patohogue, L. I.
! to day.