Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-07
ALI AROUND THE STATE.

ALL AROUND THE STATE.
fzcaper-Barhum and the Ballet
shore klne improvements. :.
PUTNAM, April 6.-Fire completely de-
stroyed Abner Sanders new barn at North
st Q O'Clock yesterday morning.
Horses, cattle, pigs aud all the other contenta
were burned. Loss 81, 900; insured.
SHOOTING CASE.
NoRwALK, April Ga Hungarian about
twenty-five years OF age was arrested here
yesterday for shooting at and attempting to
an italian woman in Whistleville the
other night.
BUT LITTLE DAMAGED.
The steamer Providence was but little
damaged by Its collision with schooner off
Stratford, Tuesday night. The schooner's
jibboon punched into q state room which
was occupied by two Boston mon, who es-
capped injury.
BRAKEMAN INJURED AT NoRwALK.
NoawALK, April 6.-Charles g. Chase,
brakeman on the Danbury and Norwalk road,
in attempting to leap from q freight car to
while the train was passing through the city
fell to the ground and sustained probably
fatal injuries.
IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
ANson1A, Conn, April 5.-William q.
Squires, a well-known bookkeeper at the
Ansonia Brass and Copper oompany's Office,
was arrested Thursday evening by Chief Ellis
on q charge preferred by Miss Cox of Derby,
he was arrested on the same charge several
months ago, and was bailed in the sum OF
$500. The bondsmen gave him up and he
was taken to New Haven jail.
DEATH OF HARTFORD LADY.
Mrs. Jessie T..Winter, only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Peters of Hartford,
died yesterday in Richmond, Va. Mrs.
Winter was about twenty-five years old, and
had lived In Hartford until about two years
ago, when she sought southern climate for
her health. Her death il attributed to the
in the publishing Business in Richmond.
SUDDEN DEATH OF W. s. LANDoN.
W. s. Landon. senior member Of the firm
of Landon & Davis of Guilford, died very
suddenly at his home about O'Clock Friday
morning. Mr.. Landon had been in rather
poor health since early In the winter. when
he was attacked with the grip. Mr.. Landon
was thirty. one years of age and was prom
inent man in Guilford. He was much re-
spected, but never had held public Office.
He leaves widow and two children.
THE SHORE LINE ROAD.
June 1 ia the day set for opening the
double track road on the Shore Line road
between Clinton and Mantle, 20A miles.
The work has been pushed ahead under
favorable conditions and the completion Of
this link Of track will have been reached
earlier than expected. Taking into account
the saving in strengthening of curves, this
section ia not over twenty miles in length,
thus effecting saving of a quarter of mile.
The Improvements of the Shore Line road
will cost about 81, 100000.
SAD ACCIDENT TO HARTFORD BENRFAcToR.
Hon. Junius s. Morgan was badly injured
by carriage accident at Monte earle last
| Thursday. The Hartford Courant says:
"Mr. Morgan's son, J. Pierpont Morgan OF
| New York, sailed for Europe April 2, and
| so cannot hear the news for o week TO come.
Mr.. Morgan has many personal friends in
this city, and their anxiety is increased by
| the fact that he is now seventy seven years
old and Sd less likely to be able to stand such
| an experience. And beside personal
| friends, he has secured the affectionate in.
terest of all Hartford by his magnificent gift
to the free library and an accident to him ID
q cause ofgrief to all Hartford"
| MERIDEN GROWING.
| In Meriden, Fire Marshal Bloomfield has
building permits: Charles Il. Sweet, two
story frame dwelling, Elm street, 2Sx31
cost 81, 400 First National bank, alteration
of building, West Main street, $3.50. M
F. Lempke, two-story tenement house, Nortf
street, 2Sx3s, cost $2,100. o. L. Rockwell
one -story brick block corner West Main anc
Savage, two-story dwelling, Randolph ave
nue., 2Sx35, coat $4,000. Walter Hubbard
brick barn on Washington street, 38x42, COS
$500 Thomas G. Coughiin, one and .
cost cost ~ So; $50 Louis DreFer. two-ssorv tepe
ment, West Main street, cost So, 900. Jame
A. Curtiss, two two story tenemsnts on Pin,
street, cost each 81 200.
THE BALLET GIRLS.
p. T. Barnum's card In defense of hi
having ballet girls in his circus is goini
tho rounds of the newspaper pres
from Maine to California. His defense wa
elected by a criticism from the pulpi
by Rev. George L. Thompson, pastor Of
Washington Park III. E. church, Bridgeport
formerly pastor of Methodist church in thi
city. Barnum Gays his show Ia ATTENDED
each season by more than million professet
Christians and is endorsed by "the Methodist
the Baptist Examiner and Chronicle, tn
Christian at Work, the Christian Union, tn
Independent, the Boston Christian Leads
and many others. The fact is, these so
called ballet girls wear long dresses ant
dancing Is but small portion Of their dutie
in the arena. They are . noted feature II
Nsro's magnificent and triumphant prooss
sion on his return to Rome from his grea
victories, in which grand pageant these girl
form marvellous groupings, figures and tab
leaux. The exhibition was patronizsd sgail
and again by the most eminent clergymel
in Great Britain, whose letters of approval
received by the score"