Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-03-28
runoucaour THE STATE.

take-ToO Free with q P1stOl-A |
Life Timo OF Adventure-A Oonnec. |
licut Horseman Complimented.
ROCKVILLE, March 27.-Mayor Samuel
Fitch of this city, vice president OF the pro-
posed United States Central railroad. from |
Worcester to Hartford, via. spencer, Stat
ford and Rockville, has received informa- |
ton from john Gilman, who In managing |
the interests of the new road, very promis- |
ina for the access of the road. The people |
of Spencer, stockbridee and Wales are very |
enthusiastic for the road and guarantee
$3.50, ZOO. Il is expected to build from
Spencer to Hartford at first. and the land 10
donated from Spencer to the Connections
state line. and It is proposed to begin the
construction of the road This summer. A
meeting of the citizens of Worcester has
bean called at Horticultural hall, and much
interest is taken in the road in that city,
snch men as Washburn and 'Moen, Stephen
Saterbridge and others being interested in
tho matter.
CONNECTICUT PENSIONS GRANTED.
Original: Watson Leary, deceased, Hart
ford: Julia, widow of Milton N. Woodford,
Bristol.
rTHAs CLOCK.
The small enterprising village of Lebanon
can boast of town clock, while Willimantic,
with it's predicted 1000 Inhabitants, has
never yet had one.
MR. FUTILE INAUGuRATED.
Mr.. Lucius Tuttle, recently appointed
ven and Hartford railroad. was given din
ner at Delmonico's Wednesday by his former
associates on the trunk line executive com.
mittee.
FOR FIRING INTO A CROWD.
DANsuRY, March 27.-Nichael Downey,
the hotel keeper who fred shotgun into
crowd of young men here few days age, was
fined $25 and costs by Judge HouRh yestsr-
day afternoon.
IT Is STILL THERE.
The Office of Brother Jonathan Trumbull,
one of Conpectieut's early governors, Is still
standing in Lebanon In a good state of pres
ervation. It is . one story building, around
which cluster many ancient associations. 1t
is treasured as a valuable relio
KILLED WHILE INTOXICATED.
HARTFORD, March 27.-Charles E. Barnes,
aged twenty, of New Britain, was run over
by the 9:13 passenger train last evening on
the Berlin branch road and mangled almost
beyond recognition. He is supposed to have
been intoxicated.
PROMINENT WATERBURY MAN DEAD.
| Eugene f. Wyman died suddenly last
| night at his home in Waterbury, supposedly
| of heart disease, aged forty-six. He was
prominent citizen and had been tax collector
and superintendent of the Center school
district. He was widower and leaves two
| children.
FOR BREAKING THE SEAL.
NEW BRITAIN, March 27.-Ernsst volk-
man, saloon keeper, was fined SO and costs
| this morning by Judge Chamberlain for
breaking the county commissioners seal,
which was placed on a door leading from the
saloon upstairs. This is the first case In the
| city under the new law.
WATERBURY GROCER sKIrs.
WATERBURY,, March 26.-Patrick Carroll,
grocer and liquor merchant, who was thought
to be doing prosperous business In the
| West End, has suddenly disappeared, leaving
several creditors in the lurch. He has been
following horse racing lately on the neglect
of its business.
| EXPLOSION AT FACTORY.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, March 27.-One of the
ovens at w. N. Botsfords japanese works,
| West Stratford, exploded this noon setting
| fire to the building, causing it's destruction.
The loss will reach about 81 200, upon which
there was an insurance of $500. Fortunately
no one was injured.
FORMED WITH 81, 600, 900 CAPITAL.
| A company has been formed by Mr.. Hem
ry NJ. Robbins of Newington, under the
name of the River and Rail Electric COM
pany, with capital of 81 ,0o0, 600. 1t IL
hoped that factory will be built at the
Junction before long. Capitalists from
New York, Hartford and New Britain are
interested in this movement.
Died IN MIDDIETowN.
Mr.. Charles E. Hall died at the residence
of Alfred Griswold in Middletown Tuesday
night, from heart disease, aged about eighty
six years. Mr.. Hall was q brother of Mrs.
years ago was engaged in the dry goods trade
| in New Orleans. For a number of years he
has lived quietly in Middletown. Mrs. Hall
died several years since. One daughter SUR
| wives him.
| A PRIzEfIoHr.
NEW HAVEN, March 27.-In a dance hall
in Oxford early this morning q prize fight
occurred between Joe Williams of Baltimore
and Patrick Fenton of Norwich. The wins
dows of the hall were papered and covered
| with blankets 1Williams weighed 140 pounds
and Fenton, whose age II eighteen, 134 pounds
The mill was for a finish with two ounce
l KOVoD, IOE . purse Ok SSUV AuQ the IeColpt0
Not until the fifth round did the fighting be-
come lively. In the sixth Fsnton became
angry and sailed into Williams in great style.
He forced him into tho ropes and there ham,
mered him for business. Williams tried to
respond but Fenton's tattoo on his head and
body was too much for him, and he finally
dropped to the floor knocked ont. Fenton
was awarded the purse and receipts. This
was his first fight.
|
SION IS CONSTRUCTED.
The new bridge on the Derby extension at
Shelton ia now nearly completed. The bridge
is what is known as steel rivited lattice
span and its dimensions are: Length, 156
feet; height, 90 feet; width, 16 feet, "A feet
in the clear. 1t weighs 100 tons and ia guar
anteed to Withstand a pressure of 10000
pounds to the square foot.
The principle Is the same as the old-fash-
toned wooden lattice BRIDGE but this IL built
being fastened wits q red hot button set that
is rivited down tight. It differs In this re-
spect from the viaduct bridge, which does
not have to bear 80 great q weight and where
the Orders are fastened with bolts and nuts.
In this bridge when 1t is complete, 5000
rivets will be forged and used, und it ia
expected that the job will be finished In two
weeks.
| LIFE TIMl oT ADVENTURE.
Captain Charles Lucas of East End Bridge
port. has just reached his seventy-sixth
birthday, and Is still hale and hearty, work
ing every day, being one of the watehmen In
the employ of the Cartridge company. A
complete story of tho genial captains adven-
lures On sea and land, says the Brideeport
News, would make q story more wonderful
than thht of "Sinbad the Sailor" At the
age of fourteen Captain Lucas began his sea
life As cabin boy on the sloop sClarisia" of
Nantucket, commanded by Captain Bunker.
The "Clarisia" was wrecked on Penneld reef
In southeast gale in 1897, but was gotten
of soon after. The captain has made nine
voyages around Cape Horn, and been several
times around the world. He resided several
years in South and Central America, being in
Costa Rica and Panama during the
Walker war in 1866. Here ii was
that General Walker seized alls of
Captain Lucas property, and made him a
prisoner and also ruined him financially.
Captain Lucas commanded several clipper
ships and barks in the Pacific and South
American waters, and had many remarkable
experiences. On the Pacific ocean he once