Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-11
ALL oyER THE STATE.


Ph1lanthrOphic Norwich mfInonaafes
The Christian WOrkers' National
Convention A Smash Up - DUCK
Shooters Harvest-An Interview.
NORWICH. Nov. 1O-William A. Slater of this
CITY, son Of John F. Slater, the great cotton man.
ufacturer, has donated $4,000 for public hos
pital in Norwich Mr. William W. Backus
another wealthy citizen, gives $4,000 to the pro
ject. Slater recently built 100000 hall in
memory of his father, and gave it to the Free
Academy of the city; gave $12,o00 for $4,000
theater in Norwich, which is nearly built, and is
laying out great public park for the town.
THE CHRISTIAN WORKERS CONVENTION.
HARTFORD, Nov. 10.-At the morning session Of
the fourth day of the convention for Christian
Workers at the South Baptist church in this city,
A. Sampson of Toronto described the work OF
the Toronto Mission union; G. W. Wheeler spoke
about the central mission union of Washington;
C9iEnel George 3 Clarke q Chicago made t, an
city, and Colonel H. II. Hadley Of New York re-
ported on St. Bartholomew's mission and rescue
OF volunteers of that city. The description OF
of the splendid system of the works in Washing
ton was especially interesting to the audience.
Rev. John G. Collins of New Haven, secretary
of the international committee Of Christian
in Hartford last night, giving vivid picture Of
his experiences and the way he was led to take
graphically told Of the work in New Haven, its
progress and development, and Of the present
work in which he is engaged.
GOING ROUND CAPE HORN AGAIN.
MYSTIC Nov. 1o.-Captain J. M. Holmes left
start on his sixty second voyage around Cape
Horn
SMASH UP.
DANBuRy, Nov. 1O.-Two freight trains the
New York and New England railroad collided
west of Dykeman, N. Y, at 10 O'Clock last night
and both locomotives and twenty cars were
train was seriously injured.
OSBORNE RECOVERING.
GEORGETOWN, Nov. 10-Clarence L. Osborne,
| who was shot by William Lobdell here three
weeks ago, is slowly recovering His eyesight is
however, gone
| DUcK-sHooTINa GOOD ALL ALONG THE LINES
| SAYBRooK, Nov 10.-The high tides recently
drove the waterfowl out of the creeks along the
ed the river and the meadows. From this place
| nearly to Middletown hunters are having Their
fun bagb1ng the ducks and all
| the birds are fat plump and juicy. In the past
| ten days more ducks have been shot along the
river from Lyme upward than in any season be
/ fore in ten or fifteen years. Hunters abound
| sportsmen in fancy toggery with $3.50 guns, boys
| with rabbit shooters and market gunners with II
l to bores. Some of the f1ocks Of wildfowl thai
| come up the river are simply enormous In some
i instances there are nearly thousand birds il
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dotted with them. Peter Hanlon, Lyme hunt
er, has a record of seventy-eight birds in one day
| and recovered seventy-s six of them. Duck shoot
| ing at the Thimble islands is good.
| INTERVIEWED IN BRIDGEPORT.
Miss Frohman was interviewed in Bridgepor
yesterday by a Standard reporter. She is en-
| thusiastic over her new production, and feel
| assured that it will meet with public favor. TIL,
| plot is interesting, novel, and around it il
| woven SO much comedy work that it relieve
| any tendency towards dry drama, while es
pecial attention has been paid to the detail
| connected with the production. During tn
interview the actress related the story of 9Th
! Witch in charming manner and referre
particularly to the pillory and Jail scene
| which are features of the drama. 'sMy sur
porting company" said the actress, sis entirel
| new" :
Mr.. Hubert father of the actress, then pre-
| duced pure white dove, which plays an intel
eressed by the actress a ndpw EXHIBITED
| signs of fear. 'It will do almost anything 70
me- - explained Miss Frohman, as she fondled
| tenderly. The actress is small of stature, scarce
| ly more than twenty years of age, and attractiv
| in appearance.
| LADY FOUND DEAD.
Mrs Nancy S. Bulkeley, mother of Mrs. San
uel B. Rogers of Bridgeport, found dea
early Sunday afternoon at the latter's residence
| She was in her eighty-ninth year and up to tn
| one of her years. She was the widow Of d.
Sturgess B. Buckley of Monroe
| LECTURES.
H. H. Ryan lectured last evening in Bridg,
port regarding his travels in Africa and tn
Yosemite valley, and this evening in Bridgepol
| the lecture course of the Bridgeport Scientif
society viii open at their hall with an Illustrate
| cor. Preceding the lecture Introductory remark
will be made by the president, Isaac Holden an
| the portrait Of Samuel b. Morse, printed an
presented by Calvin Curtis of Stratford, will
| unveiled.