Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-15
CONNECTICUT HAPPENINGS.

CONNECTICUT HAPPENINGS. + General News of Interest From All
 Parts of the Nutmeg State.
 Fourteen people have been killed or wounded at the Thompsonville crossing where the two school children were killed on Monday.
 Miss Frances Olmstead of ITO Park avenue, Bridgeport, died Wednesday, aged seventy-four.
 On the 21st of May, the Stratford Choral union, under the direction of Professor Baker, will give in the Stratford Congrega- tional church cantata, entitled, "Gauls Holy City" The choruses will be given by the union but the solos will be by some | of the most popular voices in Bridgeport. The cello parts by MT. Waud will be an attractive feature of the evening. The music throughout will be of very high or | der and the concert will be rich musical treat for Stratford. The carp in Judson's pond, Stratford, are said to be curiosity. Hundreds ot them can be seen on warm day feeolng so near the shore that their backs are out | of water.
 Mrs. Christian, respected colored lady living on Stratford avenue, Stratford, has a fine pig. Recently her daughter, living in New Haven, sent her bulldog. A few days after the dog jumped into the pen l and made so savage an attack on the pig that he nearly killed it and had to be near | ly killed himself before he would let go. | WATERBURY, May 14.-Pratt, Lawton < Co.,, the cracker manufacturers of this city, this afternoon asked for receiver for the concern. Attachments were placed l on the property for $5,OOO by Merlden | parties. Lawton was for number of
 years connected with the New Haven Bak- l ing company.
 i WATERBURY, May 14-At the second
 days session of the annual convention of
 the high court, A. o. F. of A., officers
 were chosen as follows: Joseph P. Ives of
 Bridgeport, high chief ranger; D. Deegan
 of New Haven, sub-high chief ranger;
 David Dickinson of Meriden, high treas
 urer and George w. Randall, secretary.
 The man killed on the Shore Line rail
 road at Branford Sunday night has been
 identified as Patrick Carroll, an umbrella
 vender and a veteran of the Fifteenth tC.V
 Ex-Congressman Carlos French is to
 erect $25,0 ,000 business block in Seymour
 and H. Wales Lines 6 Co., of Neriden have
 been awarded the contract.
 At the Meriden Grand Army fair
 Wednesday night ticket 1,662, held by
 Samuel Kennedy of Meriden, drew the
 $500 prize. Miss Ella Flynn was awarded
 the gold watch.
 The Hartford Wheel club has voted tc ! attend the New Haven races in June in {
 body and has appropriated $100 for the expenses of those entering the races. The l clubs first run of the season occurred las evening
 No steps have yet been taken by tht Hartford Steamboat company towards SC |, curing a boat to succeed the burned Git, of Richmond. The company has decided that hereafter if it buys at all it will bu. the best boat or boats for it's purpose tha can possibly be secured.
 II OXFORD, May 14.-While Telegraph Op
 orator Moxie of this place was burning worms nests in bonfire yesterday he wa y taken with a fit and fell face forward int the fire before his companion, who was u]
 an apple tree tearing down the nests
 could get to him. Mir. Moxie's hands wer l literally roasted and his chest was badl burned.
 TWISTED, May 13.-The golden weddin l celebrated to-day at Rocky Hill. Anon the guests were tho Hon. NIB. Stevens an l wife of Winsted, who were present at tn | wedding fifty years ago as guests, and tn l Hon. Reuben Rockwell of Colebrook, wh was the groomsman, and Mrs. Mallory Q 9 New Haven, who was the bridesmaid There were many guests present, includ = l ing several from Hartford, where MI I Gaylord has been well known for man years. Besides host of Rocky Hill peopl ] there were present large number of ou : of town guests, including MT. and Mrf l John Hedney ir of New Haven, MI :, and Mrs. Fred P1impton, Mrs. Dr.. segu and MT. c. Patterson and family of Har ford, MT. and Mrs. Mary Conover C
 Holmdel, N. J., Dr. and Mrs: Nelson Sey
 Hungerford of Waterbury.
 y Maurice Joy and Clark Prince of To- r rington caught a string of fine trer = Tuesday, below that place. One weighe
 pound and three-quarters, there we, n eight between three-quarters and a poun
 in weiQht