Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-19
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 Blank Checks Signed-Grip Victims Annual Elections-Suit for Dam-
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 A German charcoal peddler named Oscar Wimler, living nearly three miles south of Durham, came in town Thursday with a hired man and two loads of charcoal. Late in the afternoon he started for home by the way of Paugh pond, where he had some empty bags to be delivered for A. I. Martin. After leaving his bundle of bags he started for his home, his hired man be- ing ahead. At the watering place beyond the Durham creamery the hired man stopped to water the horse, and while there Wimler's horse came by without driver. Both horses were then hitched and the back track was taken, and Wimler was found near the creamery beside the road with the top of his head crushed, but still alive. He was carried into the house of James Powers near by, and died soon after placing him on the lounge. It is supposed that he fell from the high seat of the wagon, striking on the top of his head, as the imprint could be seen on the ground. Wimler is well known here and has delivered charcoal for many years to the factories about the borough. He leaves @ wife and four children. How the acci- dent happened is not known, but it is supposed that the horse, which is spirited animal, recently purchased in New York, shied at something beside the road, throw ing him to the ground with the fatal result as above.
 Thursday afternoon one of the saloon keepers on the plains hired horse and carriage of w. A. Booth to go to Meriden and returned on an evening train, stating that some one had taken the team from in front of a saloon in Meriden while he was inside Yesterday Booth found that his team was safe and cared for in Keron Walsh's barn in Meriden, where it was left by the man himself early in the after noon and he had forgotten it entirely.
 Mrs Prisk, sister of Mrs. E. 0. Lane, who fell from four-story window in Hartford Wednesday, is still alive, but it is not thought that she can recover.
 Mrs. Caleb Allen of Center street died during Thursday night after short ill ness with the grip, aged eighty-fve years. Funeral Sunday at 3 o'clock. Rev. c. H. Dickinson will of6ciate. ~---
 The practice of leaving blank checks, duly signed, in business places where they are within reach of unprincipled persons, is at best risky bushes, and recent de- velopments show that it entails consid- erable expense for railroad travel to New York and Massachusetts and detective fees and expenses, besides other incidentals that have not as yet been figured up. The lake was frozen over yesterday morning, but not thick enough to hold 8 person safely, although there were several skating on the cove back of the gas house. The illness of W. M. Hall and wife has developed into congestion of the lungs, and their condition is quite critical. The town clock has another bad spell and is corralled at five minutes past seven.
 Among the many new cases of grip re- ported is Will Goodrich, R. 0. Morse, Mrs. w. J. Morse, Dennis Rogers, Edwin Hob son, Mrs. Franz Milcke and children, and word comes from Middletown that J. R. Boice and wife are also sorely afflicted with | the prevailing epidemic.
 Burgess Porter has tho refusal of the Parker hose truck in Meriden for $40. Friendship encampment, I. O. O. F., has elected as officers: Chief patriarch, Frank W. Phelps; high priest, M. K. Thomas; | senior warden, William Ranford; junior warden, L. B. Scranton; scribe, w. H. Dunn; treasurer, Fraray Hale. The in stallation will occur on January 4. The regular meetings will hereafter be held on Friday instead of Thursday evenings.
 The Y. M. c. A. minstrels will have a rehe rsal this evening.
 Reserved seats for ''Around the World in Eighty Days" go on sale to-day at A. B. Pixley's.
 A meeting of the fire department is called for Sunday afternoon at the Hub | bard hose house to talk up ball. Maltby, Steven & Curtis company's | works and the gossamer and cullender de. partments at the rubber shop will shut down to-day for a two weeks vacation. | The annual meeting of Simpson, Hall, Miller &r Co.'s Funeral Aid society will be held in Botsford block this evening. A dividend of over $3 per man will be de. clared.
 Charles Lombra's condition was reported as more favorable last evening"
 Selectman Jonest took John Mccormick, g resident of Cook hill, to the hospital in New Haven yesterday for treatment of g complicated case of grip, malaria and gen | eral breaking up.
 Attorney c. A. Harrison as counsel fo1 George w. Cooke has brought suit fol damages against Lorenzo Cook for smash. ing up wagon several weeks ago below
 7alesville: The papers were served yester day and the case is returnable before Jus.
 tice R. P. Beach on January 4.
 Charles I. Parmelee and bride have re-
 turned from their wedding tour.
 The public installation of the officers oi Compass lodge No. g, F. and A. M., las
 evening was very pleasant occurrence
 F. E. Prince, of New Haven, senior warden of the Grand lodge of the State of Con
 necticut, offciated as installing officer
 There was large attendance, including many ladies. A spread was served in the town hall below after the ceremonies thai reflected much credit upon the committed | of arranpements