Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-15
ooNNEor1our IN GENERAL.

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Arrested-A Treacherous swamp
Human Lives Lost-WaltngfOrd
Borough Meeting-A Private Asy-
Ium-Bfg Catches of Menhaden-
Fled From His Creditors-Fires,
Accidents, Grimes and Police Raids
-Raflroad Notes.
ALI the clothing and tailoring establish
ments in Hartford were closed Monday af-
ternoon for an hour during the funeral. of
William Il. Kelsey. The officiating clergy
man was the Rev. DR.. Twitchel.
The valuation of the property of the late
Patrick Campion of Hartford has been fled.
The real estate is valued at $751; 600, less
mortgages amounting to $4,000. The per-
sonal property amounts to $5,S3S.6S, in
Guiding $3,9OS.63 in bank. Thomas Nc
Manus is the administrator.
Mr. Charles Noel Flagg,a Hartford art
| ist, has just completed a third portrait of
Governor Buckley, and the latest is easily
| the best of the three.
Hartford figures out its present popula-
ton at 57,526, based on the figures of its
new directory, just issued.
Mr.. J. Fl. Hale has returned home from
Georgia, where he has been taking look
| at his 1,O00-acre peach plantation, which
| he bought year or two ago. Georgia and
| all the other southern states are having
| fine luck with the peach crops this year.
| On the way home from Savannah to New
York the steamer Mr.. Hale was on struck
| q hurricane, and the captain of the City OF
| Augusta said it was the worst July sea he
| ever experienced.
The Hartford Foot Guard banquetted its
| new major Monday night, E. Henry hyde,
| ir., who succeeds Major John c. Kinney.
Miss Flora L. Hyde, the contralto of the
Center church choir, Hartford, will sail
for Europe early in August to be absent
six months.
Frank Horton, young man living in
Watertown, was arrested Monday after
noon by Sheriff Sweeney, charged with as
saulting young girl named Minnie Smith,
of Beacon Falls. The assault was commit
ted Saturday at the latter place.
The funeral of Burton Brown of South.
ington, who was drowned Saturday, took
place at the house of S. E. Whiting in that
place. The lad had lived with Mr.. Whit
ing for several years and is highly spoken
of by him. The swamp in which he was
drowned is frequented by small boys who
desire to battle, but it is treacherous spot
on account of the very mucky bottom,
into it as in a wise. Browns own father
is in the regular army.
In Guilford yesterday r. S. Spencer's
Sons factory started upon again after a
| ten days vacation, during which extensive
| repairs we're made.
In Wallingford Monday night many
| representative citizens attended the
borough meeting to hear what might be
! said in reference to using the cement pipe
of Phipps patent for the new water main
from Paug pond to the center of the
borough. D. COTE Phipps and his son
| were present and gave such information
| the use of the pipe. They offered to
guarantee their pipe and keep it in repair
for five years, fling a substantial bond
| that it would give satisfe tory service. DR..
Andrews and Superintendent Moore were
favorable to it's adoption. They had in
1 vestigated its merits and were satisfied it
| would stand the pressure and give good
| service. Water Commissioner William
| M. Hall was opposed to it's adoption be-
| cause iron pipe was universally used and
that in use in the borough had given sat
| isfactory service. Colonel Leavenworth,
William Luby, jr., and Captain B. A. Treat
were among those who spoke upon the
| question. 1t is very likely that the cement
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more positive than verbal protest is filed
| against it.
Two Arabs were arrested in Rockville
l yesterday for peddling without a license.
| The Hartford and New York Transports
| ton company is negotiating for new
l $3.50, 900 steel steamer.
| A Suffield mans fifty hens, besides
| Matching 100 chicks, have laid 2,616 eggs
in six months.
| Clark Herd, who has relatives in this
state, committed suicide at Nashua, N. H..
Monday night.
Upwards of 100 bicycles are owned and
operated in Wallingford.
Professor F. E. Howard, instructor Of
music in the Bridgeport public schools, il
on three weeks bicycle tour through this
state. He is accompanied by his wife, who
also rides wheel
Moses Bailey, tor many years pilot II
the employ of the Norwich and New Yorl
Transportation company, has resigned hii
position as pilot on the steamer City Of
Worcester. Ill health is assigned as the
cause Of the resignation. Mr.. Bailey il
one of the best known steamboat men or
1.-THE sound.
Southport people are quite Indignant
because of the erection of q private luna
tic asylum by Springfield, Mass, parties
/
it.
Judge M. B. Beardsley of Bridgeport
will leave to-day for the White Mountains
where he will spend ten days of his vaca
ton.
Henry T. Morgan, general agent of The
New York Life Insurance company al
Springfield, was horsewhipped by ALDER
O. Pratt Saturday, because he was too at
tentive to Pratt's sister. Morgan is mar
ried and formerly lived in Norwich.
The Menhaden fishing steamers had
Arizona double gang, with her usua
good luck, caught over million. TIL
average catch Of the week for each of tn
steamers was 100000. Steamers Samue
S. Brown and g. S. Allyn left New Lon
don last week for the fish factory at Della
ware.
The lifeless body of Hugh Doherty,
former Bridgeporter, was found in room
of the Union Square hotel at New York
Monday. The gas leaked.
DR.. August Pilgren, Swede, who fol
merly lived and fourished in Middletown
has fled from Boston, leaving a large famil
and numerous creditors.
Joseph Mullin, a wooden manufacturer
died suddenly at his home in Forestvill
, Saturday evening. He was about hi
! mill as usual during the day, was take
? | suddenly ill about 7 o'clock and died at
! o'clock. He did an extensive wooden bus
ness and had just increased his PLAN
The mill will be shut down about weel
. owing to the death of Mr.. Mullin, but it
understood that the property was left i
such shape that the business will go O
] | without interruption.
The residence, barn and sheds of Elizu
Marvin, opposite the new drum factory {
Noble & Cooley, in Granville, Mass, we,
burned Saturday forenoon. The factor
was saved through favoring breeze an
hard work The origin of the fire is still
mystery. 1t was burning fercely whe
discovered. Mr.. Marvin moved frol
, CRANKY, Conn, to his new homs tn
l spring, where he built a new barn, fro
t which he fell some time ago, seriously i,
- juring himself.
:, Robert Winkler, Hartford boy, O.
ploded cannon cracker July 4. It didn
' 60 off right, he was wounded and now
has the lockjaw with bare chance of r
covery.
- Bridgeports police raided two dens
:. infamy Monday night. Mag Connors vi
,. found alone in her palace, but in Georg
s Aliens place several women and two me-
were arrested. ..- --
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