Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-23
wALLINGFORD.

MT. Lombra,s Death-Lodge and So.
 ciety-Personal-Ac -AccideRts-General
 Notes.
 The death of Charles Lombra, which occurred at 12 o'clock Monday night, while not unexpected causes sorrow among the large circle of friends of the deceased He was a member of Center lodge, l. o. o. F., of Neriden, and was insured for $1 800 in the Mutual Aid. He leaves a widow and two children, both quite young. He was 43 years of age. Coroner Mix came up from New Haven yesterday at 12:31 o'clock and held an in- quest and heard the testimony of several wit nesses. The funeral will be from tho house on Cherry street at o'clock Thursday afternoon, and will be under the auspices of the I. o. o. F. The burial will be in the In Memoriam cemetery on North Main street.
 The deceased has been located in WalIingford for over two years and since that time has con- ducted Q meat market Cherry street, during which time he ha. made many friends by his al. tardly assault and stabbing by George Battis week ago Saturday evening caused intense ex- would have resulted in Lonbra's death it is probable that the murderer would have been lynched before he reached New Haven jail. The sympathies of the entire community are with Mrs Lombra in her great bereavement.
 Levi Francis, machnist at the Nickel shop, re- Florida. sister with him is also quite ill, and his mother in Meriden is also sorely afflicted.
 The White Rose Social Club will give grand eve, Dec. 31; Williams orchestra will furnish W rRa G ths Word in Eighty Days' will appear in the opera house this even
 One of our recent arrivals stated yesterday that the .'blarsted" fog reminded him of his home in London
 MT. and Mrs. Gould N. Andrews started on the 4:3S train yesterday for Florida.
 The condition of K. L. Crockett of Hall avenue last evening, was extremely critical, his illness especfed he would @ 1e through the nsht si not
 Mrs A. J. Smiths illness has developed into
 The gas light on the corner of Hall avenue and Wash Washington m street resembls s campaign flash somewhere near decent condition.
 Report says that Dick Lynch has struck the Mexican lottery for large prize.
 main to be laid
 The Yoke Fellows club debated the question That Indians holding lands in severalty should A. L. Judd on the afirmative and Charles Fres, rne man, man, E; +. Hall and S. F.. Hotehkiss for the neg on the weight of the argument.
 Harmony yS9 council. .s,1; A. l. of H has elected as drew Miner, vice commander; Hiram Mansfield, M orator; Benjamin Church, jr, secretary; E. O. Lane, collector; 2. F. s, Lane, treasurer; James Hauenstein, jr., guide; James Cooper, sentry; J. W. Douglass, O. A. Phelps and E. F. Steele, trus. tees; ". B. Hall, Representative ts grand council
 
 The special town meeting to take action on the town farm question is called for l o'clock Captain Charles Hill of Camp W. N. Mix, Sons of Veterans. has announced his appointed off, geant, J. G. Phelan; sergeant of the guard Fred Nettleton; color sergeant George Nettleton: cor poral of guard, Ralph KeeIer; musician, Arthur Whitmore; camp guard, Will Johnson; picket J. Wilson Smith, foreman of the plating de- partment at Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co s works, f1of ture of cyanide of potassium and sulphuric acid yesterday morning, and fell fainting to the ter short time the patient was taken home. No serious results are contemplated.
 Warren now stands five games to two in favor of Montreiul.
 The bearers at the funeral of Mrs William Fitzgerald yesterday were John Cooney, Edward Callahan, Patrick Brosnan, Andrew Ryan and J. Maloney of Hartford.
 A. B. Pixley and H. ": Andrews were hunting yesterday in the fog and killed four partridges
 When deorge Battis was: brought to trial on was charged with assault with intent to kill. The charge will now be changed to murder, and the
 Oscar B. Lane, who broke his leg last week. is getting along finely.
 houses on the Orchard street extension for tene-
 James McGary will spend Christmas in Now
 Matthew Kennedy of Colony street lost a num- Der of articles from his clothes line Monday night or early Tuesday morning, and 6 colored boy was seen near by with the missing articles under his coat, but made his escape.
 Hurled Yesterday.
 The funeral services over Miss Mary Condron, the unfortunate woman burned to death last Saturday, took place at St. Mary's church at 10 yesterday morning. A solemn requiem mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Higgins, assisted by the Rev. Father Hartigan. The interment was in St. Lawrence oemetsry.