Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-01
CONNECTICUT NEWS.

CONNECTICUT NEWS.
Gleanings From all Parts of the state
-Husy Times on the Railroads-The
Colored Race and Their Political
Rfghts-WOrk for the Board of
Pardons-General Jottings.
About the list of November man sign
ing himself 20. B. Flynn, 800 Chapel
street, New Haven" was through Plain
vile with a great scheme for ladies TO earn
their own Christmas money. He was to
send teacher the next week, who would
furnish embroidery designs and materials.
Several bought the machines and are still
waiting for the work, which the man said
was to be sold at the worlds fair.
THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR FREIGHT OARS
Railroad men say that never before has
there been such demand for new cars,
and car builders are naturally very busy,
especially on passenger cars. The demand
is all caused by the expectation of heavy
travel to the worlds fair next year, and is
by no means confined to the roads leading
to the windy city. Every road Is figuring
on heavy influx of foreigners, who natu-
rally will be curious to see as much of
this great country as their means
will allow. Thus all the pas
senger cars will be taxed to their
utmost in junketiDg around our foreign
cousins, and the more they see the more
they will want to see. Freight cars are
also being built larger than ever before,
many of them now having the maximum
ro&h - ~k~
capacity of 10000 pounds. The oars are
also being built better than ever before.
There are many large coal cars, or "Jum-
bos, being built. These will hold thirty
tons, where the old oars would only carry
ten Or twelve. Railreaders figure that 1t
doesn't cost any more to repair the large
cars than the smaller ones, and the tend
ency is all towards large cars, large engines
and heavier rails. Although the railroad
corporations are pleased with the leviathsn
coal carriers, the coal dealers are not, for
1t costs more to unload t'4em, owing to the
greater depth.
EXPENSIVE EccENTa1c1rY.
Agnes Murray, wealthy and eccentric
Greenfield Hill resident, will have to pay
$4,000 damages for injuries inflicted by a
ram which she owned. Adelia Hubbell, q
spinster, and neighbor of Miss Murray, will
receive the above amount as compensation
for the injuries received in a struggle with
the ram. The story of Miss Hubbell's bat
tie with the ram will live in the history of
Greenfield Hill. The animal wandered on
the land of Miss Hubbell, and when she
attempted to drive it off the ram made a
| Yale rush. The frightened woman grabbed
the animal by the horns and struggle
followed until young woman arrived
| and threw a sunbonnet over the rams
head. The picture of the battle was SO
well described to the jury in the superior
| court that they gave her $4,000.
| STATE GRAND LODGE, SCOTTISH RITE MA
| soNRY.
The charter for the Connecticut grand
lodge of Scottish rite Masonry to be form
ed in New Haven is expected from the su-
preme lodge in Philadelphia December IS.
Grand Commander of the Northern Juris-
diction George W. Roper will make the
presentation at banquet and reception to
be given in the near future. There are
subordinate lodges in Hartford, Ansoaia,
Waterbury, Bridgeport and New Haven.
On January ~ a committee of Free Masons
from different parts of the state will meet
in New Haven to take iato consideration
several places for creating a state home fol
members of the order who need to be thus
assisted. The grand lodge has approved
OF the enterprise, and there ia already a
fund of $l4 ,OO9 for this movement.
BOARD OF PARDoNs TO MEET.
A meeting of the state board of par
dons will be held at the capitol, December
3, at II a. m. There are nine new petit.
TONERS and six old ones. The new petit
ticners are: In Hartford county, Horace
F. Niles, burglary, sentenced March, 1899
for five years; R. J. Leyden, December
1890, for five years, attempt at rape; Nor
ris Murphy, horse theft, 1890, three
December 81, three years. New Hsver
county, Christian Green, horse theft, %.
tober, 1891, three years; William johnson
murder in the second degree, 1884, life
Daniel ]. Webster, attempt at rape, Febru
airy, 1890, eight years. Fairfield county
Patrick Enright, rape, October, 1889, ter
years; Charles E. Waterbury, kidnapping
March, 1892, four years.
NEW LONDON ALSO PROVIDING PARKS FoE
THE PEOPLE.
The common council of New London hat
recommended the purchase of Ocean beach
which has a handsome shelving beach
| 1900 feet in length, for a park, and the
papers are advocating the project. Il
bought the electric road will be extended
to the beach.
K. OF P. VISIT LAST NIGHT.
The degree team of Comstock lodge Of
Waterbury, with its elaborate parspher.
MALTA and large number of local Pythians
journeyed to Torrington last night, where
they were the guests of Harmony lodge
NO. ~, K. OF P, of that town. The work
OF Gomstook's team Is bsceming the topic
| OF degree conversation in Pythian LODGES
throughout the state, and many invitations
to exhibit 1t have been received. A special
train brought the party home, leaving Tor
ringtoa about 1 this morning.
FOR A JUDGEsHIP.
The Willimantic Herald says: "John l..
Hunter, a life long democrat and one OF
the Oldest lawyers in the state, is candt-
date for the judgeship on the bench of the
| superior court. If this plum must 90 to a
democrat, and it surely will, let that dem.
ocrat be MIR. Hunter. No one is more de-
serving of 1t than he, and few are as csps.
ble."
| AMONG THE NORWICH LUTHERANs.
Norwich Record: Tue German Lutheran
society of this city has called Rev, Mr..
Heschmann of Brooklyn, N. Y. He has
accepted and is expected to occupy the
sooiety's pulpit next Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Schaeffer preached his farewell sermon
Sunday, his resignation having been sent
In and accepted some time ago. Sunday
noon the retiring pastor called a society
meeting, but no action was taken az re-
| CARDS the resignation. Rev Mr.. Schaeffer
has always been very attentive to his
| Christian duties and his intended depart
ure will cause much sorrow to the mem
| bers of his passionate.
THE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE CoLoRED
| RACE DISCUSSED.
At the convention of the Freedmen's Aid
and Southern Education society held in
Norwich Tuesday, Rev. M. G. B. Mason.
B. D., colored preacher from Georgia,
| made an eloquent address on the negro
and the problems relating to his elevation.
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