Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-29
ooNNEorIcUT NEWS.


will give employment to 200 hands.
ASSAULTED WITH KNIFE.
SAUGATUoK, Nov. 28-While at work
Saturday Edward Allen was murderously
assaulted by an unknown Swede. Allen
was painting house when the man entered
and began searching the place. Allen at
tempted to eject him and the Swede drew
long knife with which he slashed the
painter severely. The Swede was finally
overpowered and locked up. Allen is not
badly injured.
WITH HER HUSBANDS SAVINGS.
NoRoToN, Nov. 28.-Mrs. Frederick
Wolf, with $500 belonging to her husband,
has not been seen since the middle of last
week, when she took her trunk and ordered
itohecked to Portehester, where her mother
lives. At that place it Is learned that she
has not been there. The reason for her de-
parture ia unknown, as the couple were
supposed to live happily.
A CALIFORNIA QUAIL.
Newton Way of Chesterfield went to
Hebron few days ago on shooting trip
He bsgged a number of quail and among
ern quail differs from his eastern brother
In color and wears black plume on his
head. Mr.. Way went to New London and
exhibited the California quail to eastern
sportsmen. It is the first Of the kind seen
in Eastern Connecticut.
PLAYED AT A BONFIRE.
NoRwALK, Nov.2s.-Ella, Eve years old,
Saturday afternoon with several compan-
ions was playing about a bonfire in the
street when her dress caught fire and in a
moment she was enveloped In flames. Her
| mother rushed from the house, but before
| she reached the girl her clothing had been
| almost entirely burned. The little one
was terribly burned about the limbs, and
| 1t is very doubtful if she RECEIVERS The
mother was also severely burned in at
tempting to extinguish the flames.
THE FIRST AT FA1Rv1Ew.
The successful applicants for admission
to the Odd Fellows home at Fairview are
four in number. W. N. Edmonds, one of
the four, was for fifteen years gardner for
William @. Schermerhorn at the Peauot
| village. He is a native of SOUTHAMPTON,
l.. l., and member of Noshahogan lodge
| of Waterbury. Another is Past Grand J.
| d. Cloyes of Phoenix lodge, No. SO, of
New Britain. Phoenix furnishes another
| in the person of Charles Bowen. The
benefciaries will enter the home next
Thursday without any formal parade or
ceremony and the great charity will begin
| its work.
FIVE TRAMPs BURNED.
MIDDLETowN, Nov. % Three men and
| two women were burned to death here
Saturday night in tobacco barn on the
old fair grounds. The victims were a
party of umbrella members seen near there
before the fire. 1t is supposed they were
drunk and set fire to a small amount of
hay, the only contents of the barn. The
building was totally destroyed.
REJECTED, RE ELECTED, RE APPOINTED
| The adjutant general Friday appointed
j. Paul Haun of Rockville second lieuten-
ant OF Company G, First regiment. G. N.
g., with rank from November II, to sue
coed himself. Hsun was recently dis
charged from the service for failure to
pass the examining board, but was imme-
diately reelected by large vote of the
| company. Haun keeps saloon in Rock
vile and is quite popular in the company.
BARN BURNED IN STAFFORD.
STRATFoRD, Nov. 28.-A large barn
| owned by Charles Hubbell, who resides
! near the center of the village of Stratford,
was burned to the ground between II and
IL O'Clock this MORNING Tho fro started
in q room which had been nartitiona5 off
in the upper part of the barn for the use
OF Mr.. Hubbell's son, who is photopra
pher. Spontaneous IGNITION of chanieo1s
ia annnoaad 70 hora ,testJ - 49, no,
live stock and vah;o1as 80 atL -
movahla n-o,,er+r 49, $50 'oA0 o'nei
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kate MT d CInton graduated from the Hillside
"'oA"0 eonool' "a''fouiS' ABOUT nVe years ago.
MER1DEN, Nov. 2s.-secretary George Rockwell
Of the Merideu Waterbury 81 CONNECTICUT River
railroad this morning. in regard to the renor+
that the New York & New England, which now
controls tina Meriden road 1ron,d ev+and 49,
road from Meriden to Middletown direct, said
| the scheme for some time, and that he felt con-
ndent that the new line would he bniIt in The
near iuIuIe. Ine Merioen roao now runs within
oT tha Mer nH nad ~, y. th meeting
being held this afternoon. MT RockWem viii ra Is
sign
BISHOP pADDocK uI
The Ripbt Raw Risbon paddoo,r ,, ;.
visiting his brother, L. S. Paddock, M. D.. O,
Washington street, Norwich. did NOT nreacb aa
announced in Trinity church Sunday heinS con
fined to the house by sickness
DEATH OF HENRY pv.,
Henry Ryan, the Taftville druggist. died Sat
uriay morning at the age of thirty four vears
He had been in business In that VILLAGE the nast
hve years. He was well liked by his patrons and |
eS'eenieo as cltlzen.
eN s- Thieves IN NoKwALk.
NoRWALK, Nov. 2S.-Sneak thieves are operat
ing in this vicinity Saturday night thew en-
tered the house Of Fradar;ct Pn;,,ta~ -
.+o1o 1870 oSins'oh ana
eIolo VALUABLE oVercoat and several small
articles. They then visited the residence Of
William Belts and here also secured ar over
coaC. mr. bebtS gave chase but was unable /
efect an entrance a. az 5nps was as0 made to
ney, but here the thieves were evidently FRIGHT
ened away.
TO BECOME DOCTOR.
1no orue hrh OF Lake q Pomeroy in Water |
oury was oissolved Saturday by mutual consent, |
"r' Lake again taxing entire charge of the husi-
ness. Mr.. Pomeroy will Immediately take IN
the study of surgery in preparation for futnre
entrance into one Of the Ieadine madi,aI on1
leges. ~ WI
r,ror,,e, s,n,,,--,,, - .
,4a- AoA,o sfS NE RAILWAY BUSINESS.
light plants, now propose to ENGAGE e~tensina,,
in the electric street railway business. Its Dur.
to Enson. corperations sr sr 6eins snipsc lake
otne Fl towns and it WIZ not be long before there
ford Monson, Palmer WiIbrahsm and fnd Hear
providing railroad facilities for these towns
which have long been needed '