Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-23
OONNEcTICUr NEWS.

CONNECTICUT NEWS.
CHIEF Kennedy Invited-Hartford
Jottings-A Sad Case-september
Coaching Party-Columbus Day In
undergraduates Notes.
Chief Kiley Of New London has sent out
Invitations to the following chiefs of de-
partments to be his guests on the occasion
of the fire parade in that city next
Wednesday: Chief Snagg of Waterbury, |
Chief Kennedy of New Haven, Chief Wiley |
Of Middletown, Chief Leonard of Will |
mantle, Chief Greeneberg Of Norwich and |
Chief Cheesebro of Stonington.
HAS LEASED THE LAKEWOOD HOTEL.
j. Donaghue of 1856 Asylum street, Hart
ford, has leased the lakewood hotel at
Charter Oak park for term of ten yeare.
Mr.. Donaghue is well known in Hartford.
TWO HARTFORD MEN.
The great topic among the sporting peo-
pie of Hartford is proposed finish fight
between William L. Crowley and w. L.
Talcott, both of that city. Mr.. Crowley
came out with letter saying that he was
in earnest in the matter. He also left a
deposit of 5000 to bind the match.
A SAD CASE.
HARTFORD, Sept. ea.-Mary Shields, a
domestic, twenty-five years of age, was to-
day held for trial in default of $4,000
bonds on a charge of granddaughter. She
was deserted by her husband in Ireland
over year ago and came to this country
to find him.
A week ago she gave birth to child,
whose body was found in the cellar of the
house where she lived. The medical ex-
aminer reported to the coroner that the
baby was born alive, and an autopsy veri-
| fed the fact. The woman was arrested
while under treatment at the hospital.
BILL FOR So, 491.
| The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad has presented bill of 49,,
1925 to Comptroller Staub, being IS per
| cent of the total cost of the bridge ACROSS
| Morgan street, Hartford, and the embank-
ment work on either side. This makes the
| total expense of removing the grade cross
bridge $169. 965. Under an act of the gen.
eral assembly, passed in 1889, the state
pays one-fourth the total expense.
MADISON YOUNG LADIES.
Many of the young ladies of Madison
have taken their departure-Miss Theo-
dora Dudley to teach in private semi
nary at Chattanooga, Miss Mary E. Coe
to teach in Grand View institute in Ten
nessee, Miss Fanny Fisk to teach in Gull
ford institute, Miss Jennie Redield to
teach in East Haddsm, and Miss Ada
Wildes to study in the Normal school at
! New Britain.
The clambake at the Island house will
probably take place on Saturday, October
1. 1t is expected that this bake will be
the finest yet.
A JOURNALISTIC FAMILY.
The new editor of the Newtown Bee is
Allison P. Smith, who has for eight years
been on the staff of the Springfield Home
stead. He is brother of the retiring edi-
tor, R. 81. Smith, who is going to southern
California for his health. A third brother,
Arthur j. Smith, now of the Farmers and
Mechanics bank of Bridgeport, will become
are sons of the late Rev. Henry B. Smith,
who preached in Newtown for seven
years.
VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vanderbilt, Colo
mel and Mrs. William Jay and August Bel
. mont, all of New York, drove up to the
postofice yesterday in their splendid
! "Brake," drawn by four fine horses. They
all alighted from the vehicle and walked
about while q relay Of four other fine
horses, which had been forwarded on the
cars from Mystic the evening before tc
Wesley M. Ways livery stable, were at
tached to the vehicle and on the party
L ~ Coo o&ry1n x64~ ala
: of four horses at Bradford and still anoth
!, or at Woodmont. The party started from
Newport Tuesday morning, stayed in Say
brook Wednesday night and expected t.
!, | stay in Bridgeport last night. Mr.. Way
4 bad orders to ship the four horses left here
. to South Norwalk last evening.
THE LEAP NAY HAVE SAVED HER.
J, The wife of John N. Wasting, who keep
r a store on Manhattan street, has been seri
= GUS i'll for several days past. The resi-
denoe of the family is on Sumner street
/, near Liberty place. Yesterday Afternoon
q Mrs. Wassing seemed to be more nervou
o and delirious than she had previousl.
; been, and her husband was preparing t
g go for the attending physician, DR.. g. W
\ into excitement by the cries of the nurs
g who was with the sick lady. Mrs. Was
n sing, who seemed for the moment to pos
10 sess extraordinary strength, had, in spit
/ of the efforts of the nurse to prevent hel
70 got out of bed and opened one of tho win
L dows. She quickly went out throug
ts the window, and after standing for
le she leaped to the ground, landing in
"a fower-bed near the front steps. Mr.. Wai
at sing, responding to the nurses summon,
reached the piazza just as Mrs. Wassin
was falling. She landed upon her fee
and then fell over with some force. .
le sharp point of one of the plants in th
r fower-bed came in contact with her body
and caused her to bleed profusely. I'll
IN shock rendered the lady unconscious. Sh
~ aid was summoned. DIR. Hungerford we
he soon in attendance, and the family phys
e clan arrived later. She recovered col
a. seriousness after q short time, and la!
night was able to recognize her husban
T. and others. To-day her condition VIZ
as greatly improved and there are stron
II. hopes that she will recover. DR.. Birc
a. was of the opinion that the loss of bloc
which the patient sustained after her ia
was beneficial and had much to do wit
the improvement which has happily TO
81 llowed.-Stamford Advocate.
y, COLUMBUS DAY IN BRIDGEPORT.
N. A feature of the Columbus day celebr
of ton in Bridgeport, October 81, is to be
IT. marine celebration. The landing of Colun
e. bus is to be produced, with attention pal
j. to all historical details. A vessel approach
he ing in design and model the s'Santa Maria
in which the great explorer made his fir
and most famous voyages, will sail up tt
IL outer harbor and drop anchor off the parl
II. nearly opposite Lookout Point. As 81
of anchors the yellow-barred flag of Spai
NJ will be run up to the masthead and wi
n be saluted by all the guns on IL
te. vessel A boat will then be put O
nd from the caravePs side. It will bear
oy man dressed as Columbus, together wit
others dressed as priests, courtiers, ct
a They will land near Lookout point, whie
he will be throngsd with Indians, and ami
On solemn services the new found continel
raj will be formally declared to be under Il
ns protectorate of Spain and the holy rel
wv gion. Columbus, his attendants and IL
D., group of Indians will then mount foa
and form part of the procession. ALI tt
ed singing societies in town, as well as IL
ID church choi1s, will be invited to form
90. grand chorus at the evening exercises
;" the armory.
THAT HARD CIDER CAMPAIGN.
NO The Norwich Record says: "In the wi
ut, dow of George w. Kies & Co.'S shoe sto
In Ia shown one of the finest and most int