Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-01


cisive vote will be reached in two weeks.
It ia said that the international union had
$481 900 in their treasury January l.
WAITING FOR SOBER SECOND THOUGHT.
Concerning the Aeriden street car tie up
the Hartford Cour4nt remarks: Aeriden-
ties will do a good deal of walking and
quite as much thinking and use some strong
language. Sooner or later will arrive that
tardy harmonizer, sober second thought,
and Meriden's street oar service will be in
full operation again. What is it that
makes all Msridsn walk to-daya 1t is no
question of wages. There has been no
complaint on this point. 1t is the attempt
to enforce the principle that the company
has not the right to discharge q man with
out the permission of the Knights of Labor
and the violence shown by those who sym
pathize with the strike declared by the
knights of Labor.
The system ia seven miles long, has cost
5000, 900. and has not yielded to its own
ers dollar in dividends. The supsrin-
tendent is the only officer of the company
who draws q salary. Tho directors are
connected with concerns which represent
wo-thirds or three-fourths of the taxable
been the ones that have made Meriden, and
the investment by these men of such q sum
of money in street car service is looked
upon by many Meriden people a. simply
great service to their city.
These facts account for the feeling to-
wards the company on the part of the sober,
thoughtful citizens of Meriden. All who
were heard by a Courant reporter to ex-
press an opinion outside of strikers head
quarters unhesitatingly approved the pol
| icy of the company.
A DRAMATIC STORY CONNECTED WITH AN
ACCIDENT IN BRIDGEPORT.
Concerning A. L. Winton, well-known
mill owner, who with his horse was struck
and killed by Housatonio freight In that
city on Friday, dramatic story is told in
connection with the sad accident. Ten
| years ago Mr.. Winton and his son David
had a falling out. The latter loft home and
went west. For years he never wrote
home and his father gave him up for dead.
A few months ago he opened correspond
ence with his father, and the latter be-
sesched him to return. He did not say in
any of his letters that he would, but he in
tended to. Friday afternoon he alighted
from the 4:30 train, and on entering the
Union hotel he was recognized by an old
friend, who impaired the intelligence of
his fathers death. David fell in swoon.
PATIENT IN ADVERSELY AND SUFFERING.
Mrs. Atwater Hale, who died in Glaston-
bury Friday, was woman of wonderful
force of character. Some six years ago
she was thrown over an embankment about
fifteen feet high, the horse and carriage
falling upon her. As result she was ter
ribly manQled, one of her ankles and feet
being mashed to atoms She was confined
to her bed for nine months, enduring her
sufferings with heroic frmness seldom
equalled. Mrs. Hale was possessed of a
large fortune, which she managed to good
purpose. Her recent illness has been long
and severe, but borne with Christian pa
thence, while loving hands and faithful
physician have done all that human aid
could do to mitigate her sufferings. Her
funeral took place at her late residence
yesterday afternoon.
RECOVERING.
Fairfield County Commissioner John O..
Page, who has been ill for over year, is
slowly improving in health. He is able to
sit up and his friends expect to see him
out in few weeks.
| GREAT QUANTITY OF DEAD FISH.
Something is killing off large numbers
of fish in the Pennington river, and there
is loud call for an investigation. Hun
dreds of dead suckers, bullheads and other
fish are found on the banks of the river
below Unionville. The suckers seem to
be dying off faster than any other kind of
fish, and the mortality has been going on
two or three weeks.
| FUNERAL IN MERIDRN.
The funeral of Thomas w. Price took
place in Meriden yesterday. He was sew
ty-nine years old. He was born in Eng
land and came to this country over forty
years ago. He had lived in Meriden since
1874, working as buffer in the britannia
shop. He leaves four children, Mrs. J. w.
Fidler, R. 81. Price, Miss Emma Price of
Meriden, and Mrs. Anna Manchester of
Chioopee. Mass.
COLONEL M'aovERN ASSUMES COMMAND.
HARTFORD, July 30.-Colonel Patrick
McGovern of the First regiment, Hibernian
Rifles, issued orders to-day assuming COM
mand of the regiment.
The Game and Fish club of Southinpton
had such an elegant time at their clambake
Thursday at their pond that they will give
another one in about six weeks to close the
season, with their families. The club has
decided to erect club house at the pond
in the spring at . cost of 81, 900.
GIVEN UP BY THE A. o. H. STATE BOARD.
At the state board meeting of the A. O.
H., held in Middletown Thursday, It was
unanimously decided to dissolve tho In
surance branch of the order. Since the
insurance was started four years ago 1885,
600 has been paid out. State Delegate
Murphy was the means Of this.
He found about one year ago that the
insurance was hurting tho order. He has
worked hard against It since that time. His
action is upheld by. the majority of the
members in the state.
AN ITALIAN PRIEST FOR HARTFORD.
| Ri. Rev. Bishop McMshon has made pro-
vision for the spiritual ministrations of
the italian residents of Hartford, and has
secured priest of that nationality to per-
manently reside in that city. he will live
at the Episcopal residence and will hold
services at ST. Patriok's school hall. There
ars las1s number Of Italians Ia Hsstterl,