Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-07
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

Killed Ills Friend - HeV. Dfs
 Walker Much Better - The Sad
 Damage to MiddletOwn's Brand
 New Opera House-Long Island
 Prolific With Fine Strawberry
 Crops-Good Words for pr. Park
 hurst.
 THoMAsroN, June 6.-John Canty was fatally shot yesterday afternoon by the accidental discharge of a revolver in the hands of Thomas Dwyer, friend. Canty passed the weapon to Dwyer, who, not knowing it to be loaded, pulled the trig- ger. The ball passed through Dwyer's thumb and hit Canty in the temple. Canty died in about an hour. Medical Examiner Smith viewed Canty's remains and decided that death was the result of an accident. Dwyer has not been ar rested. He is sixteen years old, and Canty was about the same age. Canty was at one time at the reform school in Meriden. Dwyer has always borne an e1- cellent reputation. g. RAILROAD MEN DISCHARGED. NORWICH, June 6.-Twenty- eight men were dis | charged last night from the repair shops of the Norwich and Worcester road in this city. The F6aSOu given was that the road was to curtail expenses. A number of employees Of the Chelsea paper mill are also out of work by reason of summa- ry discharge.
 PASTOR IGNORED. Rev. J. H. ODonnell of Watertown was pre- sented Sunday evening with a handsome double l silver inkstand It was the gift of Officer McCar- thy of Waterbnry He was aee9mPanisd H jed to Va Mueay to Reey Moran and Charles O'Connor. The merchants of Watertown are contributing oeray y t1 s the falr l latter part of the month.
 UNITED STATES COURT. The case of the Hammond Buckle company of
 Waterbury against the Goodyear Rubber com pany of Middletown was given 8 hearing in the
 United States circuit court before Judge Town
 frngement of patent in globe fasteners.
 GREAT CROP OF LONG ISLAND STRAWBERRIES
 BRIDGEPORT June 6.-Long Island strawberry
 growers to-day began shipping berries to Con-
 necticut Under favorable conditions the straw
 for a number of years. The largest quantity
 shipped from Port @ c Jefferson to Bridgeport in
 yield is expected to be larger.
 l DIR. PARKHURsT AND HIS METHODS.
 Rev. Mr. Davenport, Congregational pastor of
 the Second church, Waterbury, in manly dis
 course Sunday upheld Dr. Parkhurst's course re-
 garding the suppression of % vice in New 1ork a, | Community After a .well-choosen introduc- ton the speaker touched on the efforts of the
 n D of Tsw Yo1E city, many , sneered at these attempts" said he, '.as unbe } coming the dignity and outside the sphere of g
 they suehs Eedenty evil
 ists in the great metropolis practically sustained
 the thing to light, to agitate the subject t
 ss ny y yo be the e . | church for but to throw it's light into the mid
 night of vice and crime; to fling its preseryinl Tn what was it sent into the world? To afford SC
 lect circle an opportunity of indulging in sancti
 of roses while all about itsin lifts it's unbushinI 7 hood and womanhood $unrebuked? Certainl. | not! Nothing could have been farther from thu 5 wish of it's founder All honor to Dr. Park hurs ITS
 spirit of the gospel and the obligation that rest upon those who profess to represent it, they hay been vastly more faithful to their. trusts tha :, have those other Christians who have behe l them but to sheer and condemn" 7 "should Christians Meddls With PoItics?" an 5 | after affirming that it is as much the duty of
 Christian to exert his influence in behalf of rsh | of the recent cowardly assault on the little ban
 of salvationists who ;, came me hither to uplift h tn tinued, that there is nothing for Christians her
 to do, politically wise, when such outrages ca , |
 DETROIT.
 r pr. Shepherd of Hartford, years ago of Ne1
 Haven will be away during the present week a } | tending the meetings of the American Medics ! association in Detroit
 REV. WALKER BETTER.
 HARTFORD June 6.-Dr. George Leon Wake 1 was able to attend communion service at tn n First church yesterday. This is the first tim
 that he has been able to attend service since hi II ! recent illness.
 |, GOES TO COLORADO SPRINGS.
 The Rev. Dr. Graham Taylor of Hartford wi e leave for Colorado Springs and Denver 0 6 Wednesday, where he expects to spend mont | in much needed rest and recreation. He will
 accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Taylor. n THE FIRE IN M1DDLETowN's BEAUTIFUL NEW oPER
 RoUsE-DAMAaED $12,OOO. ~ MIDDL7TowN, June 6.-The beautiful new Mt
 dlesex Music hall was very badly damaged b e fire last evening. The stage, scenery and rot $ which cost $120O0. is probably total loss, an
 the house is generally damaged by smoke. Tn . l fire was discovered at SOY o'clock by the jan IS IS alarm.
 tackled the organ, and worked it's way up to all y through the roof over the stage The scener s, furnished with the fre-proof paint, and it W. g not ceable how quickly that yielded and how u
 flames failed to take hold of adjoining su a faces.
 IT The scenery box, in which large amount t. { D new scenery was stored, was destroyed I'll 5 proscenium arch is gone and the ornaments I. in front of tbis arch is destroye e in the interior: Water has caused some loss.
 desolate appearance and MiddietoHn people fe Is very It is difficult to place the exact los Some figure ss it oao as high as saoooo. The organ D. It vas only ten days ago that the beautif n- new hall was formally opened with the perforr
 | leadership II Paine. The building was put up by the Mi 3f | dlesex Mutual Insurance company at cost Id l $125,00O.
 y LEAVES A DAUGHTER IN NEW HAVEN. st HARTFORD, June 6.-Mrs. Margaret Lombar " who died on Saturday, was the widow of Jam IF Lombard, member of Company A, Twent n. sixth regiment, Connecticut volunteers, who w r. killed at Port Hudson, La., May 9, 1868. Sl ,d leaves four sons and two daughters: William m Lombard of Springfield, who served during u
 war in Company A, First regiment Heavy art isry Sonnseicut volunteers d E. Gi Lombard ;1 e. Frank Lombard Of this city with whom she h. h cty yo and Mrs Mary Maynard of %e% Have e9 Mrs Lombard's brother, John Salter, lives as Groton. Mrs Lombard,s funeral was attend' 10 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Dr. George htGf Stone off1ciated.
 wEsLEYAN's Y. M. c. A. BUILDING. ,g M1DDLETowN, June 6.-Wesleyan's new Y. D. c. A. building at last seems assured. Tod, a. eighty five students out of 24o pledged S5,24 P alumni About ss5ooo is likely to be spe s upon the building, SlO,00O of which is hoped f ,ed day and will contribute when given a chanc io The building will probably be started this fall Id THE COURT RECORD. ! Common Pleas sCourt-Criminal Side TuH