Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

AGC6uO CulluS Du6lucbS CO11oko.
Bishop Mcmahon viewed the K. of G.
parade from the Tontine steps yesterday.
John J. Phelan of Bridgeport, candidate
for secretary of state on the democratic
ticke, tgoes to Shelton Friday to organize
club.
The uniformed rank, Knights of Sher-
wood Forest, of Ansonis, left last night
for New York, where to-day they will take
part in the Columbian parade.
The program for the celebration of Col
umbus day at the public school in Shelton
will comprise singing, speaking, reading
essays and remarks by the teachers.
The peoples party is to open the cam
paign in Ansonis on Tuesday evening, o.
tober 10, when they will be addressed at
the Ansonia opera house by DR.. Alfred s.
Houghton of Seymour.
The connection between the Derby
branch and the main line of the Consoli-
dated road in this city is now complete and
everything is about in readiness to run
trains into the Union station.
The Swedish Republican club of Bridge
port held an enthusiastic rally Monday
evening. There were over 200 Swedes
present. The speaker of the evening was
Rev. Mr.. Fern of New Britain.
The fourth grand ball of the New Ha-
ven Stationary Engineers association, for
the benefit of the association library, will
be held in Music hall, Church street, on
Tuesday evening, November Is.
The state convention of the w. G. T. U.
began in Norwich yesterday and will be
continued to day and Thursday. The
president, Mrs. G. B. Forbes, presided, and
about 200 delegates we're present.
The Bridgeport police last night raided
policy joint run by J. D. Carpenter and
captured the proprietor and Frank Clark
son, a writer. This is the third time the
place has been raided in few months.
The annual session of the Connecticut
grand encampment of Odd Fellows will be
held in Hartford Odd Fellows hall, Tues,
day, October 10. The address by the grand
patriarch will be made by John d. Keney
of Norwalk.
The trial of William Il. Burnham for
rape on Emily johnson of Hamden was
resumed in the criminal side of the superior
court yesterday. The day was occupied
with witnesses for the defense. The case
is still on trial.
Arrangements have been completed for
republican meeting in the new German
hall, West Ansonia, on Friday evening.
Two speakers will be present-Hon. R. W.
Tollfsohn, ex-consul to Germany, and
Colonel ]. D. Slocum of New Jersey.
Howard lodge of Good Templars last
evening partook of a banquet upon invita-
ton of Mrs. Fields. prominent membe,
of the lodge. In this manner the lady
celebrated her wooden wedding, and at the
conclusion of the banquet the members
gave her an unanimous vote of thanks.
Howard lodge is one of the largest of the
order of Good Templars in the state.
Probably Fatally Injured at Tin
Bridge.
Sylvester WEIGH, aged thirty-eight, who
lives at the corner of Grand avenue and
Fillmore street, was probably fatally in.
jured near Tin bridge yesterday afternoon
by the Shore Line express, which leaves
here about 2:30 p. m. He was walking
along the track and did not seem to hear
the train coming. It caught him full in
the back and threw him with terrible
force forward, landing him on his head.
He was picked up unconscious and taken
to the hospital. At late hour last night
his condition was considered very critical.
His skull was fractured and lie was suffer
ing from conclusion of the brain. He is
also believed to be injured internally.