Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-23
GENERAL STATE NE.s.

The $4,000 Purse-SGved from Fire |
5000 azissing-Connecttcu A.
.. F.-Big Convention in New Or.
leans - Suffering in Privation -
Notes.
Thursday, August 25, has been named
as the day on which the Hartford $40, 900
purse for foals of 1889 will be trotted for.
This is during the grand circuit meeting,
and it will be one of the big events of this
season.
THE MARTYR SPY PLACE.
Mr.. Barnes and Miss Peterson, the lady
residing with her family in the Nathan
Hale house, the home of the martyr
Spy" of the Revolution, not far from the
village of South Coventry, saved that his
toric building from destruction by fire the
other day.
HARTFORD, March 22.-Daniel ]. Deegan
of Bristol, arrested last Thursday for US
ing the mails for 'green goods' purposes,
United States court by Commissioner Mar
vim to-day. Deegan claimed that he took
letters from the postofice to give to David
Dolan, piano agent.
MISSING WITH $4,000.
BRIDGEPORT, March 22.-Gsorge E. Kee-
Ter, secretary and treasurer of the Nichols
& Peck Manufacturing company, Is short
$1,000, and / is reported that he has left
town. He had the money to pay of the
workmen. The company is afraid that the
workmen will sue it for their wages.
At the national biennial convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians to be held
in New Orleans, opening May 10, Conneeti-
cut will be represented by State Delegate
Colonel John P. Murphy of Norwich, Col
onel William Donaghue of the Hibernian
Rifles, State Secretary John D. Cunningham
of New Haven, County Delegate P. j. Silk
of Hartford, County Delegate William G.
keenan, of Waterbury, County Delegate
| Henry C.Saunders of Norwich and County
Delegate James Whaley of Bridgeport.
| New Haven and Hartford counties are each
entitled to an extra delegate by reason of
their membership. The county convention
| to appoint this delegate for New Haven
county will probably be held in Naugatuck
April 10 and in Hartford about the same
| time. All the divisions of New Orleans
and neighboring towns will assemble to
| parade in honor of the delegates. After
| the convention banquet will be served.
! The question of the endowment of chair
| in the Catholic university Of Washington,
| D. G., will be discussed.
SUFFERING AND PRIvATIoN IN CRAWFORD.
| BRANFoRD, March 22-The selectmen of
Branford to-day reported case of suffer
ing to DIR. Adams, the agent of the HUI
name society. Yesterday it was discov-
cred that the family of Richard William
son, an aged man living at Pine Orchard
were suffering from want of food. The
father is seventy-two years old, and has
been ill for several weeks. During that
| time he has been without medical attend
ance or proper nourishment. His wife is
dead and his children. girls, aged seven
| teen and nineteen years respectively, are
| in deplorable state. The elder is an
| idiot, while the other is totally blind. The
neighbors, who are few, have rendered
them aid for several months, but the
wretched family have been neglected Of
late. DR.. Adams was expected out here
before night.
1ARTFORD PLANTATION OWNER.
Charles N Knox of Hartford is par
owner of magnificent orange plantation
at Mound Grove, eastern Florida, which ii
said to DO one of the finest and best pay
ing groves in the state. Mr.. Knox and hi
partner, John Beed, have recently bull
handsome summer residences on the prop
erty, which covers 100 acres. Water il
supplied by two large artesian wells, ant
the adjacent woodland and water surface
preclude much injury by wind and frost.