Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-26
CONNECTICUT Jorr1NGs.


Almshouse-Snakes Carpen-
ter Better-The New Cider-Consoli.
dated Road improvements - Did
Nobly In Chicago - More Forest
Fires.
b. R. Cofin's house at Windsor Locks
was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The Tolland County Agricultural 80
ciety is 1,048 ahead by the fair recently
held.
Five new cases of scarlet fever have
been reported since Saturday at Windsor
Locks.
Lucien May, the embezzling clerk of
Meigs & Co., at Bridgeport, has been re-
leased on bail.
William Glover, once prosperous busi-
ness man in Danbury, died in the aims
house of that town Saturday night A fire
destroyed his business and ruined him.
William J. Bretchter, driver for the
Adams Express company in Norwich, was
killed in q runaway Monday.
Wild peas growing in profusion in full
bloom was what New Londoner observed
Sunday in a trip to Waterford. They
were found on the Waterford town farm.
Connecticut archaeological: Hem
~ Helderting, Emerson D. Babcock,
Mary F. Lewis, Caroline W. Hubbard;
widow of 1812-Nancy z. Chandler;
additional-Russeu Weber, John Car
ney.
The Polish residents of Meriden have de-
cided to build Roman Catholic church at
Oak and Summer streets. The only Po-
lish church in the state at present Is at
Bridgeport.
Late Monday night fire broke out in
George O. Mahler's livery stable in Win
IL Il - n.
| fire communicated to a large storehouse
E. A. Nellis as storehouse for rags.
| This was also burned. The loss is about
$1,000.
George Bevans of Bridgeport, milk
| dealer, stumbled upon a nest of snakes
the other day. There were twenty
| in the party, their length ranging from six
inches to two feet. He killed them.
John P. Kellogg of Waterbury, son OF
General S. w. Kellogg has been elected
captain of Company A to succeed William
E. Moses. Mr.. Kellogg was aide de camp
| on General Watson's staff.
The death of Mary Beardsley, the girl
hurt in the crash at the Winsted rink
Wednesday, is expected at any time. She
is still unconscious. The other victims
are all on the road to recovery.
Judge Carpenter has been confined to
| his house in Hartford few days with q
| severe cold on his lungs. He was some
| what better last night. He was unable to
| attend court at Bridgeport yesterday, but
| expects to be able to go to day.
| Thomas D. Knowles, physical instructor
| of the Y. N. G. A. gymnasium in Water
| bury, has returned from an extended trip
through the west, inspecting the apparatus
| of the different gymnasiums. He will
I hao{v, hfo dr1fiao in "otorhrJr, T1aoIo-
| November 1.
Articles of association have been filed al
the Office of the secretary of state for the
| Incorporation of the Yale Brick company al
Berlin. The capital stock is 800, O0O with
| $4,000 cash paid in. The directors are
Edward P. Yale, Forts 81. Allis, William
L. Damon and John B. Miner.
| Mr.. N. 8. Plstt of Cheshire, pomologist
of the Connecticut board of agriculture
has addressed circular to the peach
growers of the state making inquiry TO,
data concerning the large peach crop Of
last year and the amount of orcharding
and hopes to gather information to show il
| possible from how small beginning this
industry has sprung in Connecticut. HI
hopes by the cooperation of peach raiseri
in all parts of the state to gather this in
| formation, and desires to have the returns
all in by November 10.
The Consolidated road in putting in
| turntable and roundhouse at the old Ali
Line junction in Willimantic. Tie foun
dations have to be laid in water and art
built Of immense blocks of Portland stone
up nearly to the level of the main lin,
tracks. The walls are about four fee
thick. Nearly an acre of surface will have
to be filled in for depth of four to ter
feet. The round house will be constructed
for the accommodation of only six engines
at present, but it can be arranged to thu
capacity of twenty four as the demand in
| oreases.
The Bridgeport council has just decided
by one vote to decline to accept the propo
sition of the Consolidated road for e1imi
| mating grade crossings weat of Park ave
nue., by sinking the tracks. The majority
want raised structure above presen
grade.
It is the universal testimony that tn,
Governors Foot Guard at Chicago die
themselves, their city, and their stat,
proud. The Hartford Couraut remarks
With their fine marching in their showy
uniforms they won the praise and admira
ton of all who saw them, and this wa
only increased when the spectators wer'
near enough to see the faces of the mel
themselves. They made most creditabl
appearance, and that isn't all. They be
/ AoVoA 40 well AZ tAOy AOOAoo. 4Ao CO1A
pany of a hundred and twelve men, how
ever good time they were having. wer
always gentlemen, always orderly and vel
behaving citizens.
A wood fire of considerable extent wa
started on the mountain last Friday be
tween Bloomfield and Simsbury. abou
half way between the two towers. A grea
many people were in the woods on gun
ming or other expeditions, and the fir
probably originated with. them. Th
neighbors banded together and though
Sundays high wind, however, started til,
flames and yesterday the fire looked rathe
ugly. About 100 acres of timber land O
considerable value have been burned over
The fire seems to have started on the LIANT
of William Adams of Bloomfield. Anon,
| others whose land was burnt was that o
| Messrs. Terry and Wilcox. On Sunday
| fire broke out in the mountain about tw
two miles south of the location of the frs
fire. 1t was soon brought under control
There was also serious fire in Glaston
bury woods. It showed plainly for miles
| It was in large tract of woods five or 81,
L1TcHF1ELD, Dot. 25.-The mystery tina
surrounds the sudden death of jackson
Tompkins and Patrick Levin, the two mel
who were found dead in Frank Goes door
yard last evening, is as impenetrable a
ever, and no satisfactory solution of 1t Cal
be found. This morning Coroner Higgin
telegraphed Medical Examiner Belden tina
he could not be in town to-day, and in
structed the doctor to proceed with tn
investigation and hold an autopsy. Ac
cordingly DR.. Belden went to the scene O
the tragedy this afternoon and made
thorough examination of the premises, q
well as the bodies of the dead men. AS
result of the autopsy he can only say tina
death was due to some irricent poison, tn
exact nature of which cannot b
determined until a chemical examina
ton has been made. The docto
states that Levin took mucl
more of the poison than his companion ant
his death probably resulted sooner. Som
| of the fluid found in Levin's stomach vii
be examined by an expert chemist. It wa
at first supposed that the men had take1
poison, which they might have found IL
the barn, thinking it to be liquor, but Mr.
Coe says that there were but two bottles
of horse medicine about the stable tina
contained poison and both of these hav'
been found undisturbed. The field wher
the men were working during the forenoo,
has been searched but no bottles hav,
been found, and there Is not the slightes
clue as to whore the death dealing fuit
came from. Both of the men were vel
known here, and as far as can be asoer
tanned had no enemies. The town Is muci
excited over the tragedy and all kinds O
stories are afost.
William Haywood of New Haven, tn,
| embezzlin9 agent of the United State