Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-31
CONNECTICUT NEWS.

Prospects OF Lively Times In the
Woods and Fields for the Hunters
Republican Delegates I'm Orange
Accident to n Well Known Mount
Carmel Citizen - Meriden,s street
Railway Tieup - The Late Hon.
Isaac Arnold.
There ispromise of uncommonly good fall
shooting in various parts of the state, and
local sportsmen are highly delighted over
the outlook. The mild winter and hot, dry
summer were quito favorable for game, es.
pecially cartridges. In wet seasons kind
OF tick gets into the neck of the partridge,
killing them off in great numbers. This
summer has seen but few of these insects,
and the birds in sequence will be re.
markedly plentiful.
For feven seasons the hunters of New
York, New Jersey and Long Island have
had the advantage over Connecticut wood.
cock hunters from the fact that the law il
off in those neighborhoods September Is.
Thus they shoot off many woodcook reared
in this state and which have migrated.
Woodcock, however, are very plenty, and
there will be lots of sport when the law is
off October /.
FISH HAWK.
Carl F. Story of Norwich shot a fish
hawk at Fort Point Monday that measured
over five feet from tip to tip of its wings.
TO BE DEDICATED.
The st. Msry's Total Abstinence and
Benevolent three-story brick building, for
which ground was broken July 4, 1891,
and on which active work of construction
began last March, will be entirely COM
pleted in a fortnight. It is expected that
the dedication will occur with impressive
exercises October 10, the anniversary Of
the birth of Father Matthew'S, the great
temperance apostle. The Norwich Bulle.
tin says: The building is an important
addition to the business streets of the CITY.
Parties are already negotiating for the
1 Tnaa OF the two stores on the ground floor.
ihe1r dimensions are 174x65 feet. On the
wel-arranged second story are four Offices
on each side of the hall, one suite for bust
ness purposes, the other to comprise par
lor, library and card, smoking and pool
rooms for the association members, A bal.
oony for public speaking purposes fronts
this floor. The entire third story ia deyot-
ed to prettily trimmed hall, 35x65 feet in
size, exclusive of the stage.
ORANGE REPUBLICAN, RKLEaA1Es ELECTED.
Delegates elected at the caucus of the re-
publicans of Orange are as follows:
State-Hon. James Graham, First dis
triot; Everett T. I. Clark, Second district.
Senatorial-W. d. Brown, R. W. French,
First district; j. J. Merwin, E. B. Perkins,
Second district.
Congressiona!-Israel A. Kelsey, First
district; +. G. Woodruff, Second district.
Probate-D.S Crane, J. D. Nerwin, First
district; b. NJ. Allen, W. G. Russell, Second
district.
Town committee Hon. 8. J. BRYANT.
chairman; I. A. Kelsey, CIV. Hoffman, r.
B. Perkins, F. G. Woodruff.
The delegates to the senatorial conyen-
ton were instructed to vote and work for
the nomination of s. J. Bryant for senator
from the Seventh district.
ACCIDENT IN MT. CARMEL.
Richard h. Clark, retired Mt Carmel
business man, while at work on the scat
folding of his barn Monday afternoon
made mis-step and fell to the floor below,
distance of fifteen feet. He struck on
his shoulder and side of his head. Mr..
CLARK was unconscious when picked up.
De was carried into the house and Dr..
Jocelyn was summoned. He found thai
Mr.. Clark had cut an artery in the side of
MS head and that the right arm had been
dislooated at the elbow. He was badly
bruised about the face and head. The
artery bled profusely, but the doctor sue
ceeded IN stopping it. Mr.. Clark remained
unconscious all night, but yesterday morn
ing felt much better. He is si1ty-eight
years old and it is feared that the shock to
DIS system may prove very serious.
TO DEMAND TIE RUNNING OF CARS.
MER1DEN, Aug. 30.-Attorneys Fitzger-
aid and Buchanan of this city have been
retained by parties interested to get a
mandamus compelling the horse railroad
company to run its cars. Mr.. Fitzgerald
went to Waterbury this afternoon to con-
suit Assistant State Attorney Terry,
DEBTS $65, 000-AssErs $1,000.
NEW LONDON, Aug. 30.-Messrs. John
son and Newcomb, commissioners on the
estate of G. R. Tinker & Co., dry goods
dealers, yesterday completed their inven-
ment of his liabilities the debts run a nrat to
about So, 1000. The finding of the com
missioners make the assets less than
ST, 900.
COTTON MILL FIRE.
Packers big cotton mill in Plainfield,
owned by D. A. Packer of New York, was
badly damaged by fire yesterday.
SIXTY PANIC STRICKEN GUESTS IN STAN
FORD HOTEL.
STANFORD, Aug. S0.-Fire broke out at
1 a. m. to-day in the rear of the Stamford
hotel, the largest hotel here. There were
over sixty guests in the house and 1t was
with great difficulty that they got out of
the building in safety. The hallways were
filled with suffocating smoke and the
guests became panic stricken. Fortunate
~, however, all escaped, the most serious
injuries being bad bruises. The room in
which the fire started is directly under the
servants quarters and it was with great
difficulty that they were rescued. Their
escape was by means of ladders from the
The flames were brought under
control after fierce fight. Tho main part
Of the hotel was saved. The loss is $1O,-
900; insured.
THEY NOW HAVE NEARLY $4,000 1NHAB1-
TANTs.
ANsoNIA, Aug. 30.-The now directory
for 1892 for Ansonia, Birmingham, Shell
ION, Derby and Seymour is being delivered
'o-day. It is from the Office of the Price
Z Lee company, New Haven, and as usual
8 a very complete work, well printed and
pound.
Basing the calculation on the usual per-
'entage, 81, we find that the four places
orming the associated villages have 81, OFT
a very gratifying growth in
me year. Last year the population was
:. 205. In Seymour the present popula-
ion is 4, 052 as against 3,617 in 1891.
WHAT sIMsBURY WANTS.
Tho selectmen of Simsbury have petit
toned the railroad commissioners for an
rider prohibiting locomotives whistling on
he New Haven and NORTHAMPTON and |
Reading and New England |
silroads In that town. Also for gate,
lagman or electric signals to be main |
aimed on the crossings near the residence |
f Thomas Belden and the new town hall |
n Simsbury.
OPEN ON SUNDAYS.
The Hartford library, reading and refer
nee rooms will after this week be kept |
pen Sundays from to 7:S0 p. m. It |