Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-13
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
Items of Interest From Variou
Places In the Nutmeg State.

on LILO NOW ILuSinnO foiAio oos |
vas instantly killed this morning. He
7as struck by an overhead bridge a mile
Glow Putnam and thrown between the
ars. Both legs were cut off and he was
,adly crushed besides. His family live in
.yndonville, vt.
MET CLEVELAND.
Those present from Bridgeport at the
zig powwow and dinner of the Reform
,lub in Madison Square garden, NewYork,
we're Hon. D. N. Morgan, Hon. DIN Read,
Hon. d. A. Bishop, Judge N. B. Beardsley.
e. g. Sanford and @. s. Garfield. All of
The Bridgeporters met Mr.. Cleveland.
Morris and staff and Lynde |
Harrison and other prominent New Haven |
democrats outside of Bridgeport were pres
ent.
HOW HE WON HER.
BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 12.-Mias Minnie F.
Ryckman saw an advertisement for wife
in newspaper six months ago and an
swered it "iust for fun" Her correspond |
emit proved to be Daniel d. Langdon,
prosperous young Michigan farmer. The
correspondence was kept up and photo
graphs were exchanged. Last week young
LanRdon came on here and the pair were
married by Rev. I. N. Foster. Mr.. and
Mrs. Langdon have gone to his home in
Michigan.
WEALTHY soUTHPoRTERs WANT AN .ELEC-
TRIO ROAD.
BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 12.-Stil1 another
company have entered the field with
petition to the general assembly for char
ter to build an electric railway. This
company has been organized by some of
the wealthiest residents of Southport.
Their purpose is build an electric road be-
tween Southport and the depot in this city.
One of the arguments is that for twenty
years the Bridgeport Horse Railway COM
pany have had the right to extend their
road to Southport, but have never done go.
They will satisfy the legislature that they
are prepared to build the road as soon as
possible.
The road will enter this city by Fairfield
and Railroad avenues and will have several
local branches. There will also be branch
to Fairfield beach. Although Norwalk
company have already petitioned for q
charter to build an electric road between
this city and Norwalk, the Southport
company do not apprehend any trouble
from that source, believing that the Nor
walk company will be quite willing to
agree to consolidation.
A NEW CATHOLIC SOCIAL CLUB.
A new Catholic social club has been
formed in Bridgeport, among young men
exclusively, and it was duly christened
on Sunday. The name chosen was the
| City club. The main purpose will be to
| provide home for the members where
, they can congregate at any time and spend
| a pleasant evening in social intercourse.
| The club will have rooms sumptuously
furnished and centrally located. The mem
bership is limited to seventy-fve.
THE UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF HARTFORD
ARE TO HAVE GREAT FAIR.
Elaborate preparations are making TO,
the great fair of the United Irish societies
of Hartford, which will be held in Ger
mania hall, January 10 to %, inclusive
The purpose of the fair is to place on {
solid foundation the building fund of the
societies, with which they intend to cree
or hire building large enough for theil
quarters.
| FOUND A BROKEN RAIL NEAR MrLFOBD.
The track walker of the Consolidated
road, while on his way to Milford Sunda,
afternoon, discovered broken rail on tn
west bound track about 300 yards west o
ths Stratford depot. ALI west bound train
were ordered to take the side track A ney
rail was soon placed in position.
BYJUDaE DEMINa.
The second lecture of the Bridgeport
Scientific society season entitled, "Ou
National Parks" will be delivered thi
evening by Judge Deming of this city.
LOSS So, 500.
The loss by the burning of the Misse
Smiths shore house, near the Washingto
bridge, Stratford, Saturday night, is So, SOC
The property was owned by P. R. Scott
He had 81 600 insurance.
z. D. RITToN.
Edward D. Ritton, the Oldest photogri
, pher in the United States, died at his HON
in Danbury Friday at the age of sixty
!, nine. He learned the daguerreotype Pre-
, cess when it was new, fifty years ago. 3
i was prominent Mason and Odd Fellow
: DEATH OF AN ENGINEERS WIFE,.
The death of Mrs. Almon R. Emmons
Bridgeport Saturday was extremely sue
l den. She was seized with coughin
9 tor was sent for, but before his arriv
Mrs.. Emmons died. Her husband is a
, engineer on the berkshire division" Of tt
t Consolidated road.
WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY.
r Mr.. N. Il. Allen, organist at the Cent?
church, Hartford, and president and co,
ductor of the Musurgis club of that cit,
!. has received fattering offer to go to D.
troit On December the new Jefferso
avenue Presbyterian church was dedicated
Mr.. Allen going out to play the organ ft
the special musical program by reque
, Of T. 81. Newberry, chairman of the SOC
! Allen is called to become organist of tt
= new church. The church is very wealth
q one and pays high salary. The organ
a new one. Mr.. Allen is well known I
; our New Haven musical artists. The Cou
ant says: GAS president of the State Nj
sic Teachers association he formed wild
l. acquaintance, and under his managemer
the association thrived and expanded 81
reputation, not only as orgsnist, but (
choirmaster. has spread far beyond th
! boundaries of Connecticut, and frequer
! udVo Docu Mau6 UPON aiS beIVlc(
9 before. Mr.. Allen is composer of MOI
9 than 100 published pieces, and scores tn,
= are still unpublished. It is earnestly to |
. hoped that such inducements may be bel
~ ~ out to him that be may conclude to RENAL
. In Hartford"
4 SHOT AN OLD coMRADE.
NoRwALK, Dec. 12.-Last night in Nor
/ ton a man named Barnes and anoths
- named Russell, both inmates of the 80
Y diers' home, got into a dispute over son
y pension money recently received by Barn,
O and Russell drew pistol and shot Barn
9 in the forehead, the ball lodging near an
h just over the brain. Barnes is in a DR.
r carious condition. His assailsnt has fie,
g Bystanders claim that Russell acted in sci
defense.
G MISS HALLS CONDITION.
2 NoRwALK, Dec. 12.-Miss Julia Hall
a suffering from high fever to- day and tt
il gravest doubts of her recovery are ente
}. tanned. When she re-entered her parent
! house last night her mind wandered. Ju
= what the nature of her trouble is the do
!, tors are unable to state. Her limbs we
10 badly frost bitten and she conducted he
% self like one Supplied by some drug. b
clothing hung in tatters, her shoes we
J, badly worn, her face and hands were b
It smeared with mud, and her long hair W
% full of leaves and dry grass, suggestir
3 that her nights had been spent on an in
" provised bed of leaves.
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