Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-26
ooNNEOrIoUr NKws.

oeNNEoTIoUT NEWS.
About the Coming Danbury Fair
No Bicycle Races - Improving the
Fair Grounds-Died I'm Bridgeport
observation-disclosures After Years of
Prison Life-A Big Shark-No Asiatic
Cholera Case Two Tumors Re.
moved.
BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 25.-M1s. Fannie Au-
gusta, widow of the late Nathaniel s. Wor-
din, died about o'clock this afternoon at
her residence on State strest. She had
been an invalid for years, and suffered
from complication of diseases. Mrs.
Wordin was able to be wheeled into the
yard Saturday last, but since then she
sank rapidly. Shs leaves two sons, DR.. N.
e. aud Thomas Cook Wordin, and two
daughters. The deceased was eighty years
old.
HAD $500 FIRE.
BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 25.-Shortly after /
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered in
the grocery store Of Andrew Colletter, at
the corner Of Pine street and Hancock ave-
nue.. The blaze had gained good Roadway,
| owing to the pulling of the wrong box, but
was soon extingrished. Damage $500, fully
covered by insurance. Cause of fire un-
| known.
SHE had NO LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR.
NORFOLK, Aug. 25.-John Tuhey,s
saloon on Franklin avenue was raided last
night and quantity of beer confiscated.
He has conducted an unlicensed place for
several years, and has many times been in
the hands of the law. Another saloon on
Wilton avenue conducted by Mrs. Maggie
was also raided and the women sent to jail.
DIED OF SMALLPOX.
Thomas Henry, son of Charles Henry
of Harrall avenue, Bridgeport, died q few
days ago in Albany, N. Y, from small
| pox. The family desire to remove the re-
mains to this city, but the authorities will
| not allow this until six months from the
| time of interment.
HOW THEY LAssoED SHARK.
Aparty of Danburians who were being
rowed across from Bell Island to Wilson
Point Monday to catch the early train, saw
an exciting encounter between big shark
and some fishermen just off Bell Island.
| Captain Stevens, Q native fisherman, aud
an assistant were catching bait for lobster
pots with big net, and the shark, appar-
entity attracted by the bait, SWAN into the
net They made a moose in the end of a
| rope and lassoed the shark, and both men
| pulled him into the boat. He nearly
swamped the frail craft, and the men had
lively work to keep out of the reach of his
jaws. The shark was very ugly and
| threshed about in the boat and made
vicious lunges at his captors. They beat
him into submission with the handles of
their oars. The sharks mouth was foot
and half wide and his big teeth gave him
| hideous appearance.
sPRITUAL1sTs' CAMP MEETING.
The Connecticut Spiritualists' Camp
Meeting association, held at Mantle last
week, elected the following officers for the
year ending January 1, 1894:
President, S. o. Harrington of Bridge
port; first vice president, Orrin Morse of
Putnam; second vice president. Mrs. E. R.
Davis Of Putnam; secretary, R. F. Stanton
OF South Windham; treasurer, G. M. Platt
Of waterbury: board of management,
Charles Belknap of Bridgeport, E. NJ.
Lyman of Springfield, Mass, M. g. Puffer
of Willimantic, John D. Edgar of New
Haven, s. o. Harrington of Bridgeport,
Daniel A. Croker of Colchester, Charles
Peckham of Norwich, E. L. Davis OF Put
nam; auditors; s. o. Harrington and E. L.
Davis
The report of the treasurer for the year
ending January was accepted, and an as
sessment of 81 was laid upon each lot |
leased, about $50 in all. This tax would |
not have been laid had 1t not been for the |
necessity of repairing the pavilion roof.
OUT OF STATE PRIsoN-wILL REFORM.
HARTFORD, Aug. 25.-Jimmy Lyons,
a1ias r Pooara o,a ne Tho x,oo.4 ~.4.1 |
burglars of this state and who won such
notoriety in December, 1890, by surrender
ing himself and voluntarily taking states
prison sentence, was released yesterday.
Lyons, who is now about ffty-two years
of age and broken in health, is reported to
have about $50, 600 worth of property and
has announced his intentions of leading a |
quiet and exemplary life. He has parents
and brother living in Boston and yester-
day boarded an express for Boston.
In 1869 he was first convicted of bur- |
effected his escape between the verdict of
the jury and the sentence of the Judge |
For twenty-five years this unfinished case ]
has been on the calendar. In 1890 he was |
spotted in Boston and arrested, but let go |
until the next day on s., 900 bonds. Dur
ing the night he skipped.
On December Q, 1880, he secretly made
his appearance in the court house and had
brief conference with Judge Eggleston,
tie states attorney, giving himself up to
justice. The following morning the case
was called by the state attorney. q few gen.
tlemen being present who had been let into |
the secret. Judge Prentice imposed SEN
tence of two years in states prison. Since
Lyons has been in Wethersfeld prison he
has been an exemplary prisoner and has
shortened his time by good behavior about
four months.
TWO TUTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED.
Yesterdays Bridgeport Farmer records
that Miss Catherine ss Kelly young lady
ton avenue and Commercial street, that
city, has undergone successful operation
for the removal of two tumors on the
right side of her neck adjacent to the I
windpipe. The tunors were as large as q |
good-sized peach and their location made {
them extremely dangerous.
To remove the menace to the patients {
life an operation was decided upon and on |
Tuesday it was performed by Doctors
sheeay and Cowell and two assistants with {
highly satisfactory results. At first it was t
thought that tracheotomy would have to I
be resorted to, but this was found not !
necessary. Miss Kelly will soon be well s
and out again. IL
THE COMING DANBURY FAIR. |,
The directors of the Danbury Agricul- :
bural society have decided not to have BIZ
cycle races at the fair this year. It was :
recently that Tuesday would
be wheelmen's day and that some of the 6
crack riders of the country would be '
brought here. It has since been found
that the program for the day includes s
several exhibitions of horses on the track
md it is too late to change it. In order to T.
nave successful bicycle tournament 6
horses would have to be excluded from the \
rack during the day.
The local wheelmen were quite enthusi- Y
'stic over the proposed races and the an
,ouncement that they have been given up 4
will be received with disappointment.
Encouraged by the constantly increasing q
and public interest shown at
is annual fairs, the Danbury Agricultural r.
ociety has made many improvements on | :,
to grounds and additions to its buildings.
The trotting course has been thoroughly =,
egraded and greatly improved, an sddi- ~ =,
ional inside track constructed and also an
ring for exhibiting horses, new 6.
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