Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-09


,ented with $4,000 toward new town
aal. An exchange states that "the money
will probably be accepted" Probablya
Well, that's richi-Meriden Record.
GLASTONBURY ENRAPLURED.
Glastonbury is enraptured over the
prospect of an electric railway. After
dozen or two of her citizens are damned to
the thickness of pancakes this ardor may
cool of, etc.-Meriden Record.
NO CHANCE FOR DEER TO LIVE.
MYSTIC, Dec. SIT has been reported
that deer has been seen and shot at |
Clark's Falls. It was beautiful animal,
being the possessor of an unusually fine
pair of antlers. Only last September an
other deer was shot in the same neighbor- |
hood. Exactly year ago a number OF
them were seen in and about Lyme. One
of them was very tame, often being cour-
ageous enough to walk right into the farm
yards of that place. One or two of them
were shot.
DIED IN MERIDEN.
Mrs. Jane Maclauren, aged sixty-two
years, wife of William Msclauren, died at
her home, 70 Crown street, in Meriden,
Wednesday evening. Deceased leaves four
children, two unmarried daughters, Annie
and Nettie, living at home, married
daughter residing in Wallingford, and a
son who has been in the west some ten
years.
THE ALDINE CLUB.
The Aldine club of New York city has
issued its club book for 1892. Alfred G.
Barnes is president. The Connecticut
members are Morris B. Beardsley and l. De
Yer Warner of Bridgeport. Edward NJ.
Bunce, Charles Hopkins Clark, Francis
Goodwin, Jacob L. Greene and John NJ
wood of Southport.
GENERAL HARBIsoN's APPOINTMENTS.
Qusrtermaster General John P. HARRISON
yesterday announced his appointments as
follows:
Assistant quartermaster general, James
T. Sherman; chief clerk, NJ. J. Wise; arm
orer, William H. Mclean; assistant armor
er, James j. O'Neil; night Waterman, Ho-
bert M. Deming.
AGED EIGHTY SEVEN.
Ethan D. Stiles, resident of Newark,
N. j., who was instantly killed at rail
| road crossing in Newark last week, was
| the father of the Rev. Samuel NJ. Stiles,
stenographer of the Atna Life Insurance
| company, Hartford, and grandfather of
Charles W. Stiles, Phi. D., of Washington,
| D. G.. MP. Stiles was eighty seven years
| old.
BURGLARY IN BERLIN.
| The house of Mrs. E. s. Trowbridge in
Berlin was broken into Wednesday, and a
| gold watch, $26 in money, one and half
dozen silver spoons and a quantity of other
silverware were stolen. The house of q
Mr.. Reynolds, next door, was also entered,
but nothing stolen. The local police were
notified and requested to be on the lookout
for the burglars.
MORE PROMOTIONS.
The Etna Insurance company of Hart
ford completed the reorganization of exec
utive officers necessitated by President
! Goodnow's death. William B. Clark was
elected president last week. A. G. Bayne
has this week bsen promoted from secre-
tary to vice president. First Assistant
Secretary Dudley was made secretary.
AGAIN LEASED BY THE BARNUM & BAILEY
SHOW.
After several weeks negotiation the man
ayers of the Madison Square Garden anc
J. A. Bailey of Barnum & Bailey have fin
ally made an arrangement by which the
latter again leases the premises for show
purposes, thus assuring the people of thu
metropolis a circus next March. Thu
rent agreed upon is equivalent to 81 $50 ,
amount yearly paid for alterations to adap
the building to the requirements of tn
show. The interior arrangements will b.
} similar to those of last year. On the frs
floor will be three equestrian rings ant
two elevated stages, surrounded b.
) the hippodrome elipse, and on the Fourtl
, avenue side will be the spectacle stage
, The rings, stages and racing track will b
removed when the spectacle is presented
to make room for the ballots and page
ants. In the basement will be placed tn
two menaReries, the illusions, the curiosi
ties, etc. Every department will be in
creased, the circus especially, by addition
from among the best performers @
, Europe, and this part of the show will b
made an important feature-better, prob
ably, than ever before in its history.
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN NAUGATUcK.
NAUGATUcK, Dec. Sired Benson fe
against circular saw in the woodward {
his uncle, Homer Benson, at Straitsvillt
| Tuesday afternoon, and received injHrie
which DR.. Spring, who was called, fea1
will result fatally. His face struck til
b saw in such manner that his left eye an
8 his nose and cheek were cut squarely oper
a and the saw penetrated slight distanc
= into the skull. The doctor found it nece.
a | sary to remove the eye and fears brai
j. fever, even if he survives the shock, whic
' he is hardly likely to do.
COURT RECORD.
Court of Common Pleas-Civil Side.
Judge StOddard.
In this court yesterday ex-Judge Williar
B. Stoddard occupied the bench in the cas-
of Annsroso NJ. Russo against the W.
Lincoln company estate, owing to the fac
that both Judges Studley and Denim
were disqualified to sit on the case. TIL
defendants did work for the plaintiff t
the amount of $500, but W. J. Atwater &
Co., who hold a claim of $14S against W
8 A. Lincoln, stepped in and garniaheed tn
= money at midnight of the day before
was to have been paid to the defendants
The uit came up In the form of a
interpleader to ascertain to whom tn
3 plaintiff shall pay the money. Major Lin
coin claims that the money belongs to tn,
! Lincoln company. The Gaze was on tria
all day but no decision was re ndered.
3 In the bar library yesterday morning
? Judge Deming held a hearing on the in
q junction issued Monday by Attorne
! Chase. counsel for William H. Sears, re
q straining Benjamin R. English and hi
\ attorney, William S. Pardee, for pursuin,
the petition to force Sears into insolvency
The Injunction asked that the petition
ers be epjoined on the ground that tn
! Judgment for $20i.97 which they wer
q seeking to recover was obtained withou
| proper legal notice, and that the plaintiff
was ignorant of the fact that an execution
had been taken out against him, and tina
4 it was not due to negligence on the plain
8 tiff's part that the judgment was so OF
Q tanned. Attorney Pardee appeared for M,
!. English and Attorney Chase for Mr. Sears
Attorney Pardee introduced evidence t
y show that the writ of attachment wa
# served on Mr.. Sears ten days before tn
J. case was returnable to court, and that q
[. that time Mr.. Sears turned over propert,
j. to be attached to Deputy Sheriff Pond VIII
served the writ. 1t was further show
IS that a copy of the writ was left at NJ,
f Sears house. In behalf of Mr.. Sears Al
e torney Chase claimed that his client ws
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