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Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
A TRIP TO SARATOGA.

Edward McGowan of This City Tells
 of Some Of the People He Saw at
 Saratoga.
 Our we'll known townsman, MT. Edward McGcwan, returned yesterday from a weeks stay with his family at Saratoga Springs. MT. MoGowan reports most excellent time at the springs. He has been a constant visitor there for many years, where he has met many of the prominent State street merchants with whom he has been associated for the past forty years. MT. McGowan says that the waters of Hawthorn springs are, in his opinion, the most attractive of any there. They are both refreshing and medicinal. Among those whom he noticed partaking of these cooling waters were Secretary Horace Day of the board of education, Rev Father John Russell of St. Patrick's church, Nr. and Mrs. P. R. McKiernan, Thomas Mo Oaffrey and his sister, l.. R. Finch of the firm of Finch & Barnes, Maier Zunder and family and MT. and Mrs. Edward McCar- thy, There were many others also there, and ell seemed to be enjoying themselves to their utmost.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
THE CROQUET TOURNAMENT.

Result of the First Days Matches Annual Meeting and Election of
 Officers Last Evening.
 NORWICH, Aug. 15.-The tournament games of the National Croauet association began at 8 o'clock this morning. A cool breeze swept across the grounds. Profes- sor Jacobus and Willie Knecht, the boy phenomenon, finished the first game of the tournament at 9:30 this morning. The professor Is the holder of one champion ship prize aud four second prizes of the association, and went about the game with the weight of notoriety and record to add to. The young man, who worked himself up from the second division last year, was too much of a player for the educator of Springfield youth, whose gold badge even failed as 8 mascot. Knecht won and re- ceived hearty congratulations. Jacobus during the day made jump shot half across the grounds and picked wired ball out of the cage. A two-inch beveled joist of spruce has been placed around the bor- ders of all the grounds, in order to have the ball met at right angles. The arches are 34 inches wide, except those of the cage, which are but 3g, while the regulation ball is 3t inches in diameter. The grounds are 36 by 72 feet, with oblique corners, hard rolled and ssnded.
 The annual meeting of the association was held tonight. The following officers were elected; President, G. c. Strong of New London; vice presidents, William Holden of Leominster, Mass, Gus Maurer Philadelphia: secretary and treasurer, D. D. Butler of Middletown; corresponding secretary, H. G. Fay of New York.
 Scores of to-day's play were as follows:
 First division-Mauser, Newport, N. J., won 0, lost 9; Greenslit, Philadelphia, o, 9; Diokey, Norwich, 1, O; Johnson, Phila- delphia, 0, 9; G. 0. Strong, New London, 3, 2; Jacobus, Springfield, 3, O; Germond, New York, T, 1; Bishop, Norwich, g. o; Knecht, Newport, N. J., l, 1.
 5 Second division-Fay, New York, 1, l; Baldwin, Danbury, 1, l; D. Butler, Mid dletown, 1, 1; E. O. Butler, Middletown, 1, 1; E. Strong, NewLondon, 0. 3; sissop, New London, 1, O; Brewer, Norwich, l, 1; -Chafraut, Wilmington, 1, O; Mansfield, Asbury Grove, Mass., 0, 1; Apgar, Tren- ton, 0, 0; veasey, Wilmington, 1, o.
 Third division-Davenport, Northamp- ton, 1, 1; Dr. Knscht, Keyport, N. J., 1, 0; Jones, Leominster, 1, O; Barrett, North ampton, o, o: Farnsworth, Leominster, 1, o; Hickman, Wilmington, O, o; Adamson, Philadelphia, O, 2; Holden, Leominster, 1, 0; Smith, Middletown, o, 1; Crawford, As bury Grove, Q, l.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
SUED FOR BIC DAMAGES.

$I 5000 is the Amount Patrick Savage
 Wants from the New York, New Ha-
 ven and Hartford Railroad.
 BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 15.-Sheriff Pike of Fairfield to day served papers on W. D.. Bishop, jr., as secretary of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in a suit against the road for sl5, 900 damages.
 Patrick Ssvsgs of Greenwich, a track walker in the employ of the road, is the plaintiff in the case. The suit is returnable to the superior court in this city the first Tuesday in September.
 In the complaint the plaintiff sets forth that he was injured last spring at Green wich, while performing his duty, by sheer csrelessness on the part of some of the employees of the road.
 Mir. Savage asserts that he was walking along the west bound track at Greenwich, and stepped from it as a train was due to the east bound track. The engineer of the freight train, he sets forth, did not blow his whistle or give any warning, although he was walking in plain view. He was thrown from the track and suffered a broken thigh, which has permanently crippled and ipcspacitsted him from physical labor.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
wALLENGFORD.

Several shops Shut Down Until Next Monday-A Coming Wedding-Per- sOnaI Items-Tramps are Becoming More and More Numerous. Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.,, R. Wallace & Sons, Hall & Elton Go. and the Simpson
 Nickel company will shut down their works
 tonight until Monday. The wheel shop, l which has been closed for two days, will l start up again this morning. The Maltby, | Stevens & Curtis company closed last nigh,
 until Monday. The H. L. Judd company | will be closed all the week, and at the rub.
 Der shop the employees are working on half time.
 Invitations to the wedding of Miss Hattie Elizabeth Parmelee, daughter of MT. and l Mrs. Edwin s. Psrmeiee of South Main street, and MT. Robert Culiu Canby of
 Texas, were sent out yesterday. The mar. l riage will take place at o'clock Wednes, day evening, August 30, at St. Paul's church.
 Trsmps are becoming more numerous every day, owing to the business depres sion about the country. Monday night eleven of the unfortunates slept in one of tu6 lIelSub CATS At Lu6 bthtlOQ. The Lakesides have been improving the appearance about their club house by the lake, and yesterday a dozen fine willow trees were transplanted about the four sides of the building, and the members promise that they shall not die for want of care and water, ss long as there Is any left in the lake and psils can be had to carry the same.
 Miss Jennie NJ. Hunt left on the 4:SS train yesterday to visit hee aunt in New Haven.
 Judge Hubbard and family, with Miss Bessie Leavenworth as their guest, started yesterday for Block leland. Mrs. Edward Whitworth and child of South NorwAlk are the guests of Mrs. O. H. Miller of North Main street. H. B. Todd and family are home from Stony Greek.
 Miss Lottie Ranford Is quite i'll at Mer- wins Point, where she has been visiting. Mrs. W. Fl. Newton and daughter Elsie
 arrived home on the 11:24 train yesterday from Vermont.
 Mrs. E. A. Kean of St. Louis, Mo, is
 the guest of Mrs. William Hassett of Whit tlesey avenue.
 Louis Dondero has laid in stock of 100
 bushels of peanuts. Louis appreciates the
 fact that times are hard, as on one occasion
 he laid in 400 bushels at a time.
 The parties who are wanted for stealing
 E. N. Roach's horse Saturday night are
 said to have skipped out of town to avoid
 arrest. They are well known, having been
 there before. On the same night of the
 hosse stealing the barn of Joseph Hall down in Pond Hill WAS entered and beach
 wagon and other wagons were drawn out into the lot nearby, where one wheel was taken off the b.aoh wagon and 1t was propped up on stakes and left. A harness was found hanging in one of the trees.
 F. A. Wallace has sold to J. J. Fleming @ lot 40x140 feet on Cherry street.
 Judge Fowler has appointed Henry L. Davis administrator on the estate of Amelia B. Davis. Judge Bartholomew and W. R. Gilbert were appointed appraisers.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
An Interesting Case.

BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 15.-The first case of an escaped prisoner being tried under the new statute passed at the last session of the legislature came up in the city court, this morning, before Judge Kane. It was that of William Conway, who got sway from Sheriff Hamilton, about week ago. Much interest was taken in the case as i, was not thought that conviction would be secured.
 Conway pleaded not guilty when the warrant was read. Charles Lee and Sheriff Hamilton stated the facts in the escape as are already known and then Conway told his story. He denies that the shsriff said he was an officer and he said no paper or warrant of any kind was read to him. Af. ter some conference On the part of the prosecution the case went over until to- morrow under bonds of $50.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
SELECTMEN MEET.

Town Counsel Pardee Instructed to
 Decide Whether or Not a Special
 Town Meeting Shall be Called.
 At the meeting of the board of select men last evening a communication WAS read from Attorney Dow representing the petitioners of the Beaver Pond district who appeared at the last meeting in favor of Beaver Pond drainage. At the last meeting of the board it was voted to have the matter embodied in the call for the regular town meeting. The petitioners wished special meeting, and Mr. Dow claimed that the action of the board in not matter was referred to the town council, who will report on it next week. Other minor matters were disposed of.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
SHOT HIM LIKE A DOG.
A Husband Avenges His Honor-E
 Hits a Bystander, Also.

A Husband Averages His Honer-He
 Hits a Bysrander, Also.
 ATLANTA, Aug. 15.-As the West Point train drew up in the passenger depot yes terday, Patrick H. Meehan, who travels for St. Louis whiskey house, got of and began firing at Robert McB<ide, who was standing in the crowd. One bullet went into MeBride's neck and another into his temple, and he fell dead. A third bullet severely wounded bystander named O. s. Reid of Cedar Rapids, Ia. McBride is wealthy cotton mill owner and lived in Newman, where Meehan's family lives. Several nights ago, while visiting the Meehan family in the absence of her husband, MoBrids-told Mrs. Meehan that he loved her. This made her very indignant, and she refused to accept an apology, but telegraphed her husband, who was in New York. McBride then came to Atlanta and set friends to work to patch matters up, but to no avail. In an- ticipation of such a result Mcbride left a written statement and his will prepared. Aeehan is h the pity prison. ---.----
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
WAIT! WAIT!
Thursday Morning at O'Clock at
 HIRNDEL & PRERDuAN,s

 Sale of Corsets and LadIe., MusIin Undersarments-Th Most Astound- ing Bargains Ever seen in New Ha- ven-It is Simply an Opportunity Happening only in a Panic Like the Present and Can occur only once in About 20 Years.
 What We Have Done:
 We have bought from large and relis- ble manufacturer, for S3, 900 cash, 6 stock of goods which only two months or about sixty days ago. could not have been bought for $5 900. Inability to obtain money from banks forced him to sacrifices his stock We ara always on the alert for such an opportunity, although 1t requires grit to purchase at this time of year We have enough confidence, by offering the best made garments at & reduction of 40 per cent. from lowest selling price, that ladies of New Haven are quick to see s real bargain when offered. | What VIII He Done Thursday Morn Ing. Ladies' Drawers made of good cloth, | trimmed with tucks and fine Hamburg | edge iu all sizes. The material In these garments cost 2Sc. Sale price 15c. Ladies' Corset Covers, perfect fitting, | trimmed with fine Hamburg edge. Cost of material 17c. Sale price 9c. Ladies' Gowns neatly trimmed at 34c. As 1t takes five yards of cotton to make this garment, which at Sc yard would b. 40c, any one can see that the price, S4c does not pay the cost of material
 Gowns of Langdon cotton, made and finished equal to the very best, trimmed ! with 45 fine tucks and good Hamburg edge and inserting, which in ordinary times would readily sell for $l, price fol this sale soc.
 Elegant lace-trimmed gowns, reduced from 75e to 47c.
 Finest Lonsdsle cambric gowns, trimmed | with real Valencienes lace, former pric $1.25, for this sale 69c. Ladiea' white skirts, made of best qual ity muslin, with cluster tucks and dee Hamburg founce, reduced from 75c t. 49c.
 Ladies skirts, worth s1 25, at 69c. Ladies' skirts, trimmed with real tol chon lace, worth SIPS, at 69c. 500 summer coTsets at 39c. II $1.00 black sateen oorsets at soc. ,I S1.00 Madam Foy's skirtsupporting col sets at 4Sc.
 S1.25 P. 0. Long waisted black sstee corsets at 69c.
 3Sc misses' corset waist at I9c.
 P. S-The sale will not commence b, fore o'clock Thursday morning and la uutil all goods are sold; but judging fro = previous experience we advise customer not to delay their purchase, for no matt | how large our stock is st opening of sale soon diminishes before & crowd of esg | buyers and sizes are broken up. Con Thursday if possible.
 MKNDEL & FREEDMAN,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at 2:23 p. m.
 Invest money in New Haven.-R. E. Baldwin.
 The 21st school year of the Yale Business College begins Monday, September 4.
 City lots exchanged for savings banks' books. Clark. 1s1 Church street, Room IS. Concrete walks laid and repaired by Conn. Concrete company, 49 Church street. The stores of D. M. Welch & Son will close at g 8. m. Wednesday (Grocers' day),
 The board of state prison directors will hold their next meeting on Monday, Sep tember 4.
 The Schubert Male quartette will give a concert at the Pequot Association house at Morris Cove this evening.
 Rev. J. O. Nunson, accompanied by his son, MT. Ralph I. Munson, and MT. Robert Warren have gone to the worlds fair.
 Miss Minnie Sharp and Miss May Elcock have returned from the Berkshire Hills. They are very enthusiastic over their trip.
 Excursion tickets to Chicago $1700, and $26.4 with stop-over privileges. Morse, Schroeder & Stock, Room 10, Benedict building. Open evenings.
 Henry Earth of 19 Orchard street, who jumped from an upper window of the As sociated Charities building on Orange street last week, Is dying at the hospital.
 A circular describing the course of study at the new normal school at New Haven has been issued by the state board of edu- cation. The school will be opened Tues day, September 8.
 MT. John Morse, of Morse. Schroeder & Stock, returned yesterday from the worlds fair. There were one hundred and ten New Haven people in the party and they all report fine trip.
 An alarm from box AZ, corner of Grand avenue and Franklin street, at S:41 last evening called the department to a tene- ment house on Franklin street near Grand avenue. There was no damage.
 Patrolman James Donnelly yesterday pulled Mrs. Richardson of Ansonia from under the wheels of an electric car at the corner of Church and Chapel streets just in time to save her from being run over.
 A livery stable in Norwich owned by s. A. Bailey of this city and occupied by Ed ward Gee, was set on fire yesterday by sparks from a passing locomotive. The flames were extinguished with but little damage.
 Cyril, the three months old child of MT. and Mrs. Robert Engel of 24 Prince street died in Dr. T. H. Russelrs office wbither il had been taken for treatment Monday afternoon. The funeral will be held this afternoon.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Newsboys Enjoy Themselves.

Charles 8. AaoGilvrsy gave his news. boys an excursion to South End yesterday, 1t being the fourth annual. The boys 15O strong, left the oity at S:S0 8. m. in a couple of four horse barges, and arrived at South End about an hour later. The day was spent by the boys in most enjoyable way with ball game and other sports. pictures taken. They returned home about { 4o'cleck, they were high in the praise of Charles s. MacGilvraS's kindness.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
MRS. BEECHER NOTILL.

A Report to the Effect That She Was
 Critically HI Caused Considerable
 Excitement in Stamford.
 STAMFORD, Aug. 15.-It was reported here this evening that Mrs. Henry Ward Beeoher, who had been visiting at the home of Rev. Samuel Scoville here, was seriously i'll and not expected to live. In- vestigation proved that the Scoville resi- dence was closed and it was understood that Mrs. Beecher had gone with the family to Hartford and then to Cornwall, Conn.,, where 1t was thought she was at present. The report caused considerable excite ment.
 BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 15.-Mrs. Henry Ward Beecker passed through here on her way to her home in Brooklyn at 3 o'clock this af- ternoon, and was seen at the depot here by relatives who say she is in excellent health. She visited relatives here last week, then went to Hartford to visit Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and then went to Cornwall where she has been since. She will go to Yonkers, N. Y., next week, where she will celebrate her eighty first birthday on Aueust 25
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Arrest ed on a Serious Charge.

Joseph P. Doyle, employed on the new Vanderbilt dormitory, was arrested yester- day afternoon by Sergeant Cowles on a warrant charging him with fornicstion. Ii is alleged that he induced Olga Aakerbere to leave her home in Brooklyn and come to this city, where it is further alleged he se- duced her. He was locked up, but later was released on $200 bonds, furnished by Attorney Hayden.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16

Communications With Camp Morris
 The Southern New England Telephone company will establish this year at Camp Morris during encampment week central station with constant attendant of operator and messenger boy. The station will be in direct connection with the New London and New Haven trunk lines, and cannot but be of gIeat convenience to members of the National Guard and their friends. Parties wishing to speak with friends at the encampment will find this a great convenience.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Coming EXcursiOns.

popular half-holidy excursions to pictur- esque Roton Point next Friday. The boat will leave Belle dock at 2:15 o'clock In the afternoon and return about 9:30, the sail home being by moonlight. On Saturday the Continental will take large party to Stonington. This will be one of the most pleasant excursions of the season.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
In Hard Luck.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 A number of idle employees at the Ell. wood, Ind tin plate works called on the manager recently to ascertain when the mills would resume operations. I've can not tell, for we don't know ourselves was the reply. "But what are we to dc next winters" eagerly asked the operatives "We don't know" was the answer, ''un less you eat the roosters you wore on youl hats after the election last year. Riverside Bee, Gal.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
REEF COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Turned Out of Doors by His Son.in-
 Law, Seventy-five-Ycar-O John
 Reif Sought Death in the QuInni-
 ptac R1ver-Liyed in montowese-
 The Remains Discovered by Two
 Boys.
 The body of John Ref, German about seventy five years of age, was found in the Quinnipiac river near the Air Line road bridge at Middletown avenue, by two boys yesterday afternoon. They were attracted by cane sticking in the bank, and on in vestigation found the body near by. It is supposed to be @ case of suicide. The old
 man has been living with his son-in- law in Montowese, and 1t is said there has been considerable trouble in the family of late. It is alleged that the son.in-law refused to support Rief any longer and he was forced te-leave the house. He was seen yesterday noon and called at several houses near the l river asking for food. Yesterday Reif, it is said, was turned | out of doors by his son-in-lsw and went tc
 the house of William Baker, an old friend, and asked for some dinner. MT. Baker gave the unfortunate man a hearty dinner
 and did all he could to cheer him up. Reii l went away, however, breeding over hif trouble, and three hours later was discov l cred in the Quinnipiec river near the Csmargo bridge by two boys, who informed | Officer Bright of their discovery.
 | Medical Examiner White was notified
 and after an examination rendered a yer
 dict that death was due to drowning. Tn,
 body was removed to the undertakin, ! establishment of Cox & Heuzs
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Lft.,s ExcursfOn.

Tomorrow will take place the St. Pat riok's Young Mems Literary assooiation's excursion to New York and Coney Island, and will without doubt be one of the largest of the season. The boat will leave Belle dock at o'clock sharp and will give five hours in New York and three hours in Coney Island, arriving home at about 12 o'clock. The tickets for the excursion have been selling rapidly and the prospects ale bright for very enjoyable occasion.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Wages Cut Fifteen Per Gent.

ANsoN1A, Aug 15.-Wilkinson Brothers 6 Co.,, of Shelton, paper manufacturers, now making government postal cards, notified their employees yesterday of 8 cut in wages of fifteen per cent. This is to to do to that or shut down. The mon are satisfied, as they have implicit confidence in the concern. This Is ths first cut in wages in this vicinity.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
There May He 8 Protest.

1"~1 "o
 It is probable that the will of the late Hiram Camp will be protested in the pro- bate court when 1t comes up for hearing. Mrs. Jeanette 0. Harmount and Mrs. Mary Ann White. daughters of MT. Camp, claim that he was unduly influenced when mak- ing the bequests to charitable institutions. The estate will only amount to about 4170 OO0
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16

BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 15.-James Cahill, aged thirty-eight, the tsllest man in this city, 6 feet, inches in height, and known as the Sampson of Bridgeport, dropped dead on the docks at the foot of Water street this evening. Patrick Coughlin also fell dead at his home on Goodsell street this evening of heart disease.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Running Three Days Per Week.

Running Three Days Per Week.
 NoRwALK, Aug. 15.-The Gilbert Ben nett company wire mills at Georgetown have commenced running three days a week as result of dull trade. The com pany's mills in Chicago also commenced running on half time yesterday for the same reason. Both branches employ about 4, 300 hands.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16

Before the brown leaves fall, better buy that Gown which you're going to need. Prices have fallen in advance of the brown leaves and that makes right-away buying expedient.
 Cashmerincs at o24cents a yard. Now don't turn away with, "Oh pshaw '" Some day you'll have to pay 20 cents. but not M0ao. Dark colored grounds with hand some satin stripes and floral devices.
 Made into Gowns for house or strcet-it matters not which-beauty and worth will sit like a diadem upon them.
 Look into those black Brocadcd Henriettas, the price of which should justly be 3S cents but which IS WOao 25 cents a yard. Make a cheap dress wouldn't they Sure. Fast Colors, winning patterns and handsome as silk or satin duchesse.
 Wash Goods Counter.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-16
Charged With Theft.

John Hall of ITO Meadow street was ar rested by Officers Caul6eld and Curran last evening on warrant charging him with Whiting street. Hall is 8 restaurant keep CT on the corner of State and George streets. The trunk belongs to girl who had been working for Hall and roomipg in Mills house. The two men had an alter cation and the girl was ordered to leave the house. When Hall came for her trunk Miss Mills, a daughter of MT. Mills, said that $1 was still due on the girls bill. Hall paid 50 cents down and said that he would pay the rest later. Just as he was taking the trunk away MT. Mills returned, and when ke saw what was going on he had the warrant issued.