Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-21
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Missed His Diamond Pin-Death of
Miss Harriet Doolittle-Death of
James Keating-Personal Items-
General News.
Early Sunday evening q well dressed
stranger, a German, called upon NJ. W.
futile, commander of A. q. Dutton post,
g. A. R, representing himself as an old
soldier and member of Joe Hooker post,
No 5, g. A. r of Albany, n. Y, and
asked for assistance, stating that he was
on his way to Springfield and wanted 8
lodging and his fare to Aeriden, where he
said he could get further assistance from
Commander Rogers.
Through Commander Tuttle's generosity the
man was provided with lodging for the night
and breakfast at the waIlingtord hotel and
ticket for Merlder and left the 7:o5 train this
morning. Soon after the man left town Frank
Collins, the hotel clerk, discovered that his neck
tie. vi ich he had left in the hotel sitting ROOM
was gone and his diamond pin too. The pin Was
in tha tie. As the German came out Of the room
to go to breakfast and was the only one that had
been In this room that morning up to Z O'Clock
the case was put into Officer Luke Msrtia's
hands, who traced the German as far as Hart
ford AID there lost track of him. The German
wore gold ring and carried g watch
and chain, and he most suspicious point about
him was his youthful appearance for an old SOL
thirty five years OF ags. c. z Smith, G. A R
man and q commuter to Hartford, conversed
enough to be a veteran; but the man said n en-
listed when he was fifteen years old, and was
iifer in q New York regiment.
Miss harriet DoolirtIe. agsd seventy -thres
years, died at O'Clock yesterday mornipg after
a short illness, OF pneu1 onis, at the home Of
P. ter Jones. on the west side. taturdsy and
aar ha IA tn
be more favorable and IL was THOUGHT that the
critical point in her illness was safely passed,
form Su and she began ' failing and expired at s
O'Clock in The morping- The deceased resided
Mrs James Il. Becroft OF South Main street
died at O'Clock yesterday afternoon after a
She wa snss sis e. Of W. n wSisfaser One
James Heating. father Of Mrs. Patrick Gal
home on North Coldny street Funeral this
morning ate O'Clock from the Holy Trinity
church
mia at his home on Meadow street
Georg- I. Williams has sold out his milk husi-
ness TO A. A Blakeslee.
is the latest addition to the National band he
works for Martin O'Counell at WallscsNs factory.
The five-year-oid Bouteiie boy from Meiiden
rode down here in Conductor Bacon train, and
was sent back to Meriden on Conductor Lincoln's
Miss II u Lsns the artist arrived home from
New Haven last evening. where for several
weeks she has been engaged In painting q por-
trait OF Mss Lucy A BoardnAa OF hillbouse
avenue The painting is now completed, and
will be for > short time At Cutters art store on
Nhapel street
BIbart Bradshaw's fa.her has withdrawn the
appeal taken by Attorney Harrison In his soas
case and settled up the doe and costs
Superintendent Hall visited PAugh pond Sun
day and found that the recent rains and ihaus
had raised the water ia the pond -arly two feet,
and that the measurement In the gate house
shows fffty.th inch~s over the bottom Of the
new water main, " hich insures q safe supply OF
water for the summer.
C.. @. Pomeroy aud bride arrived here from
Boston yesterday afternoon and viii remain here
for several days before returning 70 their home
In Suffi.ld.
Judge Hubbard has been retained By w Il.
Neuton, executor OF the late Mary PArmelec's
will to represent the estate In the bearing 20 be
had before Judge OF Probate W. r. Davis Of
Mrriden on Saturday.
Several IF the men bers Of the U. R., X Of p,
attended the masquerade ball in New Haven las
evening.
william Decker and Miss Ada Unwia viii be
married on Thursday at the rectory by Rev. J. Z
WUdman-
W. J. Morse has retained Attorney T. p. Arvine
OF New Haven as counsel in the case with Emory
Morse.
The Adveutssts will have a cottage service at
the house Of George Hull on Fair street Wednes
day evening.
Peter Joees, farmer on the west side, had
Eve sheep IiIled add two badly injured by dog
sometime during Sunday night or Sunday.