Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-16
KILLED AT WEST HAVEN.
Young Lads Sad Fate.

Georgie Elkins, the thirteen year-old | son of George Elkins, one ot the most pop l ular brakemsn on the Consolidated rail road, was instantly killed by the Ghost train near West Haven shortly after 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The boy was walking on the track near the West Haven freight yard. He was on the western track when a westbound freight train | came laundering along He stepped on to the eastern track out of the way of the freight.
 The noise of the freight drowned that of the approaching Ghost, which was several minutes late and was going at terrific speed. The boy was hurled several feet to one side of the track. The little fellow was instantly killed. His body was badly mangled, and after lying beside the track for some little time it was finally picked up and taken to the home of his father. No blame is attached to Engineer Baker, who was in the cab when the train struck and crushed out the boys young life. It was impossible for him to stop the train in time to avert the sad fatality. Coroner Mix was notified by the West Haven authorities of the sad event and held an inquest.
 Funefal O1 NlfS. SteVenSs
 The funeral of Mrs. Celestia Jerome Ste vens, widow of the late Edward Stevens, was held at 2:3O Saturday afternoon from her late residence, Wooster place, and was attended by large number of friends of the deceased lady. The Rev. I. 0. Meserve, pastor of Davenport church, officiated and in his remarks spoke finely of the high Christian nd of the sleeper, of her interest in all that was good and helpful to humanity. The pail bearers were Messrs. F. w. Pardee, W. F. Burdick, B. H. Douglass, Henry Smith, Noah Brewster, Nathan Birge and Wallace B. Fem. The interment was in the family lot in Evergreen cemetery.
 wALLINGFORD.
 Fine Sleishing on the Lake-A Horse
 Stolen-Personal Items.
 There was quite turnout of fast horses on the lake on Saturday afternoon and it resulted in several lively brushes E.. Hall with his gray, Robert H., came on the track late in the afternoon and went over the couese two or three times and managed to finish ahead every time. The general opinion seems to be that the gray is too fast for anything in the borough at present. J. s. Parker with his pacer, of which so much was expected, failed to show up to advantage and evidently had an "off day" George A. Parker, the fish dealer, had out quite speedy trotter and had several bouts with c. N. Jones, and was content to come out ahead two out of thres. G. J. Peers had out his stopper, but was driving more for pleasure than for racing, ss Mrs. Peers was in the sleigh with him. Albert Jones was not in the races, but was enjoying the sport. Post master Hall, E. M. Smith, Stanley Bots ford, Dr. Russell and many others were enjoying the fine sleighinR on the foe, but were not looking for the leading positions in the line.
 Isaac Ives left his horse in one of the sheds back of St. Paul's church Friday evening and later when he went after it he found it was notified the ocers G Carroll 1i0is carried sdo MT horse was found in the shed just where Ives had left it and it now transpires that it had been the shed he m to 20 home and looked in the wrong place.
 season and the mercury registered from to 1s degrees below zero, according to locality. for ae vf mem9eTs on esdaH es 1Se nh G K are araDsRg Ives at his home in East Wallingford.
 Thawing out of frozen hydrants was in order
 
 street and Hall avenae was relieved of it's ice pressure.
 Ne1 Nugent has gone to work in Greenfield, Mass.
 c: W. Hall contempl.tes trip to New Mexico for the benefit of his health.
 J. P. Stevenson has in his possession three pew ter dinner plates that are known to be over 900 years old. The plates bear @ German trade mark and were imported many years ago.
 John Hunt is home from the soldiers home in Virginia.
 Andrew Ryau, the Colony street grocer is con- fined to his home and suffering much from frozen foot.
 Mrs. R. A. Bolton is visiting her friends in New Jersey. Philip Peters, in The Old Soldier is booked appeared here in Mugs Landing as Am I an O'd Soldier. The board of relief will be in session again from to to-day. Rev Henry Stone had the advent Sunday school children out for c sleigh ride Saturday afternoon, and gave them a ride over the course | on the lake before the racing began. Maltby, Stevens & Curtis company's works will start up this morning after two weeks | stop. A brilliant meteor was seen here about eight o'clock Friday evening in the east. Sunday morning the condition of Ste phen Hall of Washington street was reported more favor