Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-15
3orNRorrcUr DIsPAToHRs.


 Affairs with Branford Lock Works
 Employes-No Trace Yet of Ner-
 walks missing Woman-middle-
 town's Water supply Que.tion-A
 Mystery in Rocky Htn - Narrow
 Escape From Sinking Ferry
 Boar.
 BRANFoRp March 14.-The lock filters in the Branford Lock Works, who were recently cut down, are greatly dissatisfied and 1t is re- ported that they contemplate strike. It leaked out this afternoon that about 150 of them held meeting behind locked doors at the town hall last night and discusssed the situation. No one except lock filters were sd- mitted and the proceedings will not be re- vealed. It is learned, however, that the men have decided on rlans of procedure and will probably make some move immediately. It Is said that all of the employees of the shop will be enlisted in the movement and general strike Is likely to follow. There are now about s7o men at work. The managers of the lock works, it is said will close the works at once if any part of their employees strike.
 NoRwALK, March N.-The searching parties that have been securing the surrounding coun- try for the missing Mrs. Howard have not yet obtained any trace of her, and her continued sb- Many rumors have been circulated during the day to the effect that Mrs. Towards body had O8on 1OunQ and an0l16f In9L sue ndQ DS6u be6u on the railroad tracks at Saugatuck, but investt gation shows that these reports are unfoundsd. Tonight the Phoenix Engine company and the army of seafchsPs and they % are now searching the woods toward Peet swamp, Westport, Sausa- reservoir. The river was dragged again this afternoon with no result.
 THE hYsTERIoUs DEATH OF A WOMAN IN ROCKY
 HILL.
 ROCKY HILL, March 14.-Coroner Taintor of Hartford, this afternoon investigated the death of Mrs. William Kelley, who died suddenly early this morning under suspicious circumstances. The coroner learned enough to convince him that that it would be well to keep Mrs. Kelly's hus- for examination. Kelley 1t is learned is @ drink ing man, and for some time past has been in the Until yesssrdsy % Mrs. Kelly % appeared % to ' be G in good health. but yesterday afternoon her mot wac yss o1 s t to seas relatives of the woman found her unconscious and delirious. She has been in delicate condition for sSs ana Tap ss nsS % ESQ o'clock this morning died. The neighbors and some of the dead woman's relatives are of the opinion that her death wa3 caused by beat ing. Early this forenoon Kelly left here and hurried to Middletown. The police there were MddetoWn, however, T he eSiseotly @ = changed S % his mind and took the next train back here As soon that he would be arraigned before Justice Buck ley this afternoon, but it was found that the til to. morrow. Kelly viii be held @ until the jus tice returns when he will probably be placed un- der bonds. The result of the coroner's investiga- before the justice. Kelly is about thirty five years of age and is moulder by trade. He is employed y Maltby, Henly & co. His wife is They have four children.
 SINKING OF FERRY BOAT AT aoopsPEEps.
 GooDsPEEDs, March 1.-The ferry boat Good speed which crosses the Connecticut river to East Haddam, at this point, was sunk by an ice foe this afternoon. Four passengers who were aboard narrowly escaped with their lives. The river has been filled with ic, all day, which has 6a been com coming n down @ with strong current about 12:oo this afternoon. She had great difficulty in making her way through the ice but from this side % Whes Seavy % ice doe % struck her her side. The ice crushed her paddle wheel like an The water poured into her in great volumes, and she sank rapidly. The four passengers with the owner of the boat, Mr. W. R Goodspeed, the placing blanks on the ics. Mir. Goodspeed, how ever, who was the last to leave the boat, narrow y escaped going down with her. She sank in a Later she was ce-ried down the river about four rods by the ice, and now lies almost entirely un The Goodspeea was quite a large boat, with ac. for four teams. An effort will be made to raise her at once.
 MIDDLETowN's WATER SUPPLY.
 MIDDLETowN, March 1s.-Another city meeting to vote on the question of establishing new was held this afternoon. Two weeks ago a city meeting was held and the proposition to increase the water supply by the establish ment of new reservoirs was voted down by vote of 236 to 206. The promoters ot the i'm were not satisfied, however, and mother meeting was called for to-day The resolution to build the reservoirs was intro 1uced by Henry Woodward Mir. John F. Douglass spoke against the resolution and did not think thnt the improvements were called for. The polls were open from to 8 o'clock The result was s5s in favor of the tion of purchasing land in Middledeld, about half way between this city and Meriden and along the banks of Crystal brook also came up for consideration, It was stated that the Meri- den water commissioners had already surveyed the land and contemplated its purchase, and in of this fact it was urged that this city should galn possession of the land immedi- ately It was the opinion of most of those pres ent that while the city did not need Increased water supply at present but 1t would be required in the near future, and it would be we'll to con trol Crystal brook. It was therefore voted to empower the commissioners to purchase the land at price not to exceed S10, 900 if the nego lions could be made.