The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-21
Local JOttings,

The numerous labor organizations of
 Waterbury will celebrate Labor day by
 big picnic at the West End grounds.
 The cornerstone of St. Paul's German
 Lutheran church in Torrington was laid
 with much ceremony yesterday after
 noon.
 There were assembled at the residence
 of s. V. Beach, esq.,, in Seymour, Satur-
 day evening, the 18th, his four sons and
 daughter, with their families to the
 fourth generation to the number of
 twenty, to celebrate the sixty-second
 birthday of Superintendent George w.
 Beach of the Naugatuck railroad, where they were happily entertained. Yesterday at Stamford Thomas F..
 Stark, aged thirty-one, member of the
 blacksmithing firm of Grown & Stark.
 committed suicide by jumping from the South street bridge in front of an ap- preaching west bound train. He then laid his head upon the rail. The train cut off his head, one arm and one leg. His sister, Miss Julia Stark, arrived from Europe about five minutes after her brother had been mangled by the train.
 President Clark of the Consolidated road is home again after very pleasant stay in Europe. He spent considerable time in France and visited points in Switzerland and England. In Paris he met Judge Lynde Harrison who had just returned from the North Cape. Awaiting Mir. Clark at the depot upon his arrival to greet him were Vice Presi- dent Hall, Chief Engineer Curtis, Cap- tain Gardiner of the Fall River line. and MT. Clark's private secretary, Mir. Parker.
 The vacancy in the auditors office is to be filled by special election that Mayor Sargent will call in few days. Among the names mentioned for the place are Frank Anthony, now of the tax collectors office, ex-Assessor T, K, Dunn, Assessor William F. Shannon, Commissioner James K. McGann and ex-Senator William J. Mills. There are undoubtedly others. The office for the present will be filled by George Thomas of West Haven who has been appointed pro tenn. As he is resident of West Haven he is out of the contest as rel gards candidacy.
 The funeral of the late William H. Menge, ST., who died suddenly of heart disease Saturday, aged seventy-four, will take place this afternoon at 8 o'clock. The deceased was born in Germany, and came to this country about forty years ago. For the post twenty-seven years he had been in the employ of the Mathushek Piano of West Haven, being foreman there. He was an industrious, kind hearted citizen and respected by all who were acquainted with him. He leaves n widow and two sons and four daugh- ters
 Edward Prince, former well known resident of New London and brother of John J. Prince of No. 14S Main street, that city, died in Cumberland, Ont, Twenty-Five years ago MT. Prince was in business in New London, and stood high in the estimation of the people, politically and socially. He served several terms as councilman and in the city government, and was foreman of the Niagara Engine company, company well remembered by New Haven veteran firemen. In Canada he had supervision over an im- | mense tract of land in the getting out l of timber for large match manufac- tory. His wife survives him and mar ried son in New Haven, with whom she | and daughter unmarried made their l home. The funeral will be held to- l from the residence of his brother | n New London. ....