The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-21
JC.tLLTStiFORD.


 The principal interest manifested In the borough yesterday was eentered on the electric car which made It's first ap- pearance on Center street and began its regular trip from the depot to Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'S factory The car Is running every ten minutes. and is in charge of Motorman Fred Markham, who formerly worked In Hall Brothers market, and Fred Dar- ley, recently employed at the rubbG shop The formers hours are from A. m. to 12 noon, and from l to D. m Darley has the noon hour and even ing run. There will be no conductor. as the passengers will use the box in the car for their fares. The first trip was made In four and half minutes. The car attracts considerable attention as II speeds over the hill, but has not as yet carried any large number Of passengers The car was delayed nearly two hours during the shower by lightning which burned of the lightning arrester under the car. Experts came down from Mer- iden and repaired the damage. ana during the afternoon and evening reg ular trips were made.
 Quite a heavy thunder storm struck here about 10 o'clock yesterday morn- ing and continued for two hours. There was heavy fall Of rain, which was welcomed by everybody.
 The house of Mrs. Thomas Hanlon on Ward street was struck by lightning, but not seriously damaged. A drizzling rain continued most of the afternoon. which did good service toward wetting the dry earth.
 Mrs Clara Hersey, the mother of Mrs, Willis Turner of Hall avenue. died yes terday afternoon, aged seventy-three years. There will be prayers at Mrs. Turner's at 10 o'clock Thursday morn ing. The body will be taken to South ington for burial
 Mrs. Kate Hull. who has been book keeper for James Snowman of Elm street for several years. was taken to New Haven hospital yesterday. Mrs. Hull had severe fall on Main street a month ago. and has not recovered from | her injuries.
 Eugene Hotchkiss, formerly employed at Simpson, Hall. Miller & Co.'S. and later at the Hartford Silver Plate com- pany, will be the platter at the Higgins & Rodgers Co.'S new factory. l The Wallngfords will play ball with the Meridens in Hanover park on Satur- day.
 Miss Lottie filling who has been the guest of Mrs. A. J. Smith for the past month, started last evening for her home in Johnson. o.
 Sheriff Rod Austin will sell at auc- tion this morning at 10 o'clock six fonts of type, double barrel breach loading gun and a quantity of choice books. | w. A. Booth has recovered his team stolen Saturday night. The horse and carriage were found in lot near Mon- towese,- where it had been abandoned.
 Officer Mooney captured horse thief Sunday and turned him over to a Cheshire constable, where the horse was stolen.
 William Mcclure and John Nolan had a lively tusse wit 200 pound cake o1 ice they were putting into W. H Cowles refrigerator yesterday. The ice was safely boxed but slipped and fell against Nolan. crowding him against the wall McGuire seized the cake of ice to save his partner. and succeeded in pushing it to one side enough to miss Nolan who had fallen to the floor Both men were somewhat bruised, but luckily not seriously injured. The re- frigerator is a large one, and the ice shelf is fully six feet from the floor.
 The Meriden saloon keepers will play the return game} of ball with their Wal lingford brethren on Wednesday after moon on the Colony street grounds game called at 2:3O. After the game lthere will be a clam bake and other re- treatments at Paradise Island Charles $. Hall will get up the bake land provide for fifty persons.
 F.C. Allen has sold three building lots on Whittlesey avenue to Thomas Pick ford, who will erect two houses at an early date.