The Press., 1894-12-06
WALES.

A party of the relatives and friends of MT. and Mrs. A. J. Royce gathered at their residence on the evening of Nov. 3Oth to celebrate their 22d wedding anni- versary. Owing to the stormy weather not so many were present, but the eve- ming was heartily enjoyed by all, the more so as it was a complete surprise to MT. and Mrs. Royce. There were presents too Rilmerous to mention.
 Tickets were sold to 95 couples at the ball given by Messrs. Bradley & Heck at the Valley mill Thanksgiving evening.
 Miss Millie Royce, of Somers, spent Thanksgiving at home with her parents.
 W. A. Royce, of Holland, spent last Sabbath at his home in Wales.
 Under the heading, "Typhoid at Wes- leyan University" the current issue of the Yale Medical Journal says: Reports received from Middletown show conclu- sively that the typhoid outbreak was caused by oysters obtained in New Haven, which had been contaminated by sewage from a house where the disease had been prevailing. All who have had the disease at Middletown partook of the oysters raw. Dr. Foote has shown that the typhoid bacillus can live inside the oyster she'll" Dr. Foote is demonstrator of bacteriology in the Yale medical school, and conducted a series of experiments in order to deter mine the point mentioned. Dr. Lindsley, secretary of the state board of health, says that he is to make special report in regard to the typhoid epidemic, and that the report is now in preparation.
 The worst grade crossing accident of re- cent date was that at Southbridge on Thanksgiving day. A game of foot ball was to be played between The Worcester Techs and a local team. The latter were riding to the ground in a barge, when at the Central street crossing an outgoing passenger train, which had been held back because of an accident at the station, came along st an unusual rate of speed, because of being behind time. The barge was struck squarely and lifted to the top of the engine, and the crowd of happy youths were converted mass of maimed, dying and dead. Four were killed out right and ten wounded, some of whom will die. The killed are Charles Gauthier, Joseph A. Cooke, Victor Nelson and John Street. The latter was a member of the Williams College freshman foot ball team and was visiting in Southbridge. All the killed and injured were young men of high standing, we'll connected, and the accident cast pail over the town.
 After long hearing and arguments by counsel, the board of pardons on Monday afternoon rejected the application of John Cronin for communication of sentence. This ends all efforts in benalf of the con- demned murderer, and he will be hanged on December 18th for the murder of AL bert J. Skinner of South Windsor.
 Tuesday was a day of city elections, and wherever party lines were drawn the result was generally republican. New Haven elects A. c. Hendricks, republican, moyoi uy 1,SVV oVeI OdfSehG, WHO HaS been mayor for the past two terms. Sar- gent Is a free trader of the Carnegie school, bent on destroying the protection bridge over which he himself had safely passed to fortune.
 The state board of pardons announces that it has not pardoned John Cronin, murderer of Albert Skinner, of South Windsor. He will hang on Friday, De- cember IA. Cronin's plea was insanity.
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