The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-04
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6AhbLING lNSIhUlMENi1s
 Meriden, Sept. S,-Chisl of Police Ford has been compelled to return to the owners a wheel of fortune seized in a raid, last week, at Terrace Gar den. The owners of the wheel settled their eases by paying $70, and when they demanded it's return were met with refusal.
 A consultation of lawyers and police court officials followed and it was shown that the law providing for the destruction of gambling implements is applicable only to such implements as may be seized in building As the wheel in controversy was seized in the open air, the police cannot destroy it. The wheel is a very large one and its cost Is said to have been nearly $500.
 STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.
 Willimantic, Sept. S.-Assistant Post master W. B. Avery of this place is suffering from an epileptic shock which he received yesterday, and is In a crit ical condition to-day. His whole left side is paralyzed.
 CARRIED MANY PEOPLE. Superintendent Gray of the Meriden electric road said yesterday that the road on Labor day carried about 22,O0O people, and that the attendance at the park during the afternoon was not less than 15,000.
 CYCLE COMPANY AT WORK.
 The Premier Cycle company began operations yesterday in Bridgeport with aL; ;et. +oo makers. c. F. Tucker of Hartford has been engaged as superintendent of the works Within two months the force, l it is said, will be increased to 200, and within the next six months to 300 per sons.
 ANOTHER TROLLEY ACCIDENT In Hartford Monday afternoon the lseven-year-old daughter of Osborn Wal dreth, while playing on Morgan street, was struck by trolley car and render | ed insensible. She was removed to the hospital, where she has since lain un- conscious. It is feared that she is fatal | ly injured internally.
 HARTFORD GOLDEN WEDDING. Hartford, Sept. 3.-The wedding of MT. and Mrs. Franklin Chamberlain of l this city was solemnized fifty years ago to-day in the town of Lee, Mass, where l the bride was then residing, Rev. Will | liam B. Bond of the Congregational church conducting the ceremonies. The golden wedding was observed this evening at the family residence, corner | of Pennington avenue and Forest street, a reception being given from | till o'ciock in honor of the event | The bridesmaids were Miss Mary Rice of Albany and Miss Ann Porter, now Mrs. Alonzo Beardsley, of Auburn, N. Y. The groomsmen were Ephraim B. Bond and s. Q. Porter. The latter who | was bank commissioner in Connecticut several years ago, is now living in Hart ford.
 l Mrs. Chamberlain prior to her mar riage was Miss Mary w. Porter of Lee, sister of ex-Bank Commissioner s. 0. Porter She was educated at Albany seminary, Albany, N. r., and is a lady of superior intellectual instincts. | MT Chamberlain has been a leading 1 figure at the Hartford bar since the war, but during the past year he has relinquished most of his business and now lives in retirement at his Farming 1 ton avenue home MT Chamberlain has represented Hartford in the general as- sembly. The aged couple have no chil dren.
 GUN CLUB SHOOT. The Parker Gun club shoot in Meriden on Labor day afternoon was very suc- cessful affair and was witnessed by about 200 hundred people. Thirty shoot CTS from Boston, New Haven, New Lon- don and Meriden participated. The Boston shooters were O. R.
 Dickey, Captain Wadsworth and H. M
 Frederhen, whose shooting name is l Herbert" Among the New Haven shooters were Frank Potter, George Ort-
 seifer, Myron A. Clarke, c. B. Bristol David Currier, Harry Whitney and F.. l ICowee, the New London marksnan be- ling George Strong. The Meriden Jour- nal says:
 The five local shooters did not show up very well in their fast company Dickey made 149 out of possible 155 and Potter was close at his heels with 146
 Herbert" shot in an excellent man ner, as did Whitney and Cowee. The | Bostonians carried off the lions share of the prizes The club will probably lgive another shoot before the game laws