The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-29
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT.
EVENTS OF INTEREST IN MANY
 PARTS OF THE STATE.

Newsboys Enjoyed Life-BOught by the Consolidated Road for Ss5,O0O-wes- leyan's Football Victory-The Raging Connecticut waters-BrldgepOrt's Popu- lar Dog Show-A sad Accident-Aotress Before the Court-A Boys Dead Body Found,
 Middletown, Nov. 2S,-Mrs, Henry G. Hubbard rendered complimentary dinner to the newsboys of the city this afternoon at Chaffee's hotel. Covers were laid for 11O, Two newsgirls were present. It was the finest spread ever served to the Middletown newsboys. THE WATERS ARE TOO HIGH NOW
 Hartford, Nov, 2S.-To-day the Hart ford Street Railroad company issued orders that no cars shall run over the temporary bridge over the Connecticut river. This bridge is the structure built to take the place of the notorious old bridge which was burned. The waters of the river are high at this time and the officials of the company fear that the swift currents have weakened the structure. Cars run to each approach and passengers walk across the bridge and change cars.
 GAELIC FOOTBALL.
 Hartford, Nov. 2S.-A Gaelic football game was played here to-day, the op- posing teams being the O'Connells of Middletown and the Stars of Hartford, Middletown won, making one goal and one point, against five points made by Hartford. A goal, according to Gaelic rules, is equivalent to eight points.
 BRIDGEPoRTS DOG SHOW.
 Bridgeport, Nov. 2S.-The great suc- cess which the first annual dog show has scored has resulted in determin- ation on the part of the managers to make it permanent. Already 5000 per sons have visited the show. Three hun dred dogs have been on exhibition. On Friday after the closing of the show the managers will effect a permanent organization.
 BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.
 Waterbury, Nov. 2S.-Eobert Ruth ven, aged twenty, of 60 Jewelry street, attempted to board moving train on the New England railroad at Water vile this afternoon. He was dragged under the car and both legs were cut off He was brought to the hospital in this city, where he died at 5:3o. He was unmarried.
 FIRE IN THOMPSONvILLE.
 Thompsonville, Nov 2S.-Fire gutted the saloon of John Flanagan on North Main street at an early hour this morn ing. The loss Is placed at $500 and IS fully covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is not known.
 BOUND OVER.
 Hartford, Nov. 28.-In the police court to-day Arthur Blythe of White Plains, N. T.. and Herbert Blythe of No. 8 Vil- lage street, this city, were bound over to the next term of the superior court under bonds of $500 each for attempted burglary at Frederick Lech's tailor shop.
 John Barry, an old man charged with being tramp, was bound over for trial at the next term of the superior court to-day.
 CHARGES NOLLED.
 Hartford, Nov. 2S.-The charge of adultery asainst Mrs. Della E. Reeves and Fd,nund Fade Day, an actor in Alexander Salv:ni's company, was noll- ed in the police court this morning. w. ' PaaveA Che woman's alleged hus- band. refused 0 testify further and left ftf.e court with his wife. Day and the woman were caught together in a room m sis city Sunday night. On Monday the cas vas adjourned in the police court to enable MT. Reeves to prove his marriage to the woman. This he did not do to-day.
 HIS DEAD BODY FOUND.
 Stamford. Nov. 2S.-Jeremiah Lock- wood, a negro forty years old, was found on the street Monday night suf- fering from an epileptic fit. He was taken home and the next morning he started for farm three miles north of  ternoon his dead body was found in the woods on Alfred Hoyit's property north of the city. It is supposed that he was seized with a fit while passing through the woods on Tuesday
 CONSOLIDATED ROAD BUYS IT. Stamford, Nov. 2S.-The property ot the Ferguson heirs which was recently the subject of litigation in condemna- tion proceedings brought by the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail. road has been purchased by the latter for about $85,O00.
 WESLEYAN'S VICTORY.
 Middletown, Nov 2S-Wesleyan de. feated the athletic club at football or the campus this afternoon. The SCOTS was 12 to O. The athletic were com. posed of Trinity, Harvard and Wesley, an alumni.
 THE DAY IN HARTFORD. Hartford, Nov. 28.-Thanksgiving day was observed in the usual manner al the state prison In Wethersfield. The convicts were given a holiday in every way except in that of their persona liberty. No work was required of them A dinner of roast pork, potatoes, tur. nips, onions and beets was served Each prisoner also received half 2 mince pie, two ounces of cheese, two ounces of butter, two doughnuts, two lN ,,1,, .,sf o1I 4I,