The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-07
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS,
MILFORD LADY DYING FROM SNAKE
BITE.

State Board of Agriculture Meeting
Diaries and Dairy Notwithstanding in
New Haven for Missing Waterbury Girl
.-Corbett and Fitzsimmons--An Alleged
$4,000 Purse--other Notes.
Milford, Nov. 6.-Mrs. John II, Green,
who was bitten by rattlesnake some
time ago. is now in very critical con-
dition. The poison has sought out the
yitals and the most frightful spasms
have resulted. The venom also causes
almost continual nausea. 1t is not
thought that she can survive long.
JAIL IMPROVEMENT.
Danielson, Nov. 6,-The Wlndham
county commissioners held their month
ly meeting at the Brooklyn jail to-day
and decided that on Friday next they
would meet the committee of represen-
tatives at the Jail for the purpose of
discussing finally the plans for the inn
provements of the Jail. 1t is expected
that at the coming meeting steps will
be taken to either build a new Jail or
materially enlarge and improve the
present building.
INSULTED LADIES.
South NorWalk, Nov. Crank Reil-
iy, Edward Stevens and Henry Rob
erts were arraigned in court to-day on
the charge of insulting Miss Alice Nor
ton on Taylor avenue last night. They
were held for trial. These three men
are thought to be members of the gang
which has been accosting and assault
ing unprotected females in this city for
several weeks.
DEATH OF A CONTRACTOR.
New London, Nov. 6.-NoeI B. Gard
ner, the we'll known contractor, died at
his home in this city to-day from pneu-
monia. He was sixty-three years of age
and was we'll known throughout this
section Of the state
AN ALLEGED $50, 900 PURSE.
Waterbury, Nov 6-Thomas H.
Hayes. who with Robert McGrath has
Offered a purse of $4,000 for a meeting
between Corbett and Fitzsimmons, stat
led late this afternoon that he had re-
ceived a communication from repre-
sentative of Corbett in which he was
requested to make an appointment IN
New York at an early date for the pur-
pose of negotiating. Mr. Hayes an
nounced that he would go to the met
ropolis tomorrow morning and that it
is not impossible that glove contest
may be arranged.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Winsted, Nov. 6.-The Litchfield coun-
ty commissioners met here to-day to
grant licenses to sell liquor during the
coming year. -Four licenses were grant
ed to Winsted applicants, three to New
Hartford and one to Barkhamstead
"Reminiscences were filed against eight
applicants and the hearing on the pro-
tests will be held on Monday, November
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THEFT OF SIS.
South Norwalk, Nov. 6.--John Sher-
gar a Hungarian, was in court to-day,
charged with the theft of $75 from the
saloon of Hermann Quittnan Shergar
grabbed the cigar box in which the
money had been placed and ran out.
Ie was captured later. The case was
continued until tomorrow.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Lebanon, Nov 6.-The state board of
agriculture held an institute" at the
Grange hail. this place, to-day at the
Invitation of the patrons of the Leba-
non creamery. Professor c. D. Woods
and Professor G. S. Phelps of the Storrs
experiment station led discussion on
the subject of feeding and caring for
dairy stock for the production of but
ter The institute" closed at 2:30, af-
ter which the patrons of the creamery
held meeting. After an interesting
debate it was voted to permit the SUI
perintendent Of the Lebanon creamery
to feed his cattle with linseed, cotton
seed and bluten. Up to this time the
patrons have refused to allow the Leb-
anon creamery cattle to be fed this
class of feed.
SEARCHING FOR A MISSING GIRL
Waterbury, Nov. Crank T. Allen
of this city left for New Haven this at
ternoon to search for his thirteen-year-
old sister, Eleanor A. Allen, who has
been missing from her home at Union
City since yesterday noon. The child
Us the daughter of Robert I. Allen OF
Union City, and her mother being dead
she lives with a Mrs. Israel Gibbud
while her father boards next door. Y es-
terday noon the girl returned IRON
school as usual. She was apparently
in the best of spirits. After dinner she
put on thicker cloak than she usually
wears, took her pocketbook, babe Mrs
Gibbud and her father good bye and
started ostensibly for school. At five
O'Clock she failed to return from schoo
and her friends began to feel anxious
"a little later Mrs. Frank Gaylord, who
had just returned from WestviIle, said
that she saw the girl at Clearinghouse
Mill, about five miles north of New Ha-
ven. She spoke to her and the cir
ran away. She has not been seen since
and her absence is clothed in mystery
Her home life was pleasant and the
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