The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-06
JACK THE HuGGER.

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tried to act In crazy manner before
the court, but 1t didn't do and he was
sentenced to sixty days in Jail for va
grancy, He is supposed to be Jack the
Hugger who created much excitement
| and was knocked down last evening by
two young ladies for insulting them.
THE puts" IN ATLANTA,
The Hartford Post last evening in its
dispatch from Atlanta says: 1.-THE Put
nam Phalanx arrived here this morning
right side up with care and to-day has
been spent in removing the dust Of
travel and in taking the first glimpse Of
the great exposition. Yesterdays en-
tertainment at Chattanooga closed with
a grand ball at the Read house, which
was graceful and elaborate courtesy
to the visitors. 1t was after midnight
before the start was made over the
Southern railroad for Atlanta. The
pleasantest memories were taken away
from Chattanooga. Much of the enjoy
ment was derived from the visit to
places of historic interest. The nation
al guard and the city officials were the
hosts and they entertained royalty. On
arriving here at Atlanta the Gate City
Guard was in waiting and escorted the
Phalanx to its headquarters at the
Orient house. An ovation was tender
ed the visitors all along the line of the
be welcomed to the armory of the Gate
City Guard and will be rendered an in
formal reception.
DEATH OF FANNY MOWER
BRIDGEMAN.
Waterbury, Nov 5.-Mrs. Fanny
Mower, widow of George Bridgeman,
died yesterday, aged lightweight. Her
husband was quartermaster in the
war of 1912 and claimed to have been
the inventor of the screw as a propel-
Ter that succeeded the side wheel on
steam vessels. Mrs. Bridgeman was
the oldest member of the First Congre-
gational church.
DAMAGES FOR THE NORMANNIA
DETENTION
Bridgeport, Nov. 81. NJ. Hawley
and Judge A. B. Beers of Bridgeport,
who were detained on the Normannia
during the cholera epidemic and sued
the company because of misrepresenta-
tons before sailing, have been awarded
$500. Other passengers will not sue be-
cause of heavy expenses.
CONDUCTOR THAYER KILLED.
Hartford, Nov. 5.-A telephone mes
sage to this city last night brought the
news of the death by accident of Mar
shall G. Thayer, conductor on the
Long Island railroad. Mr.. Thayer be-
longed in this city. His father and
mother live in East Hartford. Two of
his brothers went to New York on the
owl train ito bring the body home. The
interment will be in this city. Mr..
Thayer was formerly a conductor on
the New York and New England rail-
road and for a while was acting pay
master on the western division. He
was twenty-nine years of age. He had
five brothers and four sisters, Emmons
of Springfield, Benjamin of New Haven,
both engineers on the Consolidated
road; Albert, a. conductor on the New
England road; Oscar and Frederick,
live ia home, the latter being an en-
ploye of the Adams Express Co. The
sisters are: Mrs Ella Knight of Orange,
N. j., Mrs. Lucy Knight of New York
city, Mrs. Carrie Fox of Hartford, and
Miss Hattie Thayer, who lives with her
parents. Marshall was married and
lived on Hopkins street, this city, keep
ing home there when he went to the
Long Island road, several months ago.
He had no children.
He was very popular in large circle
of friends. He was a member of Wash
ington lodge, knights of Pythias, Con-
necticut lodge of Odd Fellows, the Fra
ternal Order of Connecticut, the Order
Of Railway Conductors and the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen His life
Order of Connecticut.
The accident by which Mr.. Thayer
lost his life occurred ait West Bay, L. l.
NELLIE REARDON BERGEN'S Sue
CESS.
Hartford, Nov 5.-Hartford had a
deep interest in the first production of
1.-The Fencing Master" this season at
New London this evening, for it marked
the debut in professional operate circles
of Nellie Reardon Bergen, whose stay
in Hartford as a member Of the Center
church choir has been fraught with
pleasure to the music lovers of the city.
Mrs. Bergen began an instant and COM
plete success.
INJURED IN A MINE EXPLOSION.
Canaan, Nov. 5.-James Pendergraff of
East Canaan, employed in the mine, was
frightfully injured this morning by the
premature explosion of a blast One eve
was blown out, his face and arms were
terribly torn, and it is feared he cannot
recover. He has wife and several chill
dren.
OBJECTION TO SALOONS.
Middletown, Nov. ga bomb was
thrown into the camp of the liquor deal
ers to-day when "Reminiscences against
granting licenses to sixteen saloon keep
erS vera led with tho county oo,,r,ie