The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-05
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS,
NEWS or INTEREST FROM MANY
PARTS or THE STATE.

Conference in Waterbury-A Missing
Bicyole-other Notes of Interest
Walllngford, Nov. "A missionary
rally was held in the Congregational
church this afternoon and evening,
Among the we'll known speakers pres
ent were the following: Rev. Joseph
Smith, D. D., of Boston; Rev. ]. H. De-
Forest, D. D., who has spent twenty
years in Japan; Mrs. H. c. Hazen of
India, and Rev. A. H. Plumb, D. D..
of Boston.
Portland, Nov, 4,-Contractor Fltzger-
aid of New London, who has charge of
the double tracking on the Air Line d.
vision of the Consolidated road to-day
increased his force, and the work is now
progressing rapidly Nearly $50 men are
now engaged on the work between Port
land and East Hampton. The progress
will be slow because of the deep cuts
through which it will be necessary to
blast
Portland, Nov. 4-The indications are
that the quarrymen's strike, which was
inaugurated this morning, will be
lengthy one Tonight none of the men
had gone back to work; on the contrary,
they are more decided than ever The
owners of the quarries, according to re-
port, are not displeased with the turn
affairs have taken They have plenty of
stone on hand and can stand it if the
men do not care to work.
Westport, Nov. 4.-For four days the
saloons in Westport have been ostensi-
bly, closed, the license year ending last
Thursday night. The situation here is
an interesting one, because of the nov
city Of no saloons in Westport. Much
more expression is given to the dissatis-
faction on the part of drinkers than
to avowals of satisfaction among those
who favor no license. In other words,
the habitues of saloons find their de-
privation irksome. So far as is known
the liquor dealers are abiding by the
law, and will continue to do so, relying
upon their good fortune to bring it about
so that the no license decision at the
election will be declared illegal. 1t is
understood that the saloon keepers hold
frequent meetings in secret for the pur-
pose of discussing the situation.
| Falls Village, Nov. 4,-Lyman Dun
ming, the ex-county commissioner, who
| is i'll at his residence in East Canaan,
is no better and his condition is still
| critical.
| A. G. Randall, president of the Nation
al Iron bank of Falls Village, is critical
| ly ill., He took to his bed last week,
suffering from nervous prostration.
| CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE.
| Arrangements are making to enter
| tain 400 delegates to the twenty-ninth
annual meeting of the general confer
ence of the Congregational churches Of
Connecticut which meets in Waterbury
| November 10 and 20. The annual SER
| mon will be preached by the Rev. DIR.
| Theodore T. Munger of New Haven.
| The principal missionary address will
be delivered by the Rev. DR.. Judson
Smith of the American board, and Pres
| ide. 1t Chester D. Hartranft of the Hart
ford Theological seminary will read a
paperon Sociology tnd the Churches. /"
MR.. KNIPFER's WHEEL.
Bridgeport, Nov. 4.-Every effort is
| being made to recover the Spaulding
wheel, belonging TO w. o. Knipfer of the
Morning Union staff, which was stolen
4 from the Barnum-Union building last
Friday evening. Several clues have
been followed, but as yet have not led
to the apprehension of the thief or the
recovery of the wheel. Superintendent
of Police Birmingham, who has the case
in hand, is sparing no pains or expense
to capture the thief who, if caught will
be made an, example of. Though Bridge
| port has been very fortunate in having
1 but three wheels out of nearly 1900
| stolen in the past year, the theft of BIZ
| cycles is becoming frequent in other
parts Of the state. Tt is advocated
| that wheelmen should band themselves
| together for their own mutual protec-
ton and be constantly on the lookout
for stolen wheels. superintendent Bir-
mingham has sent out several hundred
cards of which the following is a copy;
Stolen from Bridgeport, Conn, Fri
1 L.
bicycle, Searchlight lantern, Spaldine
cyclometer and ratchet bell. Bell fast
ened in center of handle bar Handle
bar slightly rusted an inch from each
handle. Brown spot in center of cy-
clometer. Dust cap or one rat-trap
pedal missing. Two punctures an inch
apart in each tire"
WAGES RAISED.
Norwich, Nov. 4.-The promised in
crease in wages at the Penomah mills
at Taftville went into effect to-day, but
the men are not satisfied. The oversears
have not yet announced how much of
an increase is granted, and the work
men are not in a position to state wheth-
er or no the raise will prove satisfac-
| tory.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
East Haddam, Nov. 4--Steps are now
being taken by counsel for w. H. Gil
lette, assistant jailor at the county Jail,
to bring suit against William R. Good
speed, proprietor Of the river ferry, to
recover damages for the loss of a horse
and injury to the carriage of Gillette
which was sunk in the river from the
ferryboat Goodspeed nearly three weeks
ago. On Friday last the body of Gil
lette's dead horse rose to the surface
of the river several hundred feet down
the river from the spot where it went in.
to the river. The body raised the car.