The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-05
CONNECTICUT JOTTINGS,
EVENTS OF INHERENT IN VARIOUS
 PARTS OF THE STATE.

Last Evenings State Photographic De-
 spatches-Railroad Accident at Branford
 New York League Team-The TrottinG
 at Meriden's Fair Yestesday-The Wild
 Man Scare Again-The Missing octo-
 genarian.
 Branford, Oct, "A way freight train for New London which left New Haven at 4:S0 o'clock this afternoon in charge of Conductor Kean, met with an accl- dent near the Branford depot this eve- ming. The train was being backed down a siding to switch some cars at the freight depot, and while crossing the main tracks five cars jumped the tracks. The tracks were blocked for four hours. The wrecking train was sent out from New Haven and at 8 o'clock tonight the cars were placed back on the track and the freight pro- ceeded to New London. The o'clock express out of Boston due here at 5:30, was delayed here half an hour because of the accident. No one was injured. The cause of the accident was a broken journal, which caused the cars to leave the track.
 TORRINGTON'S BIC BALL GAME. Torrington, Oct. 4.-About 1,400 peo- pie witnessed the game played here this afternoon between the New York leagueteam and the local nine. The Tor ringtons had gathered together all the good material in this vicinity and had as substitutes several of the strong players of the Winsted team. They were, however, defeated because of poor fielding. The score:
 New Yorks... ....3 o 8 8 ? 4 2 PA Torrington .....2 o 1 0 1 l. $ Hits-New York 1s,Torrington il. Er- rors--New York 8, Torrington 14, Bat teries-Van Hattern and Nelson; O'Brien and Nichols.
 THE WILD MAN AGAIN. Ansonia, Oct, 4.-There is quite scare among the residents near Great Hill in the western part of the town over the reported appearance of the wild man" l in that locality. John McNulty, a farmer living at Great Hill reports that during the last three nights his wife and himself have been awakened by strange noises near his house. The nightly visitor let out some unearthly | yells that caused McNulty's hair to stand. Last night the farmer went out after being awakened, with a shot gun, l hut mo oro t0 ha fn11y5 oh | the place It is thought possible that | some one in the neighborhood is respon- | sible for the disturbances, but the re- port that the wild man is roaming about l in that locality has made the residents I timid.
 THE MESSING oCTOGENARIAN. | New London, Oct, 4.-Nothing has yet been heard from Joshua Chapman, the octogenarian, who disappeared over a l week ago from his home at Bartletts 1 station above this city. Searching par ties have been looking through the woods for the old man but have not been able to get any traces of him. It it not believed that Chapman has been l drowned.
 I lTROTTING AT THE MERIDEN FAIR. | Meriden Oct. 4.-There was good sized crowd at the fair here this af- ternoon. In the racing everybody was interested. The worlds record for wo- l men was broken this afternoon by Miss Dora Smart daughter of Charles Smart, the well known horseman of South Merden, who drove Blizzard over 4l, L, l., 0 ba made by woman was 2:2S. The sum- maries:
 PA Class
 l Warbling Maid, m, Charles I Lee, Bridgeport .............. 1 Judge Hampton, b g, George L.
 Messenger, Southington ..... 2 Frank Wood, blk s, R. E. Hart, ] Plantsville .................... Eddie Foy, b g, B. J. Morse, New Haven .................. 5
 Time-2:261a, 2:25, 2:26.
 Meriden Driving Club Race. Trilby, b m, J. D. Eggleston, l Mer1den .......... ,.........,.. v Brown Wilkes, b g. l.. H. Boardman .................... 5 Annie, b m, D. F. Ingraham, Wallingford ................. 4 2 Major, g g, David Higgins.... 8 J. C., N. F. Ackley ........... 3 { Hattie B., b m, s. B. Bronson. Charlie C., b g, Charles Hol- comp ................ Darkness, tb g, F. D. Smith,. s s l Time-2:42h 2:39A, 2:44.
 THE DARIEN ITALIANS MONEY
 Bridgeport, Oct 4-Labor Agent Louis Richards said this afternoon that the Darien Italians might gel their money after all. Counsel for the water company notified him to-day that New York capitalist offers to furnish funds to pull the company out of its presnt difficulties, providing the Riders are dropped altogether from the enter. prise. A meeting of the stockholders has been called and as the Riders seem to be very unpopular there isn't much doubt that they will be forced to re- tire.
 A MILFORD GIRLS DEATH.
 Bridgeport, Oct 4-Minor Smith proprietor of the Milford Shore house lost his eleven-year-old daughter yes- terday, and her death was caused by the explosion of giant firecracker at the Shore house a short time ago A party of young men from Derby