The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-08
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS.
MANY Events of NOTE IN THE
STATE.

A Heavy Downpour of RAMA Domestic
Snarl Before the Courts-The Old Flag
Scars High in Norwich-Funeral of Mrs.
Prentice-The Dangerous Illness of Rev.
Father Hushes--Death of Captain Miner.
Hartford Aug. 7-Captain William
H. Miner, proprietor of the American
hotel and owner of Miners Grove at
Glastonbury, died this morning of iy-
phoid fever, after three weeks illness,
aged thirty-five years, He was son of
the late Captain william H. Miner, for
many years captain of the old State of
New York. now the City of Springfield,
plying between this city and New York.
Captain Miner leaves a wife and one
brother He was member of the Elks,
and knights of Pythias and Red Men,
and vice commodore of the Hartford
Yacht club.
APPOINTED RECEIVERS.
Hartford, Aug. Judge Townsend of
the United States circuit court for the
district of Connecticut has issued an
order appointing William A. Curtis
of Norwalk and James H. Cutler of
Boston receivers for the Lockwood
Manufacturing company of South Nor
walk. William P. Foss of New York
is the complainant in the case, repre-
senting the creditors of the company.
The receivers are to furnish bonds of
$4,000 EACH
COSBY BEACH NUISANCE.
The summer residents of Cosey
Beach, some seventy-five in number.
including F. A. Goodyear, A. B. Gin
ton, Robert Eaton, R. M. Sheridan,
have complained to Town Health Of
ficer Hutchinson that Guisseppi Grasse
is maintaining nuisance by keeping
pig stye in bad condition. There will
be hearing on the case Friday.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
Hartford Aug. THE rainfall in this
city from 1880 this morning until 1045
a. M, as measured at Trinity college,
was 1926 inches, while in West Hart
ford it was 2.07.
New Britain, Aug. THE rain in this
city fell in torrents this forenoon at in
tervals from 7:S0 until 1890. No dam
age was done, and the streets are again
growing white under the influence of
the sunshine and rain.
Waterbury, Aug. THE heaviest
storm known here for years burst at
O'Clock this morning and ragged for an
hour. Rain fell in torrents and in an
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Streets were flooded, the sewers failed
to carry off the water and the surplus
ran into the cellars. Main street be-
came a river of muddy water, and even
the sidewalks were covered. At the
Cooper house the barroom was flooded,
and the street and sidewalk were I'M
der several inches of water. A sign
was placed just outside the door, mo
fishing allowed" The New England
road station was also flooded, and it's
tracks were covered with water. Great
damage has been done in the surround
ing country to crops. At noon the wa
ter in the streets had subsidized
DOMESTIC TRoNBLE.
Bridgeport, Aug. Tin answer to a
writ of habeas corpus John w. Ovfa tt
was required to produce in the SUI
perior court here this morning the young
son and daughter of his son Russell
Oviatt, aged seven and two years res
pectively The little ones mother has
been unable to see them, although the
terms of separation secured in New
York state a short time ago, allows each
parent to keep the children half the
time. Their grandmother took them
to New York yesterday to escape the
writ, but Judge G. w. Wheeler ordered
the grandfather to produce them on
Saturday or answer to the court for
contempt.
UNDER $500 BONDS.
Hartford, Aug. I'm the police court
to-day, Alphonse LIE Plume and Mrs.
Laura LIE Bell, boka of Worcester,
Mass, were held in $500 bonds for trial
in the superior court ON the charge of
adultery. They were caught in a police
raid at No. 22S State street this morn
ing, where the woman was running a
disorderly house under the name of
Burns Mrs. LIE Bells husband testi-
fed in court that his wife eloped with
LIE Plume a tailor, several months ago,
les. lie Plume has a wife living at
Worcester.
BITTEN WHILE SWIMMING.
South Norwalk, Aug. david Pol
lard, jr., of Winnipauk is in serious
condition to-day as a result of being
bitten by a snake or a turtle while in
swimming. He went in for a swim
one day last week, and was bitten, but
thought nothing of the accident at the
time. Soon after, however, his body
began to swell and grow black, and
blood poisoning set in. The physicians
believe he will recover.
HER NINETY-ETGHTH BIRTHDAY
South Norwalk, Aug. Mrs. Phoebe
Weed Crabbe, one of the oldest resi-
dents of this section of the state, cele-
brated her ninety-eighth birthday at
her home yesterday. Last night dele
cation of her friends assembled at her
house, and a grand social time was
had. Mrs. Crabbe is the mother of
Cyrus e. Crabbe
THE OLD FLAG.
Mr. Edgar H. Ingraham of Norwich
scars the American flag at height of
800 to 800 feet at Elmwood every day