The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-06
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS,
NEWS or INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS or THE STATE,

PARTS or THE STATE.
A Clue to the Milford Robbers-Wreoket
Vessel at Stony Creek Righted-A Syndi
cate Buys Gas Company-The Hartford
''Puts" In Atlanta-Jack the Huggel
Goes to Jail-A Connecticut Railroad
Conductor Killed-Leaves Brother ii
New Haven-Nonnannia Detention Gases
"A Miner Terribly Injured.
Milford, Nov. 5.-Local officers have
found clue to the highwaymen who
held up S. Truman Smith and his wife
last week. Tonight Deputy Sheriff
Lowry and Constable Gardner, accom-
panied by Mr.. Smith, went to New Ha.
ven where, it is stated, the highwaymer
have beer. seen.
WAS DROWNED.
Stamford, Nov. 5.--An unknown Swede
who was employed on scow of the
Hartford Dredging company, fell from
a scow in tow of tug McDermott this
afternoon and was drowned. His body
has not yet been recovered.
FINALLY RIGHTED HER.
Stony Creek, Nov. ga final effort
was made to float the schooner Lizzi9$
Sanders, which has been on the rocks
at the Thimble Islands for several
weeks. e. S. Grant, of the Red Hill
Granite company, took sympathy on
Captain Nelson and his crew of one,
and yesterday sent a large force of men
to the schooner with big quarry pump.
To-day the gang continued the work and
succeeded in righting the vessel. The
water is now out of her hold and it
us expected that she will be fioated to-
morrow.
SALE OF "A GAS COMPANY.
The Norwich Bulletin of yesterday
says; The directors of the Norwich City
Gas company have accepted PROPOSE
tion made to them by an out-of-town
syndicate for the sale of their property
and franchise in this city. The syndi-
cate has offered to pay at the rate of
$50 for the stock. 1t is understood that
from its assets the gas company can
also declare dividend of 20 per cent,
so that the shareholders would receive,
on relinquishing their stock, an amount
equal to 175 per cent. for each share
This proposition, with the favorable
action of the directors of the company,
has BEEN submitted to the stockholders
for their individual action, and it is
considered as quite certain that the
necessary two-thirds of the shares will
be pledged for a sale on these terms
and a transfer will be effected
The new syndicate is said to repre-
sent progressive business men who have
practical qualifications for the running
of the plant. AS the gas company con-
trolls the Norwich Electric Light COM
pany, it is expected that the latter will
also come under new management The
date for filing acceptances of the offer
is not later than November Is.
HIGGANUM MISER DEAD
Middletown, Nov. 5.-Pafvra Hubbard,
known as the Higganum miser, was
found dead in his house last night. He
had not been seen for three days. A
neighbor passing by saw the body on
the kitchen floor He leaves two daugh-
tiers in New Haven, and was quite
wealthy The medical examiner says he
died of heart disease.
DIED IN SUFFIELD.
Suffield, Nov. 5.-Miss Loretta Cook
died at the home of her brother, Lewis
Cook, in Crooked Lane, last Thursday
and was buried Saturday. Miss Cook
had been an invalid for the past five
years, not able even to feed herself or
make her wants known except to those
who were in constant attendance upon
her. Her father, ninety-four years old,
has ministered to her every want dur
ing all this time, with what assistance
the rest of the members of the family
were able to give him. Miss Cook was
fifty-four years of age.
SoUTHINGTON WATER COMPANY.
Southington, Nov. 5.-The annual
meeting of the Southington Water COM
pany yesterday was held at the COM
pany's office. The following directors
Kenzie, George B. Finch, H. D. Smith,
Wheaton S. Plumb, Amos Bradley and
Oh. III. Nichols The following officers
were elected: President E. E. Stow;
vice president, George B. Finch; secre-
itary and treasurer, 7. H. Mckenzie; au-
ditors, ]. H Osborne, e. P. Hotehkiss.
The only change on the board of direc-
tors is the displacement of William H.
Cummings by Wheaton S. Plumb, who
now represents the town on the board.
AS selectman he votes on SIS 900 of
stock The selectmen have long main
tanned that the town should be repre-
scented on the board and the stockhold-
ers have siSnified their willingness at
any time to elect anyone to the board
who was a stakeholder First Select
man Plumb has accordingly bought two
shares and was elected. A dividend of
3 per cent. was declared, payable No
venber 15 which is semi-annuai.