The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-09
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS
GLEANINGS FROM ALI PARTS OF
THE NUTMEG STATE.

Law Concerning Pawnbrokers' onicial
Record of Transactions - Torrington
Wants Good ROads-Struck by Light
ning-A Wild Deer-A Bicycle Ride
Investigation, Etc.
The veterans of the Connecticut Sec
ond Heavy artillery will hold their an
nual reunion this year at Salisbury on
September % and 26. The citizens there
are preparing a grand entertainment
for them.
WANTS A NEW BALLOON.
There is every probability that Pro-
fessor Gould at Hanover Park will have
to get new balloon. The one now in
use does not seem to have great wear
ing abilities, except to wear out. Mon
day evening it had risen scarcely 200
feet when smoke was seen issuing from
the top, but it kept rising till Barnelrs
weight was too much for it and then
it gradually sank. Barnell landed all
right.
THE ROGERS FAMILY.
The third annual reunion of the
members of the Rogers family will be
held in the city of Sandusky, O., on
Thursday August Is. Invitations have
been extended to those bearing the
name and kinship, wherever scattered,
through the United States or the Can
adas. B. F. Rogers, the president, of
Clyde, Sandusky county, o., will be glad
to impart any information that he has
in regard to the Rogers family.
MERIDEN'S BICYCLE TOURNA-
MENT.
Meriden, Aug. S.-N. L. Bradley and
John w. Coe performed a very valua-
BILE service yesterday in behalf of the
Wheel club boys, and secured many
liberal gifts from Meriden manufac-
turers to be donated as prizes in the big
bicycle tournament at the Trotting
park on September 7. The value of the
articles secured in the days work was
about $780,
NOW FOR MORE GOOD ROADS.
At the special town meeting Tuesday
afternoon in Torrington, called in the
interest of better roads in town, an
appropriation of $4,000 was voted, com
ing under the goods roads law. The
town will now have a piece of stone
road as well as other towns which have
acted favorably in the matter. The
road will be built the length of Water
street, up to the depot, thence across
the tracks and UP Migeon avenue as
far as the grant will permit. The work
will be done by contract.
TOPMASTS FOR YACHTS.
Piepgrass, the City Island shipbuild-
er, was in New London last week and
purchased from William H Davidson
two sticks of Oregon pine, is inches in
diameter, IS and II feet respectively in
length. One of the sticks Will be used
to make a topmast for the Defender and
the other will make a topmast for the
Vigilant. Mr. Piepgrass searched Bos-
ton, New York and Prevalence. but
could not find timber to suit until he
bought from Mr.. Davidson. The sticks
were strung alongside OF a schooner
going to New York Saturday.
FIsHERMAN's LUCK.
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London went to Poquonnoc rivec Sat-
urday on a grabbing trip, says the New
Lcndon Globe. The crabs were caught
and fire built to cook them. O:4e of
the party was in bathing at the time,
his clothes being on rock in close
proximity to the fire. 1t spread rap
idly and in few MON It's the 'lotne
were or fire. 1t was very comical to
see him going to his home Saturday
tight enyeloped in a horse blanket,
looking more like an In5iar on the war
path than a modest New Lond i. c.ti-
2en.s
HOME FROM ARCTIC SEAS.
Captain j. j. Fuller of New London
has returned home, having brought the
sealing and whaling schooner Francis
Allyn safely into New Bedford on Fri
day last He sailed from that port in
July, 1894, and was away on the voy-
age one year and eighteen days. The
result is between seven and eight hun
dred barrels of sea and elephant oil
and one hundred and ninety seal skins
Mr.. Joseph N. Hancox of Stonington
is one of the principal owners of the
vessel
FUNERAL OF A PUTNAM LADY.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jane S.
Phillips, granddaughter of the late
Lieutenant Governor Stoddard, was
held at her home i'm Putnam on Monday
afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Sargent of the
Congregational church officiating. The
pallbearers were Judge John A. Car
penter, DR.. William H. Sharpe, the
Hon. Eugene A. Wheelock and 7. P.
Botham Mrs. Phillips was the wife OF
the late Hon. Gilbert w. Phillips, one
of windham county's foremost lawyers
and politicians.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Hartford, Aug. S-John Clancy's barn
at Unionville was struck by lightning
yesterday afternoon. A five gallon can
of kerosene oil near by was not touch
ed. The fire which followed was put
out by the fire department.
SAW A DEER.
The passengers on the Air Line train
due in New Haven at noon yesterday
saw a larg deer near the Lyman via
duct at few miles this side of Middle
town. The animal raced with the train
short distance and then crossed just
ahead of the engine. 1t is supposed il
escaped from Vermont.