The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-01
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS or THE STATE.

PARTS OF THE STATE,
Eastern Star Gift for Masonic Home-A
Meriden Physician Very ul-A Suit for
&5,OOO-Uncle dob Cases Ninetieth Birth
day-Reported to Have Gone to Join the
Black Hussars--Meriden'sP Police Pension
Fund.-, aterbury's Roll of Mayors, Etc,
Etc.
Meridian chapter, o. e. S., of Meriden'
will soon present the Masonic home in
Wallingford with a fine Bible and
table, the gifts to be put in the assem-
bly, room. The various chapters of the
Eastern Star are furnishing this room
and Meridian chapters gift will be IN
addition to the furnishings already
bought. The pulpit size Bible will be
bound in Turkish morocco and will be
as fine a book as can be purchased,
The enclosing on the cover will tell
the name of the chapter that presents
the book
PROMINENT DOCTOR VERY ILL.
DR.. E. C. Newport of Meriden is dan
gerously i'll at his home with typhoid
fever. For the past week he has been
unable to either eat or sleep, and his
condition is so critical that consulta-
ton was held yesterday morning by
Drs. Hall and Otis.
AN ARCHITECT SUED.
Bridgeport, July S1.-The suit which
Attorney J. d. Toomey, jr, threatened
to bring at the time that Architect e.
r. Lambert made certain statements
about Charles Monahan during the con-
test over the license application of
Frank III. Bradley to conduct saloon
at 116 Fairfield avenue, has finally been
brought, and is for $1,000.
The complaint alleges that Mr.. Lam
bert testified that the ''place is gamb-
ling house and house of prostitution,
conducted by Monahan," and that the
statement was false and malicious.
1t also sets forth that Agnes Mona
han was the owner of the place., and
that she and her husband suffered a
loss of reputation, and lost the good
will and trade of many persons with
whom they would have done business.
UNCLE JOB CASE OF SIMSBURY.
Captain Job Case of Simsbury was
pleasantly remembered by the members
of his family, who gathered to the
number of twenty eight Monday after
moon at the house of his son, A. G.,
Case, the occasion being the ninetieth
anniversary of his birthday. A silver
headed cane was presented to him with
an appropriate inscription. Uncle
Job" although well advanced in years
is still able to "hoe his row" with the
best of them, and probably takes and
reads more papers than any man in
town. His three sons served in the
army during the rebellion. The young
est, Oliver &C., was killed at Antietam
and the oldest, A. j. Case, of Hartford
died some years after the war. A. G.
Case of this town is the only son living
The wife of Deputy Collector George
M. Phelps is Mr.. Cases only daughter.
"A PLUCKY CONNECTICUT HORSE
Speaking of. the 2:22 trot at Cleveland
Monday the Boston Globes account
says:
On his first appearance in the grand
circuit at Detroit last Wednesday Red
of Waranoke had been a surprise by
winning when he was quite overlooked
In the 2:22 trot to-day the pluck little
stallion from Connecticut furnished a
second surprise by losing when he was
heavily backed to win. Bassaro trippe6
away with the first heat in 2:16, but nc
one minded that, but when he repeated
the performance the favorite pressed
him so hard, and he appeared so much
exhausted at the finish, that still the
New England trotter ruled the market
1T was $50 for the field and $42 for Rec
of Waranoke before the next heat
but instead Of overtaking Bassora hi
fell back from the first quarter, and a:
the Michigan horse came home for thu
third time in 2:16, the favorite was {
dozen lengths away.
PERHAPS HE HAS SKIPPED.
Hartford, July 31.-Prof. Joseph Abe
failed to appear in the police court thi'
morning to answer to the charge o
cruelty to animals, and it is reported
that he has left town en- route for Ger
many to john his old command, tn
BLACK Hussars.
Judge John A. Stoughton, prosecuting
agent for the Humane society, told
reporter that 1t was the intent of the so
ciety to suggest a nolle When ABEL ap
reared in court, after cautioning hin
not to repeat his cruel practice of driv
ing spurs into his horse, but his failur
to appear might change the condition
of things. Abel's case was first Sc
down for yesterday, and was CONTINUES
until this morning owing to his alb
sence then.
FOUND NEAR NEW HAVEN.
The Waterbury Naturalists' club ha
a meeting Monday evening, which wa
well attended and replete with pleasar
incidents. P. l.. Barker, B. S., CAV
an interesting off-hapd talk on tneAmel
lean crossbill, bird peculiar to NOR
northern ATTITUDES than this. Miss Cas-
displayed beautiful cluster of Sc
pinks from the salt meadows near Ne
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