The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-01

with more favor upon the matter of a
police pension fund, and Alderman
Sloane, chairman of the police commit
tee will probably bring the matter
up for discussion at the meeting to-
night.
TROTTING IN WATERBURY.
Waterbury, July Arrangements
for the meet to be held September 3,
4 and 5 at the driving park under the
auspices of the Waterbury Driving
company are progressing finely and the
prospects are that an enjoyable and
successful season of trotting will re-
suit.
SIX THIEVES JAILED.
Greenwich, Conn, July 31.-Sheriff
Fftzroy arrested and placed in jail here
six tramps who, it is alleged, are mem
bers of an organized gang of thieves
who have been operating in and about
Cos Cob and Riverside for several weeks.
Sheriff F'itzroy has just recovered
from the effects of the wound inflicted
by Burglar Dean on the 9th inst, after
a chase over the hills to Chenille and
this is the first arrest he has made since
that morning. He was well prepared
for any emergency this morning and
instead of taking with him a pistol
which would not respond to his touch,
he had with him two dangerous looking
revolvers, which he has received from
Greenwich admirers. Greenwich citi-
zens have ERASED a purse of $1,000 which
will be presented to Sheriff Fitzroy
this week in recognition of his bravery
in capturing Dean.
OIL DISTRIBUTING PLANT.
AT last the work on the Standard
OIL company's New England distribut-
ing plant at Wilson Point, South Nor
walk, has begun, and the men are
making the excavation. A small gang
of men went to work, Tuesday but
operations in earnest did not begin until
yesterday morning. Work will be push
ed as rapidly as possible and about
fifty men are being employed on the ex-
cavations. This force will be augment
ed as the work progresses. The tanks
are to be ready for use, it is thought,
by spring.
SKELETONS FINE NEW BUILDING
The work on the interior of the Plumb
library is progressing rapidly and the
racks for the reception Of books in the
library proper are being constructed
These are of the most approved style
and latest design, being adjustable TIC
various sized books and most conven-
lent for handling the volumes. Every
thing about this fine memorial build
ing is being done in the best manner
possible, and when completed Shelton
will have a public library building sec.
ond to none of it's dimensions in the
country.
A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL CAP
TUREs A TwENTY-PoUND TUR
TILE.
Derby, July 31-Florence, the nine
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. e. B
Murphy of Seymour avenue, feels tina
| she is quite heroine. Monday whil
at play in the dooryard she came upor
a monster turtle, which, as she ap
preached, made an attack on her. Sh
was at first frightened and then be
came Gained at the thought of wha
nice prize she would have as we'll as
nice dinner, providing she could cap
ture the monster. She called her moth
er and the two succeeded in corrallin,
| the turtle.
! Mr. Murphy was sent for and whel
he arrived he found the two holding tn
turtle down. 1t took but a moment 70
Mr.. Murphy to secure a grasp on hi
caudal appendage and little later hi
| turtleship was led to the guillotine
where his head was decapitated, and to
morrow he will be served in soup. TIL
! turtle weighed twenty pounds.
WATERBURY'S TWENTY-ONE MAY
ORS.
The Waterbury American remarks
1t was way back in the administra ito
of Mayor Webster that the scheme O
preserving likenesses of the ex-mayor
of the city was conceived. The pla
went into operation and several month
ago about half the photogra phs wer
obtained and enlarged and hung in tn
mayors office. The first batch wer
presented to the city by the gentleme
1
1t was found impossible to secure tn
remainder in the same way and there
fore they have been finished at the eS
pense of the city. Photographer Ad
delivered the same yesterday and ais
those which he reframed to secure uni
formity. There are twenty-one of ti1es
altogether and it is proposed to add t
the list the mayors as their terms eS
pire. The cost is slight and the collec
ton of Waterbury's past executives
a valuable one, and the city officials ar
fortunate in being able to secure a
unbroken collection. The ex-mayors c
Waterbury are as follows The cit
was incorporated May, 1853, the mayo
being elected annually on the secon
Monday in June until 1871, since whic
time he is elected for two years fro1
and after the first Monday in Januar
next succeeding his election:
julius Hotchkiss, June 10, 1853, to Jun
10. 1854
David T. Bishop. June 10, 1854, to Jun
10, 1856.
G. W. Benedict, June II, 1856, to Jun
9, 1856
John W. Webster, June 9, 1856, to Jun