The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-22
NNECTICUT J0TTINGS.
attn OF Ex.ooNGREssM4N MILES
GRANGER AT FAILS VILLAGE.

Zen Known Public Mana Member OF
o Fiftieth Congress-Westport's Fire
Z ne Storiewsl1i Case-Forgery in Middle
wn-snow storm at Falls Village
Glastonbury Objects to Paying Towards
40 East Hartford Bridge-other State
ews.
Falls Village, Oct. 21.-EX-Consress-
N Miles II. Granger died at his home
Norta Canaan at 1:SO o'clock this af-
noon, His death was unexpected, al
ough he was taken seriously i'll last
ight.
fudge Granger was born in North |
sarlborough, Mass, in 1917, He was
ucated at Wesleyan university at
iddletown, Conn, and took up law as
5 profession. He early became iden-
led with the democratic party of Con-
cticut, and was one of the most intiu-
tial and widely known members of
at party. He was warm personal
lend of the late Senator William II.
arnum.
In 1857 he was chosen to represent
orth Canaan in the lower branch OF
e Connecticut general assembly. Nine
ears later he became senator from the
d Seventeenth senatorial district, and
as in the state senate during DO ana
s7. In 1867 he was appointed to the SUI
RENE court and occupied a seat on
nat bench until his age, seventy, com
elled him to retire.
4 He re-entered public life in 1887, haV-
hg been elected in the election of 1886
b represent the Fourth congressional
district in congress. He went to that
congress, the Fiftieth. having secured
plurality of 321 votes over Frederick
lilies, his republican opponent. He was
n the national house of representatives
aor two years, when he was succeeded
by Mr.. Miles.
Judge Granger had been in very
good health for some time. Only a few
lays ago he was out as usual and 1t was
remarked that he was in fine health Tor
i man of seventy eight years. At about
/ o'clock last night he was taken Ill
with heart faintness. He grew worse
sradually until he passed away at 1880
Ibis afternoon.
The deceased leaves wife and four
Unmarried daughters and one married
daughter, the wife of Dr. Charles w.
Camp of Canaan. No arrangements
have yet been made for the funeral.
$500 FIRE IN WESTPORT.
Westport, Oct 21.-The loss on this
mornings fire is estimated at about
ss2, 500. partly covered by insurance
Aside from the excitement attending
the fire itself the most interesting feat
ure Of the blaze was the work OF the
two newly organized and rival fire com
panies. Compo, No. l and Vigilant, NO
q The feeling between the members o
these two companies because OF TIT
exclusiveness of the Compos has beer
so bitter that the first fire was awaited
with interest by Westport citizens. l
was expected that the rivalry was ex
tended to the executive work of the mr.
fighters, but strange to say, last nigh
there was not the slightest indication
of enmity. Compo reached the seen
first and their stream was on the flame
first. The Vigilants arrived shortE
and buckled to and worked side b
side with their rivals.
UNDER $500 BONDS FOR FORGERY
Middletown, Oct 21.-Edward c. Ty
Ter, the young man from Haddam Wh
was arrested Saturday charged wit
forging a note of Lawyer Willard Eddi
was tried this morning and bound oVt
to the superior court under bonds
$500. The young mans aunt, Mr.
Sarah Peck, furnished bonds.
TO DISCHARGE sTORJEWsKT.
Willimantic, Oct. 21.-State Attorne
John L. Hunter is authority for II
statement that Zezi Storjewski, II
East Thompson Pole, will be discharge
from the county Jail at Brooklyn t
morrow, it being impossible to pro-
that he murdered his wife Rosa al
stepson, as charged. A motion is to
made in the superior court before judi
Robinson tomorrow that Storjewski
indicted and tried The attempt to f
such a motion will give State Attorn
Hunter an opportunity to declare =
case against the prisoner and ne
be released.
FOREIGN MISSIONARY RALLY
Mystic, Oct. 21.-A Foreign Missio
ary rally was held here to-day. A
dresses were made by the followi
well known persons: Rev. Ell. G. Dani'
of Boston, secretary Of the Americ
Board of Foreign Missions; j. c. Berl
M. D., of Japan; Rev. III. C. Haze
who has been missionary in Inc
for twenty years, and Mrs. Mary
Logan. a, missionary from Micronesia
SNOW IN FALLS VILLAGE.
Falls Village, Oct, 21.-A little sn
storm visited this place this mornil
The temperature was low, but the sn
melted readily.
THE SEMINARY TO BE CONTINUE
Bridgeport, Oct. 21.-The Golden F
seminary of this city, which has BIZ
in existence about thirty years, a
whose owner, Miss Emily Nelson,
signeda short time ago, has been p
chased by syndicate of ten 10
men for $4,000 and will be continl
with Miss Nelson in charge. The
iect of of the syndicate was to prese
the school
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