The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-21
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
--LATEST FLASHES BY WIFE FROM
MANY PARTS OF THE STATE.


MANY PARTS or THE STATE.
burglars Bound over-An Aged Lndy's
Death-Sad Gases of DestitutiOn---An Old
diers' observation-disclosures Democrats
Win in the City Election-The Drowned
Woman-Her Remains identified Mass
Meeting in Behalf OF Armenia.
Thomaston, Jan. 20.Two men, Tay-
Tor and Noyes by name. were bound
over to the superior court on q charge
of burglary under $500 bonds to-day.
Their hearing was held this morning.
RESULTED FATALLY.
Winsted, Jan. 2O.-Mrs. James I. Nor
'ton, aged seventy-flve years, died yes
terday. She fell three weeks ago, frac-
turing a hip, and death was due to the
accident
CRUEL TREATMENT.
; Winsted, Jan. 2O.-President Dwight
Thrall of Hartford, of the State HUI
snane society, in company with Agent
Simmons of this place, visited Camp
Willie again to-day for information in the
case of Eugene Cam, for cruel treat
tnent of his brother-in-law, William Da
wilson. They decided to leave Cann's
two children at their present home UNI
til the recovery Of Mrs. Cam, when
they will be taken to the county home
In this city. The selectmen of Litch-
field and Naugatuck We're notified TO
A fam
dly of Morris and David Morse was
also consigned to their special care.
The president and Agent Simmons also
discovered in that neighborhood an old
man living in a small shanty about the
size OF a freight car. 1t is said that his
food consisted largely of skunks' meat,
and the visitors found a large number
or the skins exposed on the inside Of
the hut to be cured. The Litchfield Sc
lecetmen Were also notified of the con-
dition of the man, whose name is Bald
win.
MAY MOVE TO MIDDLETOWN.
AIiddletown, Jan. 20.--It is expected
THAT the Laird & Sweeney Manufacture
ing company of st. Johnsbury, VT, will
at no distant date locate its plant in
this city. A corporation is being Or
ganized here under the same name as
the Vermont firm, and to which the lat
ter will transfer it's patent. The firm
are power hammer manufacturers.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Noroton, Jan. 20.-The addition to the
Soldiers home here is practically fin
hshed. 1t makes room for seventy five
additional inmates.
STARTED UP YESTERDAY.
Wallingford, Jan. 20.-The works of
THE Maltby, Thomas & Curtice compa-
my started UP to-day in every depart
ment.
TO RESUME.
9 Winsted, Jan 2O-The Riverton pa
per factory which has been idle for
three years, will resume work this
week.
DEMOCRATS WIN THE DAY.
Middletown, Jan. 20.-The democrats
carried the day in the city elections.
When the result was made known this
afternoon Samuel Russell was elected
mayor by 81 majority. The democrats
also carried every other office except
that of tax collector, which was cap
tured by George w. Lane. The other
candidates elected were Aldermen Ly-
man G.. Mills and James Sullivan
CounciTmen Charles o. Stone, Frederick
III. Sage Ralph A. B1ydenburgh, Ed
ward F. Miller, Frederick Babcock and
Frederick P. Burr, and Assessor John
Fl. Winterish. The republican majority
in municipal elections is considered to
be 200 votes, and their defeat to-day is
ascribed to the Law and Order league
and the volunteer fire department.
AN ACCIDENT.
Middletown, Jan. 20.--S. C. Cables,
William Poole and James Donoughue,
employed in building the iron bridge,
were injured, but not seriously, by a
falling beam to-day.
HER BODY IDENTIFIED
Middletown, Jan. 2O.-Deputy Sheriff
George Wilson of Thompsonville this
morning identified the body of the wo-
man found on Willow Island Sunday as
that of Mrs Catherine Long of Thomp-
sonville, who disappeared two weeks
ago while under the influence of liquor.
The autopsy indicates suicide.
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Hartford, JAN 2O-Thomas O'Connor
day held until tomorrow without bonds
on the charge Of stealing $40 gold
piece Of Professor irving Emerson at
NO. 149 Collins street. where the woman
WAS employed.
IN BEHALF OF ARMENIA.
Hartford, Jan 2O--A committee OF
the city ministers have arranged for a
mass meeting in behalf of Armenia to
be held in Foot Guard hall Friday even
Ing. Governor Coffin will preside and
addresses will be made by H. M. Kiret-
chjian, secretary of the Armenian Re-
lief association of New York, and Var
tan Dilloyan, who escaped from the Sas-
soun massacre.
The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. E
Fay Mills, this noon.