The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-29
or A0CAL INTEREST.

democratic town committee, yesterday
moved his law office to the top floor of
the Exchange building.
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
John johnson, a. Dane, thirtv-fve'
wears old. who boarded on George
street was frightfully injured yesterday
morning at the establishment of Strong,
Barnes. Hart q Co, Long wharf, where
he wass employed. In some way he
was caught -lhder a belt and crushed
almost to DEATH Ne WIS attended by
Dr.. Daggett and thea removed to the
hospital. He has no relatives in this
country.
Late in the afternoon Johnson's con-
dition was reported at the hospital to
be nearly hopeless, AT tAe,hospital last
evening it was reported that there was
very little chance of his Nrecoyery.
Some of the unfortunate maps ribs
were broken, and his lungs were in
jured.
CAUGHT IN A SHAFTING.
George T. Case, foreman of the Seam
less Rubber company, was caught while
adjusting belt on shafting yester-
day afternoon. His right shoulder was
dislocated. DR.. Russell attended him.
BOUNDARY LINE SURVEYED.
Bogart & Sperry, the civil engineers,
have completed the survey of the boun-
Diary line between New Haven and East
Haven. They have been making maps
for the assessors of the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth wards. AS they have finish
ed the boundary survey, the selectmen
will soon go over the line on a tour of
inspection.
FUNERAL OF L. WHITNEY.
The funeral services of the late Law
renee Whitney, 1858, who died at his
home on Whitney avenue early We'd
nesday morning, will be held at the
o'clock.
BACK FROM THE SOUTH.
Manager Sidney Sladden of the Yale
law school baseball nine has returned
from the south, where he visited several
colleges in preparation for the Easter
trip of the Lale law school baseball nine.
MIR. SPINELLO BETTER.
Anthony Spinello, the court interpre-
ter, is recovering from an illness of
several days with grip and a threatened
attack of pneumonia,
ON SHORTER TIME.
The corset factory of Mayer, Strouse
& Co, on Court street, which has been
running on ten hours time, will begin
running eight hours next Monday. 1t
will affect the 1900 operatives at the
factory, besides the eighty people who
do work for the company at their
homes The short hours is made neces-
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for goods.
SPEAKS HERE IN MARCH.
Rev. James M. Cleary of Minneapolis,
Mimi, president of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America, will start
on lecture tour in Connecticut on
March 16. He will speak in Meriden,
Bridgeport, New London and other
cities and will conclude his engagement
at mass meeting to be held at the
Grand opera house in this city on Sun
day evening, March %.
DIED SUDDENLY ON A TRAIN AT
THE DEPOT
John G. Crump, aged about forty
five, a commercial traveller for N w
Uri & Co., liquor distillers, at Louis
Vile, Ky, and a member of the Balti-
more lodge of Ell1s, died just as he was
being taken from the 1:30 express on
the Hartford division, at the New Ha-
ven depot, yesterday morning Mr.
Crump boarded the train at Berlin and
occupied a seat in the rear passenger
coach. Shortly after the train passed
North Haven he was attacked by what
it is supposed was heart disease. DR..
Lawlor of Rockville and passengers on
the train tried to do something for. him
bat could not. Just as he was lifted
from the train at the depot in this city
he expired. Dispatches We're sent to
Louisville and Baltimore containing in
formation of his death The body was
taken to Lewis & Maycock's.
NEW HOUSES.
Architect l.. Hayne has completed
plans for a first class two family dwell
ing which is to be built for Mr. Clark
Scoville in Plymouth avenue soon. The
house is to contain all modern improve
mehts, including hot and cold water,
baths. etc. Contracts have not yet
been awarded.
ROCKLAND CLUB BANQUET.
The Rockland club held a meeting
and banquet at the home of David
Corey at Rockland park on Thursday.
The event was an unusually pleasant
affair. After dinner there were inn
promptu speeches by those present.
The members of the organization are:
S. H. Kirby, G.. P; David Corey, G. II;
James H. Parish, G. S.. l.. C. Chidsey,
c. G.; r. r. Hull. G. c. c.; J. J. Law
ton, W. B.. 7. H. Sullivan, c.; S. u.