The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-06

American citizenship Is that inculcated
by the principle of the fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man. With
| the dawning Of the twentieth century a
| new era shall be ushered in in which all
| other considerations shall be lost sight
OF in the desire to be instrumental in
helping down trodden humanity to rise
above the sordid considerations of per-
sonal ends and aims and realize their
highest joy.
| The exercises closed with the band
playing THE Star Spangled Banner
and the singing by the audience in
grand chorus My Country It's of
| Thee"
The parade Of the Arbeiter Saenger-
| fest is told about in another column
ACCIDENTS, ETC.
| Andrew MCFARLAND, aged sixty-five,
who lives at the corner of Oak and Gill
day streets, was accidentally shot by a
boy who was celebrating the Fourth
with a revolver on Broad street at 8 a.
m. He had been to service at st.
Johns OR. O. church and was return
ing to his home, when a small boy
across the street discharged the pistol.
! The ball shattered two bones in the
/ w
the hospital.
A large can of powder ignited and
badly burned the face and chest of
Miles H. Sperry, aged sixteen, of PA
| Bassett street. He, with other city
boys, was firing off brass cannon just
over the line in Hamden One of the
boys accidentally dropped sparks from
a t1recracker he was lighting into the
can of powder. DIR. Converse attended
the injured lad.
| A few pals of water extinguished an
incipient blaze started by exploded fire
crackers in Thomas Heaney's saloon,
| corner Of Grand avenue and Hamilton
| street.
A boy while firing off powder at the
corner of State and Edwards streets
was badly burned in the face.
George Bradley, aged fifty-two, q
wealthy resident of East Haven, was
accidentally shot in the leg while in
his garden. The shot came from rifle
in the neighborng yards of James Nc
Lay across the street, where some folks
| were celebrating the Fourth by shoot
ing at target. Mr.. Bradley in a few
moments tainted from loss of blood
| DR. Marvin Smith Of Pearl street, who
| was summoned by telephone, found
that the bullet had lodged in Mr.. Brad
ley's thigh and that the wound was not
necessarily dangerous. Yesterday the
| patient was doing as we'll as could be
expected, with good prospects for a
/ speedy recovery. The bullet has not
been extracted and will not unless the
circumstances demand it. The place
where the target shooting was being
done was 600 feet distant, across the
street, and a stray shot did the mis-
chief. Mr.. Bradley is a son of the late
| Justin Bradley of East Haven.
Small boys set fire to David McNa-
mara's barn on Hamilton street, near
Humphrey, at about midnight on the
Fourth. The fire was put out before
much damage was done
| ACCIDENTS IN OTHER TOWNS.
In Rockville George Weber, aged six
teen, will lose both eyes probably, as
the result of a premature discharged
bottle of powder.
In Hartford the stock of fireworks
and candy of Mrs. Fannie A. Craig of
1872 Asylum street and the building,
which is owned by the Robert Allyn
estate, were damaged $500 by a fire
early on the Fourth. The store was
closed, but somebody fired a rocket
over the transom.
H. W. Weldon of 165 Main street,
Hartford, was instantly killed while
firing an army musket. The gun ex-
ploded prematurely.
An old bridge on the highway to
Farm Hill, Cotton Mill bridge was
burned on the Fourth; loss $500; incen-
diary:
In Putnam M. r. Williams, twenty
one unmarried was instantly killed al
North Grosvenordale on the Fourth by
the explosion of cannon he was load
ing.
Fred Parks, eight years old, of Wash
ington street was burned by the pre-
mature explosion of a cannon.
Alfred Atkins and Mary Burns, both
of Howard avenue were burned by
crackers.
TWO FIRES IN WESTVILLE.
Two fires caused by crackers called
out the Westville department At 8 a.
m. Policeman Whildey saw flames is
suing from barn on the property of
Madge Mix on the corner of Fountain
street and Central avenue. The de-
partment could dol nothing but confine
the flames to the barn, which was en-
tirely consumed. Loss $500; no insur-
ance.
The second fire was in the parlor of
Maurice O'Connor's residence On Pearl
street. A child threw cracker into
the window and it set fire to the win
dow curtains and furniture. 1t was
extinguished before the department ar
rived. Loss about s25; insured.
THE FOURTH IN CLINTON.
Clinton, July 4.-This town had a
good old-fashioned Fourth of July eel
ebration to-day. Flags and bunting
We're everywhere displayed. There was
parade of citizens and the school
children this morning. There were sew
eral floats in line, one containing the
smaller children. The line was the
longest in Clinton for several years
This afternoon there were public exer-
cises held on the site of the building in
which the first senior class of Yale
university received its instruction while
! the college was located in Saybrook
There were several speeches, the prin-
cipal one being delivered by Charles F
Merrill of Middletown. The Declara-
ton of Independence was read, and the
old program which used to be the order
of the day every Fourth was followed
out
A. e.on n m there was a great H.