The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-18

 siderable headway in the second story, All the furniture in the house was saV- ed. The loss on the building is $SOOO, The fire department responded to the alarm but was unable to play on the building on account of a scarcity of wa ter. The Sherman family was to give a reception this evening, and fires had been started in the open fire places on the second floor. The flames were thought to have spread from one of the grates.
 INSANE FOREIGNER CARED FOR.
 Waterbury, Feb. H.-Wilhelm Liss- man, :he young man who was taken with fit of insanity while at bazaar here recently during visit to this place, was removed from the almShouse to a private hospital to-day Wealthy relatives came here from New York and Scranton, Pa., to care for him. The young man had been in this country but three months. His parents in Ger many are said to be wealthy. He came here to study the copper industry.
 ICE BOAT FLEET OUT.
 Ivoryton, Feb. 1.-The ice boat fleet has gone into commission again to-day. The boat owners had given up the sport for the winter, but the freeze of the past twenty-four hours, with the strong breeze, has brought them all out again. Ivoryton boasts of six ice boats more than owned in the state else- where altogether.
 LECTURE ON "X" RAYS AT TRIN-
 ITY.
 Hartford, Feb. 17.-Professor Robb. who has devoted so much of his time to the study of the Roentgen photographic process, delivered lecture on TX rays before the Scientific club of Trim ity tonight.
 POUND AND A QUARTER CLAM.
 Westbrook. Feb. 17.-William B. kel- sey has on exhibition a clam weighing pound and a quarter, which he dug through the ice last week.
 FOR NEW LONDON'S ANNIVER-
 SARY
 New London, Feb. 1.-The commit tee in charge of the preparation of the program for the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the town, May 6, met tonight in the may or's office. Invitations were issued tc all civic societies and associations to participate in the parade in the after noon of that day.
 TEMPORARY BRIDGE.
 Waterbury, Feb. 1.-The temporary bridge over Steele's brook which is tc replace the structure washed away by the recent freshet, was finished to-day and communication between the two banks is again restored.
 SKIPPED.
 Waterbury, Feb. 17,Arthur Springer and James B. Houlihan, agents for the New England Wringer company, have skipped town taking with them about $100 belonging to the company. Robert Loveday the general agent of the com pany, left this city Saturday and went to his home in New Haven. When he returned he found that the two agents had disposed of some goods during his absence and left the city. They be long in New Bedford, Mass.
 A COLD BATH. West Cornwall, Feb. I'M. w. Park CT, employed by the Southern New Eng land Telephone company, was thrown into the Housatonic river by the fall ing of a pole this morning. Parker was at work on the pole at the time il fell He fell distance of seventy-five feet He was unconscious when res cued and was taken to Falls Village 1yy,p Ic1I S,c i'm jured.
 FOR A TAX ON BICYCLES. Meriden, Feb. 1.-The Meriden Vince club has decided to present bill through the local representative, to the next legislature providing for the tax ing of bicycles at not less than 90 cents nor more than S1 each, the proceeds tc be used in constructing and maintain ing cycle paths through the state.
 DIED IN SHELTON. Shelton, Feb. 17.-Foster M. Cargil died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Richard Hubbell on Coram avenue Shelton, yesterday, aged eighty-two He was a well known resident of East Village, where he had lived for many years.
 A NEEDLE IN ITS HEART. | Shelton, Feb. IA valuable COW owned by William Hellman, who lives near the fair grounds, died very sud denly Saturday and the owner deter mined to have post-mortem exami- nation made to find the cause of the | death. The examination revealed the fact that common sewing needle haG | in some way penetrated the heart o1 the animal, causing it's death. How | the needle ever reached it's strange place is not known.