The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-26
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
LATEST BY WIRE FPcM ALG PARTS .- OF THE sEATE.


 OF THE 'yEATE. East Haven's Town Meeting Votes SC .0Oo- MT. Bowen's Funeral-Immlgrants Ar .rive-A Farmers Sudden Death-The Putnam WolfDen Rreservation-The New Big Bridge-Larg' leo Floe on the sound -S3 o'ooo for School of Technology Other News.
 East Haven, Feb. 25.--At special town meeting held in the town hall to- night to consider an appropriation for public schools it was voted to use Sc, 900 for that purpose. Moderator D. w. Tut tie presided, and fully seventy-five peo- pie attended. It was voted to call another special meeting for March 19, to consider plans and specifications, which will be called for at once The meeting adjourned without further ac- tion.
 A FARMER FOUND DEAD. Danielson, Feb. 25.--Isaac Tillinghast, a farmer living about four miles from this village, was found dead in his stable beside his horse to-day. It was at first supposed that he had been kick cd by horse, but the physicians who were called pronounced death due to heart disease. Owing to the lack of communication with the farm further particulars cannot be learned
 10! THE POOR INDIAN.
 New London, Feb. 25-Miss Nancy Cornelius, full blooded Indian, ad- dressed meeting of the New London Indian association held in the parish house of the First Church of Christ here tonight. Miss Cornelius has been ed ucated as trained nurse at the Hart ford hospital, and her remarks were most interesting.
 PUTNAM'S WOLF DEN
 Putnam Feb. 25.-A member of the newly formed Putnam's Wolf Den as- sociation said tonight that it was the intention of the association to purchase the land on which the cave is located and hold it until such time that the state should feel disposed to purchase it. A meeting of the organization will be held this week at which a definite plan will be adopted to convert the locality into a park.
 H. c. BOWEN'S FUNERAL. Putnam, Feb. 25-The funeral of Hen ry c. Bowen, late editor of the Indepen- dent, will be held at the First Congre- gational church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
 THIRTY IMMIGRANTS. New Lendon, Feb. 25.-Thirty emil grants arrived here this morning on the steamer City of Worcester from New York. The most of them will make their homes in this vicinity.
 WORKED LIKE BEAVERS. Middletown, Feb. 25.--When the force ofmen engaged in repairing the damage caused by the sinking of the west abut- ment last night had quit work tonight nearly two-thirds of the gravel filling for the abutment had been carted away There have been seventy-flve men at work since morning and twenty carts have been kept busy all the time. It was stated at the engineers office to- night that the cause of the sinking of one corner of the abutment had not yet been definitely ascertained. Nearly all the bridge officials visited the structure in the course of the day.
 BIG ICE FLOE.
 Saybrook, Feb. 25.--A big ice foe has been coming down the, river all day.
 
 northwest winds and ebb tide, which prevailed up to o'clock. With the re- turn of the tide it banked up on the east shore so that no ferry boat could get through.
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 New London, Feb. 25-The delegates from this city to the Grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Boston to-day were T. w. Gardiner of Sprague lodge and M M. Thomas of Columbia lodge.
 ON TRIAL.
 Danielson, Feb 25.--The case of E. w. Scott, who was arrestel last week for taking water from the pipe of the Crys- tai Water company, which he had not bargained for was heard here to-day and continued until March [. The con- tinuation is due to the absence of the principal witness in Boston. Scott is reputed to be worth $75000, and the amount of water which he is charged with stealing is s125 worth.
 RECOVERING.
 Bridgeport, Feb. 25.4-Miss Anna Bow CTS is just recovering from a severe at tack of blood poisoning. She has been on the verge of death eight days, but her physicians tonight have good hopes for her safety. About two weeks ago she picked blister, which had formed in the palm of her left hand, with pin and thought no more of it. Two days later blood poisoning set in and when Dr. Bragg was called the swelling had extended to the girls shoulder.
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