The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-11
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
LATEST BY WIRE FROM All PARTS
or THE STATE.

Death of Durham Fruit Grower-John-
son Predicts Frost-Sweltering HUI
manity's Efforts to Keep Cool Yesterday
The ID. A. IL. Confereneo-Fatal Acct
dents.
Durham, May 10.-James Payne, a
well known fruit grower and cultivator
of berries, died at his home here to-day
of pneumonia after an illness of but
three days. He was about thirty-two
/ years old.
A FROST. HE SAYS.
Middletown, May 10,-Beginning to-
y morrow and lasting until the 14th Sc
we're frost is predicted by the veteran
n weather prophet, Horace Johnson. The
n duration of the frost after it has struck
this section of the country will be sew
enty hours, and it's effect, according to
the prognosticator, will be most telling
u on vegetation.
A DEAD CHILD'S BODY.
4 Danbury, May 1O.-Coroner Doten of
II Bridgeport was here this morning and
Il held an autopsy over the body of an
Il unknown child found in sandbank on
IS Second avenue. He decided that it was
Il a case of infanticide. The nasal bone
M was found to be broken and there were
a marks on the head evidently made with
N hammer.
MI WE'RE IN BATHING.
R,,et yNo, nv
II of bathers seen here this year made
Il their appearance at high tide to-day.
They were driven from Bridgeport with
IN a large crowd by the efforts of "Old
MI Sol,'' assisted by General Humidity,
/ and spent the day here. Cottagers are
EE expected to arrive next week in large
numbers. The hotels opened on the LIST
Il of April and have done a thriving bust
A ness since.
II BIG CROWD OF DINERS.
Branford, May 10.-The Branford
| Point house served dinner to the larg-
| est crowd of 1896 this noon. Though
| the hotel is open the entire year, the
season may be said to have opened ir
earnest to-day.
SWELTERING HUMANITY.
{ Westbrook, May 1O-The far-famet
| Westbrook beaches attracted theil
/ share of suffering humanity to-day
81 Il Bath houses and bathing suits were II
DIN demand from 10 o'clock until nearl.
#fl shutdown. The hotel keepers reaped {
kilrich harvest from the shore dinner ma
MIA, which prevailed almost universally
lNiantic Beach and Crescent Beach wer'
sthronged by gaily dressed summer girl
III and their dapper escorts all day Thu
ahotels and some of the cottages ar
lopen, and number of the summer res
aidents at the Baptist camping grounds
have already opened their cottages
The season may be said to have fairl.
a opened at both places.
THE D. A. r. CONFERENCE.
Hartford, May 10.-The railroad
lhave granted a reduction of one-hal
1fare on the return trip for all who at
#Iitend the annual state conference of tn
HDaughters Of the American Revolution
lwhich is to be held in this city May 2G
LAS requested majority of the mem
#bers intending to make the trip hav
sasent in their names as requested to d.
53before to-day to facilitate further ar
arrangements with the railroad compa
2nies. The session will be both bushes
and social
GREENWICH YACHT CLUB.
\ Greenwich, May 1O-The Greenwic
fYacht club proposes to have one of tn
most successful of Its seasons this veal
aDuring the winter activity has pre-
Walled in the neighborhood of the clu
rendezvous, when plans were matured
qThe number Of New York members ha
been greatly increased.
IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Hartford, May 10-In accordance wit
instructions sent out from the chan
Gerry during the week letters were rea
Nm the Catholic churches of the dioces
ordering a general observance by chill
Sdren between the ages of ten and six
teen years of June q, the day o
(which the pope first received holy com
3munion. This is done at his reques
and all who do as asked will have thei
names entered in book opened fo
the purpose in Rome.
BROKE HER NECK.
Bridgeport, May 10.--Mrs. Elizabet
Scott, aged seventy-f1ve, residing
Eottage street, fell the full length {
the cellar stairs last night and brok
her neck She died few minutes al
ter.
FOUND DEAD.
South Norwalk, May 10.-Josep
Duncan, aged nineteen, was found 0
The tracks on the Danbury and MOI
walk division of the Consolidated roa
about one mile below here at g.;
o'clock this morning, terribly bruise
and unconscious. He was removed
his home In this city and died at
o'clock this morning without havin
spoken word Medical Examine
Burke found that his nose was broke
and several ribs were fractured.
Is thought that he was struck by
freight train bound for Wilson Poin
His father, Daniel Duncan, lives
Oanbury. The young man was an al
prentice in a hat factory in this city.
NINETY DEGREES.
Middletown, May 10.-The thermon
ter at noon registered 80 degrees.