The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-28
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
LATEST BY WIRE FROM All PARTS
OF THE STATE.

Opening of the Loan Exhibition of the
Colonial Dames-Bridgepor Yachting
Club to Have a Boat House and Club
Room-Struck by TRAMP. IL. and n.
Road Buys Steel Rails-Will Rebuild
Plant-Winsted Baseball Team Booming
An Alleged Queen of the Sound-Gold
Disoovery-Hartford Mystic Shriners-
Sufiield's Tobacco PIanters-Shops Start
ing Up.
Bridgeport, April 27.-The Bridgeport
Yachting club to-day closed deal for
the purchase of a building on Black
Rock harbor. A model boat house and
club apartments will be built this sea-
son for the yachtsmen during the COM
ing summer. The property was pur-
chased from New York parties. The
site has frontage Of 200 feet on the
waters edge.
BADLY INJURED.
Hartford, April 27.-Harry Munsill
was run down by a team on Pearl
street tonight at $50 and badly injur-
ed. He had to be removed to the hos
pital
COLONIAL DANES EXHIBITION.
Hartford, April 27.-This afternoon at
o'clock the loan exhibition of the So
ciety of Connecticut Colonial Danes of
America opened in Atheneum building.
The articles shown comprised almost
everything distinctly related to the col
onial period. There were punch bowls,
coats OF arms, documents, tea per-
mits." tall clocks, chairs used by dis
tinguished persons, glass ware, por-
traits, candle sticks and Indian relics.
There is also on exhibition copy of
the Connecticut Gazette of the date
of 1779 The exhibition will remain
open every day this week from 10 a. m.
to p. M Later the exhibition will be
removed to New Haven.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
New Hartford, April 27.-Henry Spen-
Ger, an ex-section hand and employed
by the Philadelphia, Reading and New
England railroad, was riding on hand
car with four other men last night
when the car was struck by a west
bound extra freight at Barkhampsted,
and he was thrown several feet in the
air, receiving bad injuries. The others
succeeded in saving themselves by
jumping. All were Intoxicated. Spen-
Ger has been placed under arrest, and
will be charged with obstructing rail-
road track The others will probably
be arrested on the same charge in a
few days
RAILROAD BUYS RAILS - DIS
CHARGES HELP.
Winsted, April 27--The Philadelphia,
Reading and New England Railroad
company has purchased $500 tons of
steel rails to be laid between this place
and Tariffville during the summer.
That section of the roadbed will also
be equipped with new ties which will
make decided improvement.
The Philadelphia, Reading and New
England Railroad company to-day dis
charged seven bridge builders to cur
tail expenses. The force now consists
of one supervisor and one man.
SHINING GOLD.
Millerton, N. Y, April 27.-Ore discov-
cred here which was sent to Washing
ton for analysis has been assayed as
gold, and as a result there is rush of
prospectors here. Boston and New
York capitalists have been coming here
vicinity of the find has been pur-
chased, and is being prospected.
WILL REBUILD AT ONCE.
East Canaan, April 27.-The Barnum,
Richardson company whose plant at
this place was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, will rebuild at once They will
employ forty hands. They are smelt-
ers.
WINSTED BASEBALL TEAM.
Winsted, April 27-The total sub
scriptions for the support of the Win
sted baseball team as handed to Man
ager Mccarthy tonight amounts to
$500. This is only one weeks collection
Manager Mccarthy has signed Mooney,
formerly of the Bostons, as pitcher,
Mahoney, last years catcher on the
Washington league team, as catcher,
Hanlon of Nashua, N. H., for short
stop, and Trainor of North Adams, a
well known Massachusetts player, will
cover third base for the local team
The remaining players in the nine will
ne DlCheu ITOIll d uOIen OF more OF
local candidates The Winsted nine
is a member of the Naugatuck Valley
league. The opening game occurs here
Thursday
DISAPPEARED
Winsted, April 27.-Lieutenant Will
liam II. Ackley, aged twenty-six. of
Company l. Fourth regiment, C. N G.,
of this place, has left for parts un-
known, leaving behind many unpaid
bills. Domestic troubles are said to
have caused his departure. He was a
member Of the Photographic firm of
Ackley & Deming. He leaves a wife
and one child.
AT ODD FELLOWS HOME.
New London, April 27.-To-day was
observed as donation day at the Odd
Fellows home in Groton. The anniver-
sary exercises We're conducted by Past
Grand Masters Fred S. Hunt of Bridge
port and James Bishop of New Haven
A portrait of Grand Master D. r.
Alling was presented to the home and
accepted by President Charles B. Ware
More than thirty lodges contributed
useful articles and cash to the home.
TWO FORGED CHECKS.
Hartford, April 27.-In the police
Johnstown, n. Y, was bound over for
trial in the superior court in default
of $1,000 bonds on the charge of pass
ing two forged checks. w. G. Simons
& Co. and Burke Brothers were his