The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-31
OF LOCAL INrEREsr.

hibttion Convention Here-New daNen
 Man Killed-Policeman Doody's Dis
 covery-Thomas Hurie's Extensive Trip
 Thomas Hughes COndition-Labor
 Day at Savin Rock, Etc.
 Mrs. Francis Honeywell, who died Of throat paralysis at the home of her daughter, Mrs Wallace Hurlburt, 10 Wolcott street, Wednesday, was strick- en while driving at Savin Rock, and lived but two hours after reaching her daughters home. The deceased had been a widow for fifty years. She had made her home for many years past with her only living child, Mrs, Hurl- burt. The remains will be taken to New Canaan to-day for interment, and laid beside those of her only son, who was killed in the war.
 The condition of young Wilkinson, who was shot by playmate on We'd nesday, was yesterday afternoon re- ported as very comfortable. It is eX- pected that he will fully recover in a couple of weeks.
 The St. Johns Catholic club and Cres- cent club of Middletown gave their joint excursion yesterday. and 1t was the largest this season on the Conti- mental They had fully 1000 aboard. The trip was to New York and South Beach.
 The tearing down was begun yester- day of the old two-story wooden build ing next to the Grand Opera house on Crown street. It gives place for the new $6,000 four story brick building, which Albert Widmann is to erect on the site. L. w. Robinson is the ar chitect. c. H. Miller is to occupy the lower floor
 Friends of William Cummings of this city, who was arrested In Chicago a short time ago, have received tele-
 gram stating that he had been dis charged No evidence that he had committed the crime alleged against him could be found, and he was there
 upon set at liberty. He was accused of homicide.
 Deputy Collector Flahavan of the
 internal revenue office received word
 yesterday from the department at
 Washington that the law which com
 pels the stamping of filled cheese will
 go into effect on September 4.
 The prohibition state convention will be held at the Hyperion. this city, Sep tember 8. Two notable speakers, J. A.
 Lowering, the candidate for president, and Samuel Orchey chairman of the
 national committee, will address the meeting.
 Thomas Maher, a resident of this
 city, was struck by switch engine
 on the New England railroad at the
 foot of North street, Hartford, about 2 i o'clock yesterday morning, and died at 6:S0 o'clock at the hospital from the effects of the injuries. Just before he
 died he said he belonged in this city and that his father lived here. As Policeman Michael Doody was pa- 1 trolling his beat on Water street early yesterday morning and when at Chest nut street he saw man rush out into the middle of the road and lifting up the cover of the sewer manhole start to climb down. He pulled him up and took him to the Grand avenue station house. There the prisoner described
 himself as Daniel Cooney, thirty five years old, and said he boarded with Mrs. Pardee at 210 Wooster street. He l said he had a sister named Mrs. Bag | ley of 3s5 South Third street. Dr. l Cahill examined the man and pro- nounced him insane. Cooney imagined l he was on board yacht. He said he had been imprisoned and escaping | through sewer had got on board a yacht on which he had been living l ever since. He was taken to the alms- l house.
 1 Joseph T. Benham has sold to the | Consolda ted road strip of land at | the rear of Winchester avenue F feet wide It is supposed that the railway company wants the strip of land for | the purpose of constructing on it a
 siding or switch The price paid was
 not given.
 ! Thomas Hughes of Hamilton street
 was taken from his home shortly before
 6 o'clock yesterday morning to the hos l pital suffering with a severe concus-
 sion of the brain When discovered
 lying on the floor at his home early yesterday morning he was unconscious and has been in that condition ever since. The police were notified and the l hospital ambulance was called. It is 1 stated that Hughes, who is about fifty years old, came home Wednesday
 somewhat under the influence of al-
 cohol and lying down upon a table fell
 asleep and while sleeping rolled from
 the table to the floor. While the story
 is a plausible one yet the police will look into the matter.
 1 The Labor day committee has decid- | ed to hold it's annual picnic at Savin | Rock. There will be two baseball 1 games. The St. Patrick's team will I play the Bay Views in the afternoon and the Sacred Hearts and the St. | Aloysius will probably play in the | morning. Athletic games and band
 concerts will also be provided The committee will meet again to conclude arrangements Sunday afternoon, Au- | gust g. ] The New Haven Steam Supply plant, which is leased by F. A. Carlton, is to be greatly improved before the begin- ming of the season. A large boiler iron | smokestack, one hundred feet high and | six feet in diameter is to be erected, and the boiler will be thoroughly over | hauled.
 Our esteemed townsman, Thomas l Hurle, the well known merchant tailor,
 will start in about six weeks on an ex- tensive trip through the United States, I Canada and the old world His years l still sit lightly upon him. and he is still as spry. and active as many much