The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-01
OF LOCAL INTER EST.

Judge Rorabac6 has reconsidered the decision granting a divorce to Mrs. Lee from pr. J. Edward Lee, as the fact of being convict is probably not suffi- cient ground for divorce in this state. Mrs. Lee will probably obtain the di- vorce this week on other grounds. | A successor to Rev. Father Mulhol- | land will probably soon be appointed | by Bishop Tierney. It is probable that Rev. William J. Slocum of Waterbury, Rev. J. J. Quinn of Collinsville, or Rev.
 Dr. William J. Maher of Milford will | be chosen.
 | Over $123,0O0 in tax money was paid in at the tax collectors office Saturday, the biggest days collection of the year. l Mrs. Lucius Smith of East Haven, | fifty-siX years of age, attempted to commit suicide Saturday evening on the
 grave of her daughter in Evergreen cemetery. She swallowed part of an
 ounce of carbolic acid after arriving at the grave. She was missed from home,
 and her husband found note left by
 her saying she was going to the ceme-
 tery to die. MT. Smith drove over to
 the cemetery, and, finding the gates closed-it being o'clock p. m.-drove
 to the home of the sexton of the ceme-
 tery. The sexton and MT. Smith, with the aid of a lantern, found Mrs. Smith
 lying prostrate on her daughters grave
 and benumbed by cold. Dr. Lamber'ts
 services were obtained and the police
 ambulance took Mrs. Smith to the hos
 pital She was given every care and
 attention, and yesterday was little
 better, though not out of danger.
 The funeral of Timothy Callahan took place from his mothers residence; 223 Hamilton street. Saturday morning. and from a high mass at St. Patrick s T church at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Father O'Connor celebrated mass and eulogiz- ed the deceased. The pallbearers were John Casey, Thomas Enright, John Ho- gan, James O'Connor, Patrick Ahearn and Dennis Healy.
 It is reported thtst Abraham Postroff,
 who jumped his bonds in the superior court, where he has been on trial for
 theft, has been located in Newark, N. J. It is said that the detectives have
 started after him.
 Judge William K. Townsend on Sat
 urday gave decision for the defend-
 ant in the suit of the Wilcox & Gibbs
 Sewing Machine company of New York
 against the Merrow Machine company
 of Hartford.
 The company shoot of the Sarsfields was held Saturday afternoon at the State range in .Westville. It proved q
 great success, nearly B per cent. more
 members of the company qualifying , than last year.
 Mrs J. w. Murphy was the soloist ' at a praise service last night in the A
 NJ. E. Zion church on Foote street. Sc , lections were rendered by the Amphor
 Association Quartette, MT. George T DeBaptiste and Miss Adeline Saunders The October Connecticut Quarterly i: just out and for sale at Pease's, No. 10 si Church street. The special illustrated articles are The Parks of Bridgeport,
 "fEhe Enfield Shakegs," 1" "Reminiscences r of Bean Hill, Norwich, "Newington, , etc. etc. This number completes tn , third volume of this valuable and inter r esting magazine.
 , | The Davis family will give an enter
 tainment tomorrow evening at tn e Young Mems Republican club. It vii k consist of modern magic, singing an s playing on the mandolin, with finge . shadowgraphs by MT. w. C. Baker.
 The will of the late Rev Patrick Mul ,. holland was offered for probate Satur = day. There is nothing in it to indicat
 the value of the estate. and the onl Q public bequest is that to the churcf Il The clause reads: "To St. Francis Rc : man Catholic congregation I bequeat f all my real estate, together with all sa l. ary and moneys due me from said cor V gregation." Father Mulholland had Il q real estate that is recorded in the cit ,- hall. Rev. John Cooney of Grosvenoi 1T dale and Rev. Michael McKeon al W named executors.
 7, In the probate court on Saturda s Judge Cleaveland appointed George l. Hall and Charles Kleiner commission " CTS on the insolvent estate of Oscar e Berry. Chapel street optican and jev le eler. Berry has been unable to sett e with his creditors.
 Captain Joseph McClure's expedite le for the Klondike will start from tn n port this morning. All the members
 tine expedition are in town.
 le The estate of the late J. Hammor ir Trumbull of Hartford inventories $2- st 9S577.
 y. A four-year-old son of Owen Early ia 416 Howard avenue was run down by a. scorching wheelman while crossing u " avenue Saturday afternoon. The b.
 was knocked down and considerab . bruised.
 a A jolly huslIing bee and dance ' the barn of Captain Merritt Shepard
 place, on Woodmont avenue, took a party of young people to West Hay,
 Saturday night. The party drove doy in a great straw-filled wagon. Amol
 those who went down were Miss M 1t Crea Mrs. William Woodruff Mi " Lottie Hine, Miss Luella Shepard, Mi |. Harriet Booth, Miss Alice Shepar a Miss Emma Shepard, Mrs. George w liam Shalk, Mrs. Ida Woodruff of Hal 'i ford, Frank Shepard, Fred Els, Robe y | Woodford, Herbert Doolittle, MT M se Gregor of Boston, Fred Tillotson, R. as Saunders, all of Yale '9S and Mir Joh