The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-11
OF LOCAL INTER EST.

As M. w. Shaughnessy, secretary of the F, c, Bushnell & Co.,, was, with w., w. Ray and family of New Britain. driving from New Britain to Collins Ville on Thursday, the horse became ex- cited and began to halt and kick. MT Shaushnessy was struck by the horses hoofs below the right knee, badly frac- turing the limb. He then jumped from the carriage and his leg was broken in another place. The animal was soon paciied. MT. Shaughnessy was then driven to the Hartford hospital, where he will be obliged to remain for several weeks.
 A. c. Traeger Is still in Germany and IS liable to remain there for some time to come. The Chapel street cafe is still open and conducted under the direction of Attorney James T. Green, the trus- tee of the estate appointed by the pro- bate court
 Principal Scudder of the high school gave the boys of the school good talk in favor of wise athletes yesterday. The students applauded emphatically the remarks of their preceptor. MT. Hackett also announced that MT. Nor ris, the Yale coach, would coach them until October.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad has established 0 rule that a charge of ten cents a day will be made for storage on bicycles checked and left uncalled for in the baggage room.
 The prize offered by the Sachem Head Yacht club, won by c. c. Audel, has been delivered
 Yesterday morning John Beattie, the well known Stony Creek quarryman. gave notice to the city controller and town agent that hereafter any amounts that were due to James J. Geary on the contract for the construction of the Grand avenue drawbridge must be paid to him instead of to his man, MT. Gea- ry. It has been generally known that MT. Beattie was really the contractor. although the contract was made by the city with MT Geary.
 Work has been begun on the fine new residence Selectman Thomas l. Kinney Lawrence street. H IleII IIOOSlNyh anu Wlle, WHO re- turned to New Haven recently from Litchfield, contributed much to the pleasure of the music-loving summer residents there. The Dessauer-Troost- wyk Trio, assisted by Mrs. Nora Rus sell-Haesche, gave concert at the hall The Litchfleld Enquirer in commenting on 1t says: "Mr. Troostwyk certainly deserves the reputation he has of being one of the leading violin players of the country. Max Dessauer can bring out of the flute a wonderful amount of very sweet music, while Mrs. Troostwyk is very expert on the piano. Mrs. Nora Russell-Haesche's solos were well ren- dered and much enjoyed"
 MT. c. M. Marsh aged about fifty five years, a respected citizen, employ ed for many years at the John Adt fac tory, and living on Cottage street, was yesterday afternoon taken to Grace hos pital in the central station police wag- on suffering with temporary alteration of mind from taking too large doses os quinine for malaria, with which he was suffering on Thursday. He went to a drug store a couple of blocks from his house, and when returning to his home he was stricken with partial blindness and temporary insanity. He suffered all Thursday night in a comatose state, and as he was growing worse his friends decided to send him to the hos pital. At the hospital last evening he was reported to be much better. Mrs Marsh has gone to stay with her broth CT on Davenport avenue while her hus- band Is in the hospital.
 Charles Comstock, who is now visit ing friends in West Haven, was one of the first conductors on the New York and New Haven railroad. He ran the 5:3o a. m. train out of New Haven and was conductor of the ill-fated train that ran off the Norwalk drawbri1ge on May 6, 1853. Edwin Tucker was en- gineer and George Elmer fireman. Tucker afterwards committed suicide. MT. Comstock was the guest of Con- modore Peck. He was an old friend of Frank Phipps. whose funeral he at- tended this week