The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-20

be Given This EveninS-New Bridge at Quinnie Nearly Completed.
 Yesterday mornings thunder storm was one of the most severe we have had for years. The roll of the thunder and the vivid flashes of lightning for half an hour or more were almost in cessant and the way that the electricity played about was not pleasant thing to contemplate. A large barn well fill ed with hay owned by George Schwink, situated in North Farms, near the Mer- iden line, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. A barn owned by John Francis, situated not far from Schwink's, was struck and was badly scorched, but as there was no hay to catch fire, escaped destruction. On Fair street Conrad Hanenstein's house was struck, but no serious damage WaN done. John Layman's house on the South Plains was struck by a bolt and the occupants received a severe shock. The building was shaken from cellar to attic and it is said that much of the crocEery was broken. Several trees about town were struck, but so far as could be learned no person was seriously injured, although there were many ter ribly frightened.
 The National band will give an out door concert from Rose Lawn this eve ming and will present the following at tractiye programme:
 March--"Stars and Stripes Forever. Concert Medley Sunny Side". Thomas hottische-"Summer GirP' .... Missud Selection-"Hamtown Minstrels' ....
 ..........s.. ..Laufereueau March-"The Demons" .......... ..Yule Mad ,ey--"Wake up Gabriel" ...... .Beyer Waltz-"Darling Maber' ...... Schneider Decription-"Battle of Manila Hoist
 Synonsis: Bugle cal1 Dewey ap- preaching the enemy, prayer before battle, Dewey opens fire on Spanish fleet, cannon shots, bombardment of Manila, Spanish fleet destroyed, groans of the wounded, Star Spangled Banner, Dewey victorious, march triumphant, Yankee Doodle.
 Work on the new bridge over the riv- CT at "Quinnie' Is nearly completed, re- quiring about twenty feet more of p1anking and a finishing coat of paint. The bridge is an imposing looking structure and came from the Berlin Bridge companys works. The road east of the bridge has been raised several feet to the high ground beyond, and now the danger from freshets is done away with.
 H. E. Sherman of Washington street is suffering from a severe attack of ma- 1aria.
 At the band concert this evening Clarionetist Fred Ranford will give his new instrument just received from Paris a trial.
 Halph Booth Is home from bicycle trip to Providence via Springfield and Worcester. and made the 172 miles in sixteen and one-quarter hours.
 Thomas Higgins, who was arrested for yagranoy and soliciting money on the streets, was before Judge Judd yes- terday morning and was sent to jail for thirty days, and costs. Tim Brosman was sent to jail for sixty days with costs to work out for theft. Brosman, who is not a native of this town, has a bad record.
 Miss Annie dickinson, clerk at R. E. Badger & Co.'S, is spending her vaca- tion in Northampton, Mass.
 There were many fishing parties out on the lake yesterday and they seemed to be having good luck.
 Captain D. o'Brien was in New Ha- ven yesterday laying in a stock of sup plies for the Hibernian clam bake at McNulty's grove Saturday. About tif- ty from Waterbury will be the guests of company I.