The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-29
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 .,,,ai aliele was a| sad ending to the Con- Tyssanonal Sunday school excursion to lover of a, parlT yesterday. As the line caFs with the eXcursionists 1,,oa ing honhe was crossing the bridge va,a ene Qu{nnipiac river below the 'siIe deptpt Harry Booth, the twelve paat, oiu son yof Deputy Sheriff w. A. +l,o 'n was sIanding on the side step of s+,,, 1peh calt looking back and was ,.t5 ooA on tn.h back of the head by the s.~ y-s.r the bridge and thrown in be- seWeen the car and the bridge and his 1 head and body terribly mangled. He was brought home and Drs. Wilson and 8 Russell summoned, who upon examina- s tion found a fracture of the skull over the temple, a severe cut on the face un- der the eye, bad wound on the left side and back of the head The right leg was terribly ground up and the bone broken, and will have to be amputated. There was a compound fracture of the Tight arm and serious bruises about his head and body. His condition last ev- ening was extremely critical and there IS but slight chance of his recovery The youth is a remarkably bright boy and well liked by all who know him. The car tracks are very close to the side of the bridge where the accident happened, and as the boy was looking toward the rear car he did not see his danger
 Harry Johnson, the youth arrested in < lYalesville for breaking into Walter Cot $ trill's house Tuesday was brought be- { fore Judge Judd and was bound over to S the superior court on the charge of burglary. Constable Lamb took him down to jail yesterday morning. John son claimed his home was in Bellevue, Ill, and that he was nineteen years old and left home four years ago.
 The Congregational Sunday school started yesterday morning for Hubbard park. but owing to the rain stopped at Hanover Park as it had better shelter < provided.
 A son was born yesterday morning to MT. and Mrs. Arthur M Brooks in Mer- iden. Mrs. Brooks formerly resided x here and was Miss Jennie Hill.
 Miss Helen Davenport of Saltwater, N. r., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Case of North Main street. F. G. Townsend and family started yesterday morning for Lake Keuka, IN. Y.
 pr. Seth T. Whitney returned yester- s day to his home in St. Stephens, N. B. The Wheel and Cycle Bar Co.'S fac tory will close but one day, the Fourth.
 Miss Bertha Backes started yesterday morning for Keene, N. H., on a visit to her sister Mrs. Leon c. Norwood.
 Accanaut lodge, I. o. o. F., newly f1d offiro ,o,Joe TroI ble grand; w. H. Becroft, vice grand; sJ. M. Hull, recording secretary; r. w. Phelps treasurer.
 The condition of Warden Bull was not as favorable yesterday and he ie again confined to his bed
 The new state road as contemplated twill extend from the end of the present stone road at Bridgetts bicycle rest up ito point about opposite the road that crosses from Colony to Main street, in a line with the farm house of w. F. Whit ney Another years appropriation will about connect with the stone road at &Yalesville, and will make an unbroken line of stone road through the entire town of fully seven miles
 ! Constable Lamb, of Yalesville, arrest ed a young stranger Tuesday afternoon, who had been stealing from some of the houses around the center of the village, and brought him down to the borough lookup.
 Miss Bessie Ives has been engaged to sing in St. PauPs church in New Haven. \ John J. Ryan and Miss Nora M. Bar Ty were married Tuesday morning in the Holy Trinity church.
 The hay crop about here is dismal failure this season compared with last year, and the farmers report not half a crop.
 The various factories about the bor- sough will close down Friday night for athe usual summer vacation, and only short one at that. Some will start up again on Monday, the 10th, and others will take only few days. Business has been rushing all around'and the prospect for big fall trade is good.