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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
MILFORD.

Mrs. W. s. Putney is visiting her sis ter in New York.
 Harry Cornwall of Greene street, who has been sick, is slowly recovering.
 Mrs. William M. Merwin, MT. and Mrs. A. D. Merwin of Gulf street, and Mrs. Hammond of Providence left yes- terday for their winter home in Rock ledge, Fla.
 Contractor S. H. Baldwin is building platform across the end of the chapel at the First church.
 Mrs Charles D. Stowe and son will start for Georgetown, S. G., in a few days.
 Miss Roswell, teacher in the public school, will spend the holidays at her home in Bridgewater, Conn. At the meeting of Isabel lodge, No. 20, D. of R., the following officers were elected for 1908: Noble grand, Mrs. Nell lie C. Platt; vice grand, Miss Clara Knott secretary, Mrs. Alice Bucking- ham, treasurer Mrs. Jennie Bailey. @ Dr. w. c. Ralston leaves Milford on Monday to spend the Christmas holi- days with relatives in Knowlton, P. O., Canada.
 MT, and Mrs. George Plumb will start for their Florida home to-day. On Tuesday evening a Christmas so- cial will be given in the Plymouth church parlors, Supper will be served and afterward recitations and games of amusement, especially for the children. i Mrs. A. D. Sparks of Wharf street Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. w., F. zin- merman of New York city.
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ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.

Up to noon yesterday the two boys found shivering by Policeman E. J. Reilly at Starin's dock Thursday night were still held by the police awaiting the arrival of their parents, One is Ar thur Lindberg and the other William Friss. The boys parents are Henry Lindberg, of 6S Prospect street, and Nathan Friss. of 2O6 Elm street, New Britain. They are about the same age, fifteen years. The New Britain police said that the parents would come ofter the boys yesterday. The lads are occu- pying comfortable cell at police head quarters. They told Sergeant Cook that it was their purpose to enlist in the navy in the hope of getting to Ven ezuela, where they expected to see some fighting.
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SITES WABASH ROAD.

Thomas I. Reilly. of 19 Grand avenue, has brought suit, through Attorney Frank S. Bishop, against the Wabash Railroad company, claiming Sl,000 dam ages for injuries received on that road. Reilly is a marine engineer, and last summer was employed on one of the Pacific steamships. He was on his way home on October 29, travelling over the Wabash road, when he received the al- legged injuries.
 The plaintiff says that he got into car at the railroad station at Detroit and was afterward requested to go into another car by a porter, who said the car was out of order. As he was step- ping from the car to the platform a stool at the foot of the car staircase turned over and Reilly was thrown on the platform, sustaining an injury to his back.
 A novel feature of the suit is that jurisdiction is taken in Connecticut by the attachment of rolling stock belong ing to the Wabash road, which was seized in the freight yards in this city en route to the east. The suit is re- turnable to the superior court on the first Tuesday in January.
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SPECIAL PRIZES AWARDED
AT THE POULTRY SHOW IN WEST
 HAVEN YESTERDAY.

Large Crowd tM AItendanco-ShOw
 Being Very Satisfactorily Conducted Fair Wim Continue UnttI 10 o'clock
 Tonight.
 The poultry show in the town hall in West Haven was patronized in man. ner yesterday and last evening which was more than gratifying to the man. agement. The spacious hall in which the fowl of all descriptions are on exh1- bition was thronged with those inter ested in good poultry and in the breed ing of thoroughbred fowl. The number of women present evinced the keen in terest which they are displaying in the show. Many exhibitors are those of the fair sex, and many of the prizes have been won by them. The judges had busy time throughout the entire day and they were worked up to the closing of the show in the evening.
 The West Haven Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock association conducted the second day of the show in a most sat- isfactory and commendable manner, and the throng of visitors appreciated the care with which the details of the show have been arranged and also the manner in which the affair is being conducted
 Special prizes were awarded by the judges last evening as follows:
 Grand special prize-Won by c. H. Frey, Elm Tree Poultry Yards, $25 sil- yer cup; second prize divided between c. P. Jordan, Orange Poultry Yards, and. B. w. Hubbard of Lafayette street, this city $5 in gold to each; third prize won by E. J. Chatfield, of Waterville, $5 in gold.
 Asiatic class-E. J. Chatfeld won spe- cial prize, which was one brooder, val ued at $10, and donated by c. W. Bun- nell. &*
 American class-Special prize award ed to Albert Storer, of Grand avenue, this city, the prize being one incubator, contributed by c. P. Jordan.
 In Mediterranean class F. l.. Ed wards, of Blake street. awarded one years subscription to Leader; second prize to T. A. Crooks, of Wallingford, pig valued at S4.
 Best exhibit Of fan-tail pigeons enter ed by lady-Watch won by Miss Elexia Bunnell, of Blake street.
 The exhibition will continue through out the day, opening at a. m. and clos ing finally at 10 o'clock this evening. The show of poultry, pigeons, Abys- sinian guinea pigs, Belgian hares, An gora rabbits, squirrels and pet cats is one of the best ever held in this vicin- ity and will attract one of the largest assemblages ever present at a similar exhibit in this section.
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AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Services morning and evening with sermons by the pastor, Rev. William w McLane. The sermon in the even- ing will be upon "Bethlehem," and il- lustrated by lantern slides. Bible school at noon Subject for the mems class at noon, Augustine and His Influence on the Later Christian Thought" Sum day school at noon. Y. F. s. c. E. at 6:90. -. .ts..
 The Christmas music in this church. will be on Sunday, December 28. The Sunday school services on same day, and the schools Christmas entertait- ment Monday evening, December 29.
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LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST HERE AND
 THERE.

Special Sermon and Music at esrand
 Avenue Congregational Church To.
 morr"w-sixtisth Wedding Anaiysr-
 sary of Mr. and Mrs. o. NJ. Ellis.
 The Grand avenue CongreeattonaI cbnrch VIII observe next Sunday as Christmas Sun day with special sermon and music in the morning at 1O:3O, when the pastor, Rev. An drew Burns Chalmers, will preach In the evening at 7:S0 there will be a special ser wee oI Christmas music, with short address by the pastor. lz- <
 Announcement has been made by cards issued by MT. and Mrs. Edward Dillon, of zSI Lombard street. for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Julie l. Dillon. to pr. James A: Moore. The ceremony will occur on Tuesday, December 30, at St. Francis church. The wedding will be rather quiet owing to recent death in the family of the bridegroom. -.+ n z7 ,S$c5#.s4 5 At the quarterly business meeting of the Grand avenue Baptist church, held Thurs day evening, Sunday school officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 Superintendent-C. ID. Manwaring.
 Assistant uperintendent-H. J. Lane.
 Lady assistant-Mrs. F. Siebert
 SecretaEy-Mark P. Hare.
 Treasurer-C. H. Cutts. .e
 Librarian-William Jacobson.
 Auditor-J. P. Morrow. a
 Planist-Miss Ruth Wilson.
 Superintendent of primary department Mrs. George LOyeland.
 Assistant-Mrs. D. Milo Stevens.
 Yesterday was the sixtieth wedding anni- yersary of MT. and Mrs. Obed M. Ellis, of 80 Ferry street. This aged couple are in good health and have. the congratulations and well wishes of their many friends.
 At the Grand avenue Baptist church the pastor, Rev. E. ". Stone, will take for his subject tomorrow morning '..The True Christian Spirit'' In the evening he will speak on ''rhe First Christmas Presents There will be music appropriate to the sea son. L- s3.- .r.. r 3ES4.5 sfs7 <
 At Grace church, December 21 fourth Sunday in Advent-Holy communion at 7:30, morning prayer, litany and sermon at 10:30, Sunday school at 12:15, and evening prayer and sermon at T:30. ,.7<<,s .E Es
 The next meeting of the Cadmus club will be held with Mrs. Robert c. Bennett, of 73 East Pearl street, Tuesday afternoon, De- cember 30. s#I l%-=1 5aas
 The Pilgrim Congregational church con Yened its adjourned annual meeting last ev- ening. The report of the treasurer was read and accepted and ordered to be print ed with the other reports of the church Of fcers. The report of the treasurer last ey- ening winds up the business of the society for the current year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
CANNON IN PRISON.

Michael J. Cannon, one of the princi- pals in the conspiracy to defraud John Griffin. of Monroe, out of $1,50O which had been paid him as insurance on the life of his son, and who jumped his bond, thinking that he would thereby evade all further proceedings against him, was arrested on a state prison warrant in Bridgeport Thursday and taken to Wethersfield. Those charged with Cannon were Lawrence F. Carey, of Bridgeport. who has served his sen- tence, and Eugene c. Hill, of this city, who was found not guilty.
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ENTERTAINMENT AT MILFORD.
New Haven People Participate in m
 Enjoyable Event.

An appreciative audience at the Tay- Tor M. F.. church, Milford, listened on Thursday evening, December IS, to the reading of Tennyson's "Enoch Arden" by Mrs. A. M. Drummond, of New Ha- ven, with piano accompaniment by Miss Elizabeth Smith, of Milford. Through out the reading Mrs. Drummond held her audience in close attention as she interpreted the varied situations of the pathetic story. Miss Smith showed a thorough study of the beautiful music (by Richard Strauss), representing by different motifs, which appear in nu- merous combinations in the melodrama, the different characters and scenes in the story.
 Mrs. Drummond and Miss Smith, by the harmonious blending of their re- spective parts, furnished a delightful evenings entertainment. and they were the recipients of hearty congratula- tiOEs,
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HAND BLOWN OFF.

At the Bridgeport Cartridge Factory,
 Bridgeport, Aug. 19.-Clarence B, King, thirty-three years old, of 729 Arc. tic street, met with an accident at the works of the Union Metallic Cartridge company this morning which resulted in the loss of his right hand.
 King was employed in the priming det partment, and allowed the illuminate ot mercury which he was using to becoma dry. The result was that 'plate' full of it exploded. mangling the hand to such an extent as to make it impossis ble to save 1t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
ORDER GOLDEN scEPTER.

Court No. Elected Officers Last Night.
 Court No. 4, Order of the Golden scepter, held its annual meeting in it's hall in the Odd Fellows building last night. The principal business was the election of officers and the result was as follows: Worthy king, J. H. Kearns; worthy princess, Mrs. Button; worthy priestess, Mrs. Fred Morse; worthy treasurer, Fred Morse; worthy custodi- an, Mrs E. E. Miller; worthy recorder. E. F. Miller; 0. s. page, MT. schenck; ;. inside page, Clarke Moore; left attend ant, Mrs, Wade; right attendant, Miss Friess; pianist, Mrs. Bristol.
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IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
PLAINTIFF AWARDED DECISION
 IN THE BAUM CASE
Array of Legal aIent in Coming Hub- bard SuIt-W abash Road Sued by New Havener-McClaIr on Bonds-Other Interesting Court Items.

Charles R. Bishop, the paper box manufacturer, and defendant in the $1O,OOO damage suit which Maud l.. Hubbard has instituted against him. has secured the legal services of Judge Cable and Attorneys Ely and Gum, and also Attorney Barrow M. Weeks, or the famous New York firm of Weeks, Battle & Marshall, who defended Ro- land B. Molineux.
 There was a rumor yesterday that the case will be settled, although Ed ward J. Maher, Miss Hubbard's attor- ney, denied yesterday morning that there had been negotiations looking to a settlement.
 A more specific complaint was called for by the defendants at last Friday short calendar session, and the plain tiff's side responded that the more com- plete statement of facts in the case, in which general assaults were alleged. would be filed. This detailed com plaint will be returned to the court very shortly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
CITY C0I1RT CASES

John E. Hunt, who has been before the city court three times before on va rious charges was on trial yesterday, charged with burglary. The com plainant in the case was Miss Joseph inc Dowd, of Sylvan avenue. Hunt and his wife boarded with the Dowds, and some days since a gold watch was taken from the place, Later it was re- covered in a Congress avenue pawn shop by Detective Ward and Hunt was afterwards arrested by Detective Ser geant Dennehy.
 Yesterday Hunt tried to establish an albi. The prosecution, however, intro- duced evidence to show that Hunt had pawned the watch. The court decided to pass the charge of burglary and find the accused guilty of theft, and he was sentenced to four months in jail. The principal witness for Hunt was his wife,
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PATRICK CROTTY.

Patrick Crotty, who broke his back at Sargent's factory Saturday, September 27. died at the New Haven hospital yes- terday morning. He had fingered be- tween life and death for nearly three months.
 .Crotty was an expressman and lived in Beach street, West Haven. He was riding upon an elevator on the night he was injured and in some manner one of the big boxes on the elevator fell on him and he was pushed off. Before he
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
MARVIN ROGERS.

John M. Rogers, or Marvin Rogers, as he was known all over New London county, is dead. For years he had lived the life of hermit near East Lyme. His abode was in the Mack Hill dis trict of the old town, where he had a cottage. He and his brother occupied the little home and had little or no in tercourse with their fellow men. They lived in poverty and squalor and accu- mulated some property. The deceased was seventy years of age. He was an eccentric man all his life.
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MISS MARY HART.

Word has been received of the death in Denver, Col, of Miss Mary Hart. She was employed at the factory of Strouse, Adler & Co.,, here. for fifteen years. Her death was caused by consumption, from which her father and mother died, and seven brothers and sisters also sue cumbed to the disease. The only mem Der of the family now alive is a sister, Miss Hannah Hart. who accompanied her sister to Denver four weeks ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
sWITCHMAN. KILLED.
Fatality Occurred in This City Yester-
 day Morning. %

James Duffy, of 39 Liberty street, a switch .ersder in the passenger yard Of the Consolidated railroad, was struck by a train near the Spring street crossing yesterday morning and died three hours later at the New Haven hospital.
 Duffy was walking down the railroad track toward the Union station and in avoiding an incoming freight he step- ped to the next track directly in front of the passenger train due in this city from Ansonia at ' o'clock.
 He was unmarried and leaves ons brother, John Duffy, of 39 Liberty street. He was unconscious when picked up and taken to the hospital. There 1t was found he had. sustained a fracture of several ribs. His head was also badly injured and concussion of the brain was the direct cause of his death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
A NEW BISHOP.

Brother of Mrs Robert Bell, Deaconess
 at St. Paul's, This City.
 The English Church papers announce the appointment of Rev. Eyre Chatter ton. B. D., the brother of Mrs. Robert Bell, the deaconess at St. Paul's church in this city, as bishop of a newly form ed missionary diocese in Central India, with Nagpur as the See city MT. Chat terton was head of the Dublin univer- sity mission, in that part of India where his future work lies, for ten years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
DROPPED DEAD IN HAYDEN.

Nels Christianson, an old and respect ed resident in the western part of Ham, den, dropped dead in front of his home at II o'clock yesterday morning. He was farmer and his age was fifty three years. He leaves wife and four grown up children. He ran out of the house to speak to man in passing team and while running he dropped to the ground and expired. Death is at- tributed to heart disease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20

Squire >(to rural lad)-''Now, my boy, tell me how do you know an old part ridge from a young one?"
 Boy-"By teeth, sir"
 Squire" Nonsense, boy! You ought to know better. A partridge hasn't got any teeth"
 Boy--"No, sir; but ave."--Punch.
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MRS. GEoRG1ANNA vE1LLETTE.

MRS. GEORGIANNA VEILLETTE.
 Mrs. Georgianna Veillette, aged forty six years, wife of Undertaken Dolphies Vei1lette, of 525 Center street, Meriden, died this morning at 525 Center street of cancerous trouble.
 Mrs. veillette lived in Meriden ever since she came from Canada thirty-six years ago.
 She is survived by husband and one son, Edward, of Meriden. and three sis ters, Mrs. Edward Baribault and Mrs. z. Bufford of this city, and one in Can ada, and three brothers.
 The funeral will be held Sunday after noon at o'clock and half an hour later from St. Laurent's church, Meriden. h. terment will be in St. Laurent's ceme- tery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
THE RAKER CASE

Charles M. Baker, who was arrested in Hartford last week by Detective Ser geant Dennehy on the charge of theft, was on trial in the city court yesterday morning. In court were four New York
 people who think they have some sort of a claim on the liberty of the prison- CT They were Mrs. Bertha Smutzer, Miss Anna Bernfield, Mrs. Helen Marck and a friend. Mrs. Smutzer claims to
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MRS. ELLEN DOWNS.

The funeral of Mrs Ellen Downs, widow of the late William Downs. a former city clerk, will be held at the Surf house in West Haven at o'clock this morning and from a requiem high mass at the St Lawrence church at 9:30 o'clock. The interment will be in St. Bernard cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
P. o. $. OF A. DANCE.

The monthly dance given by Camp 3, P. o. S. of, A, was held in it's hall in the Insurance building last, night. About 150 young couple were in attend- ance and the evening was spent in a pleasing manner. At internission light refreshments were served.
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EXCEL LsIoR CHAPTER. O. E. $.

EXCELSIOR CHAPTER, 0. E. S.
 Excelsior chapter, No. 8, Order of the Eastern Star, held it's annual election of officers last night in it's hall in the In surance building. Worthy Patron Hem messy and Worthy Matron Noble were reelected. =
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20
COAT, ARRIVED.

About three hundred tons of hard coal and several hundred of soft coal for New Haven dealers arrived in the harbor yesterday. It will take several days to unload it at the yards ready for delivery
 The tugs Resolute, Weed and Walsh came in to Bridgeport yesterday with twenty-two boats loaded with coal. Three were for Bridgeport The Frank Miller Coal company got two and the trolley company one for the power house.
 The tug Sewill came in to Bridgeport harbor yesterday with coal barges but went on to Eastern points. None of these was for Bridgeport.
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RESISTED POLICEMEN

Thomas Wolfe was arrested at the corner of George and State streets yes- terday morning. He is also charged with resisting two policemen.
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AGAINST THE NEW YORK CEN
 TRAIL E.

Candee & Morse have obtained judg- ments against the New York Central Railroad company, aggregating $3,60o, for James Green, Howard A. Avery and Mary Mcclure of South Norwalk, who were injured in the Park avenue tunnel wreck January S. 1902. '5
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-20

Mrs. McCaul-"I this little John ny Gadaway?"
 Johnny-"Yes'm
 Mrs. McCaul-"I was going to call on your mamma. Is she at home?"
 Johnny-"No'm she's just went down on the next block to look for me. "- Philadelphia Press.
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could either pull himself on or crawl off the elevator he was caught between it and the floor and crushed, breaking his spine.
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t:rnutI Opera House.

There was a crowded house at the Grand last night to see the fine produc- tion of "Winchester," in which Miss Margaret May and her fine supporting company are seen to good advantage. The present prouction far eXcels that given here last season at high prices and all who enjoy a good show well staged and acted should visit the Grand to-day, matinee and night, and see "Winchester."
 An approaching event of general in- terest as we'll as special significance to amusement seekers is the engagement of William and Walkers dainty musical production Sons of Ham," which comes to the Grand opera house Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, next week, with matinee. The play is filled with re- freshing breezes of humor and wit and offers a well arranged bouquet of vocal beauties. Quite a number of novel and surprising situations add to the mag nfficence of the production. Avery and Hart, two of the best comedians on the American stage, have charge of the principal comedy parts. They are sur rounded by a charming chorus of two scores of strong voices and a number of we'll known merrymakers.
 .tSons of Ham" has played from the Atlantic to the Pacific to standing room only" business and will undoubt- edly meet with the same results at the Grand next week.
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ENTERTAINMENTS. S.
Llrrerto,, rheate,
'FWFtAot7 CHARLES FROHMAN'S EMPIRE THEATER COMPANY.

THEATER COMPANY.
 The advent of Charles Frohman's Elm pire theater company headed by Charles Richman and Margaret Anglin is al- ways one of the very welcome theatric- al events of the season. The engage ment at the Hyperion theater Christ mas night, December %, will be espec- ially welcome as they will present the new comedy "The Wilderness" by H. V. Esmond, an English dramatist, who has won a very warm place in the esteem of American theatergoers through the charm and excellence of his play When We Were Twenty-One." MT. Frohman'S S company which enjoys the distinction of being the only high class. stock com pany in this country at the present time, includes many excellent actors besides the two principals already men, tioned. They are: William Courtleigh, w. H. Crompton, E. '. Backus, Law renee D'Orsay, George Osbourne, jr, Frank Brownlee, Miss Ethel Hornick Mrs Thomas Whiffen, Mrs. w. G. Jones, Kate Pattison- -Selten, Miss Lillian Thur gate Miss Grace Gallaher, Miss Kitty ,Barriscale, Miss Amy Meers, and Mas ter Donald Gallaher. Seats on sale Monday. Prices, $1.5O, $l, 75c.
 Charles Frohman's big production of Clyde Fitch's latest play "The Bird in the Cage" which was lately shown at the Boston museum, is now announced at the Hyperion theater for Mriday eve ming, December 26, with the Boston cast and scenery complete. The play is the first one of it's social sphere that MT. Fitch has ever written, all of his pre- vious works having been satfrical pie lures of the socalled smart set' life. The new piece met with unqualified favor in Boston and was given instant rank with that authors successes of the past. The complete Boston cast and scenery are to be seen here.