Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-01
Connectlout.

The trustees Of the Hartford theological sem.
mary held meeting at Hartford recently and
Prof. William Thompson resigned his profess
sorship oil the Hebrew language and htera-
ture. Rev. DR.. E. e. Bissen, now pursuing
biblical studies in Leipsic was elected as his
successor. Prot. Lewellen Pratt of Williams
olege was elected to the professorship OF
practical theology.
Charles Greenburg, German boarding with
Widow George Cleveland at Whistleville. be-
came so discouraged because his landlady
would not marry him that he went into the
woods the other night and hanged himself
The desperate swain was cut down before life
was extinct and taken to the Norwalk station
house, where the susceptible widow appeared
next day and bestowed her hand and heart
upon her devoted adnirer.
A profane burglar broke into the church of
the Good Shepherd at Hartford on a recent
night and drank up all the communion wine.
The Bible once belonging to Mary Stevens
of Canterbury, containing her family record
and that of the townships, for which F. A.
Hill of New York offers $500, is supposed to
also contain evidence that will establish the
claim of Mary's heirs to an estate of 500, 000-
900.
William Thompson, who has resigned the
Hebrew professorship of the Hartford theolog-
ical seminary. will rarnain dao~ 80 tL~ E~-i.y-,
and have some select branch of his favorite
department as topic for lectures. He has
been tor 48 years a member OF the faculty.
Henry McHather of Norwich and Harry
Young of Boston bagged 704 birds on the Con-
necticut river in five days last week, the
largest days work being 235 birds.
The Hartford county superior court has al
| lowed Henry Ratz of Thompsonville to change
his name to Henry Rates, because mischiev-
Gus neighbors spoke of him and his wife as the
"old rats" and the children as "little rats, y
some even calling them ''mice."
The managers of the Connecticut stock
| breeders association have offered inducements
to the owners of "Maud s., est. Julien" and
| "Rarus," the three fastest horses in the world,
| for trial of speed at Hartford some time
| next month.
A New Haven drug clerk who hired a team
in Meriden on recent Sunday and returned
u hours later than he had intended to, paid
the expense of searching for him as a horse.
thief, the bill being 81.
The late William K James of Norwalk left
the trustees OF St. Paul's church $40, 900, to be
held in trust until it accumulated to $50 900,
for new sanctuary.
New Ravens register of vital statistics has
Ianueu IN Dill OF over $SfUUU 1or Work, winch,
it is claimed, his assistant did in less than six
months.
The reports OF the 18th annual convention
Of the Catholic total abstinence union of the
state, at Danbury recently, showed member
ship of 2277, and 43 societies
New London lost % children in 10 days by
diphtheria.
The will OF Albert c.. Raymond of East
Hartford gives the use of his property to his
wife during her life, and at her death, to the
town of Montvile for public library the sum
Of $4,000; TO the town of East Hartford
$l7, 900 for a library and building to contain
it, to the First Ecclesiastical society of East
Hartford the rest of his estate. The property
will inventory about $40, 900.