Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-20
Personal.

Lieutenant Colonel Bacon was somewhat improved yesterday.
 Dr. Frank H. Whittemore has gone to Lake Memphremagog for two weeks stay.
 Mir. T. c. Lewis and wife, of this city, are summering at Oak Hill, West Haven
 President MacVicker of Washburn College, Topeka, Kan., is in town on college business.
 Hon. Jarratt Morford and wife, of Bridge port, are at the White Mountains
 Conductor Ellsworth, of the Hartford road, is at Lake George enjoying two weeks ab- sence.
 Rev. Patrick Fox, assistant to Rev. Mr. Mallon of Wallingford, sails for Ireland on the 29th, to be absent three months.
 Conductor Frank Hermance of the New York road is enjoying the first two weeks va- cation he has had in number of years
 Alfred Allen, years ago prominent build CT in Wallingford, died Monday He was the builder of the Beach House and the Congre- gational church
 MT. Radcliffe Hicks and family. of Hart ford, are spending the summer at Martha's Vineyard, where they have handsome cot tage on Ocean View avenue George Washington Edwards of New York, who was formerly citizen of South Coven- try, gives the library there 80 volumes valued at $10o ssnew catalogue for the library will be published.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Reid, Mr. George Kingston, Mir. John Holroyd, Miss Ellen Cutts and MT. James Griffen, all of Bridge port, sailed yesterday on the steamer Arizona to spend few months in Europe
 Hiram Camp has had printed for gratui- tous circulation little pamphlet entitled ''Some Old Testament Prophecies concern ing Christ. with their New Testament fulfill ment in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus"
 The venerable Byron Goddard, of West Granby, who worked in Collinsville some forty four years ago, visited that place July 4. He also attended picnic in Canton Cen ter the same day, and made an excellent speech.
 Late arrivals at the Block Island hotels are Thomas G. Welles, of Hartford; J. R. Ses- sions, jr., wife and daughter, and Mrs C. A. Way and child, of Bristol Major J. W. De- Forest, of New Haven. and the Hon. B. G. Northrop.
 Drs. J. M. Riggs and G. N. Snow, of Hart ford, leave for Europe on the Canada to-day They will attend the surgical congress which meets in London early in August and expect to be gone from home about two months
 Rev. J. J. Woolley, formerly pastor of the Hill church in Meriden, has resigned the pas torate of the Congregational church in West erly, R. l., where he has been located for ten years. He asks that his resignation may take effect either in November or January.
 Hiram Cook, of Norwich, for the past twenty years civil engineer and road master of the Norwich & Worcester railroad, has re- signed his position and has been engaged for two years by the Norwich water power com pany to superintend the construction of the new dam at Greeneville.
 The Rev. Dr. Hepworth. of New York, preached at the Corner Congregational church in Meriden, Sunday, with great acceptance. The society, it is understood, are willing to give him salary of $5, 900 if he will become their pastor, but he hesitates to accept be- cause of the lack of 8 large consulting library in Meriden.
 Mir. D. Van Buren, clerk of the steamer John H. Starin for two years past, an estim- able and capable officer, died at his home in FuitonFille, N. r., last week. He left the boat three weeks ago, being ill with malaria, but typhoid fever supervened. He leaves a wife. He was 34 years of age. Many friends will regret his death.
 Mir. Frank H. Fenn, son of Mr. E. H. Fenn, of Hartford, who sailed from New York last December for Yokohama Japan, as an officer on merchantmen, had 8 very rough and long l passage, and on Christmas day. during a l heavy storm, had one of his legs broken and | fined for nearly five months A Yale graduate, Rev. Henry C. Woodruff. of Northport, Long Island, has received and | accepted 8 call from the Congregational church at Black Rock, and will enter unon his pastoral work with that people about August l. The call was hearty and unani- nous one. He has been pastor of the Pres byterian church, Northport, for nine years. Lorin L. Weed, who died on Tuesday at afs house. 12s Howe street, was highly es- 'eenned young man, valued and esteemed by ! large circle of acquaintances Affable. ind and courteous, he was general favor
 
 He was a member of Calvary Baptist church. ln usher at the church for some time. and member of Mercantile Lodge, Knights of Honor. His health failed about two years Igo He spent some time in the West in A tain hope of recovering his wasted health Cor three months past he had been confined o the house. The funeral takes place tb;s fternoon.
 Franklin Kinpe, builder of number of the ridges on the Consolidated road died in West tockbridge, Mass, Sunday, and was buried esterday in Evergreen ceme tery. He drove Il the spiling for the New York and New Taven railroad the material for which was urnished by ex-Governor English, and the piling for many New Haven docks. He was bout 75 years of age. He was a respected ian and man of original and independent haracter, and gentleman of unconquerable aterprise Before his death he expressed a ish that there should be no special funeral kereises, but that his remains should be orne to the grave without the formalities sual at funerals. He would have no clergy an, no bearers and no following of mourn q g in carriages The dedication exercises of the new St. srnard's Catholic church at HazardviI1e gre largely attended Sunday morning when lther Tierney, of Hartford officiated, and