Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-03

 Germany. The deceased was much respect ed by all.
 : The late Silas I. Baldwin, who died Sunday
 his residence, corner of Grown and College streets was prominent for long time in the old Pomological society, and took himself 8 special interest in pear culture, having many fine varieties. He was an active business man here % years ago in the stove trade. After ward he became interested in the dry goods business in Cleveland with his son, Ebert l., and Harry Hatch, who married his daughter Elida The youngest child, Gertrude, mar ried John Richards, of West Haven. These survive with the widow, who was Miss New ton, of Woodbridge. The deceased was long member of Center church.
 Police Notes.
 During the month of April there were 29O males and 38 females arrested, eleven horses were returned to owners, eighteen lost chil-
 dren returned to parents, one hundred and two stores and shops found open, thirteen
 street lamps not lighted, 61 lamps out of or
 der, g lamps broken. There were S4 male
 and female lodgers accommodated. For the
 last three months $122 have been paid to the
 tax collector for amusement licenses. Conrad Christmiller and Charles Schlaya, about 16 years of age, were arrested last evening on the steamboat, on telegraph or der from Meriden. They were runaways,
 and beside SIS in money each of them car
 ried revolvers. A sick man was met by Officer Stuart on the street yesterday, and he said that he had come here because Newtown authorities told
 him that they took good care of sick men in New Haven.
 Road Commissioners. At meeting of the Board of Road Con-
 missioners last evening there were present Commissioners Pond (presiding), Chatield, Feldman, Coleman and Joyce. Bills for April were read and approved. The matter of gran ting 8 renewal of i-
 censes for the ensuing year was brought up. Objection was made to granting licenses to
 many of the plumbers to connect with sew
 CTS, for the reason that they do not have
 sheeting and tools to protect their trenches, ! and complaint was made that many of them
 left the roadway in very poor condition, and the licenses were granted for connecting with
 water mains only. Licenses were finally granted as follows For con necting with sewers, B. Wheeler, l.. O'Brien, W. J. Atwa- ter. For connecting with sewers and water |: M. B. Scott, J. H. Buckley, R. Morgan, w. Keane, H. Williams. For connecting with | water only James Cobey, M. J. Golden, P. Cooney, D. F. Rockwell, c. E. Bray, W. H. Ray, A. Hoffmeister, A. Edmundson, F. A. Curtiss M Melia and T. W. Corbitt. The application of S. E. Dibble was tabled until a further meeting.
 Commissioner Chatfield stated that he was about to sever his official connection with the Board. He wished to return his thanks for the uniform courtesy extended by the members of the Board and employees of the department. The only regret in the closing of his official connection was that he left the pleasant meetings of the Board and the gen. tlemen connected with the department. He trusted the same harmony would always pre- vail in the future as in the past. Remarks of similar character were made by Commis- sioner Feldman.
 The chairman and other members of the Board and department expressed the kindliest feelings towards Messrs. Chatfeld and Feld- man.
 The chairman then adjourned the Board ot Road Commissioners sine 6Se.
 Smallpox.
 Yesterday morning MT. Wm. H. Holt, ot North Haven, was brought to the hospital in
 this city by gentleman living at Quinnipiac
 station, Mir. Holt being i'll and wishing med | ical attention at the hospital. It was not
 supposed that he had the smallpox but on | inspection of his case at the hospital by Dr. l Fleischner it was found that he had that | disease, and he was accordingly removed to | the pest house on the town farm, the hospital | authorities furnishing male nurse. The patient worked in brick yard and has rela- l tives in Boston.
 Some excitement was created by case ot measles on Starr street, Newhallville, as l some thought it was 8 case of smallpox, but the scare is subsiding.
 l While Police Officers Connolly and Gelston were patrolling in the vicinity of Neck bridge about 6:3O o'clock last evening, ssthey discov-
 cred a man coming toward the city who had every appearance of being sick with the smallpox. They halted him and compelled
 him to retire to an isolated place until the health officer could be notified. Dr. Linds- ley was summoned and pronounced it case l of genuine smallpox, and ordered the mans
 removal to the pest house. Word was sent
 to the town authorities, and about half past
 nine o'clock last evening they took the man
 to the town building prepared for such cases. 1 The mans name is James Rourke, about 20 years of age, and he had been at work for 8 | man named Brown at Quinnipiac. When his l employer found that he had the smallpox he told Rourke to leave and he started toward l this city. He formerly worked in Keefe's 1 stable on Grown street.