Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-06-10
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One Hundred Years Old.

One Hundred Years Old.
I'm Aged New Hartford Lady's Centen-
nial neutrality-suspicious. Large As
sembIy Do Her HouOr-fOwnspeOplei
and Guests from New Haven and Elise
where.
In her quiet New Hartford homestead there
gathered yesterday at about IL O'Clock |
arge number of the relatives and friends of
Mrs. Loomis, widow of Abijah Loomis, a |
and esteemed farmer of the to wn |
who died about thirteen years ago at an adj |
vanced age-about s8 years. Mrs. LOOMS |
attained yesterday her Tooth birthday, and |
an event of such unusual occurrence was
very appropriately CONNIE morated. Especial
ly was honor paid her as her years have been
years of usefulness and piety, and as she has
the esteem of all who know her. Many of
the most notable townspeople were present
and the trains brought relatives and friends
from other towns, and many carriage loads
came from adjacent towns. The venerable
lady received the visitors seated in chair in
the par1or, and all greeted her and shook her
by the hand. The ceremony was made as
little fatiguing and as informal as possible,
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exercises consisted of remarks by three Con-
gregational clergymen, two of them pastors
in New Hartford, the third a former pastor
there. A poem written for the occasion was
also read and there was singing and reading
from the scriptures, the new version. A col
lation was served, both indoors and out,
there being so many present-in all about
200. The venerable lady's three daughters
were with her, one of whom is Mrs. Bates,
wife of Mr.. Charles Bates of Orange street,
this city, the contractor at the clock estab-
hshment. Mr.. Bates and his brother, Mr..
Bates of Pearl street, this city, were present,
also ex-Alderman Benaiah Douglass and wife,
and others of this city. Mr.. Douglass was
born and spent his boyhood in New Hartford
and has many pleasant recollections of the
venerable lady, and nine years ago, being
then 81 years of age, she paid visit to her
daughters here and she was guest also at
Mr.. Douglass. Near Mrs. Loomis upon a
table lay pile of her knitting work, and
many product of her busy fingers has she
given away and many are the kindly acts and
offices which she has done in her quiet, un-
assuming way. She has been for seventy
five years an esteemed member of the Con-
gregational church in New Hartford. Though
100 years of age, her eyesight and hearing
are quite good and she is in very fair health
for one of that age.
Committee ON Claims.
The Committee on Claims held meeting
in room 10, City Hall, last evening to consid-
er several claims referred to them.
The first considered was that of Bennett
Hotchkiss, who asked for the return of $50
paid on account of the layout of Dewitt
street. The claim was that the street had not
been laid out as ordered, which included the
building of bridge over the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad The petition
also claimed that he had been damaged in
stead of being benefited.
City Engineer Fowler ted that Mir
Hotchkiss instead of paying an assessment
had received benefits.
Minnie S. Hubbard asked for damages for
injuries received from falling on a sidewalk
IN front of Nelson Ludington's residence
breaking her right leg She asked for So, 900
damages
Beecher & Miles asked that 1927 %, which
had been paid as city taxes at No. 31O Dix
well avenue, be returned, it having been dis
covered that the house was within the town
limits but not in the city
Daniel W. Albee asked for damages caused
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points store on Broadway on the afternoon
of January 81.
James McGovern made similar claim to
Mr.. Albee.
Gavazz1 the Orator and PatrIot-Evan-
ReIfzation i'm Italy.
The subject of the sketch given below is to
arrive in this city tomorrow, stopping at the
New Haven House, and will preach at the
North church in the morning and at the
Center church in the evening on Sunday
The visit of this celebrated orator and pat
riot recalls host of historical "reminiscences
connected with fair Italy. Within the space
OF q short lifetime it has passed from bond
age to freedom from stagnation to progress.
from death to life; and among the many
forces which conjoined to produce this hap
Ply change, the labors of Alessandro Gavazzi
hold no small or obscure place. Born March
81. 1909, he became, by his own choice at
| the age of fifteen years, monk of the Bar
nabibe order. Subsequently he is found, at
| the early age of twenty-one filling the chair
of Rhetoric in Naples, and thereafter of
Bellies Lettres in Leghorn. But his strong
| desire to become public teacher led him to
resign the chair for the pulpit at the age of
twenty-four, and thereafter he continued to
| itinerate as popish preacher till 1850. By
the wonderful spirit and naturalness of his
| oratory, the clear and forcible style of his
language, and by the example of his virtuous
| and patriotic life, he drew his warm hearted
countrymen in vast crowds around him His
| labors during these seventeen years were
incessant, for his public orations alone
averaged five each week. In his ardent
desire for the revival of Italy, and for
| the clearing of the creed of the Romish
Church from the errors which encrusted it,
/ he dealt out terrible blows against the de-
pravlties of kings, and priests and popes.
| His popularity rose to perfect furore. But
it brought upon him a reward of jealousy,
opposition and persecution from the Jesuits.
Once and again he was silenced by their
Vaccinations, and condemned to confinement
| in Parma and in San Servino, from the latter
| of which he was released after eighteen
months vigorous, surveillance, only on the
death of Pope Gregory XVI. With the cleo
ton of Plus TX. the hopes of the italian
were revived, and soon after Gavazzi was ad-
mitted to private interview with the new
Pope, the result of which may be gathered
| from the fact of his preaching in June, 1847,
| the anniversary sermon of the election of
Plus TX. But all these hopes were soon
| rudely shattered. In July following, the Aus
| TRANS commenced their atrocities in Italy
| which gained for them celebrity of infsmy.
Again was Gavazzi's patriotic cry heard in
| the University church in Rome amid the &C
| claim of several thousands, and soon the Re-
public WIS proclaimed. Then came the
| fight of the Pope to Gaeta, one of the last
acts of impotent rage being the condemnation
| of Gavazzi for this fresh outburst of zeal.
| But Rome and liberty were now synonymous,
l for no sooner had the Pope fled than the
dungeons of the Vatican were opened, and
| foremost, amid the noble hearts who carried
| the tidings of freedom to the captives, was
Gavazzi-the only priest who was allowed to
share in the honor of unlocking those dread
| full sepulchres of liberty But cloud was
gathering in the west France, on whose
| fair fields had risen the sun of liberty,
| poured forth her hosts to quench the light
which was rejoicing the brave spirits
| of Italy. In that struggle, two twin names
rise prominent Gavazzi and Garibaldi A
| chaplain general of the Republican forces,
Gavazzi was unwearied and undaunted in
his labors among the soldiers. But once more
the oppressor triumphed, and the earnest
strugglers for civil and religious liberty had