Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-07
Personal

Lawrence Dalton, ot Anson1a broke h1S leg below the knee while scufaing July 4th.
 MT. John B. Gardner, of Ansonia, lost bright boy of II by malignant scarlet fever last Monday.
 MT. John Prentis, of Florida where he owns an orange grove, is revisiting his old home, Norwich.
 Superintendent Sanford, of the almshouse, is able to be out again. He has had slight malarial attack.
 Professor w. o. Atwater, of Wesleyan Uni versity, has sailed for England, and will re- main in Europe year.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Fields, of Milford have gone to Maine for the benefit of Mr. Fields health, which is much impaired.
 There were some slight signs of improve ment yesterday in Lieut.. Col. Bacon's case, but his condition forbids much hope of his recovery.
 Many friends will regret to learn of the critical illness of Mrs. Bishop, wife of Mir L.. l.. Bishop, formerly dealer in fancy goods on Chapel street
 Rev. c. A. Piddock, pastor of the Baptist church, Middletown, has gone on sea voy- age with Captain D. B. Arnold of the schoon CT A. J. Bentley.
 Prof. F. Hart Fuller, former principal of the Birmingham High school, is visiting his brother in Shelton. His health is somewhat better. He has been suffering from repeated malarial attacks.
 Mrs. Mary F. Murphy, of 69 Charles street, wife of Joseph Murphy and sister of ex- Alderman Waddock died Wednesday, aged 36. A high mass will be said at St. Mary church to-day.
 John R. F. Tattnall, son of the late Com modore Tattnall formerly of the United States navy, but more recently in the confed- crate naval service, is stopping at the McDon ough House. Middletown. Charles Backus Hale died in Burlington, June 2S, aged 70. He was native of East Longmeadow, Mass, and came to work for Collins & Go. in 1928, when but 17 years old, and worked for them nearly 50 years. MT. Horace Hall, one of the oldest resi- dents of Willimantic, died on Wednesday afternoon at the age of seventy five years and two months. He leaves wife and two sons, John M. Hall, Esq, and Henry l.. Hall, edi- tor of the Journal.
 Charlie, f-e-year-oIa- son of George Rus Sell Plumb street, Shelton, fell from the ond story of his fathers barn last Thursday, striking upon his shoulder. Dr. Jewett promptly attended and found that no serions injury had been sustained Miss Lydia Fisher died at Burns Point, Milford, recently, aged 22. The remains were taken to Tioga, Pa. flor interment. Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald of6ciated. He also officiat ed at the funeral of Benjamin Sanford, who died suddenly last Saturday at the residence of MT. J. s. Ferris
 The Rev. William H. Vibbert, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal church at Germantown, has been elected bishop by the clergy of the diocese of Central Pennsylvania to assist the present bishop, the Right Rev. Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe. There was how ever, no quorum of lay deputies present, and l therefore no concurrence of the laity, which 1 is necessary to complete the election. The matter was laid over until next fall. Mir. Vibbert, who is a son of the Rev. William E. Vibbert of Fair Haven, was graduated al Trinity College in the class of 1858 He was for a number of years professor in the Berkeley Divinity school at Middletown, and has been settled in Germantown since 1873.