Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-28
1. 0. O. F.-Reitef and Polar Star of Fair
Haven.

ven, last night. The Fair Haven brethren
came over at about and returned at about
- o'clock by special car, and spoke in the
highest terms of the gathering and Reflects
hospitality. The Il. w. Grand officers were
present and made speeches, as also did rep
resentatives of Relief and Polar Star, and
there was singing by the Glee club and an in
itiation. Reflects banner was displayed con
the outer wall'' 'Relief Lodge meets to-
night" sending the greeting and fraternal
spirit of Odd Fellowship out into the night.
There was large gathering of Relief's men,
o'clock the assembly repaired to Thalhei-
mer's, where banquet was served in honor
of the guests, and more speech making and
fraternal feeling followed. Much credit was
universally awarded Relief's committee of
arrangements, Messrs. Deming, Goldsmith
and Donovan.
Among the speakers were Grand Master
Munson, of Waterbury, Grand Secretary
Botsford, Deputy Grand Master Deming,
Grand Marshal Loren Stannard, Noble Grand
Brown, of Relief, and Messrs. Johnson,
Swift, Granniss and jacobs, of Fair Haven
Personal.
Conductor Beebe, of the Shore Line road
has lost his mother who died on Sunday
night at Lyme, of Inflammation of the bow
els. His father is seriously i'll with a cancer,
which has attacked one of his eyes.
Surgeon R. J. Gibson, of the regular army,
is home for Thanksgiving. He is stationed
in the Uncompahgre region. His wife, who
has been residing with him for year past in
the Indian country, arrived about week
ago. Surgeon Gibson accompanied a sick
officer to Philadelphia and returned home
after an official visit to Washington.
child of Captain l.. Forth, of one of the
barges of the Empire Transportation COM
pany, died Saturday night while on the way
from New Haven to Bridgeport. It was
buried in Park cemetery, Bridgeport, yester-
day.
The Hartford Courn,at says: SIT is report
ed that Colonel Simeon J. Fox has decided
to retire from the position of Assistant Adju
tant General, to enter mercantile life in New
Haven. Colonel Fox was appointed in 1869,
by General S. E. Merwin, jr., with the ap-
proval of Governor Jewell, and has contin-
ued in Office ever since, through all changes
of administration. He has been a competent
and efficient officer, and to his labors the
National Guard owes much of its present
high standing. He had much to do with the
reorganization of the militia in 1871 and
has ever been watchful of it's interests. He
decided upon retiring from the Office which
he has filled for thirteen years some time
since and without regard to tho result of the
election
Lawyer Frederick A. Willoughby, of Gales
burg, Ill, formerly of this city, has been
elected member of the Illinois Legislature
in district which has slight Republican
majority. The Legislature is Republican by
a small majority.
Charles Thompson, we'll known Guilford
citizen, died Sunday evening of lung fever
He had been in business there about forty
years.
s. w. Walker, of Ansonia, who has been
very ill with typhoid fever, is improving.
G. B. Willis, long secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association in this city, will
take charge of the association in Milwaukee
in about two months time.