Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-03
barn was full of hay and grain. One cow
persisted in the flames. There was insurance

barn was full of hay and grain. One COW
persisted in the flames. There was insurance
of 81 900 on the house.
Mrs. Emma P. Camp widow of the late
Daniel s. Camp, of Hartford, died very sud
denly of scarlet fever on Tuesday at her
home on Ann street. She had been sick only
two or three days, and caught the disease in
taking care of her son. who was sick with it.
MIR. Camp suddenly killed at the fire in
Kohn's block in Hartford few years ago.
John G. Downs, aged sixty two years, and
G. resident of Shelter Island, was arrested in
New London Wednesday for alleged criminal
assault on a ten-y ears-old girl named Taylor.
The accused had been living in small house
on the Old Fort road for the past fortnight,
to which having enticed the little child to
enter he attempted the fendish crime. The
cries of the child attracted attention and he
was arrested.
The annual election of the Norwich and
New York Transportation company was held
at their Office in Norwich Wednesday, and
the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Directors, J. q. Wilson, VIM.
T. Hart, s. III. FELTON,, jr., of Boston f. FL.
Dewey and Thomas B. Eaton of Worcester
W. Bayard Cutting, Charles w Copeland and
r. Suydam Grant of New York; and Freder-
lex j. Kingsbury of Waterbury. President,
General j. FL Wilson secretary and treasur-
er, 0. L. johnson, jr.
The difficulty in the Norwich M. E.
church, growing out of the too liberal utter
| ances of Evangelist Barnes, has been anal
cably arranged. On Sunday evening last
| Mr. Barnes said that he came to Norwich to
| preach Gods gospel, and not to preach de-
| nominational opinions The fact that he
| was in Meth odist church did not make q
Methodist of him. He would prefer to
| speak in a hall. He didn't think as Mr..
| Tinker, pastor of the church, thought, and he
| couldn't work in the harness in which the
Widow Van Colt works. He didn't
expect, them to think as he thought
| On Monday the Rev. MIR. Tinker
| and the disaffected members of the church
| came to the conclusion that Brother Barnes
had right to his opinion, and that he was
| doing good work. Apologies were offered
| and accepted. After the address in the even
gregation who wished him to continue at
| work in the church to rise. ''This means
church members" he added Every person
| in the house arose. Perfect harmony again
prevails, and the evangelist is going on with
| his labors. A we'll known Norwich inhdel
called on Brother Barnes Tuesday. He said:
God knows never intended to go inside a
| church, but happened in and heard you
preach the other night. like your views. D
| The Gwo had warm discussion.
The Litchfield Enquirer says: Prof. J.
| G. Loveridge, of the Yale Business College,
| New Haven, addressed the regular monthly
| meeting of Litchfield teachers last
Saturday at the High School building, on
the opular subject of Penmanship. A large
and attentive audience of our teachers and
| their friends listened to Prof Loveridge'f
plain and practical methods of teaching PEN
manship. The teachers can hardly fail to
| raise the standard of The art in their respeo
tive schools in consequence. Prof. Burton
of New haven, who happened to be present
kindly made an impromptu speech on the
demands of our age on both teachers and pu
pills. contrasted with what was required 6
generation ago, and the consequent results
in our schools. The meeting was a great
| success.