Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-17
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quilt containing 1000 pieces of silk and | 'atin. It is all hand sewed
 Professor Artingstall accidentally scraped l she skin of his face against the elephant l Chief at Barnum's show headquarters We'd ] nesday, and his face is now sore and infam- l cd in consequence.
 Professor Francis Wayland read paper before the Baptists Symposium in New York Wednesday on the dignity of labor and social questions intsrwoven with that thought. Labor was part of the physical and moral constitution of man, and it was wise to be- stow aid as help to regain place in the ranks of the workers, but not to bestow charity where such benefit would encourage idleness or vice or tramps.
 Governor Bigelow and staff visited the G. A. R. fair in Middletown Wednesday evening.
 Canary, the bicyclist of Meriden, has gone into the skating rink enterprise in Albany.
 Sergeant Major Stratton made the speech Wednesday evening accompanying the pre- sentation of French clock to Noble P. Bishop, jr., by employees of Foskett < Bishop. Rev. A. H. Ball and w. s. Robinson own 8 Racine birch bark rowboat which cost about 1875. is sixteen feet long, thirty eight inches wide, weighs 12O pounds and was built for use in the Adirondacks.
 Andrew J. Porter, of Bridgeport, has been appointed private clerk and stenographer in I the New York office of Superintendent Stew l snson, of the Consolidated road. He is a ! graduate of the Bridgeport High school. l M. w. Manning has presented the Sarsfeld Guard with a $15 album for their parlor. The members of the company will have their l pictures taken and inserted in it. The album
 bears 2 handsome monogram of the company.
 Reports from Judge David Gallup, at Plainfeld, are that he continues to improve
 Rev. J. Wainwright Ray, 8 Rochester, N Y, gentleman, is in this city for few weeks
 and is stopping at the Selden House. He
 represents the interests of 7He Chaac1t,aaz
 which has 8 circulation of 20, 0,OO0.
 It is reported that Charles Mason, of Hart
 ford, formerly of Birmingham, is to takt
 charge of the new Maltby factory in Shelton
 as soon as completed.
 Miss Gertrude Thompson, daughter O.
 Foreman John Thompson, of the Mallor,
 paper mill in Westville, was married Tuesda.
 evening to John Warren, of Newark, N. J..
 Rev. Sidney K. Smith officiating.
 Rev. A. H. Ball, of Fair Haven, has bee1
 called to the pastorate of the Westboro
 Mass, Baptist church.
 In St. Francis church, Wednesday evening
 Francis Foley, the Twelfth ward registrar l was married to Miss Lizzie Egan, daughte ! of Thomas Egan, Rev. Father Mulhollan ) performing the ceremony.
 ! Edward Torpay and Thomas Daley vii
 sing leading parts with the Wilbur Mascott
 and Patience company, which is now i Baltimore.
 l l.. P. Atwood of Southington, has gone t
 Alabama to engage in some business. Mrs. Samuel Spooner, of Southington, gay birth to four girls November IA. The famil are doing well.
 : Rev. Timothy A. Hagen, pastor of tn ! Congregational church in Goshen, has Tt signed.
 5 Charles R. Lewis has been elected to fl the vacancy in the Middletown Board of Ee 0 ucation caused by the resignation of Robe' G. Pike.
 f MT. Charles F. Smith, of this city, an = Miss Mary J. Bull of Brooklyn, N. Y., wei
 united in marriage recently at the residenc | of the brides mother in Brooklyn, the Re'
 R. B. Kelsey, of the Sixth avenue Baptis |. church, officiating. number of relative : and friends from New York, Brooklyn an [ l Elizabeth, N. J., were present on the happ :: occasion. The bride is the youngest daugl
 ter of the late Colonel James H. Bull, wh
 l commanded the Sixty sixth New York reg
 ment, and was killed by sharpshooter whi g his command were guarding bridge. The1 :; | were many fine wedding gifts and many we # wishes for the prosperity of the happy pal l. Mir. and Mrs. Smith have taken up their re IS idence in this city.
 > Wm. B. Catlin, jr,, continues to gain, b'
 very slowly.
 Frank Bishop, of Munson, Bishop & Gi f bert, State street, continues quite i'll. @ subscription paper has been circulate
 for James Saunders, of Suffield, who was seriously injured in the explosion few da. l. since. Between $6OO and $7OO have bee IS raised. MT. s. is gaining and hopes are e , ! tertained for his recovery. Willis E. Terrill, of Middlefeld, return'
 from Nebraska Thursday, but intends to I fl turn to that State in the spring to reside pc ,f | manently.
 h Judge Foster, of New Hartford, is suffe II ing from an attack of 1nf1ammatory rheum a tism. He has been troubled with it. more 10 less for years, and the disease is said to I, taking more dangerous and painful for
 than ever before.
 ,+ Chester Healy. of Barkhamsted, thinks " ~ has invented a flying machine that will wor Mr. Charles w. Coe, who represents t. 70 Southern New England Telephone compan ,I is in town working up the telephone busine "a here. The company proposes to build 'e exchange or division here, to be called t a Newtown vision which will then be co 70 nected with the Danbury division and t 70 State generally y-Neaot0aoa Bee. tts Mr. Charles Merwin and Miss Addie VI " Horn were united in marriage at the recto '' of the Episcopal church, Milford Wednesd
 evening, by Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald. Tn
 started yesterday morning for Tacon If Washington Territory, which place they " T, make their future home. They are accol III panied by Dr. John Beardsley, who will s D. tie there to practice his profession.