Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-27
Good Tenpla IFS.
Nineteenth Annual Convention of the
 Grand Lodge.

Good Templars.
 Nineteenth Annual Convention Of the
 Grand Lodge.
 The Connecticut Grand Lodge of Good Templars opened it's nineteenth annual ses sion in Good Ternplars' Hall, Bridgeport, yesterday at 10 g.. m. The candidates were first initiated. Nearly all the lodges in the State represented, and the attendance will be larger o-day. From the statement of the grand secretary make the following extracts Number of lodges at 1881 session, 62; number of lodges instituted during the year, s 7; number of lodges reinstated during the year, 1 :; total, 9; number of lodges lost during the year, 1O present number of lodges, 61; membership August 1, 1881, 3, 3,4O4 number initiated during the year, 1,523; admitted by card, III; reinstated, 126 total gain, 1,76O; number with drawn from order, 295 went out on clear ance cards, 145; died, 36; suspended, 821 ; expelled, 166; lost by surrender of charter, 330; total loss, 1,793; present membership. 3,371. The total receipts for the year from September 1, 1881, to September l. 1882, were $1, 43O 90, and the expenditures during the time $1, ,357.O1; balance in treasury at beginning of year, $145 O2; bal, ance in treasury September l, 1882, $2l8 9l. The order Is hourishing. The following grand officers are present
 Rev. o. J. Range, G. W c. T., Colebrook River; A. c. streeter. G. W. C, Hartford Mrs Bray G.. ford: M g. Wizard, C. treasurer New Brifa,n: Miss Martha Jones, general superintendent, Waingford sentinel, Kew Britain c. S. Potter ' G. " mess., Warehouse Point; J. w. Johnson, P. G. w. 0. T., Bridgeport.
 To day the committee on nominations will ' nd thn nfo &oI-o \ The very popular grand secretary, MT. L. N. Olmstead, announces his intention of resign | ing, the duties of the office are becoming too arduous for him. He has been elected ! for eleven successive years, and always by 1 large maiorities. Among the prominent can I didates mentioned to succeed him are Miss ! Mary F Peck of Newtown, Mir. J. w. John 1 son of Easton and MT. W. O. Staples of New ! Haven. There are two colored lodges in the 1 State-Unlon of Bridgeport end Morning | Star of New Haven. These are represented \ by delegates, as are also Klippur Lodge ot ! New Britain, and Friendhen of Hartford ! two Swedish lodges, in which the work is 1 carried on in the Scandinavian language. ! The session will probably close to night. Two Mem Stabbed 1n HIeriden. Joseph Chalifaux and Clement Trudeau l enter a restaurant at Meriden early yesterday | morning by gang of unknown roughs who ! drove up in 8 carriage. The roughs jostled against Chalifaux, and when he resented i, ! they attacked him savagely, cutting his lips \ open and indicting severe gashes upon his face. Trudeau came to his assistance and \ was badly cut about the head. He nearly bled to death before aid was received. The ! wounded men could not recognize their as sailants and no arrests have been made. Sudden Death.
 Ellen Hanson, the wife of George J. Hanson, living at 299 Columbus avenue, died in Linde's drug store of heart \ disease last evening between 9 and 10 o'clock | She had attended the opening of Proctor, ! Gross Maguires dry goods store on Chapel | street, and was on her way home when she ! felt pain in the region of her heart, and was taken into the drug store. Dr. Reilly
 was called and administered the usual reme dies but without avail, and the lady expired in about fifteen minutes. Coroner Bollmar ! was notified, and after hearing the facts ir ! the case decided that an inquest was unnec ! essary. Undertaken Blair was sent for ane
 the body was taken to the late residence O. | the deceased.
 Wedding at Loomis' Temple. l Last evening MT. Samuel Mann, proprietor
 of the lunch store on Orange street. and Mis-
 Rosa Hertz, of Willimantic, were united i, marriage at Loomis' Temple of Music in thu I presence of many relatives and friends, Rev
 Dr. Kleeberg officiating. There was an album ! dance of flowers. After the ceremony 8 yer,
 bountiful supply of refreshments was served
 Ryder catering, to which over 100 sat down
 Dancing followed to music by Thomas
 orchestra The festivities broke up at abou
 half past eleven, all wishing much happiness
 to the happy pair, who have many friends
 many wedding gifts were the following:
 Elegant parlor suit from MT. L. Mann, father, an
 Charles Maun, brother Brussels carpet from hi
 brs ,ther, Jacob Mann l.rge upholstered easy chai ! from Moses Mann brother marble top table fror | Paul Veil 8 fine students lamp from Fred Ande,
 son, at Longley's; clock from Mr. and Mrs. l. KIe l silver cake basket, Benjamin Draine set (
 fruit knives, MT. and Mrs James E Mitchell set (
 table spoons. L. Osterweis silver cake basket MI
 and Mrs. C., Kipp;, silver butter dist
 ssss MorrS oa5 Hhn M4 and f1Sy sver ,,a l silver ice pitcher, tray and goblet Wm H. Gards | Meriden silver pickle dish. John Draine silve
 cake basket, Louis Ryder ornamental paper holder
 Louis Bretzfelder, Louisville, Ky. silver card bas ] ket. Ed ard Downes and John Root butter dist
 Mtss f Mary y ds tFavslng sa,she F. Mullen
 mental crockery Philip Wi:,ter embroidered tabl
 cover, c. Lichtensein silver toilet sst Dr. Deve
 eaux, the dentist ottoman. Flora Rosenthal; lac ! spread and lace sham, MT. and Mrs. s. Bretzfelde
 aLd daughter; lace curtains. s. and L. Rothschild
 turkish rug, Louis Roths thi1d white counterpart
 cradle of flowers, J. Gallon china set, hIr. Lauter ! bach.