Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-23
Ylm 29mn Sailg aMumng SgonmaI and Courier
Large Fire.
Knitting Shops Burned in Glastonbury Loss $6O,OOO or $7O,OO0-Three Young Persons Terribly Burned.

Knitting Shops Burned in Glastonbury
 Loss $6O.OOO or $7O,OuO--Three Young
 Persons Terribly Burned.
 The buildings of the Glastonbury Knitting company at Eagleville, in Glastonbury, were burned Wednesday, the fire taking from a picker The loss is $6O, 900 to $7O, 900, and the insurance on the buildings was about $45, ,00o, mostly in the Hartford, Etna, Springfield, Phoenix, Middletown, Niagara, Canadian and two English companies from $2, 500 to $5,00O.
 seventy hands were employed in these mills, most of them girls, and rapidly did the flames spread it is wonder that more were injured. Charles Roberts, aged IA, son of Julius Roberts, was burned in the head and his face scorched He He will probably lose his sight. Grace Converse. aged 13, daughter of Austin Con- verse. was showing her cousin Lulu King about the shop. J. C. Flad, the boss carder, threw her out of 8 window. She is probably fatally burned. Lulu King, daughter of AL bert King of New Britain, was badly burned, | her face, hair and hands being injured. Sev- eral employees were scorched, but the above \ mentioned are the only ones seriously hurt. Miss Converse was taken to Mir Charles Stannard' $ residence. Her recovery is doubt l full
 The Transit of Venus. The German astronomers for observing the
 transit of Venus from the observatory to be
 erected on the Capitol grounds St Hartford
 have been appointed by the German govern
 ment. The observatory will be constructed
 on the southern section of the grounds un- der approval of the Governor. The con- mission will arrive in Hartford during the l last of the summer, in order to get ready | for the observations necessary during the ! transit, which will occur in December. It will be visible for upwards of six hours, commencing at about o'clock The per mission for occupying the Capitol grounds
 was granted by the Legislature during the
 last session of that body.
 Personal. 1 William Atwater, son of Hon. Charles At water, is home on visit from Texarkana | Texas.
 ! Deputy Sheriff John H. Hayes, of Water
 bury, has resigned on account of his health
 and will go West.
 l Mir. Myron Finney, who has been seriously 1 i'll, is better and has gone into the country for further improvement. 1 farmer from Hamden, MT. Johnston, 1 tried to walk into Kirbys jewelry store after | it was closed on Wednesday evening, and his
 knee struck and broke $50 pane of glass. l He was near sighted, and seeing the gas burn | ing thought to gain admittance. I Mir. John P. Bartlett graduate of the Law School in 'S1, and now in the office of Mitch ell $ Hungerford, New Britain, was in the city yesterday in connection with import ant patent case before the United States Cir cult Court, now in session here.
 Ex-Judge R. ". Wright, of this city, has just returned from nine months tour through Wisconsin, Michigan and the Lake ! Superior region during which he gathered facts for his new book, @ sequel to Life, it's True Genesis" He has had the honor of l being chosen member of the American h. stitufe, of which President Porter is one of the fifteen vice presidents.
 The Grays' Decoration.
 The official order for the Grays' decoration l of graves is as follows:
 Co. F, SECOND RECT, CONN. NATIONAL GUARD,1 l HEADQUARTERS NEW HAVEN GRAYs, NEW HAVEN, June 18th, 1882 Company Orders No
 | [. Pursuant to a resolution this company will pa-
 the 26h of June. for the purpose of strewng
 with hoa aud evergreens the graves of our depart l ed heroes d former members of this company. II. The company will assemble at their armory
 the above day at 30 m sharp in dress a+ uniform, l ct, scabbard and. bayunet therein. III Should he weath T be uufavorable there will
 postponeInent of the exercises. If very stormy
 commi tea will take carriages and visit tn graves l ". All members of the company and surviving members of Co., A, 27th regiment, Go necticut Vol
 untaers, cordially invited to participate in the
 V onations of flowers are solicited, aud may be | left at the armory on the morning of the 26th. GEORGE S. ARNOLD, Captain. \ FirltS