Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-29
Presiding Elders Appointments.


 The appointments of Presiding Elder Hub bell, of the New Haven district, for the months of May and June are as follows
 May ?, Cromwell; 3. Rocky Hill 4, West Rocky Hill 5, East Berlin 7, New Haven, George street morning and evening, Hamden afternoon 8, New Haven, First church g, West Haven 10, Copper Hill; II, West suf- field 12, Windsor Locks; 13, II, Windsor, Bloomfield and Hartford North church Is, New Haven, St. John street; 17, Wethers- field; IS, Hartford, South Park; 19, Hart ford, First church 20, 21, Kensington, Ber- lin and New Britain 22, New Haven, George street 23, Simsbury; 24, West Granby; 25, Bristol; 27, 2S, North Canton, Washington Hill and Pleasant Valley 29, New Haven, Trinity church; 30, Cheshire 31, West Hartland.
 June 1, Colebrook river ?, West W1nsted j; 3-4 Torrington, Bakerville and Thomaston ; 6, Plainville; 7, Forestville; 8, Southington j; 1O-11, Burlington, Unionville and Farming ton; 12-14, Meriden (district meeting of the ministers); 15, Watertown; 16, Bethlehem i; 17-18, Woodbury, Southbury and Middle bury 21, Waterbury ; p, Birmingham ; 24-25, Seymour, Bethany and Westyille; 27, Beacon Falls; 2S, Naugatuck; %, Ansonia.
 Personal.
 l.. M Hubbard will deliver the Memorial day oration at Cheshire.
 Lucius Morton, of New York, formerly of Southington, died yesterday, aged 65. For many years past he was connected with the New York agency of the Etna Life Insurance company of Hartford.
 Miss Alma Dell Martin, the contralto who sang last evening at the last of the series of Chamber concerts, is solo contralto at St. Patrick's cathedral, New York city. She is a native of Newark, N. J., where her parents reside. While singing at one of the Method ist churches in Newark her voice was deemed well worthy of cultivation and she received course of instruction in New York city under eminent talent. Her first engagement was at the cathedral and she is under engagement at higher salary at another metropolitan church for the coming year.
 Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, who has just been rejected for the Abbot professorship at Andover, will not receive cali to the Center church here, large minority being opposed.
 Mrs. Esther Edwards, aged ninety-nine years, who lives near the foot of Logger Hill New London, is as sprightly and sociable as young girl of eighteen.
 Mir. J. R. Wallace and wife and Mrs Wal lace, of Ansonia, gave reception at the resi- dence of Mir. c. M Mitchell on West Main street Thursday evening, there being about 50 guests present. The music was by the Wheeler and Wilson orchestra, and the even- ing was passed in the most agreeable manner
 Clara Louise Kellogg sings at the Bridge port opera house Saturday evening next
 Mr. George Morford, of Bridgeport, is home again from Florida
 Mir. Marcus c. Hawley of Newtown and MT. Charles F. Baldwin, of the firm of T. Hawley $ Go. of Bridgeport, expect to start for California Monday, going by the south ern route.
 Senator Colt and Messrs. Brandegee and Waller, of New London, and Mayor Osgood, of Norwich have gone to Washington to talk up New London navy yard matters.
 John F. Slater and Lieutenant Frederick G. Hyde, residuary legatees of the late Hon. Lafayette s. Foster, have deeded to the United Workers of Norwich the property at Norwich Town known as the 'Sheltering Arms" The gift is valued at $3, 900.
 Mrs Preston, & most estimable lady, wife of Joshua Preston, now resident of Chica- go, died Thursday evening after au illness of nine weeks. Her remains will be brought to Hartford for burial. The funeral will prob ably take place at the residence of her son, Major E. V. Preston, of Hartford, on Mon- day afternoon.