Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-07

The Rev. Paul Grant will remain another year at St. Paul's church in Huntington.
 Mr. Samuel Todd, of Meriden, president of the Gas company, is now able to sit up every day.
 Captain Joel Rice and Dr. B. F. Harrison, of Wallingford, left yesterday for the West Indies.
 Mortimer M Crossman has been appoint ed postmaster at Green Farms, Fairfield county.
 P. Lesser for 8 years in the clothing bus mess in Bridgeport is to retire on account of ill health.
 An effort Is being made to secure the Jan uary meeting of the State board of agricul ture at Rockville.
 John s Dobson, who still lies prostrated from paralysis at the Rockville House, Rock vile, has slight prospect of partial recov- cry.
 MT. Wallace, of Wallingford, has sold his hve-year old colt Arabian Chief to Edward Malley of New Haven, the price paid being, it is said $1,OOO.
 MT. Frank $. Parmelee recently with Charles E. sllogg, of Elmwood, has accept ed position with Messrs. Good win Brothers, of Elmwood, in their New York house.
 Dr. A. ". Bell and family from Moodus, who moved to Dakota last spring with the in- tention of making permanent residence in
 
 The Rev. Josiah G. Willis and family, of Lisbon, will remove to Gloucester, Mass. ;. this week, MT. Willis having accepted call from the Congregational church in that place.
 The Rev. s. G. w. Rankin, who has been supplying the church for three years past at Bozrahville, has closed his work there and is engaged with the Congregational church of Marlboro until the close of the year. I, Ray E Prpipar1 ord O ,,a,yS,o per man, all of East Haddam, walked to Hartford last week. Leaving Goodspeed's Landing at 1O:10 a. m they reached Middle town at D. m and remaining until 3:45 for dinner, reached Hartford at 7:45 p. I'll. The lease of the Rockville railroad to the \ New York and New England road has ex- pired, and 1t Is understood that there is @ | proposition from the latter to take ninety nine years lease, winch if granted will in '. ! sure better accommodations at the Rockville l station.
 The Rev. 0. B. Bowen, who preached Sun- ! day at the Church of the Redeemer, Hart ford on the subject of "What the gospel has ! done for the blind, |" received his education at the Massachusetts Institution for the Blind, ! and was one of six pupils who entered that school at its foundation.
 The Hartford Engineering company has just received single order for 50 steam en- zines of from 20 to 30 horse power, the en- zines being intended for export. Beatty, the organ man, ct Washington, N J., has or dered duplicate of his present engine, 1t
 by 30 inches, that has developed 2l0 indi ! cated horse power.
 The Dr. Jackson residence on Pearl stree
 Hartford, was offered at auction but not solt
 Saturday. Nearly 100 persons were present
 but there were no bids above the upset prio of 1922, 800 Mir. Jackson was at one tin ! offered $4S. 900 for this property Unles
 taken by private purchase, it will probabl,
 be offered at auction again next spring. ! John Butler, carpenter, -as caught in tn
 shafting at E. Mller's shop in Meriden Sat \ urday. The shaft was revolving 200 times \ minute, and he was instantly whirled into \ the air. He was thrown around until ever, ! particle of clothing had been torn off, whe
 he dropped to the floor. His right wa terribly burned, as was his side, but no bone
 were broken.
 \ The New London Telegram says: Tn ! United States commission appointed unde ! the act of Congress to inspect and apprais \ the various navy yards preparatory to dc decision on their sale, and now in session 6
 the Charlestown yard has nearly complete ! it's labors. As far as the inspection has bee
 made everything has been found in perfec
 order, and the appraisal shows the value C ! the yard to the government to be abou I | the same for the past ten or fiftee ' years. AS yet no person has appeare if ! before the board to advocate the sale c
 the retention of the yard. The value of tn , ! yard for commercial purposes would be muc less than for It's present use, and Comm odor J. Luce of the commission said Thursday ''1 l., | IS one of the finest and best appointed yarG z in the country, and that should it be solt VI the government could not realize one fourt y of it's present value. There is an immens O quantity of valuable machinery and plan $ now in the yard that would be of compar g lively little value to private parties an t. would have to be sold at loss"