Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-20
Personal

Mrs. Emily s. Parmele, of Hartford, step mother of Dr. George L. Parmele, dentist, who died suddenly last Saturday morning, was daughter of the late William Savage of East Berlin, and widow of pr. Luther Par mele, for many years well known dentist of Hartford
 The Rev. C. J. North, of Torrington, has received a call from very desirable church in New York city-offering him $2,000 a year, including parsonage. Dr. Robbins, son in law of Edward Morse, of Thomaston, is to locate in Waterbury, he having purchased Wild's drug store.
 Mr. Taylor, the well known foreman of the Ridge farm owned by 0. M. Beach, West Hartford, is about to leave for the West.
 D. l.. Durand, of Waturbury, has a copy of handbil issued during revolutionary times to advertise the drug store kept by the traitor, Benedict Arnold, in New Haven. It was found among the papers of the late Benjamin Trumbull, D. D.
 Mrs. E. c. Scranton, Miss Mary Scranton, Mrs. Fannie Gilbert, Mrs. Wilbur r. Day and Mrs. Dr. Cheney have started for Flori- da..a ..and will be absent two or three weeks.
 Station Master Baldwin at t Union de- pot, who has been for weeks disabled from duty on account of severe rheumatic attack, hopes to resume work soon. Lieutenant Colonel Morgan. Paymaster Stratton and other military men from this city will attend the battalion drill of the Hartford companies of the First regiment, Wednesday night, in Hartford. Governor Waller will review the militia and marksmen's badges will be presented.
 The estate of the late Rev. D. J. Doolittle, of Wallingford, inventories SIS, ,60o.
 The Rev. Fl. M. Gallaher gives the closing lecture of the Ladies' Aid society course in Essex tonight, subject: Ireland"
 Mir. William Parsons, of New Haven, will lecture before the Ivoryton lyeeum, Essex, Wednesday evening.
 Abram Holcomb, of Granby, who has been in the lumber business for forty-two years, says the past winter has been the best for handling logs and lumber that he has ever known.
 J. o. Phelps, of Simsbury, sold last week pair of three-year old steers for $25O, it be- ing the highest price paid for pair of cattle that has been obtained in that section for many years.
 Cullen Potter, of South Coventry, who re- gently made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, was surprised by gifts to the amount of over $s0 by the people of that place in token of their sympathy for his faithful services.
 George Green, of Milford, captured three large turtles last Friday, in the eastern part of that town, which weighed twenty-three, sixteen and twelve pounds respectively.
 Mr. s. S. Bishop, 633 State street, is out again, as his many friends are glad to note, after a severe siege with very hard cold and threatened pneumonia.
 Messrs Baldwin & Lamkin. of Milford, are adding quite number of new machines to their shoe manufactory in order to keep abreast of their orders
 MT. John s. Way, formerly of Bridgeport. died in Denver, Colorado, recently.
 ". H. Fullerton, formerly of the firm of Fullerton, Bradbury & Co.,, now of Newton. Massachusetts, has been in this city for few days visiting his brother, N. A. Fuller ton, proprietor of the Boston grocery store.
 Mr. w.. A. Beers, the photographer, has just executed photographic views of the fine floral tributes at the funeral of the late Ho- bart Linsley, of Fair Haven, each accompa- nied by a miniature photograph of the de- ceased, and has also executed photographs of like tributes at the funeral of the late Joseph H. Booth. one from the Grays with the company badge in purple immortelles, the other from the O. E. club, both elegant.
 h. eli inn. proved yesterday afternoon.
 Editor E. M. Jerome preached in the Bap tist church, Ansonia, Sunday.
 Michael Murphy, of Guilford, arrived home from New Mexico Saturday, where he has been for two years. He expects to return.
 Dr. Burton D. Stone, of Guilford, one of the most estimable young men of the town, left yesterday for San Francisco to perma- nently locate there
 Willie Benton, son of J. Seymour Benton, of Guilford, met with serious accident Sat- urday while in the woods. A large log got the best of him and rolled upon him, break ing his leg below the knee twice.
 It is probable that the New York East M. E. conference, which opens in New York April 4, will assign Rev. MT. Livingstone, of Dixwen avenue and Rev. Mir Sands, of Howard avenue, to new fields Rev. William P. Corbit, for two years the pastor of the George street church, will probably rest the ensuing year. Rev. Mir. Buck remains another year, also Rev. Mir. GoodseIl prob ably.
 John Coggeshall. of Newport, B. l.. died at Cincinnati Sunday morning after brief ill., ness. He was the travelling agent for Con necticut house and the representative in New port of a board of underwriters, and was con- sidered expert in adjusting marine losses. He l was frequently sent to various sections of | the country to attend to marine naishaps and | the adjustment of insurance. He was broth | .r to the postmaster at New Bedford. His | body will be taken to Newport for burial. l