Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-05
Personal

Personal
 George seikel, of this city, will instruct the Turn Verein Eintracht of Bridgeport.
 General s. R. Smith came up from New York Wednesday and attended military meeting in Hartford with reference to a new military code.
 Thomas S. Weaver, formerly of the edi- torial staff of the Register, and more recently connected with the Boston GSO6e, has accept ed an offer from the Hartford Post. He suc- ceeds A. s. Hotchkiss, who has resigned his position as editor of that paper.
 Leopold Bach had two fingers crushed in milling machine at Winchester's armory yesterday afternoon.
 Bartholomew Curran, who was so terribly injured by fall from building Wednesday, was thought yesterday to have some chance of recovery.
 Eugene c. Hill, of this city, was elected one of the directors of the New England salesmen's convention at Boston Wednesday night. Mir. Frank Cowles, of Hartford, was presented with 8 cane.
 Sheriff Hollis beautiful present in honor of his eightieth birthday has bed viewed by many friends. It is fine gift, and came from George l.. Streeter's jewelry establish ment.
 Superintendent G. T. Bradley, Assistant J. H. P Chamberlin and Treasuret F. l.. Man waring declining re-elections the following named have been elected officers of the Col lege street Sunday school: Superintendent, R. P. Cowles (who previously held the office for sixteen years) assistant superintendent, F. L. Manwaring; secretary, John s. Brad ley; treasurer, William Parsons librarians, Clifford H. Booth, Robert Woods.
 Rev. and Mrs J. O. Munson, of Bedding, gave reception New Years evening. It was much enjoyed.
 Monroe's Congregational society has voted unanimously to retain Rev. B. l.. Swan an- other year.
 c. W. Lines proposes to erect store for handling of farmers produce on lot recent ly purchased of A. B. Mygatt on Bank street, New Milford.
 Foreman Staub, of Water Witch hose company, New Milford, was presented with an elegant silver trumpet recently. The an- nual election of the company was held and the old officers reelected.
 Mrs. Hannah Peck, well known resident of Hartford, died on Tuesday night after an illness of five months, aged 79 years. She was not sufferer from any particular dis ease, but succumbed to gradual wearing out of the constitution.
 The funeral of George Wood, one of Lake ville's most esteemed citizens, took place on Sunday. He was long in the carriage busi- ness-frm of Wood & Tupper, and had filled many offices. He died of pneumonia.
 The Rev. William Allen Johnson has fn- ished his labors as rector of St. Johns church in Salisbury, and gone to fill a pro- fessor's chair at the Theological College at Middletown. MT. Johnson has been in Sails bury twelve years
 A West Cornwall correspondent tells of 8 man who is married to his own grandmother in-Iaw, his first wife having been the present wife's own grandchild.
 Mr. H. H. Stoddard, the editor of the Poultry World, has returned from an ab- sence of several months in Nebraska, where he has started a sheep ranche.
 At the annual meeting of the New England Historic-G Genealogical society in Boston, yes- Wednesday, Marshall Jewell was elected one of the vice presidents.
 Mir. Almon Miller, of Middlefeld, died on Sunday morning last. Deceased was for many years engaged in the dry goods trade in New York and was quite successful. He was born in Middlefeld eighty years ago and the latter portion of his life has been spent there.
 Rev. Charles E. Stowe, who has accepted the call to the pastornte of the Windsor ave- nue Congregational church, Hartford, will be installed Wednesday evening, January 10. The installation sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Mckenzie of Cambridge, Mass.
 Fred somers, of Bridgeport, 10 years old, started for school Tuesday morning with 8 reprimand from his flasher for not attending search for the lad, he not coming home, found him at Greenwich. The boy had walked there in two days.
 MT. Bernard Conner, aged 48, respected citizen of Bridgeport, died at his residence on Pequonnock street Wednesday after an ill- ness of only 8 few hours, of neuralgia of the stomach. disease to which he had been subject.
 MT. William s. McNei1 rendered the off, cers of the steamer Crystal Wave an infor- nal reception at his residence, 294 Broad street, Bridgeport, Wednesday evening. There were quite party of guests present and 8 general good time was enjoyed all around. A fine collation. and some good music were fur nished.
 Ex-County Commissioner L. B. Perkins, of Oxford, has engaged in the ice business at Middletown and will move his family there in the spring. Oxford will thus lose not only good citizen but one of the board of selectmen and justice of the peace, MT. P. holding both those offices.
 Mir. H. Parsons, the original founder of the CJturcfnaG7a and now vestryman of Grace church, New Haven, and who introduced Dr. Deshon to the parish at Glastonbury, nearly 40 years ago, came to the city today to take farewell look at the remains of his dead friend. d.-MeFSdes RepM6EcGn, 4Ns.