Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-23
State News.

The church of the Holy Trinity, Middle town, at parish meeting Wednesday night, decided to extend 8 call to the Rev. Cameron Mann of Kansas City, Missouri.
 Presiding Elder Hubbell breaches at the Shelton M E. church this evening and on Sunday. Rev. E. Cunningham also speaks at the sam me church on Sunday. The Sunday
 services will relate to the mission work. G. ". Hull and l.. NJ. Hubbard, of Wal. ineford, are expected home from Chicago to-day, when they will probably have consid- erable of interest to report regarding the sewing machine company suit.
 While suffering with an attack of delirium tremens John Beleiu, a Portland Swede, gashed his throat with knife. Some friends found him shortly following the act and got physician to stitch the wounds. He was alive at lasb accounts and probably will re. cover.
 Father Duggan spoke to his people last Sunday, telling them that an effort must be made to raise money to begin the building of new church. As soon as $10, 900 is raised the building will be commenced. There is 8
 little over $3, GOO in hand now for the pur-
 nose. The edifice will be either brick or
 stone.-Torrington Register.
 At the annual meeting of the Ecclesiastical
 society of the Third Congregational church
 of Middletown it was voted to sell the pews
 at auction The sale of seats will take place
 on Thursday, March 29th. An increase of
 S2OO was made to the salary of the pastor,
 the Rev. Edwin c. Holman, whose services
 were engaged to the first of November, 1884.
 Conductor Chaffee of the Norwich and
 Worcester railroad has served the company
 twenty-nine years, tWenty-two of them in the
 capacity of conductor. He has had in his charge at least 1,220,O00 passengers, only
 three of whom were fatally injured, and
 these by their own carelessness. He has had
 one collision, but never lost train hand in
 that time.
 At Harwinton, Sunday, Henry Chatfeld's old house and sheds used for jolners and carpenters shop and storage purposes were consumed by fire. He lost his tools, many farming implements, wagon and harness, lumber, pulley blocks and ropes, cart wheels, newly made; also lot of ancient books. The fire was caused, as supposed, by ashes Tn barrels standing under the shed.
 John O'Connors, already famous as tke principal Tn the recent Garfield burglary ih East Canaan, was arrested last Fri. day. The premises were searched and a harness stolen from B. S. Roberts, of East Canaan, last November was found concealed in the garret, and a horse collar stolen from William b. Barnes was found under the barn. He was fined $7 and costs for each offence.-Oanaan News.
 Edward Kirwin, who died suddenly in Am sonia last Tuesday evening, WAS buried at o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mir. Kirwin had been resident of Ansonia for the past thir- ty-three years, during which time he was continuously employed at the copper mill. For two days before his death he WAS little indisposed. Doctor Walsh said that he had 8 cold merely and prescribed for him. Tues day evening a friend called to see him. He was sitting on the edge of his bed at the time. A member of the house had told him that a lady friend wanted to see him. He turned as if to speak to the new comer and dropped dead.
 Mrs. Martha Brown Goodell, relict of Hi ram Gocden died at the residence of her sister. Mrs. Noah c. Davis, in West Stafford Thursday morning, March 18th, from an acute attack of pneumonia, at the advanced ape of 73 years Although not person of strong physical constitution, shs had been in comparatively good health until within six days of her death. Mrs. Goodel was wo- man of positive convictions, eminentiy Chris tian in her character, and possessed of low able and kindly disposition, ty- pical representative of the good old-fash- toned New England mothers. She was 8 lineal descendant of the illustrious Trum- bull family, sister of the late Fl&ylus A. Brown of Hartford. Her remains were taken to Gilead for burial, the funeral being sol emnized at the Congregational church in that 1 place last Saturday. A. son and daughter survive her-Mr. John s. Goodeu of Boston, | and Mrs. Sullivan Sweet of Springfield, i Mass.