Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-13
veteran Firemen's Association


 The Place and Time for the Annual Pic
 mic Decided. Upon-Arrangemsnts for
 Transportation and Music.
 An adjourned meeting of the Veteran Fire mems association was held last evening in the room of the fire commissioners, Vice Presi- dent W. W. King presiding.
 Propositions for membership were received as follows George I. Cumming, Engin @ No 2; George Anger, Engine No. 2; Wal lace ". Sperry, Engine No. 6. The names of Francis T. Murphy and Patrick Kearnan were laid over until the next meeting, and the name of MT. J. Hine was rejected.
 The committed appointed to make arrange. ments for the annual reunion reported that
 after due consideration they had voted to
 recommend that Double Beach be selected as
 the place for the fifth reunion. For music
 the committee recommended that the Amer
 ican band be employed, as there was only S1O difference between them and the Yale
 band. Twenty pieces are to be furnished by the band. The committee recommended that the reunion take place on Wednesday, August 15.
 The report of the committee was adopted in all their recommendations. It was voted that the price of tickets be fixed at $1. 50 for dinner and transportation l and that the band and other incidental ex- penses be paid for out of the treasury. It was voted to leave City Hall on the day l of the picnic in barges, promptly at o'clock Another stage will be provided for to leave at p. m., to accommodate those who can | not go in the morning. On motion of Charles B. Hayes it wal voted to appoint a committee of three tC ascertain if there are any members tha | should not be on the books of the associa | tion. c. E. Hayes, Henry W. Blakeslee anG
 Benjamin Crockett were appointed such com | mittee.
 Adjourned to the first Thursday night il August.
 l A Troublesome Case Regarding a Coloret Girl The case of the colored girl sent from thi l city to Meriden to be cared for by the tow l of Meriden has received considerable atten ton from the Meriden Selectmen, who ob I jected to her becoming charge there, claim | ing she belonged here, and to complicate tn case, just as they had decided to send he l back here the girl gave birth to child l This prevented her from being sent back t. | this city yesterday as had been agreed upon but they will send her back here as soon 8 | circumstances will permit. Personal. The firm of H. B. Bigelow & Go. has bee l changed into 8 corporation, with ex.Goverr
 or Bigelow president, Henry Elson vice prei 1dent, George S. Barnum treasurer and Co ! onel Frank L. Bjgelow secretary. MT. David H. Pond, we'll known painte 1 living on Wooster street, Hartford, died yer | suddenly at his home Wednesday, havin | been sick only one day. He was 55 years o | age.
 MT. Gilbert F. Heublein. of the firm of G | F. Heublein $ Brother, Hartford, sails fo Europe on Wednesday,, the 18th, by tn ! Werra.
 Department Commander Isaac B. Hyatt O | Meriden, Assistant Adjutant General Henr E. Taintor of Hartford, Henry M. Durfey o l the council administration, Greenvills !; Wm | H. Pierpont, post r, New Haven Fred. A Spencer, post 49, Waterbury s. G. Blake | man, post 26, Birmingham, and John c l Broatch, post 53, Middletown, will leave ol | Monday, July 16, tokattend the session of tn | national encampment of the Grand Army 8 Denver, Col.
 The Waterbury American yesterday says | Miss Lizzie Gaffney scored another success | at the Casino last evening. The attendanc was larger than on the previous night, anG | the enthusiasm over her singing was greater | She was repeatedly encored and showeret l with bouquets. Mir. E. F. Bushnell, of Nev l Haven, also proved 'fgood card," beinl l warmly applauded and repeatedly encored. Ezra B. Sanger engineer of steamer Nc. 2, l and wife, and Charles HI. Hilton, foreman O. hook and ladder No. |, are at Naugatucl rusticating for few days. MT. M. G. Linsley, the esteemed head salesman at Gen. Ford's jewerly establish
 ment, leaves in a week to take months va
 cation, which he will spend chiefly in thu Catskills and at Saratoga Springs.