Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-21

George Patterson, Is to leave the first of April,
and man from Portland will take his place.
A charter to bridge the Connecticut at
Warehouse Point has been refused.
Capt William Davis, well known in Green
witch, Conn, was killed on Tuesday while
walking on the railroad track near the State
line.
The Republican State committee has issued
the call for the State convention to be held at
Hartford, April %, TO 9 ect delegates to the
Chicago convention
O.S. Atwood and family of Atlanta, Ga,
are spending few days in Willimantic. Mr..
Atwood is the business manager of the
Atlanta journal.
The Rev. DIR. Vincent will appear with
"That Boy" next Monday evening in the
Methodist church. Middietown.
The Rev. j. @. Hill, formerly of the
South church. Middletown, is now Supplying
various pulpits in New York city and
vicinity.
w. A. Roraback, of Canaan, has been give
q valuable testimonial consisting of over fifty
dollars worth of law books from his friends
in the village. He has been assistant post
master for several years and is soon to leave
town to commence the practice of Law.
Adjutant General Couch has appointed
Captain Cornell, of Company B, Bridgeport
to attend the Cincinnati national grand con-
vention as the State delegate.
Charles q. Daniels, New London man
employed in Northampton, Mass, has been
missing since February "a. It is feared he
became drunk and persisted in the woods in
a snow storm.
The first ball game on the Hartford
grounds will be played with the Springfelds
April 5. and the Hartford team will go to
Springfield to play game later in the menth
The question is, who are the Hartford play
ers to be
The Merchants and Bankers Telegraph
company held its annual meeting at Hartford
yesterday afternoon and elected these direc-
tors: q. NJ. Foster, j. G. Case, George E.
Dimock, F. h May, F. Morrison, A. N
Dimock, g. s.. Mott, G. P. Smith and John
r. Hegeman.
The decomposed body of colored baby
was found in q sand heap in New London
yesterday.
The Rev. Father Lawlor of Meriden re-
turned money and a ring to James Luby,
from whom they were stolen last Sunday
night, the thief having repented his crime
and delivered the stolen articles to the priest
| in the confessional.
Charles Fl. Kinney, the administrator of
| the estate of the late Charles Kinney, who
was killed by the cars in Greeneville on the
I'd of October, 1883, has filed a suit against
1 the Norwich and Worcester railroad company
for R5. 600 damages.
A movement is on foot among Grand
Army men of Hartford to celebrate the
anniversary of General Lees surrender April
26.
The beautiful ceremony of reception into
the sisterhood and the profession of religion
by the novices took place at st. Joseph's
| cathedral. Hartford Wednesday morning.
Seven of the nuns who had com
pleted their two years and six months
probationary service were received in
the full orders of religion and were
clothed with the black veil, symbolic of theil
VOWS of eternal charity, chastity and ODE
dience. Six postulants were admitted to the
two years of probation and received the
white veil. The ceremony was preceded by
a solemn high mass, of which Rt. Rev. Bishop
Mcmahon was celebrant with Rev. Father
McCabe deacon and Father O'Brien sub
deacon. The sermon was preached by the
Rev. T. W. Broderick, pastor of st. Peter
church. A large congregation was present
There were thirty-two visiting priests on thu
altar during the ceremonies.
| At meeting of the Housatonic Milk Pro
ducers' association held in New Milford las
Saturday there were one hundred and thirty
four subscribers to the constitution reported
each one paying a 81 fee. The following
| resolution was adopted: Resolved, That tn
managers of the creameries on the Housa
tonic railroad be requested to adopt tn
prices for milk established by the Farmers
Milk company of Orange county. N. Y. a
the basis of their contracts for milk, and tina
a committee be appointed for this purpose
The following were appointed as such com
mittee: Charles Beardsley of Sandy Hook
E. G. Seeley of Roxbury and B. N. Clark o
Sheffield, Mass.
/ Captain John S. Hussey, of Hartford, VIII
died Wednesday, had been an active man il
Hartford business circles for more than thir
, ty years. He came to that city in 1889, AM
in 1856 he engaged in partnership will
William Thompson in the paint and oil bust
ness Mr.. Thompson dying six years ago
Captain Hussey continued the business a1on
on Central row. He was one of tb
Oldest members of the Putnam Pha
lanx, and for some time command
ed one of the companies of that battalion
since which he has served on Ehe staff of tn
major commanding. Captain Hussey wa
also member of Washington commandery
Knights Templar. He leaves a wife, one SOL
and one daughter-Sanuel j. and Kate L
The poet J. G. Whittier is cousin of tn
deceased Captain Huss ey was highl.
| esteemed.