Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-02

DR.. Coogan. Of Hartford, is seriously Ill
| and threatened with pneumonia, but his
/ physicians think he will come out of it all
right.
| A party of amateurs In Hartford are re-
hearsing s'Esmerslds" with the view of giving
it to raise money for charitable purposes.
| James Rogers, who was released from State
prison on Saturday in deranged condition,
has been sent to friends In Brooklyn, N. Y.
A State convention Of colored men will be
held in Hartford to-day.
General Dickinson has been appointed to
| select the orator for Memorial day in that
city.
The funeral services of Miss Anna Emo
second daughter of Ames r. Emo. Of New
York city, were held at the summer residence
of Mr.. Emo in Simsbury on Friday Of last
week, the Rev. J. l.. Tomlinson officiating.
Mr.. Edison Sexton, of Great Darlington,
Mass, brother of the late Marvin Sexton
and uncle of Mrs. L. I. Barber and William
A. Stocking, of Simsbury, died last week
aged about 81.
The Rev. Ira Pettibone. of Winchester
Center, preached in the Congregational
church, Simsbury, last Sunday. Although
So years of age. Mr.. Pettibons is still quite
vigorous. The Rev. @. L. Tombleu has re.
moved to Agawam, Mass.
A Norwich lady received on Saturday 81 so
which farmer in Lisbon had owed her for
40 years. The debt was contracted when
she was 16 years of age, and debtor and
creditor had not met before for IS years.
The G. A. R. department commander has
divided connecticut into twelve districts for
inspection purposes The inspector, George
W. Keller, of Bridgeport, has charge of
district No. 1, including posts No. of Hart
ford, No. IL of New Britain, No. 40 of
Seymour, No. AZ of Naugatuok, No. 40 of
Waterbury, No. so of Hartford and No. "a of
Ridgedeld.
A Cambridge correspondent of the New
York Commercial Advertiser writes as fol
lows about the eight which are to represent
Harvard in the Yale-Harvard race of this
year: s.Much interest is taken in the 'Varsi-
ty crew, which has for some time been
working well on the river. Seven of the old
men will probably be in the boat, and with
plenty of good material besides, there is
every prospect that Harvard can send to New
London this year the strongest crew ever
matched against Yale. The stroke of the
winning crew at Oxford for three years has
stroked them once or twice and expresses the
greatest satisfaction at the way the 'Ameri-
can boys take hold of the WATER"
THE STANFORD PosToFFIoE.
When new postoffice was to be fitted up
at Stamford some time ago there was only
one bid, and an arrangement was made with
enose "Ao put IL IN TO nG up an once ana
lease it to the government. The bidders were
officers of the Yale and Towne Manufactur-
ing company. They hired a store and fitted
it up with the latest pattern of lock boxes
made by their firm, and then offered it on
ten years. lease at 81, $50 year. The lease
was not signed, but the government occupied
the building. Now it is being stated that
they paid only $34s year for the store and
that the cost of fitting up was $4,000 a.
claimed by the friends of the contractors or
So, 400 as stated by others. In eth er case the
rent is said to be too much and new bids are
to be asked.
New Britain man says: The failure of
j. D. Frary and Son at Bridgeport concerns
not q few of our merchants and doubt if
there's one In ten that has not claim against
Frary for some amount"