Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-10-16
North Haven.

North Haven.
The Blaine and Logan club of Montowese
Joined the center club in all their exercises
last evening: The street parade was the best
yet seen and elected much praise from the
lookers-on, especially the ladies. The cola
ton (not colleetion was pronounced all that
could be desired.
The assessors are to spend next Monday
the Goth, at Linsley's Hall. and the next day
they will be at Cooper's store at Montowese
All lists must be handed in on or before
November list.
The Joint board of education will meet at
the town clerks Office this evening to choose
a school visitor and make arrangements for
continuing the district schools another year.
Several of the church-going people of this
place have to-day gone to attend the church
conference at Whitneyville church by in
vitation of Rev Mr.. Putnam. Oct. 10.
WaIIingford.
The school visitors held their annual meet
ing last night at 7:30 o'clock in the town
clerks Office.
A leak in the Center street water nam APP
peared yesterday just east of the Town Hall
building. Water Commissioner Hall had it
promptly repaired.
The High school was closed Monday after
noon to allow the scholars to attend the tune
raj of Miss Jessie Hall.
The National band furnished music for the
fall parade of the New Haven Horse Guard
in New Haven yesterday.
F. Chipperfeld's little child was buried
Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The Judd escort went to Meriden last even
ing and participated in the big parade in
that city They returned home about 11:3O
o'clock The Independent drum corps ac-
companied them to furnish music.
The gas fixtures for the depot have arrived
and are now in position and the depot is
lighted by gas, which is quite an improve
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Emory Storrs, of Chicago, speaks in the
Town Hall tomorrow (Thursday) evening
and will doubtless have large audience. 1t
is expected that there will also be grand
torchlight parade and several out-of-town
companies are expected to be present.
F. H Smith has rented the store in Wal
lace block lately vacated by Miss Butler and
will open tea store there in a few days.
J. Callahan will open box shop i'll the
building formerly occupied by H. Barry next
week It will be branch of his Hartford
factory, and he will manufacture paper boxes
of all Sizes Oct. IS.
STATE NEWS.
A. Laubsche's two barns at Rockville
were burned Tuesday night; loss 81, OOO in
surance 81 200. One was occupied by T. It.
Trip and the other by Aaron Wolfe as a
livery stable.
Mile Rhea, the actress, still remembers
her visit to Maud S. when in this city two
years ago, as yesterday afternoon she tele-
graphed from New Haven to learn if the
Queen had succeeded in lowering the trotting
record-Hartford Courant.
The Danbury News reports total sale of
Al 1893 tickets to the Danbury fair last week.
There were l. 800 vendors end ShOwmen and
200 stockholders with their families, besides
the usual free list The attendance in 1882
was 81, S19 and in 1888 81, $50. On Thurs
day and Friday of last week the attendance
was Is, O86 and Is, 1913 respectively.
Conant was on Tuesday sentenced to the
State prison for life for the murder of Alfred
Mcclellan. A motion for new trial was
made. Conant received the sentence sto1cal-
w. His counsel will file exceptions between
sentence and its execution, which takes the
case to the Supreme Court of Errors. If a
new trial is not advised the sentence will be
carried out unless the board of pardons in
| terpose.
About II p. m. Sunday night George
| Tracy's barn in Lebanon, two miles from
Willimantic, was burnt to the ground. One
| horse, some swine, etc, persisted in the
flames. The entire loss has not been esti-
mated The barn was insured for 500, the
horse for 800, and the stock for 800, most
ly in Mutual companies. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin. Everett
Hawley and John Wright have been arrested
on suspicion.
The second annual conference of the Con-
necticut Baptist pastors was held at the
First Baptist church in Norwich on Monday
and Tuesday. On the first day there was a
| change in the programme, caused by the non
arrival of certain members. The morning
was occupied by paper by the Rev. A. E..
Reynolds, of Wallingford, on ''The Nature of
| Christ before his incarnation and by a
number of three minute speeches. In the
afternoon the Rev. J. E. Busfeld, of New
Haven, read a paper on "Superstitions, y the
| Rev. G. W. Holman one on ''The Law of the
Mind and its Harmony with the
| Claims of Religion" and the Rev. A. P.
| Nordell, of New London, one of ''The Dis
| tinguished Attributes of a Christian Church"
In the evening the Rev. A. S. Gumbart, of
| Norwslk, addressed the conference upon
''The Question of Revivals," and the Rev. G.
H Rowe preached the annual sermon. Of
fcers were chosen as follows; President, the
Rev. A. G. Palmer, D. D., of Stonington;
secretary and treasurer, the Rev. o. c. Sar-
gent, of Jewett City; board of directors,
Hartford association, DR.. George M. Stone;
Fairfield association, the Rev. E. Lathrop,
D. D.; Ashford association, the Rev. ]. II.
Stubbert Stonington Union association the
Rev. G. Fl. Miner; New London association,
the Rev. J. W. Richardson; New Haven as
ISOLATION, the Rev. T. S. Samson.