Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-08

the sympathy, the lenienoy and the fellowship Of
Christ. After the sermon twenty-nine persons were
letter. Two entire classes for the Sunday school
were comprised in this number, one of them COM
Had been for the conscious pathos Of the clos
ing ministry, It would have been delightful service
Mr.. Hammond ofaciafed at thesorgan for the nrst
Time and with taste and true feeling. Mr.. Mitchells
quintete sang to the edieaton OF the entire coDgre
In the afternoon at three Dr. Gage held baptismal
service, at which several children were presented.
ntssss WD the Sunday
vice. at which Dr. Gage presented to each Of the COM
ure Life" -
At the evening service this sermon was on the
supplemented with brief address of farewell
nature. During his ministry $40 members were add
memberG
FIRE IN BIRMINGHAM.
Lsrkins block in Birmingham was badly damaged
rendered homeless. There were ten families in the
block and great CONSERVATION prevailed. The fire
ants time to gather up few things and escape The
structure Of wood two stories high 100 teet long
by rs wtds In two hours after the fire broke it
was under control and by midnight almost extin-
guished The building was q compete wreck, save q
and the loss sst aimed are folews Joseph
Brooks saved about half, no insurance, 500; John
Michael Quirk. same, $780, E. Barrett same insured
$500; John Quinn lost nearly ALL 5000, no insurance.
liam Tyner same SisO; John Rogan same $780, John
Lsrkin. the owner of building places his loss at
don and Globe and the London Assurance, 1T the
Atw1ter agency An upset lamp caused the ne soe
BILE Gates took out and child in their night
clothes and George JohnSon brought out three chill
dren from the top story down rickety ladder As
Bstant Engineer Abbott struck with falling tim
Der on the face and feled sensele.s to ths ground
and had to be carried to the efhce of DR.. Jewett
boy named Quinn bsdly burned and rescued just
in time to save his life.
Dr.. ooogan. of Hartford is thought to bs recover
ing from his illness.
Companies A. F, H, and f. of the First regiment,
Hartford, drill a battalion this evening.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant Richard W.
Waite Company D, Second regiment, New haven,
was accepted by General Couch on Saturday.
The Putnam Business Mems association has
tive membership of more than eighty members.
The agent of the Connecticut Humane society is
corresponding with ex-senator Sturtsvsnts OF East
LyGe. in rsference to SCARED and cruelty treated
four mule team the latter owns Sturtevant has
written the agent to mind his own business and go to
q certain place. This the agent refuses to do. He
will lay up the team for recuperation
turkey buzzard, very unusual visitor to this
section, was observed in Norwalk on Sunday The
warm days of last week probably tempted the bird
this side of the North river Its extent of wings is
altitude then Sustaining itself for long time
without apparent movement of the wings.-NorWalk
Hour.
An old willow tree that has been landmark in
Bristol for years has just bees cut down, grew from
willow riding stick, stuck in the ground by Lord s.
Hiltz in 1927. When it was chopped up h1tch1ng
hook was found over which wood had grown nearly
foot thick. bullet also found near the center
of the trunk.
The deposition of Ber jamin Bissell, one of the
principals in the Torrington assault AID kurder case
sell is very much injured and his recovery is uncer
tain. One man killed and another seriously hurt
Ths preliminary hearing is sst down for Tuesday.
LONGEVITY IN GRoToN AND NEW LONDON.
correspondent of the New London Telegram gives
the following particulars to three successive gener
ations of the Starr family. who lived in Groton and
England about the getSl66 GrOtOM
and had two soDs viz Jonathan Starr I'd. born 1875
and died l74s aged 70 years months; Thomas starr
Samuel, who lived 81 years; Jonathan Sd, who
lived SO years months; Elizabeth who
months; Vine. who lived SO years; Mary died with
smallpox, So Richard lived 81 years; Hannah lived IS
Sd, settled in New London and married Mary Sea
months Their children were: Abigail, whose age
80 years months; Mary, whose age was Sc Years
al Ssran %hOss see yeaT sIsS boss
age was so years months; Rebsccs, whose age
WAS was " years months Ine toltows genera f an
most Noted and valued former citizens, who died at
the age of r. Catharine his wife. died at the age
of IS years. Sarah his sister, died at the OF 70
yesrs Elizabeth. his sister, died ct the age Of 81
years. Rebecca his sister, died at the age OF 9 years
nearly side by sids record the following: Captain
etaTr 61ed IN iaa aged e 'otGp e6
in 1926, aged 100 years, months 2 days; Mr.. Vine
died in 1888, aged 49,
The New London County Medical society met at
New London Thursday and choss officers for the
coming year follows: President, DIR. G. Porter of
New London; clerk, DIR. Anthony Peck OF Norwich;
fellows to the convention Of the State Medical Eocie
ty, Drs Amy, Ia Pierre, Douglas. Braman and Cas-
sidy Drs Kinney, BEaman and Dudley were elected
delegates to the American Medical society convention
to be I'D in Washington in May. Drs. Porter and
Paddock were elected censors, and DR.. Dudley re-
porter. DR.. Cassidy appointed dissertator for
next year and DR.. Beckwith alternate. These new
members admitted: Drs ]. NJ. Ransom of Nor
witch, Earl MatfhewSon Of MoDtville, W. p. Stutson
of Nor wIch, F. j. BsckWith of New London and W.
T. Brown of Lisbon.
freight train of twenty i've cars loa 1ed with cop
per ore New London, on the New London Northern
railroad into another freight Of
eighteen light Amherst yard shortly after
noon Saturday. There loss Of life sny
hurt seriously, but the road suffered heavily in
rolling stock, engine and 80 CARS being completely
wrecked.