Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-15
Personal.

Mir. Geo. Brakeman, brakeman at Belle Dock was severely hurt Saturday while mak- ing up freight train by being struck in the face by flying coupling pin.
 Cornelius O'Keefe, the Congress av nue saloon keeper. is seriously sick with erysipe- las.
 James Barker, ST., 81 years of age, senior deacon of the Baptist churchEin Branford and one of it's founders, died in Brsnford on Sunday.
 Mir. H. l.. Bradley, of the firm of fleming way Bradley, will probably be confined to the bed for three weeks yet, but is doing as well as the nature of the accident will per- nit
 Conductor J. Harvey Miner, of the New York division of the Consolidated road, has so far recovered from his recent injuries as to be able to sit up.
 E. Frank Snider, of the firm of L. W. & P. Armstrong, started last night for Porto Rico, where he will remain for several weeks. Mir. George J. Hitler has returned from 8 trip to Washington. D. 0. MT. James Connor, an old and well known citizen, died yesterday morning at his resi- dence, No. s4 Broad street, aged 66. He leaves wife and several children.
 Frank A. Penfield of New Britain pri- vate patient who entered the hospital on the l instant, died there yesterday morning. surgical operation was performed in his case from which he never recovered. MT. Penfield was tool maker and leaves wife. Patrick F. Kelley, New Haven man aged %, who was taken to the hospital from the almshouse afflicted with consumption, died at the hospital yesterday. MT. Kelley was formerly a spoon maker at Wallingford. He was a nephew of Peter Fender of this city. The Rev. Mir. Gordon, pastor of the Sec ond Congregational church in Greenwich, Ct., one of the largest and oldest in the State, has accepted call to the Old South church, Boston. His resignation of his charge here was read Sunday from the pull pit. Early last spring he was asked to become the pastor of the Old South, but declined the call, as he had just been settled over the church in Greenwich.
 The remains of the late John McCracken who died in New York from the effects of Q | fall on the ice, were brought here Saturday and the funeral took place, Rev. Dr. Boards ley officiating. The interment was in Grove street cemetery.
 l Mrs. Susan c. Evarts, formerlyof Madison. now of Holley, N. Y., was stricken with par alysis on Monday and great fears are felt by her friends that she will not recover. EEWilliam Burgess of East Killingly, .soventy- five years of age and wealthy, has just be- come the husband of daughter of the Rev. G. H. Child. The bride is twenty five years of age.
 A young daughter..of Warren Bradley, ot Short Beach, had her collar bone broker Saturday. double ripper caused it.
 The Rev. C.. c. Smith, of Branford, has gone to Shelton, N. J., summoned by tele gram announcing the death of his mother.
 Mrs. Sarah Silverman, the woman who went insane last week from privation ant worry, will be removed to the insane asylum in Middletown.
 MT. Pliny Jewell of Hartford is seriousl! sick, but was little better yesterday. Charles E. Spaulding, roadmaster of th' Panama railroad, formerly of Hartford, diet in Panama December 26, and was buried il
 the foreign cemetery.