Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-05

The new organ of the South church, Hart ford, was tested last Saturday afternoon be- fore committee
 The trustees of the Storrs Agricultural school will, it is understood, try to get the coming legislature to appropriate SlO,S0O for the benefit of the school.
 Hotchkiss hose of Birmingham netted S75 by their New Years ball.
 R. c. Toucy, of Bridgeport, won the shoot con badge at Bridgeport on Thursday. His score was 46 out of a possible 50.
 The Rev. and Mrs. William Gift, of Had lyme, formerly of Mystic, celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary on New Years day Mrs. Gift is a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Absa1om Peters, who was for many years sec retary of the American Home Missionary so- ciety.
 The funeral of the late Mrs. E. A. Hop kins, of Derby, took place Friday at the Derby Congregational church, Rev. MT. Nc Intyre officiating.
 Capt Elias Wilcox has bought himself handsome family horse The man who can tell the truth and nothing but the truth about good family horse he is selling is greater than Grover Cleveland.
 Samuel Brunker, of Danbury, died Thurs day. He was born in England in 1798, came to Danbury some thirty-fve years ago and
  maintained until very few years since. 'tBrunkers brewery" was for years well known institution.
 The Deep River New Era advertised to be sold at auction last Monday, was withdrawn for one week.
 John H. Hall, Waterbury wire manufac- turer, has assigned.
 There are two Chinese voters in Hartford.
 Dr. Hiram Todd, prominent dentist of Columbus, Ohio, who died recently, was born in Plymouth in this State in 1908. He had much mechanical ingenuity, and was the inventor of several appliances used in his profession.
 At conference of the Baptist clergymen of New Haven and Middlesex counties in Middletown next Monday, Rev. w D. Nc Kinney, of Ansonia, will preach the sermon. Dore Bassett, son of Theodore $. Bassett, while skating upon the race above the organ shop in Birmingham, Friday, broke through the ice and went under, but was fished out by young son of T. B. Birdseye When Dore got home his clothes were frozen so s if that he had to be thawed out before they could be removed.
 Captain John P. Stack of New Haven, was presented with handsome gold-headed cane by the Freestone Cornet band, of Portland on Friday evening. The captain was taken completely by surprise, but he managed to respond to the presentation speech in few happy words.
 Mrs. John Kinder, of Franklin street, Mer- iden, suffered paralytic stroke Saturday morning and her recovery is doubtful. She is the mother of John NJ. Kinder and Mrs. Charles Patten.
 Susanna Neff, of Meriden, aged seventy five years, died Saturday morning and funer al services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Laurent's chnrch.
 Mrs. Dr. w. H. H. Murray has rented the office in w. H. Catlin's house, Meriden, re- gently occupied by Mrs. Dr. Ferris, and will be in Meriden after Monday every morning except Sunday.
 The handsome rooms of the Ansonia club were dedicated Friday evening The lady guests were elegantly attired. Many bouquets added to the decoration of the rooms, and the rich carpeting and fine furniture and pie lures were much admired. The reception was from to 10. Hons. Thomas Wallace and O. H. Pine welcomed the guests they arrived. Leininger's orchestra furnished the music for the reception and the dancing. A fine collation. was served.
 The Smith homestead in Woodbury, one of the old landmarks of that town, was burned to the ground on Friday while high wind was prevailing. The loss is S4, ,O00, no insurance. The house occupied by the widow of the late Colonel Nathaniel Smith. It was not the Peter Farley place stated in one of the papers. The Peter Farley place is in Southbury.