Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-10
LOCAL srEAmBoArING.

LOCAL STEAMROATING. The ThimbIe Islands and the City
 A Large Side Wheel Steamer-The
 Derby and New York Line-The
 shelton Land Improvement Conn
 pany.
 Captain Hinman being interviewed on the subject of the excursion business between New Haven and the Tumble Islands dis credits the idea that the new Thimble Isl and Steamboat company is antagonistic to his excursion line from this city to the Isl ands, and says it is his impression that they will work in connection. He contradicts also an impression that has arisen that he would abandon the Thimble Islands route because he had undertaken to run steam boat line between Derby and New York and says he has a large side wheel steamer en- gagged to run between New Haven and the Thimble Islands next season and that he has already received many applications to take excursion parties. The route from Derby to New York bids fair to become permanent success, many of the influential manufacturers in the Nauga- tuck valley having become interested. The agency at Birmingham together with the sole management at that end of the line has been taken by A. R. Smith, man of influence and sterling integrity who has the esteem and respect of the whole Naugatuek Valley. MT. Smith is interested with E. DeF. Shel- ton and w. J. Miller in many prominent en- terprises at Birmingham, among them the South End Land company, which during the hard times in the last eight months have de- veloped more than 100 acres of property in Shelton to great extent, making streets, laying sidewalks, erecting valuable resi- deaces, laying gas and water from their own reservoirs and having sold over fifty lots upon which new residences constantly being erected. They have within the past two weeks purchased seventy-ive acres ill addition to their large property, the land to be made into race course and summer pie nic grounds.
 The steamer w. V. Wilson is yet laid up in the Qninnipiac river awaiting thaw, at which time she will resume her trips between Derby and New York for the season. In all probability another boat will be obtained and this made daily route by May 1st. One steamer will be unable to carry the freight by that date if the encouragement given by shippers proves true.
 Personal.
 Miss Minnie Purcell, who has been absent from the city for the past six or seven months, returned home on Saturday.
 Mr. Geo. M. Grant, of Chatfeld & Grant. this city, and wife are out West making a tour and visiting friends. They were last in Chicago.
 John Moore, the faithful sexton of the First Methodist church for many years and well remembered and esteemed by church goers worshipping at that church, died at his residence on Henry street, Satur- day evening, after a two weeks illness.
 The Hon. James Gallagher is in Washing ton engaged in his duties member of the committee on the inauguration ceremonies
 William A. Waterbury, clerk at the rail road office at Belle dock, left yesterday. to take responsible position in the freight office of the Great Eastern Trunk line in New York city.
 c. c. Knapp, the recent proprietor of the Union House on Union street, has closed up his business here and returned to his former home in Littleton, New Hampshire, where he re-engages in the hotel business.
 Mrs. Smith of Thomaston, widow of the late Leavitt Smith, was seized with paralysis Saturday and is critically i'll.
 c. B. Holmes, of Winsted, shot twenty four quail in one day recently in Florida . W. Giddings, of Bristol, left for Florida yesterday.
 MT. Wheeler, of this city, gives a stereop- ticon exhibition in the Congregational chapel in Plainville on Thursday evening for the benefit of the mission circle of that church.
 Mrs. Josephine Hamlin, widow of the late Deacon Hamlin of Plainville, who died in Meriden Saturday, will be buried this afternoon from the Baptist church in Plainville.
 Editor Vaill, of the Winsted Herald, is gathering his physical forces for 8 trip to Florida in pursuit of much needed rest and 
 Mrs. Norton J. Buell., widow of the late Judge Norton J. Buell. and daughter of Abi- jah c. Peet of Salisbury, died suddenly of heart disease on Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Warner, in Waterbury
 The wife of Captain White, ex-eommander of the Hartford City Guard, now of Chicago, is quite ill, and their son, seventeen years of age, has been stricken with paralysis.
 Mrs. Ellen Burke died in Meriden Sunday at her residence on High School avenue, of Bright's disease. She was 1fty-six years old and leaves several children.
 Mrs. Josephine A. Hamilton died ih Meri- len on Saturday after long illness with typhoid malaria. She was forty-two years old.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry s. Johnson, of Trum- pull street, delayed their start for the South, owing to the threatening illness of their son, who is now much improved They therefore 'ail to-day on the City of Augusta.