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Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
AMOS TOWNSEND.
End of a Long and Useful Life

End of a Long and Useful Life.
 Deacon Amos Townsend, formerly for
 many years cashier of the New Haven bank,
 died at his residence No. 343 George street yesterday. In his death long, useful and
 worthy life is ended. Deacon Townsend was
 6 familiar figure on our streets for the past
 half century and until within the last three
 or four years, when his intellect was cloud ed. He was born July 3, 179s. His father, Amos Townsend, was a noted shipmaster who ran vessels to the Mediterranean sea in the pepper traffic and in other branches of commerce. His father was of an old New Haven family and resided for years in the Townsend homestead, a red painted house, good for those days, which stood where Amos T. Barnes & Sons store is now on State street. Here the subject of these lines was born. After the death of his father in 1885 or '36, Amos sold the old homestead to MT. Abram Bradley, who built the pres ent block of three stores standing on it's site (between c. s. Leete's and the building on the corner of Wooster street Then MT. Townsend built house on Wooster street few doors this side of Ex-Mayor Lewis, where he for years resided with his two sisters who sur end was clerk for Grindley Morrison, who kept grocery store on Chapel street near by where the Abraham Pierson monument ton Yale campus) stands to-day. On arriving at maturity he became a partner with MT. Harrison, the firm being Harrison & Town send. He continued thus engaged until 1894, when the firm sold out thebusiness to the father of ex-Gov. English, who bought it for his son Benjamin. the father of Mr. James G. English. Then MT. Townsend went into the service of the Eagle bank. Here he re- lnained until the failure of that bank, after which he took service with the New Haven bank in October, 1895. He was cashier of that bank from 1881 to 1866, when, at his own request and on account of feeble health, he was constituted an assistant cashier, w. F. Day, the present president, being at that time appointed the cashier. Upon the choice of Mir. Day as president, Mir. Townsend was re elected cashier, and so continued until 1883, when he was again elected assistant cashier The whole term of service in the New Haven bank was 59 years, longer term, probably, of continuous service than by the officer of any other bank in this State.
 No man was ever more fully trusted and than Mir. Townsend. His word was enough for any man, without proof of any fact in question. He was ever trusted and honored servant of the bank. From time to time, both before and since Mr. Townsend's retirement, the bank gave him substantial tokens of the esteem in which he was held. He was warm friend of child l hood and many @ child learned to love and reverence him for his kindness, and affec- | donate tokens of remembrance which he ] gave them aud which were often moral books
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
The sunday Steamer.

Tomorrow morning at g o'clock the steamer Elm City will leave Belle dock on her regular Sunday trip to New York, leav- ing there on the return trip at Il p. m. If families and others desire to escape from this excessively heated term there is no bet ter way for them to do it than by enjoying this delightful sail through the Sound. Nino hours in New York gives ample time to visit friends, the seashore, or to make a short trip into New Jersey. These excur- sions are growing in popularity and will con tinue to do so until the season closes.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
THE WEATHER RECoRD.

INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.
 WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL SERVICE, WASHINGTON D. c. July 1S 1SS5-1 AM For New England cooler generally fair weather, west to north winds higher barometer, with cool or wave in the northern portion. For the middle States cooler generally fair weather southwest to northwest winds, with Q cooler wave in the northern portion. For Sunday slightly cooler generally fair wealth CT is indicated for New England and the northern portion of the middle States.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
The State House Once More.

Last evening the Committee on Appropri- ations held meeting in rooms 10 and Il City Hall to hear parties interested in the resolution introduced in the Board of Alder men by Alderman Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr. The resolution provides for an appropri- ation of $25, 900 to make repairs on the State House
 Among those who appeared in favor of the resolution were Professor s. E. Rald win, Captain Charles H. Townsend, James M B. Dwight and Lewis B. Brown.
 Those who appeared in opposition were E. P. Arvine, E. F. Mersick and Henry Austin, the architect.
 After hearing the parties the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair man.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
saturday, July IS, 1888.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.s !

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY Bargains in Shoes Robert A. Benham Blackberry Day-R W Mills.
 Clairvoyant- B. Hordon.
 Childrens Shoes-D. w. Cosgrove Co., Choice Goods-People's Grocery Store. For Rent-Tenements-B l.. Lambert For Rent-Rooms- 554 Chapel Street. For Sale Boarding House-This Office. For ale-House-Horace F. Hoadley. Great Bargains-L. Schonberger.
 GrocerieS-E. F. Durand
 Hunts Eemedy-At Druggisfs'.
 Ladies, sOxfords-D. w. CosgrOve & Co. Lost-Ten Dollar Bill-67 Asknun Street Monster Midsummer Sale-Bol5on & Neely. Mems Lace ShoeS-D. w. Cosgrove x Co. Order of Notice Parker Holbrook- Still at the Front-D. M. Welch & son Sunday Services-Calvary Baptist Church. Sunday Services-Trinity M. E. Church. Sunday Services Humphrey Street Cong. Church Sunday Services-Advent Church. Sunday Services-Church of the Messiah. Sunday Services-First Baptist and Davenport Oh. Sunday Services Gospel Union Sunday Services-Four Corners (Annex) Sunday Services-United Church. Sunday ServiceS-St. John Street M: E. Church. Sunday Services Church of the Holy Spirit Sunday Services Howard Avenue M E Churcn Sunday Services-Dwight Place Church Training Glass For Kindergarners-Miss Brooks. Trustees Sale-William P. Niles. Wanted-$3 0O0-Finance. Orange Street. Wanted-Orders For HeIp-119 Orange Street. Wanted -Situatien-S60 State Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
They Are Not Sorrv.

There is one thing nobody ever regrets that is the day they first adopted Parker's Tonic as their regular family medicine. Its that nothing else except good nursing is needed in great majority of cases Buy it, try it, and afterwards it will not require any praise from us. my30dW&S&w1m We have a splendid line of ladies' wine Ok lords selling at reduced prices.
 D. w. CosGRoyE & Co,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
Eravs, Celebration at stony Creek.

The Grays, active and veterans, have their annual reunion at Frink's, at Stony Creek, next Wednesday, leaving here at 9:3O. A fine banquet will be served. The music will be by Wheeler & Wilson's full band. At the meeting the assembly will take steps re-
 garding joining with the Twenty-seventh c. V. in the excursion to Gettysburg next Oc-
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
Will Burn the Mortgage.

Sunday morning after the sermon at the St. John street M. E. church the pastor will burn in the presence of the congregation the mortgage deed of $6,OOO, which debt the church has just liquidated.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
At High Rock.

Next Tuesday will be one of the great days of the season at High Rock Grove. The special occasion is the picnic of the Church of the Messiah, which occurs there that day. They have engaged brass band to play at the rink and select orchestra will operate at the pavilion. Miss Nettie Per kins has been secured to execute some of her latest specialties on the rollers and there will be speeches and songs. An old-fashioned Rhode Island clambake is also served daily in the Grove, which is a new attraction at High Rock this season.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

Consumers of groceries, meats, fish, vege- table, etc., can find very choice selection of goods that will suit them to a charm MT. Durand runs, in connection with his grocery 8 fish and meat market. Each store is dis tinct and separate, and each line of goods of the best quality. Four wagons and seven clerks are engaged in filling orders at this popular establishment
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
Picnic of the Howard Avenue ConGre.
 gmtIOnal Church at High ROcR.

Next Monday, July 20th, the annual pie
 mic of the Howard avenue Congregational church and Sunday school will take place at High Rock Grove. All members and friends of the church and Sunday school are invited to go with them. According to all reports the picnic this year will be the best ever giv- en by this church. As High Rock is well known as one of the best places for picnics, those who attend are sure of having good time. The train leaves the Derby depot at about quarter-past 8, arriving home at 6 in the evening. Tickets may be obtained of A. w. Minor, 51 Church street; G. H. But ricks. corner of Columbus and Howard ave- nues; W. c. Scobie, 112 Rosette street, and by the members of the committee at the depot on the morning of the picnic.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

We have placed on sale to-day 120 pairs of meh's lace, button and congress shoes, plain and opera toe, at the uniform price of $2. These goods have been reduced from $2 25, $2. 50 and $3. D. W. CosGRovE & Go.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

suitable for youthful years. The deceased married when past middle age. A daughter died quite young, and of his family only his wife survives. He was 8 man of marked traits of character, his leading ideas in life being to do the most good possible to his fellow human beings. To carry out his plans he used to give with an of distress attracted his attention and his gifts were done in the spirit of the injunction stLet not your right hand know what your left hand doeth." He was kind to everybody and used to sign many of his letters: tsYours for Christ and humanity" :" He distributed good reading matter among the poor at his own cost, not forgetting to add a loaf of bread when needed. He wrote number of tracts religious and moral topics. He was a mode4 bank cashier, alert, useful and ready, and few were the counter feit notes which his keen eye could not quickly detect. He was an honor to the Christian faith and his memory is that of the just and devout and will long be cherished
 Personal.
 Miss Bessie M Champney, of Ansonia, who has been visiting friends in this city for the past two weeks, leaves to-day in con- pany with Miss Edna A. Smith, of this city, for South Adams, Mass.
 Maurice Cain, E. P. Farren and Joseph A. Miller, letter carriers, are on vacation of if teen days.
 Walter Leigh, of the firm of Leigh & Prin- dle, has left the city on trip to the West India Islands on board of the brig T. .Towner, Captain Perkins.
 Abbott c. Page, who graduated from the Sheffield Scientific school last month, has re- ceived the appointment of principal in one of the grammar schools of Humboldt, Ia.
 Henry w. Vail, founder of the Shore Line Times, and LOW in the government printing office at Washington, is spending short va cation among friends in this city and Clin- ton, Conn.
 Arthur Sizer, salesman at Leigh & Prin- dle's, has been spending his two weeks vaca- tion in Meriden.
 Miss Addie A. Mix, daughter of Henry A. Mix, is spending her vacation with her grand mother, Mrs. w. J. Richards, in the town of Canton, three miles from Collinsville, among the beautiful hills and valleys of that sec tion.
 L. G. Cannon, captain of the New Haven Ramblers and bookkeeper for Stevens 6 Brooks. the Chapel street matters and furri- CTS, will start next Monday morning at 3 o'clock on two weeks trip. He will be ac- companied by W. B. Davis, commercial traveller for Yale & Bryan, and also by A. L. Heinze, of this city. They will reach Spring field Monday afternoon, at which point MT. HeinZe will leave them and return to New Haven. The other two New Haveners will continue to Albany, Niagara and down by the Hudson river to New York and return thence to this city. They will ride over the entire route on their bicycles.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

feHunt's Remedy is valuable and it's beue- fits are permanent. Cured me of kidney dis ease"
 SULLIVAN THINNER, Providence, R. I.
 Hunts Remedy cures speedily bilious headache, costiveness, dyspepsia, strengthens lhe stom sch and puFifies tiv hood.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

Perfection Cream" Java coffee and "Yic- tor Chop" tea is for sale only by us Each package is stamped with name on in red ink, none other is genuine. Our motto is to sell the best goods at lowest prices, guaranteeing them satisfactory or returning the money. We have very nice line of colored glass ware. Among our special inducements this week, new plaques or fans given to every purchaser.
 CENTENNIAL AMERICAN TEA Co.,
 363 State street. Store closes on Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.
 eW@EtWe lead but never follow"
 jy13m tu fri sat
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
At Saratoga.

It would be well for parties wishing the best hotel accommodations at low and uni form prices to make application soon at the agency of the Continental Hotel of Saratoga at Beers photo parlors, 762 Chapel street, where rooms can be secured in advance by the day, week or month. Quite large num- Der of New Haveners make this we'll known hotel their headouarters every season.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
Learn tn Swtn

Lessons given at the Russian and Turkish bath establishment, 1S8 York street.
 jy19 w&sa If E. KRAUSE,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

The only place where you can buy chil- dren's all leather shoes 1-6 for 29 cents is
 CoSGRovE'S
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
At E. F. Durand,s, se4 state Street.

Ladies' serge buckskins 35 cents pair at
 CosGROVES.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
English Hall sunday School.

MT George c. Stebbins, the gospel singer, will be present and sing at the English Hall Sunday school, which meets at o'clock on Sunday morning More teachers are needed in the Sunday school, which it is proposed to keep open as usual during the summer
 Any Christians who wish to aid are requested to come to English Hall on Sunday morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
Beware of limitations.

The only place where you can buy chil- drens ali leather shoes, 1 to 6, for 29 cents is CosGRovE's.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

Our assortment of ladies' curacoa kid boots at 8. 50 is now larger than ever; we are offering splendid bargains in the .goods
 D. w. CosGRoyE & O.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
This is Blackberry Day.

One thousand quarts for sale at Peoples store; also one hundred fresh Georgia water melons, all ripe.
 R " M1rs aoo Cto+o st-aat
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
Hay Never.

Hay Fever.
 At this season those who have before had hay fever should guard against it. Borazel has speedily cured hay fever. Experience in- dicates that little of this agreeable applica- tion will effectually prevent the recurrence of an annoying complaint.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
REASONABLE ARTICLES.

We are offering in the way of Fancy and Staple Groceries everything suitable for fam fly wants.
 Particular attention is called to our assort- ment of Canned and Potted Meats, Relishes and Fancy Goods generally in desirabl small packages, particularly suitable for the seaside, picnic parties and yachtmen. In the way of Wines, Mineral Waters and Spirits stock is equally complete. We keep but one quality-the best-and prices were never lower than to-day
 EDW. E. HALL & SON,
 ITO Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

Our ussUrJmenI UI 1duIes- curacoa kid boots at $2. 50 is now larger than ever We are offering splendid bargains in these goods
 D. w CosGBoyE & Go
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18
special 1nIfces.

elton Lehfsh 8 specially. For Also flrst-class FREE BURNING Coal. WOOD sawed and split in
 Give us call. ave.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

We have splendid line of ladies' wine Oxfords selling at low prices.
 D. ". CosGRoYE & Go
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Special mntices.

NnaT Sugar Loaf and Hazel I'll Sale at Lowest Prices. CUMBERLAND C. lengths.
 Office, 146 George, cor. Congress 8
 Yard, S7 Long Wharf.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

w. F.. FRENcH.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-18

The next toast was: Education; igno- rance is more costly than schools. No in- vestment can be so uniformly productive of good results as that devoted to education. D This toast was responded to by Frank E. Harrison, of the Board of Education, who re- piled in short but interesting address giv- ing brief history of the work of the schools in this State during the past year.
 In response to Mr. Harrison Senor Angus tin Arroga De Anda made 8 short address complimenting the way the schools were carried on in this State and others in the United States and the high stage to which education had reached in this country.
 The next and last toast was the toast, "Ralwaye, electricity and the press; these
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-13
Tnrn ach,ltre. Mt Large.
Long Bruach Litter 70 BoSs01 Herald

Long OfudCd lrNcT 70 oOSFVh Ao8os'.
think that have heard more stories
within week than during the preceding
year. Competition In that line Is brisk
and an unusual incursioa Of mosquitoes has
provided an appalling topic. Accounts Of
particularly big or brisk insects vie win one
another for audaeity Of invention, and ad-
ventures with rod and gun eount for moth
ing in comparison. Tom OchDtree listen
ed in a group of hotel loungers until every
body else had told an experience, and then
he said: Gentlemen, this is actually my
first personal encounter with mosquitoes.
The pests are plenty enough down at my
place in Teyss, but BY . device
OF my own l escape beng bit
ten. In NY employ are ten or Q
dozen old da,kies who used to be slaves in
my fathers family. They haven't got over
the habit OF implicit obedience. and their
mouths are immensely large. Whenever
swarm of mosquitoes come oaong 1 set
these negroes in circle around me-; with
the; jaws very wide open, and dab OF mo-
lsss.s on each extended tongue They
thus become just 80 many traps, with the
combined merits Of machinery and istelh-
sepce."
"Bpi don't the daraies object to this ser
yiceY' was asked.
"On the contrary" replied Tom, "ttey re-
gard it diversion, aluxury, await it every
year with an lmpaasnce equalled only BY
their ansiripstions Of waternelous. They
have acuuired keen relish for the mosgui.
toes and mouthful Of them, sweetened by
by the molasses, is swallowed with immense
gusto."
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and other humble Goserets grox unbiddeu
within its sacred precincts. Among the
graves of the poor observe this low green
Mound At its head black wooden cross
--"G git Zoe" are the OILY
words on it We can read distinctly, for the
Lettering in white paint has suffered from
the late April showera Under the cross
lies q wreath OF black and white beads, such
as the poor honor their dead with; BY its
eide is q magnificent bouquet, all white,
though the choice exotics of which it lie COM
posed are already slightly fringed With the
brown Of decay. See, there are orange
flowers and myrtle blossoms! 1t is the
bridal bouquet of Camille La Crosse, sent,
after her marriage, to adorn tho grave Of
the dead friend of her childhood.
Dead Oh, no; for Zoe's soul is in the
Eiysian fields, and her sweet face is immor-
taized on the canvas of great painter
Tinsley's Magazine.
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A NEW FOUND WORLD.
How Things Look in the Interior of Afric

How Things Look in the Interior of Africa.
cold Words
Something which it is hardly an exsgger-
alton to speak Of az a new found world has
been brought within the ken OF civilization
during the last six or eight years. We do
rot know much about it yet but we know
at q tenitorJ containing 1860, 600 square
miles, which. on 20 recent map as that OF
he Ency clopedis Britannica" (l876) ap-
Tears almost as white paper, is rich in natu'
lsl Productions, posse sSes excellent water
pays, sid is occupied By about forty mil
Tors Of the human family. Extending our
:, re so as TO Include adjacent territory dis
covered within twent five years. the above
fgpres Of area and population are doubled
This region has The Atlantic Ocean from
lie Blight OF Biafrs down to Loanda on toe
vest; the Albert Nyanza and Lake Tangan-
ka op the east; line from the Cameroons
10 the headRaters Of the Nile bounds it on
the north; and on the south line from Ben
guela to Lake Bemba and the Chim5all
Hills. Its greatest length, says its dis
coverer, "is line drawn from southeast to
northwest 400 miles; its greatest breadth
1900 It's area is oneteath Of the total
area of Africa, equal to fifteen Britaius,
and is inhabited by teeming populations.
That strictly is the world uewly found.
We may best 60 into it (from our firesids
point of view by way of the regions with
which we have been rather long acquainted.
Burton and Spoke discovered Tauganiks in
1858, but did not survey it, Spoke going
northward alone in lS60-6l found the Vic.
toris Nysnza and really settled the long
problem Of the origin of the Nile, although
the fact was out slowly recognized. Baker
found the Albert Nysnza..s!fsw months later
Livinstone: shout the same time discovered
Lake Nyassa. These great lakes-seas to
US islanders, for Nyasss is Just the size OF
Scotland, ghile Tapganiks is somewhat aud
Victoria NysDzs lie much lsrger-hsye a
place in the more modern maps. You see
them forming a chain of 1900 miles or
more, with comparatively short spaces Of
dry land interpreted, from the Albert Lake
at the north to NSsasa at the south, a tempt
ing waterway for commerce. Some parts
of the continent to the east Of these lakes
nav. SSoen little explored; one route in
particular, that mo-, Zanzibar on the Indian
Ocean to Ujiji on Tanganika, being toler.
ably familiar to the readers Of African travel
ss the highway not Of lawful commerce but
Of that trafc over which Livingstone wept,
NOT In vain, as the running sore OF the
world" Il was up that route, 500 miles
I,ro to;lson,,> and deadly, Stanley went to
find Living.so'e in 1871, when the weary
H.. La:Is -, shed, instead OF tueniog
homeward set his fac. westward ior one more
effort to penetrate theA 0sce WHICH '0-1A' IL
Hal
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Free from Malaria.

In the fall Of 1SS was taken with case Of ma.
laIa fever Viii, Frustrated me TO h boz aud mind.
was drusged after the old Iuhion with mercury
and other n ineral mixtu es, bat with no good re-
uts. My health was shattered and my enIrEy gone.
Ny feet and legs would swell an had what every
body thought was 6ropsy. These sym otoms alarm ID
me, ard wa, ready to grasp al any medy suggest
ed A friend advised me 10 try SEiit's Spcci &c |
procured three bott eS and commenced Its uSe. The
swelling soon subsided. have taken the three bot
ties, which have made perfect cure, and feel Ike
q new man to-day. There never sa'a more meri-
toIious medicine offered to suffering humanity il
has wrous ht wonders for me. WILLIS JONES,
Leesburg, Lee County, Ga March IL, 1885.
For sale by all druggists.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
NY. l57 ". Esd St. Drawer 3, Atlanta Ga.
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THE SIZE OF THE A!ueeeR
Ross'E Tookhpirk.

Roses T5othpick.
How big Is Johnny Sullivan, pal
That people call him great
Is he 80 large his feet spread out
Would cover up q Slater
Oh, no, he Is not near that size,
But smaller, far, my son
His greatness al Is in his hands,
Which weigh about q ton.