Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-14
DANGEROUsLY SICK.
Several Well Known People CritIcalI
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 Treasurer Henry 0. Kingsley was little more comfortable last evening Dr. Russell, his attending physician, says that the frac- tured ribs are knitting together as fast as could be expected in man of his age. The chief danger lies in the inflammation of the bowels and fatal outcome is to be feared. His asthmatic trouble has subsided. MT. Kingsley is few days more than seventy one years old and has been treasurer of Yale since 1862.
 George Watkinson, the famous football player, is also critically i'll and nothing but his strong constitution can pull him through Last night his condition was not as favorable.
 MT. Henry Plumb, the Chapel street fancy goods merchant, was worse yesterday and he was gradually growing weaker. His condi- ton late last evening was such as to afford but faint hope. The disease appeared to be 8 complication of typhoid pneumonia and kidney complaint. Mir. Plumb has been for so many years a merchant on Chapel street and 8 citizen of worth and prominence that there has been general enquiry about the city for the past few days regarding his con- dition. He has been residing for some time past at MT. Isbell's on West Chapel street, near York. MT. Plumb has been in business on Chapel street for thirty years or more, en- gazing in business few years after coming to this city from Milford, his native place, where he lived until about the age of 18 His father died few years ago, his mother dying a little earlier. MT. Plumb's first experience in the dry goods business was as clerk in Mygatt's store where Bright's crockery store now is. He was afterwards in a store in Richmond. Va. His first store was about where Umherfeld's store now is. He had been located in his present store about 20 years. For about three years past Mir. Plumb had fancy goods store in Hartford.
 Personal.
 Edward A. Chatfeld, dealer in builders supplies, left yesterday for a visit to Florida Dr. Beebe, of Bridgeport, lost his youngest child, bright boy, by diphtheria on Sun day.
 H. P. Stagg, of Stratford, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his wedding Sat urday.
 Lieutenant Hem of the Galatea spent Sunday in Hartford, the guest of MT. Gala well H. Colt.
 
 in the Middlesex quarry ffty-one years, and during the present season has been absent only two days.
 John Lyons, who sustained injuries at the Graud street crossing on Friday, was quite comfortable yesterday and doing we'll under the treatment of Dr. Whittemore.
 Dr. Greasy, of Hartford, has gone to Maine to deliver course of lectures under the aus pices of the Maine State Board of Agricul- ture.
 Louis F. Parker, cashier of the National bank in Essex, was married last week to Miss Florence Morley, the youngest daughter of the landlord of the Union House in Middle town.
 MT. Frank D. Rood, for several years Governors executive clerk, has been reap pointed by MT. Lounsbury. He has held the position under Governors Andrews, Bigelow, Waller and Harrison.
 Stanley, the explorer, has cancelled all his Europe to-day, King Leopold of Belgium having telegraphed him to come on business of urgent and vital importance. MT. George Lawton has finished his stud ies with J. F. Gaffey, and gone to New York ro fill the position of stenographer to Saw yer, Burt & Manning, largest commission merchants in the United States.
 George W. Morgan, the celebrated organ ist, will give an organ recital in the Presby- terian church at Stamford next Thursday evening. He will be assisted by Miss Maud Morgan, his daughter, who plays the harp.
 Professor Brastow of Yale delivered an in- teresting address to young men Sunday even- ing at the Congregational church in Birming- ham, his subject being "A True Estimate of Life" A large audience was in attendance. P. w. Bush, the tenor singer, has resigned his engagements at the Court street syna- gogue and the Humphrey street church on account of his business as salesman, retain ing, however, his position at the First Bap- list church, where he is engaged on Sundays.