Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-05
General state News.

| New Britain's saloons are now orderet
| closed at 10 o'clock midnight.
no! FOR FLORIDA.
Mrand Mrs. T. Sedgwick Steele and daugh
1 ter and Mr. Charles F. Hurd of HARTFORD
leave for Florida to-day.
GOOD NEWS FOR wIDoWERs.
Eighteen widows reside on Grown street
Meriden, between Olive and East Main street
"a distance of about fifty rods.
KILLED
Warren Chapman, tinsmith, fell from {
building in New London Friday and Wal
killed. He leaves wife and children.
DROPPED DEAD.
Clark D. Fish, who dropped dead in East
Hartford Friday, lived in Glastonbury and
worked at the railroad shops in Hartford.
IN GEORGIA.
George f. Smith, wife and daughter Of
Plantsville, Conn, were registered last week
at the Piney Woods Hotel, Thorasville
Georgia.
NEW YORK EAST CONFERENCE.
It is reported that the New York East con.
ference at it's coming session will probably
transfer Rev. George L. Thompson from
New Britain to Bridgeport.
THE STATES BIG RIVER.
To decide long existing dispute the
width of the Connecticut at Deep River has
been measured on the ice and is found to be
2, 496 feet wide, or IA feet less than mile
MANAGING EDITOR AyREs
AR. Frederick Il. Ayres, who for the past
two years has been city editor of the Hartford
Courant, has retired from that paper and as
sumes the managing editors chair on the
Hartford Telegram.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs Hiram Perkins, of Winsted
will celebrate their golden wedding on March
10. Mr.. Perkins was made voter III 1885,
and has voted at every electors meeting
and at every annual town meeting since that
time.
ON THE SOUND.
The repairs OF the City of Richmond have
been completed, and it is expected to leave
New York to day on the regular tips be
tween that city and Saybrook The boats on
the line are making daily trips.
SERIOUS CASE.
In Middletown Friday William L. Clark,
an aged man, father of William G. Clark,
fell on the sidewalk near Walsh's grocery
store on Main street, striking on the back of
his head. 1t is feared the case will prove ia
tal
Pensions have been granted to residents of
Connecticut as follows: Oliver FL. Rudd, Nor
wich; Jarvis Pugsley, Danbury; James Rell,
Helen, mother of John P. Brady, New Brit
ain.
GO WEST.
Fl. @. Wilcox, George R. Curtis and wife,
Miss Agnes Curtis and William P Morgan
all of Meriden, start to-day for Chicago and
Hamilton, Ontario, to inspect the stores of
the Meriden Britannia company in those
cities.
THEIR HALL.
At the meeting of German citizens of Hart
ford Friday evening it was announced that
the cost of the building which it is proposed
to erect will be $40, 900, of which nearly $10,-
600 has thus far been subscribed. Another
meeting will be held at an early date.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Five thousand dollars from the American
Legion of Honor on the life of the late Samuel
B. Parmelee of Wallingford, who died Janu-
Mary G. Parmelee and Mrs. o. q. D. Fowler.
Mr.. Parnelee was a member of Harmony
council.
BLIND MANS BUFF.
While playing in game of blind mans
buff at church entertainment in Water
bury Thursday evening Eddie Beach, a
young son of Superintendent Beach of the
Naugatuck road, ran his forehead against an
iron pillar in the room, bruising himself Sc
verely. He will carry the marks of the in
jury for some time.
NEW BUILDING IN MERIDEN.
H. Wales Lines & Co. and Garry Bloom
field have received the contract for building
the Msriden Bronze company's new 270x40
five story brick factory. The building will
cost about $15, 600 and is demanded by the
booming business of the Bronze company.
q. Wales Lines has the contract for building
the SIG, 900 parish building which is to be
erected in the rear of ST. Andrews church.