Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-09-28

DR.. Parker was moderator of the ecolesiasti-
cal council. Mr.. Hicks only reason for
leaving a church and parish devotedly at
tached to him is his inability to live and
unanimous call to church in Pueblo, Colo
RADIO, about forty miles from Colorado
Springs. He has endeared himself to all
who knew him.
SECOND DAY AT BRISTOL.
Notwithstanding the dubious outlook at
noon Sept. 20, the second days sport at the
Bristol fair was witnessed by about 4, 600
people. The 3-year-old colt race was taken
BY W. B. Smiths Nellie Jefferson and New
England boy captured the honors in the 4
year-olds Lizzie A1mont won two heats in
the unfinished pacing race. The trials of
strength by draught horses, the dog circus,
kennel show and various other attractions
were interesting, unique and met with the
hearty approval of the large assemblage.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The board of directors of the Atna In
surance company of Hartford on Wednesday
elected the following executive officers:
President-Jotham Goodnow.
Vice president William B. Clark.
Secretary-Andrew @. Bayne.
Assistant observation-disclosures E. Dudley
and William Fl. King
Mr.. lothian Goodnow is elected to the
presidency of the company to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Lucius j.
Hendee.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF CONNECTICUT GRAND
LODGE, I. o. G. T.
WATERBURY, Sept. PA full list of the
officers elected and appointed at the meeting
of the Connecticut Grand lodge, I. o. Ct. T.
last night is as follows: Grand chief tenn
plar, Rev. Otis J. Range, Essex; councillor.
Henry T. Hawley, Bridgeport; vice templar,
n III H. o&a1srY FNod
erick L. Bray, Bridgeport; treasurer, Lucius
Chapman, Hartford; superintendent juvenile
work, Rev.J W. Davis, Bridgeport; junior Q. P
GOT, Jos. W johnson, Bridgeport; member
of executive committee, Mrs. 81. L. Mitchell
south Britain, chaplain, William 81. Doc
little, Greystone; sentinel, 81. @. Dibble, An
sonia; marshal, Mrs. A. E. Fuller, Manga.
Hook; messenger, w. J. Ladd, Windsor
vile; assistant secretary, Mrs. 81. Preuss
New Haven. deputy marshal, Frank Branda
gee, Bridgeport; representative the Righ
worthy Grand lodge at Chicago, John
Gates, New Britain, and Henry Hawley
Bridgeport.
The lodge unanimously decided to hole
their next annual meeting at New Haven IL
September, 1889.
WHAT VANCE SAID.
Congressman Vance when renominated OF
Wednesday last addressed the convention
which nominated him as follows: He said thu
Democratic party had never had more caus'
to congratulate itself than at present. Gloomy
predictions made four years ago on Oleve
lands election had not come true. No fau1
can be found with the administration of Gro
yer Cleveland, but it is necessary to FIND
something to hang political argument; tina
something is the tariff. The Democratic part.
was asked to stop the accumulation of funds
l it went to the internal revenue for $40, 600,
1 600, to the schedules for the rest of the re
duction and put articles on the free list fo
the restQO. The Mills bill is correct. Nov
our friends, the enemy, say reduction
of 5 per cent, from AZ per cent. to AZ pc
cent, would be ruinous. But the tariff O.
1888 made reductions, and besides duties al
ways had to be paid in gold, which ran III
| from 100 to 2S5. The reductions of 1888 anC
| the reduction by making dollar of gold an(
| dollar of greenbacks equal, made redue
| ton of almost 200 per cent. Yet we are tol6
per cent. means ruin. He cited speech o
General Hawley, who had said that free trad
| would injure the newer parts of the countr.
worse than New England, as an argumen
for the bill! Turning to Connecticut b,
spoke faTorably of the Republican secret bal
tot plank, which would give labor the righ
to rule as he hoped it had the right, and h
advocated constitutional amendment let
ting a plurality elect the governor. Fl,
thanked the convention for the nomination
and accepted It