Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-17
General State News.

Genef81 state NeW9s
 DIED IN MERlDEN. Jacob Daenton of Meriden died on Wednes- day morning, aged 47 He has been pronni- nent in labor organizations.
 TO BE WARMED. Inspector A. W. Harris of Wesleyan is to be married this month to Miss Carrie V. Bainbridge of Philadelphia.
 NEW MANAGER.
 The new traffic manager of the New York and New England road is E. P. Vining, late commissioner of the Western Trunk Line Division association.
 DIED IN THE ROAD.
 George Hill, peddler from Clinton, was found dead on the road near the Babcock House, Old Saybrook, Sunday afternoon. He was hard drinker.
 AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
 Mir. Lewis Taylor, one of the oldest resi- dents of Manchester, was buried Tuesday. He was eighty-four years old and leaves five sons, all of whom are active and well known citizens of that place.
 DIED IN MIDDLEFIELD.
 Mrs. Abigail Shipman, wife of the Rev. s. D. Jewett of Middle6eld, died Monday even ing of pneumonia, aged 7S. MT. Jewett is retired Congregational clergyman who has filled the office of postmaster at Middleheld for number of years. OVER ONE HUNDRED ATTEND. John Anslow, overseer of the moquet de- partment of the Hartford Carpet company in Thompsonville, several weeks ago started 8 | non -sectarian Bible class for men to be held at the Presbyterian chapel every Sunday at 3 | p. m. It is great success. THE SUN SPOTS. 1 Professor Young of Princeton college lec- l tured in Hartford Wednesday evening at [ ,o1I I 'The Suns Photosphere and Sun Spots. " 1 The lecture was one of the series | given on the Carew foundation. l DIED IN WEST CRANKY. l Byron Goddard, s4, died at West Granby ! on Monday. He had boen 8 resident of the | place for many years, was veteran Mason l and prominent in the political affairs of the l town. The funeral took place yesterday, the burial being in charge of the Masons. | DOING WELL.
 At the annual meeting of the Oakland Pa was elected president,J. Henderson secretary l and N. T. Pulsifer treasurer. In addition tc 1 the usual dividend it was voted to increase the capital stock from S20,000 to $60, ,00( ! from the surplus.
 1 DIR. GRAHAM TAYLOR.
 It is not at all certain that Rev. Graham Taylor of the Fourth church at Hartford vii ! accept the chair of practical theology offered by the trustees of the Hartford Theologica seminary. He is at present confined to the house by illness, but is very 10th to give III his church work.
 GOOD FISHING. l A Willimantic man, w. R. Snow, caugh twenty eight pickerel in Turnervi1le pond Monday that weighed from one to foul pounds each Richard E. Follet and I. A Culverhouse tried their luck in Knowlton' pond in Ashford Tuesday and brought hom forty pounds of pickerel.
 THE BODY OF SARAH WOOSTER RECOVERED Several hundred people were on the rive Monday and Tuesday searching for the bod of little Sarah Wooster, who was drowne' Sunday evening, while on a sleigh ride wit her parents, near Deep River. It was at las found. There was great excitement. Wor in the shops was suspended, and almos I erybody went to the river hoping to aid i ] the search.
 l STATE PERSONALS. The Hon. F. E. Hyde and Mrs. Hyde ( Hartford will sail on March 1 for trip } Nassau, Bahamas.
 | Labor Commissioner Hotchkiss has II , ] ceived notice of his election as a member C } the State Historical society of Wisconsin. Professor Q. E. Johnson of Trinity collee has visited Northampton, Mass, this week compliance with an invitation to deliver a address before the Williston academy.