Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-16
General state News.

The old homestead at Mansfield known as the s'Rodnsy Hank" place has been sold to 2 Providence man. The structure is nearly 2O0 years old and is the most time-honored relic in the town.
 DEATH OF YALE GRADUATE.
 Dr. Ebenezer H. Redwood, who died in Buffalo Friday, was well known in Enaeld, where he has many friends. He was born h Boston. August 1st, 1910, of illustrious an- cegtry. He graduated from Yale college in 1S32 and was at his death the oldest Yale graduate in the vicinity of Buffalo. He be- Dan to practice medicine at Longmeadow, but soon removed to Enfield, where he lived for 40 years. He was Whig and a Republican till four years ago, when he voted for Cleve- land. He went to Buffalo in 1875, and leaves a widow-his third wife-and three children, Col E. A. Redwood and Charles E. Rock wood of Buffalo, and Mrs. Frederick s. Ben- son of Brooklyn. The body will be brought to Enfield for burial.
 QUITE A BREEZE AMONG THE ToRRINGToN
 DOCTORS.
 The action of the Gee Brass company of Torrington in appointing Dr. W. L. Platt their physician to take charge of the medical affairs of all their employees has created much comment and indignation among the other physicians of the town. The company will not recognize any responsibility in the matter of physicians charges unless from their appointed physician and many ena- ploves who have heretofore had other phy- sieians as their regular family doctors will be inclined to give them up under this order of the company. The printed circular sent to the physicians of the town by the company expressing such state of affairs has excited much astonishment among the medical men of the borough.
 FOUR YEARS AGO.
 The following was the Connecticut delega- tion to the Republican national convention in 1884:
 At large-Augustus Brandegee, New Lon don; Frederick Miles, Chapinville; Samuel E. Merwin, jr., New Haven; John l.. Hous- ton, Thompsonville. Alternates-John A. Tibbitts, New London; Samuel Fessenden, Stamford; John &. Fowler, New Haven; Morgan G. BulkeleY, Hartford.
 Dist1icts-V. B. Chamberlain, New Britain; R. P. Gilbert, Hebron; Luzerne I. Munson, Waterbury; J. G. Edmunds, Deep River; E. s. Boss, Williamantic; Ira G. Briggs, Volun- town; o. R. Fyler, Torrington; B. J. Hill, Neatxalk- Alternates-C. s: Landers, New Britain. G. Belding, Rockville; D. s. Plume, Watertown; H. W. Stocking, Cromwell; Charles A. Russell, Killingly; J. R.Buck, Hartford; James L. Carson, Torrington; A. J. Crofut, South Norwalk.
 THOMPSON, CT., LOSES A BENEFAcFoR.
 The Hon. William H. Chandler, one of the leading citizens of Thompson, died on Sun day, the 18th inst, in the seventy-fourth year of his age sHis death removes public spirited man who has done much in the course of his lifetime to promote the pros- psrity of Thompson and the well-being of his fellow townsmens. As a single instance of his readiness to @rward the best interests of the place, one might cite the steps he took as long ago as 1845 to beautify and improve Thompson Hill. In that year Prof. Wm. A. Larned gave lecture in the Town house upon "Beauty, Taste and Tree Culture"-all tdose things which are summed up nova days in the expression ''village improves ments." MT. Chandler was one of the fore- most to act upon the good advice given. Spontaneous pledges were given by many to aid in carrying out the suggestions and in November, under the especial oversight of MT. Chandler, a day was devoted to the planting of elm, maple and ash trees. That was forty years before the rest of the State sufficiently realized the importance of having an Arbor day to establish such day by law. All through his life he encouraged whatever was calculated to make the town of his residence desirable place to live in. At the Windham couaty mass meeting on April %, 1861, he headed the list of sub scriptions for raising funds to help put down the rebellion, giving $500. :, He was mem Der of the legislature, lower house, in 1S47 and senator in 1867.