Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-31
General State News.
AN ENGINE WRECKED.

AN ENGINE WRECKED.
M1DpLnEowN, Oct. 30.-The $3.50 p. m.
mixed train from Berlin on the Branch road
crashed into the turn table near the round
house last night. The engine was wrecked.
The accident was due to misplaced switch.
THE ABILENE BANK.
A prominent banker of Hartford received
telegram from the Abilene (Kansas) bank,
in which they say: "Our creditors are not
pushing; think everything will come right
SOON Have not assigned" Signed, Le-
bold, Fisher & Co. This seems to indicate
that the embarrassment is only temporary.
COMING WEDDING.
Cards are out for the wedding of DIR. Pratt
of Winsted and Miss Mary Gay, daughter of
Hon. Henry Gay, the banker. They are to
be married November z and sail for Europe
on the Etruria soon after. They will stay
abroad for year and DR.. Pratt will devote
much of the time to the further study of his
profession.
SOUND STEAMERS.
The steamer City of Boston has gone to
New York, where she Is to be hauled out en-
the dry dock and will be newly coppered and
receive other repairs. When everything Is
completed she will take the place of the
steamer City of New York, and the latter
boat will be hauled off to receive repairs for
her winter season.
DEATH OF DR., J. v. WILSON.
The death of j. v. Wilson, N. D., at Wa
verify, Macs, at the age of so years, is an
nounced this morning. He has been siok for
some time, and his Norwich friends and &C.
quaintances will not be surprised to hear of
his death. He was physician of the ecleo-
tic school, and has twice resided in this city
and practiced medicine. He was of the Uni
versalist faith and frequently preached in
the pulpits of that denomination, and was
respected for his ability and worth.-Nor-
wich Bulletin.
MANY AGED PEOPLE.
Mrs. George w. Sslleck of Norwalk, In ac-
cordance with her usual custom, gave her
annual reception and dinner to number of
her aged lady friends at her home on Merwin
street on Wednesday evening. The occasion
was, as it invariably is, a successful social
affair and highly enjoyed. The following
were present: Mrs. Sarah Can6eld, asel 80
years; Mrs. Catherine Mcdonald IS, Mrs.
Betsy Hubbell S8, Mrs. Lucy Selleok "a, Mrs.
Laura Morehouse 81, Mrs. Amy Dana "a. Mrs.
Elizabeth Lounsbury 70, Mrs. Margaret Bunt-
ing 70, Mrs. Sarah Weber II, Mrs. Sarah
Rockwell 81. Besides these, Mrs. DR.. Van
Alstyne and other invited guests, without re-
gard to age, were present.
LOVE.
Inc recent marriage OF young Aaoy OF %,
near Norwalk, to an elderly gentleman Of 81
summers-and winters-is criticised unfavor
ably by some thoughtless persons who forget
that love ia blind, and therefore 10 not sup
posed to see just where to place his dart
most appropriately In all cases. However, .
correspondent of the Gazette makes 1t all
right. He depreoates criticism and claims Ii
was really sensible occurrence. "The
bride" he says, twas sensible in taking to
husband a boy young and fresh and tender,
and the boy showed excellent Judgment In
placing himself under the protection of a
woman qualified by age and experience with
the world, to bring him up to be . good
man." This ought to settle it.-Stamford
Advocate.