Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-03
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Dec. 2.-Bishop Kendrick of New Mexico and Arizona confirmed ten persons at St. Johns church yesterday morning and preached an excellent sermon. He also de- livered an address in the evening.
 The Ladies' Guild will meet on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Frank Stiles. The ladies of the guild and the misses of the Kings Daughters will be pleased to zee their friends at Memorial hall on the evening of Decem- Der II.
 L. e. Hemingway is loading six cars with bones. The entire shipment will be about one hundred tons.
 North Haven.
 Dec. 2.-Large numbers were out to church yesterday. Rev. MT. Greedy of Mt. Carmel occupied the pulpit at the Congregational. The annual election of Sunday school officers took place after the school sessisn. R. J. Merz was re-eAocted superintendent; 6. E. Thorpe, assistant superintendent; E. l.. Mansfield, librarian, and Thomas Bernes, treasurer. At the missionary concert in the evening G. E. Thorpe, Mrs. B. Orcutt, s. B. Thorpe and MT. Reynolds remarked on the work at the different mission fields. Nr. and Mrs. Lucius Ives of Mt. Carmel were present and MT. Ives made interesting re- marks and offered prayer.
 Bishop Kendrick of New Mexico and Ari- zona conducted the service at St. Johns
  MT. and Mrs. F. Blskesles of Montowsse; Mre. w. Leete, Mrs. I. L. Stiles, Miss Lucy Bishop. Miss Edith Mansfield, Charles Red- field, Edward Forbes, Henry Buckingham, and Will Laverty.
 The Veteran Soldiers association and associate comrades will gather around g "Camp Fire' in the court room, Memorial Hall, on Wednesday evening, December 4, and hold short business meeting, then par take of light lunch of cake and coffee. After the supper an "experience meeting" will be held, interspersed with music and TO- citations.
 John Todd, who commenced work in New Haven last week, had his foot badly hurt by Aa piece of iron, which weighed about two hundred pounds, falling on it. August Miller of Montowese drives span of nice horses. recently purchased. The Ladies' Benevolent society meets at the chapel on Thursday afternoon.
 General state News.
 MHARTToRD.
 MT. and Mrs. William H. Beard of Brook 1yn, N. Y., have issued invitations for the marriage of their neice, Miss Ida Thompson, to MT. Frederick Dwight Rath5un of Hart ford. The ceremony will occur at Brooklyn, Wednesday, December Il.
 BURNED TO DEATH.
 Jacob Leyrer, who for many years carried on tho baking business in Norwich, was burned to death in his bakery in Newport, New Jersey, Thursday night. A big fire was in progress in that city, and when it reached Mr. Leyrer's bakery he rushed in to save his property and was suffocated and burned. His wife and eldest son were probably fatally hurt.
 HE WON HER LOVE AT LAST. NoRwALK, Dec. 2.-A few weeks ago e Norwegian named Charles Hedaeiek was found lying sick by the roadside near Rowayton. The police were notified, but before they could go to the poor follows | relief Mrs. R. L. Wilson, widow who lives near the boundary line of Darien, passed that way and assisted him to her house. Hed- seick then obtained employment in one of the big factories here and Mrs. Wilson readily acquiesced when he requested to be allowed to board at her house. Finally he fell in love with Mrs. Wilson and asked her hand in mar riage. She refused. He grew desperate. He rushed from the house with . rope in his hand. As Mrs. Wilson thought he was about to do something desperate she followed him. She was just in time. To tree near the back door was suspended the Norwegian, seemingly in the convulsions that precsde death by strangulation. She rescued him. At first Mrs. Wilson thought of having him arrested, but she finally changed her mind, and throwing her arms around his neck she announced that at last they would be mar- ried. "For," sac said, eff he thinks enough of me to kill himself for me I believe my future is safe in his passionate love-"