Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-08-05
TO THE HOLY LAND.

TO THE HOLY LAND.
Rev. DIR. Stone of the Asylum avenue Bap-
tist church, Hartford, has been granted
three months leave of absence and will
spend the time In Egypt and Palestine.
NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL SHIP.
The New York State school ship, st. Mary
arrived at New London at 8 O'Clock Friday
evening, 20 days and hours from Madeira.
She sailed 1900 miles. She will remain a
few days. All we'll on board.
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
Nellie Collins in the Hartford police court
Saturday morning refused to-tell where she
got the liquor which made her drunk and was
sent to jail for contempt. This Is the second
conviction under the new law.
THE sToRRs SCHOOL.
The trustees of the Storrs Agricultural
school held meeting in Hartford Saturday
at the Office of Congressman Simonds to con-
slider the specifications for the new building
and cottages.
THREE FEET DRRP.
The low lands at the corner Of Congress
street and Housatonic avenue, Bridgeport,
near G. W. Halls carriage mandatory, was
submerged by the late rains and the water
there is now fully three feet in depth.
AN OLD LADY HANGS HRRsELF.
CoLL1Nsv1LLE, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Friday, an
old lady seventy years of age, committed sui
eide yesterday morning by hanging herself.
She is supposed to have been insane. She
has lived with her son-in-law, Henry Tsbal,
for some time.
The Congregational church at Glastonbury
has extended call, by unanimous vote, to
the Rev. John Barstow of Wethersfeld. Mr.
Barstow is at present preaching in Groton,
Mass. 1t is generally expected that he will
accept the call.
AT BLOCK ISLAND.
The Rev. G. H. johnson, who has been for
several years rector OF the Episcopal churcn;
Plainville, and recently preached his farewell
sermon, left town Thursday night for Block
Island, where he will spend a month before
going to new field in New York.
THE BOY AND THE HORNETS.
A hornets nest was stirred up at Seaside
Park, Bridgeport, Saturday, by William
Tookey, 17-year old boy who came on the
excursion from Union City. The hornets
stung him severely and In trying to get
away, he went through skylight, badly
decorating his right leg.
BURIED IN LrTCHFIELD.
News was received in Waterbury Saturday
of the death from pneumonia Of Baltimore,
Nd, of Mrs. b. B. Bartlett, who was formerly
Miss Flora Blake of Waterbury. The deceased
was daughter Of the late DR.. E. w. Blake
and niece Of DR.. Amos 8. Blake. The re-
mains were inferred In Litchfeld.
PRESIDENT HAYES VISIT.
The Rev. K. B. Glidden, of Willimantic,
has received letter from General Ruther-
ford B. Hayes saying that he expects to visit
Connecticut in the fall, and will probably
come to Mansfield. His grandfather, on the
maternal side, and his grandmother were
both natives Of Mansfield. The latter was
daughter of Samuel Storrs, ono of the earli-
est settlers of the town.
ABOUT BARpEcUEs.
The Bridgeport papers are Dragging with
gush over the barbecue the Park CITY BUTCH
ers are to give at old Schuetzsn park Septem-
Der 10. They say it will beat Waterbury's
and Norwalk's proposed barbeoues all to
smash. They invite the butchers of all the
principal cities in the State and have grand
street parade. Bommos & Biltz of Bridge
port are to boss the Norwalk barbecue, which
Is to come of next Wednesday.
FUNERAL OF JUDGE Il. A. CORNWALL.
The funeral of the Hon. Edward A. Corn
wall was largely attended from the Congre-
gational church Friday afternoon. The pail
bearers were F. F. Street of Hartford, Il. P.
Hoadley of New Haven and DR.. William Law
and Henry Gaylord of Cheshire. The family
desire to express their thanks for the sympa-
thy extended to them by many friends and
also to the quartstte, Mr.. and Mrs. LANCER
berger, Miss Nina Gillette and O. @. Tyler for
the music finely rendered.
IN PLAINvILLE.
Mrs. J. Neale of Plainville, who was taken
SUDDENLY i'll . week ago, has remained in a
~-yks Ill eyv AIvVkS AahN ntS
has entirely deprived her of the use of her
left arm and hand, and other organs are sf-
feoted. She is the mother of Mrs. John
Lines of Waterbury, who is with her we'll
as her two other daughters, Mrs. Sanford of
Bridgeport and Mrs. Minor of Boston. Mrs
Neale has her reason perfectly and suffers no
pain. She is about SO years old.
BEES HELP THE ". @. T. U.
ROCKVILLE, Aug. GA large swarm of
honey bees have taken possession of one of
the large pillars in front Of the Vernon Gen.
ter church. They enter by small aperture
at the top and are evidently preparing
large stock of honey. Members of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union first
discovered the bees and at once took posses
sion of the pillar and contents in the name
of the Union, and later in the season will
invite the public to attend a honey bee.
A FORMER FIRE CHIHT FATALLY HURT.
DANBURY, Aug. 3.-Ex-Chief Frank E.
Gallagher of the fire department was fatally
hurt by falling down stairs while on his way
to one of three incendiary fires early this
morning. The fires which had entirely sub
sided during tho heavy rains were renewed
last night, keeping fremea busy the greater
part of the time. Bartram & Fanton's sew
ing machine factory, the Housatonic railway
repair shops, and Bates lumber yard were
each fred and badly damaged. There have
been twenty fires in about month.
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
At the meeting of the department officers
of the g. A. R., of Connecticut in Hartford,
Junior Vice-Commander John G. Broatoh of
Middletown, was promoted to senior vice.
commander to succeed the late George w.
Keller. r. A. Belden, of Mansfield Post,
No. 10, of Danbury, was elected junior vice.
commander. Harmon L. Hope of Post No.
80, of Hartford, was appointed delegate to
the national G. A. 3. convention in Milwau-
kss in place of K. A. Belden, and L. A. Up
son of Post No. Sc of Thompsonville, was
made alternate delegate.
Department Commander Pierpont has &C.
cured quarters at Plsnkington hotel in MIL
waukee for the Connecticut delegation dur
ing the national convention.
RAIN pEsPoILs AN INDIAN GRAVE.
NEW LONDON, Aug.4 The heavy rains
washed an ancient Indian out of his grave on
the brink of the Thames river in the dark
woods at Massapeag the other day, and Clar-
encs D. Boynton undertook to gather the re-
mains. He put his hands on the bones and
they crumbled into gray powder. The Indian
had been dead q long time, no doubt. All
his implements of war and peace had been
buried with him, and Mr.. Boynton, hunting
in his ashes, found fourteen flint arrows and
spear heads, and stone hammers and queer
round wigwam implements. He has had
them mounted They are as clean and bright
as If they had just been buried. The Indian
had been buried with his face toward the ris-
Ing sun. Mr.. Boynton fancies he has been a
chieftain under Sachem Uncas of the Mohe
gan tribe, whose reservation 10 at Massageag,
when the warrior fought with John Mason
against the Pequots.
GREAT DEFAMATION OF wooDoHUCKs.
w. a. Bowen, of Dauielsonyills. q re-