Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
Golden Wedding.


 Charles A. Steele of Bristol was celebrated a day or two ago. MT. Steele, whose age is seventy. five, has been station agent of the New England road for fourteen years. the employees of which gave, as their gift, a French clock, with the motto, "Always on Time" A poem was read by William Co., thren of Woodbridge, and one by Rsv.A. N. Lewis of Westport. MT. Steele was at Plain vile connected with the old Canal road for six years, and for twelve years he held the position of bookkeeper and superintendent at the stookinet factory of the Bristol Manu- featuring company, town collector and con- stable two years, deputy sheriff two and one half years and seleotman one year.
 THE OLD STATE HOUSE. A Tear for Its Loss, . Photo for Hts Memory and . Shot For Alleged Van- dals.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Twenty-Five years ago was a resident of New Haven, and still love its every spot and its historic memories.
 Having spent the last few weeks of my summer vacation here and In it's vicinity l have been pained to witness the most execra- ble piece of vandalism ever perpetrated in a civilized community si noe the days of oom- munism in Paris, where violence defed req son, and destruction ran riot, despoiling and razing to the ground beautiful palaces and public buildings of great historic interest.
 l have been reminded of the scenes in Paris above referred to, by the destruction of the 'State House upon the Green" How any nfN Ma {nXI To- the destruction of this noble edifos, the only public building of historic interest in the city, is beyond my comprehension. The very stones in the wall cry out against the vandalism, and refuse to yield their firm set. tinRs, except under pressure gun powder and and dynamite explosives. No building ever erected in New Haven was so we'll and firmly built. It was model in its way, capable of being put to useful purposes, notably for a public library, city hall for public meetings; historical interests; soldiers home, and city purposes generally; free from dust, noise, or exposure to fire; without an unsound timber in its structure, without crack in its walls, save in the marble veneering of its exterior basement and the crumbling of it's stone steps which could have been replaced without great expense or injury to the beauty and Symmetry of the main building.
 Such stupid piece of folly to pull 1t down and cover It's foundations with grass has no parallel save in Paris under communistic reign. With the same propriety, anarchists may claim the destruction of the City Hall, court houses and churches, because they stand for peace, justice, law and order in the community. The destruction of the State House against the popular expressed will of the people through the ballot box on a full, fair vote, was in open defiance of law, order and good government, and its fruitaRe will be bitter in other experiences in the future. To obey the will of the majority when fairly expressed is the only safeguard for com munity in it's municipal, political or ecclesias- tical government.
 With tear for its loss, and photograph for its memory, I bid the old State House goodbye forever. ".