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A YALUED CITIZEN.
Death of Mr.. Hurlburt, a Prom1ncl
Man I'm Hartford

Death of Mr.. Hurlburt, a Prominent
Man I'm Hartford
HARTFORD, Aug. ga. M Hurlburt
died at his home in this city this noon of
organic disease Of the brain and resultant
complications, aged seventy. He was "a
native of Middle Haddam, Conn. He
years ago kept a grocery store here. In
1861 he engaged in the book publishing
business with s. s. Scranton. After
wards he was with Walter s. Williams.
The business then went into the hands of
the Hartford Publishing company, Mr..
Hurlburt retaining an important interest
until his health gave out. Among the
most popular books issued during his con-
nection with the business was 'The Nurse
and Spy" Since retiring from the pub
fishing interest he had given his attention
to real estate and building enterprises. He
was the president of the Fenwick
association and superintendent the
building of Fenwick hall at Say
brook. He also built the Hurl-
but block at the corner of Asylum and
Ford streets and a large number of resi-
dences on Asylum Hill. The deceased was
one of the founders of the Asylum ELL
Congregational church and was promi-
nently associated with it's interests. He
had been connected with the city govern
ment, serving in the board of aldermen.
He was also member of the Governors
Foot Guard, and formerly held the posi-
ton Of surgeon in The state militia. The
family surviving him includes the wife,
three daughters and two sons, all of whom
are unmarried except the oldest daughter,
who is the wife of Major George 2. Fisher.
Mr.. Hurlbut was one Of HartfOrd's WORTH
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MIR. WILLOWS FUNERAL.

A special Train From Waterbury.
MERIDEN, Aug. 29.-At the request of
several of the leading manufacturers of
Waterbury, a special train will be run
from that city ON the NJ, w. & c. R. road,
leaving there at 1886 tomorrow to enable
them to attend the funeral. They feel that
to Mr.. Wilcox is due the credit of connect
ing the two cities, and desire to pay their
last tribute to his memory by being pres
emit at his funeral.
The Turner Leidertafel will meet at the
hall at o'clock tomorrow sharp, and go
from there to the house, where they are to
sing at the funeral.
Shops that will be shut down tomorrow
afternoon on account of the funeral are the
Malleable Iron shop, Meriden Silver Plate,
Bradley & Hubbard's, Meriden Curtain
Fixture shop, the Charles Parker compa-
ny's works, Chapman shop, Meriden CUT
lery shop, Wilcox & White organ shop (all
day, Wilcox Silver Plate, Manning, Bow
man & Co., Miller Bros cutlery shop, G.
Rogers & Bros, Meriden Bronze shop, E.
Miller & Co. and Eolian Organ shop.
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Irwin Tent show.
CHURCH NOTES.

Two Events of Special Note in the
Church Services Tomorrow.
Professor Feth of New York breaches at
the Zion German Lutheran church on
Davenport avenue tomorrow.
Rev. Mr.. Vannof North Carolina breaches
his concluding sermon at Calvary Bap-
fist church ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and eve
ming. Mr.. Vann is very able and gifted
preacher and large congregations have
flooded to hear him, despite the heat of
summer. He has made a most favorable
and lasting expression upon his New Haven
audiences as a preacher of unusual inter
est and power.
Tomorrow the congregation worship
ping at the Church of the Redeemer will
have the pleasure of listening to their next
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Phillips. Great interest
prevails over the event and the church
will doubtless be filed to the utmost by
the regular congregation and others
anxious to hear the gifted speaker.
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The following were last evening elected
delegates to the coming republican state
conventions:
Eighth ward-Fred Farnsworth, Oscar
P Ives, D. H. Clark, McA. Mathewson, c.
w. Pickett, E. f. Merrill
Fifth ward-H. G. Smell, Warren H. Bris-
toll, G. j. Gruener, A. G. Sanborn.
Tenth ward-John P. Studley, Carlos
Smith, I. J. Alderman, L. w. Cleveland,
S. j. Fox, H. D. Munson, H. H. Peck, G..
G.. Ford.
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WEATHER RECORD.
INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.

INDICATIONS FOR TODAY.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL SERVICE,
WASHINGTON, DC, 8 p. M, August 90, $780,
For Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont;
Light showers; slightly cooler; southerly winds,
becoming variable.
For Massachusetts,: Light local showers;
cooler in western, stationary temperature in
eastern portion; winds shifting to westerly.
For Rhode Island and Connecticut: Fair, fol-
lowed by local showers; stationary temperature;
southwesterly winds.
For Eastern New York: Local showers slight
" cooler; winds shifting to northwesterly.
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N rrinity M. 3. Church.

Rev DR.. McChesney has returned from
his vacation and will occupy his pulpit
tomorrow, preaching both morning and
evening. The morning subject will have
reference to the recent labor strikes and
the doctor will tell what the Bible has to
say about them. In the evening he will
preach upon Religion Founded not upon
Theory, but Facts" Tomorrow closes his
first wear az pastor at Trinity,
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engagement.

Last evenings Bridgeport Farmer says:
The engagement is reported of Mrs. Louise
English, aged seventy years and residing
on East Main street, to man thirty three
years of age who came to this city from
Long Island few weeks ago. Mrs. Eng
fish owns considerable property and her
friends are trying to dissuade her from
making the match.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

br1eI NAcnt1Ons
Each student at the Yale business col
lege receives individual instruction.
M. Sonnenberg, of B. Shoninger & Co.,
and family will sail from Europe for home
to-day.
The Hogarth business university will
open next Monday.
Hartford, like New Haven, has got
over its beef famine. Big supplies were
received yesterday.
Mrs. p E. Dargan has returned from a
seven weeks visit to her brother, William
H. Day, in Winsted.
D. M. Bennett has resigned as depot
ticket agent at Bristol to take charge of
the Adams house, this city,
James Bishop, chairman of the republic
can town committee, leaves on a two
weeks vacation September II.
Many of the Meriden shops close on
Monday on account of Labor day. A few
of the shops in this city will also close.
The tax collectors Office will be busy
place indeed to day. Yesterday, also,
the taxpayers and the stax money poured
in.
Nathaniel H. Parkhurst, one of our old
est residents, died at his home, 252 Wash
ington street, yesterday, aged eighty-nine
years.
N. Sleeman, proprietor of the Chape
street employment bureau, and Mrs. Slice
man have returned from visit to Phila
delphia.
A party of five bicyclists from New Jer
sey are stopping for few days in this
city. Their headquarters are at the Ire
mont house.
One of D. M. Welch's teams had mar
row escape from being smashed by train
Thursday on one of the Newhallville cross
ings of the Canal road.
Postmaster Sperry has established new
mail between New Haven and Stevenson
Conn, making double daily mail be
tween these two points.
Next Monday being Labor day, the pro
bate court, the mayors Office and the reg
istrar's Office will be closed on that day
also some of the city hall offices.
Meriden people began to think yester
day that they would have to go withou
beef over Sunday, but the famine was
averted BY the arrival of carload or two
of the required article.
The many friends of ex-Assessor Fran
els Donnelly will regret to learn of the
critical illness of his wife, who has beer
very low for several days and was yester
day not expected to recover. She wa'
taken ill about a week ago and has grad
ually been growing worse, the disease de
flying the best of medical skill and nurs
ing and the most solicitous care of he1
family.
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WATCH CLUBS.

War Inaugurated i'm South Nor
walk.
SoMTH NoRwALK, Aug. 29.-Following
the example of City Attorneys Daley of
New Haven and Chamberlain of Bridge
port, City Attorney John II. Light of this
place has begun war upon the watch clubs
here and began with Homer B. Hoyt, who
in response to notice from the attorney
has taken steps to close up his clubs.
Hoyt has been arrested and the case will
be tried before the supreme. court
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Favors Mr.. Cooke.

Yesterdays Winsted Citizen says; The
Hon. Lorrin A. Cooke of Riverton has
been mentioned as republican candidate
for governor 1t would be the best nomi-
nation the republican party could make
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The brick strike.

The brick strike in New York iSstin on
and seems as far from settlement as ever
A New Haven man who was in New York
yesterday says the situation is one Of the
most desperate for building operations that
was ever known in that city, but that the
strikers, who demanded the discharge of all
non-union men and the employment of
none but union men and that the employ
ers should force their men 10 become union
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Voted Benefits.

The Odd Fellows Mutual Aid associa-
ton have voted benefits of 81, 500 each on
deaths of ]. T. Sanford of New Haven and
Charles Eastop of Ansonia, and one of
$4,000 on the death of Robert R. Wood,
also of Ansonia
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Tenth C. W. Reunion.

The twenty-third annual reunion of the
Tenth regiment, Connecticut Volunteers,
vill be held Thursday, September A, at
Middletown A business meeting will
take place in Pythian hall at II am. and
dinner will be furnished by G.. A. Chaffee
at 1880 pm
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TO sTERILIZE MILK.

A Machine That Destroys the Inn
pur1ties In the Lacteal Fluid.
HARTFORD, Aug. 29.-Dr. M. M. john
son of this city has just introduced milk
sterilizer at the Hartford orphan asylum
for the purpose of insuring the purity of
the milk that is dispensed to the little ones
at that institution. The principles in
volved in it were borrowed from Professor
Soxhlet of Munich, but DIR. johnson has
simplifed the apparatus.
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The twenty fifth annual reunion of the
Twentieth Connecticut Volunteers will be
held at Youngs pavilion, Savin Rock,
Thursday, September II. The business
meeting will be held at 80. A shore
dinner will be served at o'clock
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30

Every one who is not out of town, that
they will be able to-day to make their Sc
lections from our fine assortment of fruits.
Jersey peaches, California fruits, Concord,
Delaware and Niagara grapes, huckleber-
ries and melons. j. B. JACKSON,
Market Building. Front.
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Firemen to Attend.

BRIDaEpoRr, Aug. 29.-To-morrow after
noon the surviving members of the old
volunteer fire department will meet in No.
SIS engine house to attend in body the
funeral of E. M. French, from his late res
dence on Wall street. Captain Brooks and
Joe Daniels are the oldest surviving mem
haro .-t
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30

The New Haven County National bank
directors have elected H. G. Redfeld CASH
Ter, to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of L. S. Hotchkiss
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The Republicans of Oxford are requested to
meet at the town hall on Saturday evening
August 30, at O'Clock, for the purpose of APP
pointing delegates to the state, congressional
county and senatorial conventions to elect
town committee for two years. and to do any
other business proper to be done at said meet
ing. Per Order Committee
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Notice..

During the summer THE JOURNAL AND
COURIER will be sent to any address, and
changed as often desired, at the regular
subscription rates, postage paid.
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Political.

- ward Meetings.
+ The chairmen of the rerr,s,liean committees in
their several wards on or before the first day of
September, 1890, for the purpose of electing
delegates to a convention to elect four delegates
to the Republican State convention.
The respective wards are entitled to the follow
ing number of DELEGATES.
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Flag Raising.

This afternoon there will be flag rails
ing at the school house of the lower White
Hills district in Huntingdon. A banquet
will be served, and Representatives s. T..
Palmer, A. K. Kennedy of Birmingham
and Judge Tomlinson of Shelton will
speak
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Their Fifth Annual.

be closed all day Labor day, September 1,
the firm kindly giving their employees their
fifth annual picnic at Pawson park on that
day. 1t is expected that the employees and
their families will number over one hun
drad
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We expect to have plenty of beef for our
retail trade this week
BooTH MEAT Co.,
$40 State street
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The republicans of North Haven will meet in
Memorial hall Saturday evening at O'Clock to
chose delegates to the several conventions.
Per Order Town Committee
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No Sore Corns

If you wear our feather weight dongola
button; extremely easy and regular
boon.
G. H. AYERS, S14 Chapel street.
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After diphtheria, scarlet fever, pneumo-
mia or any other severe Illness there Is no
better tonic than Hoods Sarsaparilla
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The Leetes, Island strike

The strikers at Beattie's stone quarries
are still firm in their demands and threat
ened violence if gang of men brought
from New York were set to work in their
places. The new men after some debate
returned to New York. The company say
the strikers must yield by Monday or
leave the island
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30

BISHOP,
Chairman Republican Town Committee.
New Haven, August 49, 1890.
Orange Republican Caucus.
The republicans of the town of Orange are re-
quested to meet at the town hall, Orange, Thurs
day evening, September A. at o clock, to nomi
nate delegates to the state, congressional. coun
ty, senatorial and probate conventions; also to
choose town committee for two years ensuing
Per Order Town Committee
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The only dealer in the world that sells
gents hand-sewed lace at S2.65. -.-
c. H. AYERS, s14 Chapel street.
au30 3t
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The Ayers shoe, s14 Chapeistreet.
Feather Weight,

Feather Weight.
We have ladies' bright dongola button,
which is so light and flexible that ali
thoughts concerning bunions and corns
are dispelled.
To enjoy this luxury costs only $3.50.
G. II. AYERS, S14 Chapel Street
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS FOR TO-DAY.

Hase Ball-Howard Avenue Grounds
Ciears-Yale, Bryan & Co.
Daily Chat-Wm. Nicely & Go.
divorce Notice-Henry w. and Ann r. Hyde.
Entertainment-At Proctor's Opera House.
Fruit-J B. Judson
For Rent-House-E Malley.
For Rent-Rooms-165B Bradley Street.
Groceries-D.sM m. WEIGH & Son.
Hoods Sarsaparilla-At Druggists.
Meeting-Board of Aldermen
Probate Notice-Estate OF Sarita Ives.
Shoes-C. H. Ayers.
Wall Paper-E. r. Jeffcott
Wanted-Canvassers-N. H. Wire Goods Co.
Neutrality-suspicious. Hoadley Building
Wanted Salesmen-Brown Bros. Rochester.
Wanted-Room-L. B., Box 1889.
Wanted-Nurse-This Office.
Wanted Situation--A. R., This Office.
Wanted-Situations- Chapel Street.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Calvary Baptist Church-Rev. E. NJ Poteat.
First M. E. Church-Rev. Melville B. Chapman.
First Presbyterian Church-Rev. F. A. NJ. Brown
United Church-Rev. T. T. Munger
Davenport Church-Rev. j. c. Meserve.
Trinity NJ. E. Church-Rev S. McChesney.
Dwight Place Church-Rev DR.. Twitchel.
Humphrey Street Church-Rev. F. r. Luckey.
First Cong. Church-Rev. j. L. Mitchell.
Grace NJ. E. Church-Rev. James Coote.
First Baptist Church-Rev. Mr.. Markwick
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30
Revisiting Old Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard j. Merchant of
st. Joseph, Mich, and their daughter, Miss
Carrie, are in town for a day or two revisit
ing old friends and scenes, after an alb
sence Of twenty years. Mr.. Merchant was
postmaster at ST. Joseph for seven years.
and is editor and proprietor of the st.
Joseph Saturday Herald, paper he es-
tablished soon after his removal from this
city to Michigan, and which is flourish
ing Republican weekly. Mr.. Merchant
was in Boston at the national encampment
of the q. A. r. He was member Of Com
pany G, Fourteenth Connecticut Volun-
teers, and is past quartermaster of A. w.
Chapman post No. 81, Of st. Joseph.
When in New Haven during the war re-
covering from a severe gunshot wound re-
ceived in battle, he edited little paper
published at Knight hospital, at which
there were at that time, several hundred
invalid soldiers. Mrs. Merchant is o
native Of this city and has a number of rel
atives here, and both are highly esteemed
by their many friends in the Elm City.
They find many striking and notable
changes and improvements in New Haven
and vicinity since their residence here,
including the erection of the Soldiers
monument on East Rock and the multitude
Of shore cottages at Savin Rock, Yale's
many new and splendid buildings, and the
notable enlargement Of the city itself in
all directions. Mr.. Merchants oldest son
is conducting his paper in his absence.
The youngsman is past commander OF the
Sons of Veterans camp at St Joseph.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30

Have Your Piano Tuned
| By the best tuners in the city. Loomis'
Temple of Music, 1888 Chapel street.
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The Owners Were Here Yesterday.
The yacht HATTIE, wrecked thu hrask-
water, belonged tossA. Sehults and E.
Griffths of Harlem, who were in town
yesterday, and stated that the boat was
taken away without the consent Of the
owners while they were out of town. They
found out the names Of the party and said
they intended to make them pay for the
yacht, which was worth seven hundred
dollars. They think that the party were
intoxicated and ran ignorantly on to the
breakwater.
Irwin Tent Show.
The New Britain Herald says: Irwin
Bros tent show last evening was very
largely attended. In fact there was not
sufficient accommodation for all those who
desired admission. The performance was
excellent and worth much higher price
of admission. The bicycle riders showed
much skill and dexterity. This feature
alone was worth treble the price of admis-
sion. The show deserves liberal patronage.
The above will exhibit here on the cor
ner of Columbus and Howard avenues
next Friday and Saturday.
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Republican Primaries.

SECOND wARD-Republican primary at room
No 81 Curch street, September !, at 1:3o p. m.
d. a. BLAkEsLEE. Chairman.
FOURTH wARp-Monday evening, September /,
at Jirah B. Foote'S shoe store, Water street, at
1.31 o'clock
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THE HARTFORD RACES.


A Large Aftendance-The Weather
Perfect and Track Fairly Fast-A
Race Between Harry wilkes and
Bicycle Rider.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Aug. 29.-The wealth
er here to-day was perfect for outdoor
amusements, the atmosphere being warm
and the sky cloudless The attendance at
the Charter Oak Park races was unusually
large for the third day of the meeting,
fully six thousand spectators being on the
grounds. The track was in splendid con-
dition and fairly fast. The 1923 class,
postponed from yesterday, was hotly con-
tested, six heats being required to settle it.
Lallas paced mile in 2:14, the last half at
2:11 clip, distancing Chimes G and Dodd
Peet, and winning first and third moneys
of 81 600 purse. The. race of quarter
of mile between Harry Wilkes and Lau-
RE on his bicycle attracted attention. 1t
was the best two in three and the horse
won. Harry trotted the first quarter in
314 seconds, beating Laurie, the bicycle
rider, by three-quarters of second. The
meeting will close tomorrow.
o.99 Glass Trotters-(P ostponed from Thursday
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No change in our retail prices of beef
this week.
BOOTH MEAT Co.,
au27 At $40 State street.
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Death of MRS. Bartlett.
CLOSE OF THE CAMP MEETING.

worship at the Plainville Tents
VIII End This Morning-Omcers
Elected.
Rev. Dr. Pitblado of Hartford preached
at the morning service yesterday at the
Plainville camp meeting.
The Young Peoples Epworth league and
other societies held a very largely attended
meeting at p. M, Rev. E. w. Jones,
leader.
The trustees met for organization at I
p. m. when the following officers were
elected: President, Ralph g. Hubbard, New
Britain; vice president, Spencer Clapp,
Windsor; secretary, John M. Parker, Hart
ford; treasurer, William F. Damn, New
Haven. The usual committees were APP
pointed and the business partially mapped
out for the ensuing year.
The meeting viii close this morning with
the annual love feast at o'clock
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Good corned beef cents per pound this
week BooTH MEAT Co.,
aug27 At $40 State street.
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b. d. HuBBARD, Chairman.

THRTEENTHaWARD September 1, at
$50 p. M, at Marshs drug store
A. PERKINS, Chairman.
FOURTEENTH WARD-At engine house Saturday
evening, August so, at O'Clock.
w. A. Rowe, Chairman
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who won the Easy chair,

Garfield council, GUAM, has made
practice for the past few years of giving
Mr. Adkins, the blind man, who is men,
accordance with this arrangement an ele-
CANT easy chair was recently put up and
chances on the same were sold at ten cents
each. About nine hundred tickets were
disposed of, which represents about $50
for the blind man. The drawing took
place on Wednesday evening last and
ticket No. 585 won. The chair was pur-
chased from Messrs. Peck & Parker. No
application has yet been made for the chair
by the holder of the lucky ticket, but the
holder. of same can procure the chair upon
application to E. r. Smith, chairman of
the committee in charge of the affair
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AN EDITOR ARRESTED.

r. b. Smith of the Waterbury sun.
day Herald Charged With Criminal
Libel.
WATERBURY,, Aug. OF. B. Smith,
editor of the Sunday Herald, was arrested
late this afternoon ona criminal complaint
charging him with libel on Mayor Bald
win. It is charged that Swift made state
ments in effect that Mayor Baldwin used
his Office for his own profit and that he
was interested in certain sales of material
to the city A. j. Smith furnished $500
bond for the editors appearance before
the police court tomorrow.