Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-25

trtad auch wise measures that only seventeen persons in all died, several of those dying be- fore the people knew what they were con, tending with. Yet several who died were principal men of the place. Their names were Captain John aolon- kiss. Captain Thomas Brooks. Ensign Natha. niel Buunell. Eliphalet Johnson, Ebenezer Johnson, Robert Hotchkiss, Ehenezer John son, ir., Josiah Hatchkiss, Nathaniel Hitch cock. Elizabeth Hotchkiss, Daniel Andrews wife, Ephraim Tuttle's wife, Josish Hotch- kiss wife and child, Ebenezer Johnson's child, Matthias Hitchcock's child, Rev. Samuel Halls son, five months and eight days old. The meeting house was ,nut up for several months, Mir. Hall himself being very sick. After the plague was over the minister preached a very excellent and ap- propriate sermon, which was printed and is now extant. He adds as an appendix some counsels concerning the treatment of this Ai- ways fearful malady.
 By 1735, a necessity vas felt Tor new meeting house, 30 in 1736 1t was voted to build structure sixty -four feet long, forty five feet wide and twenty-four feet between joints. John Parker, Caleb Matthew, Ben jsmin Dutton, John Hull, and Joshua Hotch- kiss were ths committee to direct the busi- ness. Some difference of view soon devel. oped about where tho new house should stand. The population was scattered more | than at first. More families were settled to- wards the eastern portions of the society. A committee finally was appointed by the general court of the state legisla. ture. as we should say. who de. cided the matter. This house was therefore located somewhat iH front of where the present Congregations l church stands. The Soldiers monument ii now built upon the spot. The side of ths house was along the present highway. The steeple end was toward the north. The pro. portions and interior arrangements of that house will ere long be shown to the public by a carefully made drawing which Mir. E R. Brown and MT. Frederick Ives are con- structing from the records and the descrip tions of old people who worshipped in thu house.
 The Watch shop directors had meeting on Wednesday last, but no decisive actiol was taken, though appearances point to possible reopening of the works.
 The "Button shop" people are busy witt large order of brass stamp work for thu
 Branford lock works.
 The funeral of Mrs. Titus Mix of Rag Hol low was attended from her late residence last Tuesday at 3 p. m.
 oeeding with their usual energy to inaugur
 ate new enterprises for raising money. Thil
 week on Thursday evening they have vo
 cal and instrumental concert at the tow
 hall by the celebrated Barreuther family o
 Winsted. This company have a most excel ) lent reputation in places where they hay
 played or sung. It is expected their conoeI
 will be a rare treat for Cheshire people
 The family immediately after this concer
 enter upon, an engagement with Messra
 Ruith and Lothrop for concerts in Boston Providence and Philadelphia.
 The piles of stones that are steadily grow
 ing larger in the center are evidence of preE
 arations for more of our excellent sidewalks and of positive attempt to make bette . road for the village streets.
 MT. George Hotchkiss has gone to wor l with his brother Arthur in Now Jersey fo
 the present. The latter gentleman, with hi well-known skill in such things, is under
 stood to have invented and patented anothe
 valuable contrivance. Their friends woul certainly rejoice in their success. Mi George Capewell, whose inventions have s often been very successful, since his retur
 from England last, has been very much ot
 cupied in overlooking the large interests |
 has at Hartford.