Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-14
ALL AROUND THE STATE.

ALL AROUND THE STATE. i
Camp Meeting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ment Of 4uarters-Colored Masons-
Returned - Missing Friends The |
state Normal School-Its New Annex |
SONS OF she Rsvolution-AmonE the |
Farmers.
The Connecticut Campl Meeting associa- |
tion's next camp meeting will be held at
Willimantic from August 10 to August 20. |
Plans for a new tabernacle have been
adopted. It will be 50x70 feet and cost |
81, 800. It will be ready for the next meet |
ing.
MILD ATTACK.
q. M. Bishop, the Bridgeport drug clerk,
has mild attack of smallpox. He is
obliged to remain at home.
VERY Low.
Mr.. David s. Purple of East Haddam, has
been very low the past week, with little hope
for any change for the better in his condi-
ton.
A PHYSICIANS RECOVERY.
Dr.Simmons of Hartford, who was stricken
down with paralysis last January, the result
of the grip, is again able to be about end see
his patients.
STILL VERY ILL.
J. T. Damon of Meriden, who was PROS
trated by paralytic shock while at work at
N. E. Rogers paint shop Thursday after
| noon, is still In serious condition.
RETURNS TO THE HUB.
| Theodore D. Hoyt, who has been In Ieri-
den for the past seven months as a represen-
tative of the Thompson-Houston company,
has finished his labors in this city and re-
| turned to Boston.
PEACHES.
The Connecticut Valley Orchard company
of Deep River had six men come from New
York few days since. Their estimate for
this year is a number of thousand more
baskets of peaches than In 1889.
YOUNG TROUT FOR soUTH1NaToN.
| Six Southington gentlemen sent in appli-
cations to the state hatchery for trout and
they have been allotted $4,000. The fish,
which are expected in May, will be placed In
Misery, Patton, Dayton and other brooks.
NoRwALK ICE DEALERS COMBINE.
NoRwALK, April 12.-The local Ice dealers
here have combined and the price to con-
sumers has been advanced from 40 cents to
800 per 100 pounds. These rates were
adopted at meeting held yesterday and are
already in effect.
| GENERAL AND MRS. BARBOUR.
General and Mrs. Lucius A. Barbour have
issued invitations for a party at their new
residence, 100 Washington street, for Wednes'
dsy evening, April 20. Mrs. Barbour gave a
ladies' tea from to last Monday to intro
duce Mrs. Richard 8. Barnes.
| RECEPTION.
Mrs. John L. Howe of 7S5 Asylum avenue,
Hartford, has issued invitations for this
(Monday)svening to mest Miss Elizabeth Bis
land, the beautiful and plucky young lady
whose record as globe girdlsr comes within
a day or two of that of Nellie Bly,, the cham-
pion.
HAS BEEN SHIPPED HOME.
William Rowe, the tuba player who was
engaged for Barnum's band, sailed back to
England Saturday by the Umbria, Collector
allowed to land under the provisions of the
alien contract labor law.
| DEEP RIVER PEAS.
q. P. Denison of Deep River has row OF
peas growing in his garden that were planted
January as an experiment. They have
been entirely without care or protection, and
began to come through the ground about two
| weeks since and are now about an inch high.
| Whether they will bear any earlier or better
than spring-planted ones remains to be seen.
HARTFORD LAWN CLUB.
The Hartford Lawn club has elected Off
GERS as follows: President, A. A. Weloh; vice
president, Leland Howard; secretary, F.Rex-
ford Cooley; treasurer, Luoius F. Robinson;
board of managers, the officers and Joshua
Allen, Frank I. Prentice and William Conk-
lin. The managers were instructed to insti-
tute and conduct a class tournament through
the season.
BURIAL TODAY.
To-day in Hartford takes place the funeral
of Mrs. Caroline Fisher, who has been an
active member of the German Lutheran
church of that city. The deoessed was the
widow of Mr.. John Fisher, who served In
the Fifth Connecticut regiment. Two sons,
Charles and Andrew Fisher, survive her. The
former, Mr.. Charles Fisher, is q prominent
member of Charter Oak lodge of Odd Fell
lows.
PURCHASE OF LAND.
Jirah Stowe of Milford has purchased from
Warren II. Lamson lot at the West End,
Bridgeport, on the corner of Laurel and
| Maplewood avenues. Mr.. Stowe, a well
known and highly respected citizen, formerly
lived in Bridgeport and built several houses
there. Mrs. Mary Nilsson, principal of one
of the public schools of that city, lie his daugh-
ter. A house costing about $4,000 will be
built upon the lot this summer to be the
future home of Mr.. Stowe and wife and Of
Mrs. Nilsson and family.
THE MISSING DOCTOR.
DR.. Charles Warner who was missing, has
returned to his wife and family at Middle
town. Or. Warner came north from Florida
to escape the epidemic and was looking for a
place to locate. He left his wife and two
children at F. T. Bailey's In Middletown and
came to New Haven to get his other child
| which was here with a nurse. His absence
being longer than expected his family became
much alarmed. He was detained here In
New Haven little longer than he at arst ex-
pected. Mr.. Bailey reported the case to New
Ravens chief of police last Friday.
MERIDEN coLoRED MAsoNs.
Thomas Stewart of New Haven acted as
master of ceremonies In the grand march at
tho Meriden colored Masons' masquerade
ball Friday night, folio we'd by E. Fl. Wool
ssy and Mrs. J. G. Whitaker. Next came
the couples, many attired In gaily-colored
costumes. There was q host of pleasures
after the dancing was started. During the
lintermission the masqueraders went to Ma
hams restaurant for supper and later re-
turned to the hall, where the fun was kept
up till morning. Mrs. J. q. Whitaker re-
ceived the prize lamp for being the best
lady waltzer.
| THE ANNEX.
The sum of $25, 900 was appropriated by
the Legislature q year ago for the enlarge
ment of the state Normal school at New
Britain, the act especially STIMULATING that
the entire expense of plans, building and
furnishing should not exceed the amount
authorized. The plans for the new edi6ct
were designed by the New Britain architect
Mr.. ]. d. Roberts, and the contracts wer.
awarded Saturday. The excavation ane
foundation work will be done by ]. B. Buci
of Killingly, and the brick and mason worl
will be in charge of G. Z. Hills of New
Britain, while the Tracey Brothers of Water
bury will have the wood work. Portland
stone will be used In the new building
which will be a handsome addition to tn
main edi6ce.
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
A national convention of the 8. of R. will
be held in Louisville, KY, on April 80 snt
May 1. Delegates from twenty-six state 80
cieties will be present. The principal bust