Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-12

and trust in the Redeemsr of men and ex- emplified in marked degree all the Chris tian graces The sorrowing friends have the sympathy of all who knew her, for all will miss her.
 The funeral was held at the house Tuesday afternoon, the 11th inst, the pastor, Rev. Milton s. Phillips, officiating. That which was mortal of Miss Johnson was then laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.
 Accused of EmbezzIement.
 Ex-Letter Carrier John J. O'Brien is now accused with another crime, that of em- bezzlement. It is charged that he sold watches on the installment plan for the firm of Mannis. Hyans & Go. of New York, a diamond and jewelry firm, and has failed to turn over the funds paid him for the articles sold. The agent for the firm in this city is Harris Obsloff, and he has begun an investi- gation to ascertain, if possible, how much money O'Brisn has kept from the firm.
 Funeral of George Francis.
 The funeral of tho late George Francis was held at his residence on Orchard street, yesterday afternoon. MT. Francis was former sergeant of the Blues and secretary of the Veteran Blues association. That body passed an appropriation for flowers aud CAT riages, and attended his funeral. Ex-Lieu- tenant R. G. Christie, sx-Sergeant 0. F. Merwin and Corporal E F. Hurlburt were selected as bearers. The other bearers were selected from the o. U. A. M., of which the deceased was a member.
 (. m. Leomls, Funeral.
 The funeral services over the remains of 0. M. Loomis will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Chapman of the First T5 ol, Nyos. .k~ ok kIn Inc services at the grave will be in charge of Hiram lodge. There will be two bearers from Admiral Foote post, G. A. R., two from Old Hiram lodge, two from Harmony lodge, A. A. O. F., and two from Hammo- na.set tribe of Red Men. The Admiral Foote post representatives are Charles Caldwell and William G. Morris, who served with Hr. Loomis in Company F, Sixth regiment, C.V. HAPPENINGS ABOUT THR STATE. What the People of Connecticut Towns and Villages Find To Talk
 About - Hartford,s Sanitary Prob. lem.
 Hsrtford's board of trade has aroused it- self over the unsanitary condition of the Park river, or the little stream which me anders through the capitol park is called.
  uous opposers to the present system of all lowing the rivers impurities to exist. There are two ways, he says, to make the stream less dangerous to health. One is to have @ parallel trunk sewer running alongside of it. Another to have the stream narrowed and the bed inclined so that there would be a constant flow of water, carrying of the filth. It is question whether the stream would be pure even after the trunk sewer was laid, ha fo mt yuh tho ooYkx fer New Britain and other places contribute sewerage to 1t. Drs. E. K. Root and E. B. Hooker, and Meesrs. Pliny Jewell, James Boltsr and Albert Walker think much of Hartford's i'll health comes from other causes than the river and seem to like the stream az @ sort of open sewer.
 srAMFoRD's NEW CHURCH.
 William A. Potter, the New York archi- tect, has drawn plane for now edi6cs for the St. Johns Episcopal church parish. The old building was destroyed by fire in Jan- uary. It will cost $15O, ,0OO. Of the neoes. sary amount, $37, ,O00 was raised by last Sat. urday, and this, with $52, 1000 which the church received from bequests, makes the sum of $89, ,O00 with which to begin work. The church will receive $16. 900 from insur- ance on the old building.
 HARTFoRD's OAR EMrLoYEs.
 The petition of the street car employees to the managers of the Hartford and Wethers- field Horse Railroad company was not pres scented yesterday, being retained for the sig- natures of meu who could not attend the It asks for @ rate of two dollars a day for twelve hours work. The men say that at present they receive about nine dollars . week and work thirteen or fourteen hours. The men say that they do not propose to strike and will not favor any interference with the business of the company. They add that they believe their petition is reasonable and have confidence in the justice and hu- manity of the managers.
 Mr. Roland Mather yesterday resigned the presidency of the Saciety for Savings and Mr.. John o. Parsons was elected to fill the va crpcy. MT. Mathsr has been president for eleven years and has been connected with the bank for about thirty years. MT. Parsons has been connected with the bank as counsel or trustee for about thirty years.
 soUTHINaToN HAPPENINGS. The Epworth league connected with the Methodist church is meeting with gratifying success. -Nr.A .Adna Nsale received severe injuries few days ago by falling down [ stairway in his barn. Dr. Bacon of New Ha- ven was summoned and he found that no bones were broken. Mr. Neals has been confined to his bed, but is now recovering rapidly. I. P. Fiske has an ancient sword which he recently found in rubbish pile, and he considers it quite a valuable relic. It is believed to be Damascus blade at least two hundred years The se- lectmen are to build pest house this week to have handy in case smallpox breaks out They have issued . request to all persons who have not been vaccinated to be vaccinated al once and have authorized all physicians te vaccinate any applicant and charge it to the town if the applicant can't pay.
 BURIED IN ABERDEEN.
 The funeral of the late Joel I. Butle, occurred yesterday afternoon from hif residence 430 Colony street. It was quiet and unostentious. There was quito large gathering of business men present. Rev Asher Anderson conducted the ceremonies The bearers were N. l.. Bradley, P. o. Rand Edward Miller, O.. Fl. Collins and H. O Hull.
 AnDDLETowNs DKaKRTER.
 Bridget Montgomery of Middletown tells 6 sad story. Several months ago she obtained employment at the Union house in Essex There she became acquainted with Charles Montgomery, an employe of Comstock, Che. ney & Go. at Ivorytown, who accomplished her ruin. He agreed to marry her and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Nr. Ran. dall, rector of the Episcopal church of that place. It was agreed che should go to East Berlin, where she had two brothers employed by the Berlin Bridge company, and remain until they could make arrangements for . house. For this purpose she gave her hus- band $40, one of the brothers donated S25 and another one $10. On Saturday afternoon Montgomery drew what wages he had due cd from Essex. His wife believes him to bt in New Haven, snd, in company with hsl brotherssleft for Ess@x to seek the aid of the officials in tracing him.
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