Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-20

The Saugatuek Valley Creamery company
has been organized with these directors: e.
N. Sipperly, Landon Kstohum, 81. B. Wake
man, Lloyd Nash, VIM. II. larvin, Edward
81. Nash. The capital stock Is 5000 In
shares Of $25 each.
DEATH OF FIFTH CONNECTICUT VETERAN.
Henry Merrill, veteran of the Fifth Con-
necticut regiment of volunteers, died at the
residence of Mrs. Elbsrs sm 18th in Norwalk
last Friday morning. He had for . long
time been an intense sufferer and was blind
for two years prior to his death. The fune-
raj was attended on Sunday from krs.
Smith's residsnee on Summer street, Buck
inf.hsm post, G. A. r., attending in . body.
SONS OF VETERANS STAFF APPOINTMENT.
LITcHFIELD, Conn, Feb. 10.-Cslonsl Il.
W. Wessells, commanding Connecticut
division, Sons of Veterans, has announced
his STAFF. which il - follows: Surgeon. VIII
Smith, New Britain; adjutant. John ]. Karl,
LitcAfeld, quartermastsr, ,. W. Cone,
Litohfsld; inspector, F. q. Blaksslee, Hart
ford; mastering officer, w. p. Mayer, Nor
wich: judge advocate, r. W. Davis, Dam
bury.
DYING OF A PECULIAR DISEASE.
BRIDaHroRT, Feb. 19.-John Florence Of
East Bridgeport Is on his deathbed tho VIC
tim of peculiar disease. His lungs are
been employed by the Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machine company in their works here,
his job being the grinding of the small pieces
of glass which is fitted over the bobbin In the
sewing machines. The work II done on . ane
emery wheel. Until two years ago Florence
was stout, robust aud healthy man. Ply
sicians pronounce his disease similar to
"orindes" consumption.
THn UNITED STATES ExpREss COMPANY TO
SUCCEED ADAMS EXPRESS on THE HousA-
TONIC ROAD.
BRrDaEpoRT, Conn.,, Feb. 19.-Contracts
have been signed between the Housatonic
railroad and the United States Express com
pany whereby the latter will have the sxolu-
sive privilege of the express business on the
roads operated by the former, beginning
March /, now occupied by the Adams Ex-
press. The roads include the main line
from Bridgeport to Pitt:fsld, Mass, the
Danbury and Norwalk division and the New
Haven and Derby division.
coNNKcTIcur's NEXT CENSUS.
On the first Monday of next Juno the cen-
sus takers will be turned loose In Connect.
out, whose business 1t will be to 60 from
house to house to collect statistics for the
eleventh census. There will in all be about
Al, 900 enumerators for the United States.
Each state will be divided as Connecticut,
into districts in charge OF supervisor.
l EuC0 oUPoIvlbOE WILL uAvAAO NAE AAosAASs 4AsO
such sub-distriots as shall be deemed neces-
sary for the expeditions taking of the census.
Schedules may be distributed before June J.,
but every return must be in Washington ON
| or before July 1. Tho special statistics Of
manufactures will not be taken until July.
K. OF p. GRAND LoDaH SESSION.
Bridgeport, Feb. 1.-THE annual session
of the Grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias, was
held ct Torrington yesterday. There was .
| large delegation present representing oil the
lodges In the state. Grand Chancellor e. p.
Durand Of New Haven preaidsd. The re-
ports from the various officers show large
increase of membership during the year, and
the addition of several new lodges. The
matter Of changing the time Of meeting to
June in connection with the annual nsld day
Of the uniform rank was favorably discussed
and referred to . committee to report at the
next session to be held in Wallingford the
third Tuesday In February, 1891. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: q. G., Gideon
b. Welch of Torrington; G.. v. O., DR..
George 8. Hull Of Bristol; 9. F., J. W: VOL
ven Of Hartford; q. Z. Of r. >and B., Fl. O.
Case Of Hartford; q. z. Of F..W. L. Morgan
OF New Britain; supreme representative to
all vacancy, Elsen j. Smith Of Danbury.