Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-17
ALL AROUND THE STATE.

ALL AROUND THE STATE.
Farmers and Fertilizers-Connec
and Cotton Seed Hull Ashes-Terry-
ville's Coming New Public Park
Royal Arcanum Grand Council Meet
ing-Flres In Meriden-A Prosperous
Baptist Institution.
The Hartford Courant, speaking of the big
quantities of patent fertilizers used in this
little state by the farmers, gives the results
of chat with one business firm and its big
sales of cotton seed hull ashes and says: The
particular "fad" just now is cotton seed hull
ashes, which are said to be of about double
strength of our native hardwood ash. As
their name indicates, they result from burn
ing the bulls of the cotton seed. Before
they were much thought Of a. fertilizer the
firm had secured exclusive control Of almost
the entire product, contract being executed
between them and the trust, through whose
hands the goods had to pass, and they were
| able to put them on the market
at a handsome profit. at the same
time giving the consumer a good margin.
| Now they keep buyers in the field looking up
of this article alone annually. They have
| landed in the town of Sufield alone 80 far
this season more than a hundred tons, and
the season is not fairly open. Mixed with
pommace the fertilizer is used with excellent
results in tobacco culture, and it ia superior
| top dressing, either alone or mixed with fish.
Incidentally, it may be said that it has
only recently been discovered that the cot
| ton seed hull makes an excellent feed for
stock, and it is quite likely that the pro-
ducers will soon find that it is more profitable
to sell it for that purpose than to burn and
sell the ashes.
Inquiry as to the probable tobacco culture
this season, in view of the poor results from
last years crop, the same gentleman gave it
as his opinion (based in part on the demand
| for tobacco fertilizers) that the acreage would
be fully equal to last seasons plant. There
| is only limited quantity of tobacco on hand
and producers think the outlook suspicious
for remunerative prices.
Chow much of business do you do in the
various kinds of fertilizersa" was asked. ooh,
| we handle about six hundred thousand tons
in the course OF the season."
Six hundred Thousand tonsl And this Is
only one quiet, pushing firm of the many
that handle the goods in one form or an
| other.
MERIDEN FIRES.
MER1pEN, April 16-Two barns belonging
to Frank R. Stillman JUST outside the city
limits were burned this afternoon with con-
siderable hay and farming utensils. LOSS
and insurance not reported.
MRS. THRALL's DEATH.
Mrs. Willis Thrall of Hartford, nearly 80
years old, died suddenly of heart failure on
Tuesday. Her husband, well known busi-
ness man, died in 1884, aged SO. Her son,
Mr.. Edward B. Thrall, who succeeded his
father in business, lived with his mother.
REV. MR.. PoTEAT OF NEW HAVEN AND OTHERS.
The spring term of the Connecticut Lite
rary institute opens with good attendance
and there are encouraging prospects for a
successful term. There will be course of
lectures given during this term by the Rev.
Mr.. Mcdonnell of Cromwell, tie Rev. Mr..
Fennell of Middletown, Mr.. F. a. Chaplin of
Hartford and the Rev. DR.. Halsey of New
| York. There will also be given during the
term addresses to young ladies by Mrs.
cambridge of New York and Mrs. Poteat
of New Haven. There will be business
talks also, delivered by Messrs. A. J. Sloper
| of New Britain and Major e. V. Preston
| of Hartford. The circular of the summer
school is issued, the lessons to last from July
8 to %.
| ROYAL ARCANUM-THE GRAND COUNCIL MEET
| ING YESTERDAY.
MER1DEN, April 16.-The grand council of
Connecticut, Royal Arcanum, is in session in
this city to-day. About fifty representatives
are present. Grand Regent johnson of
Hartford presided. The report of the grand
| regent, secretary and deputies were very en-
| couraging, showing gain of about 400 in
membership during the past year, and also a
good financial showing. Two councils were
instituted during the year-Savin Rock No.
| LOGS and Torrington 1854. The state be-
gan with ], AS members and closed the year
with 1850, having initiated SOC, admitted by
card 90, reinstated 2, suspended ~, and hav-
ing had seven permanent Withdrawals and
three deaths, and having contributed to w.
& o. B. fund $50, 564. 10. The grand coun-
Gil will be banqueted this evening by tbs
Meriden council.
REVOLUTIONARY SONS - NEW MEMBERS
| ELECTED.
At the meeting of the board of managers
of the Connecticut branch of the Sons of the
Revolution, the following were elected
Charles A. Jewell, Pliny Jewell and Lyman
B. Jewell, all of Hartford; Allan Pease and
Alfred w. Converse of Windsor Locks,
Charles A. Converse of Norwich, Charles
Turner of Birmingham, Ala, n. G. Lathrop
of Windham, G. E. Jones of New Hartford,
Moses w. Comstook of Mantle, James B.
Houston and Lyman A: Epson of Thompson
willie and Luther G.; Turner of New York
city: An honorary lady member was also
elected-Alice G. Stanley of New Britain.
The national convention of the society will
be held at Louisville, KY. on the 3Oth OF
April, and the delegates elected from the
Connecticut society are: the Hon. Henry G.
Robinson of Hartford. Lieutenant Governor
8. E. Merwin, Lewis L. Morgan and Frank
} lin II. Hart of New Haven; Judge ]. q.
Orump of New London, the Hon. Stephen w
Kellogg of Waterbury, and the Hon. E. j.
! Hill of Norwalk. The annual meeting of the
Connecticut society will be held here or
Saturday, May 10.
INTEREST OVER TERAYv1LLE's COMING NEW
PARK.
The project of establishing . memorial
park in Terryville to be called Baldwin
Park, in honor of the late Hon. N. Taylo,
Baldwin, has received strong Impetus in q
public meeting held recently, when a report
was made as to progress In the mattey. All
present were much interested in the matter
of decorating In a suitable manner the tract
of land which the heirs of Mr.. Baldwin
for park purposes. The chairman of the
committee, Mr. P. D. n. Allen, submitted
q plan drawn by McClunie of Hart
ford, which provides for a pond and
fountain, artistically arranged groups of
trees, tennis courts and q summer house to
be built on slightly knoll, commanding q
) view of not only the park, but much of the
village as we'll. The plan was received with
much favor. The report of the committee
was unanimously accepted and a permanent
committee, consisting of DR.. William P.
Sweet, Messrs. Richard Baldwin, P. ].
Plumb, j. w. Clark and T. B. NcNamara
was appointed to carry forward the work.
This committee held meeting ON Saturday
night and formed the Baldwin Park associa-
ton. They invite all citizens of the village
interested in the proposed park to meet
with them in Institute hall on Friday even-
ing of this week, when . plan of procedure
will be submitted.
At the West Shore.
The West Shore Journal, which for the
past four years has bsen annually published
in the interest of Savin Rock and vicinity,
will again make its appearance shortly. The
prosperity of the paper has induced its edi-
tor, Mr.. Simon P. Goodhart to double its