Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-23

ALL OVER THE STATE.
4 Meriden BOokkeeperss EmbeZzle.
ment-Funeral I'm Orange-GeneraI
Notes.
Meriden's society circles were considerably
stirred to-day over the news that John Watson,
aged forty, head bookkeeper and confidential
man Of the Meriden Silver Plate company, Is
short in his accounts and has left the city for
parts unknown Mr.. Watson had been trusted
employe Of the company for eleven years, and
the discovery Of his betrayal OF trust was shock
to his employers and associates. He was con-
fronted with the evidences of his guilt last FRI
day morning by R. a. Curtiss, secretary OF the
company, and confessed.
That noon he went home to dinner and his wife
has not seen him since. Experts are at work
upon his books to learn how much the shortage
is and for how long Watson has been stealing
He has a wife and two children His shortage is
not believed to be SO large but that it could have
been easily managed If Watson had remained.
Tennis club. He was the republican councilman
from the Third ward. He was also treasurer or
the Montowese tribe, ]. o. R. M, but the accounts
are all right Mr.. Watson moved in good society
and was generally well liked.
THE LATE JEREMIAH WOODRUFF OF ORANGE.
The late jeremiah Woodruff of Orange, whose
funeral took place yesterday, died Of a blood clot
in the heart was certified by the physician
who was called, DR.. Beardsley of Birmingham
He had bnt just returned from a drive to Biz
mingham, and brought back a half box of orange
He sat down by the fire and began eating an
orange, and began to choke. This led to vomit,
ing and relief Afterwards he drank glass OF
water and conversed with those in the room with
him, still sitting in the chair he had taken when
first entering. Presently his head fell back and
twenty minutes from the time Mr.. woodruff sal
MI. woodruff was in the eightieth year of his
age. He was born in Orange and succeeded his
father in the possession of the homestead which
| has remained in the family for many years
Something like three years ago Mr.. Woodruff a nd
his wife celebrated their golden wedding. Mrs
Woodruff died about one year later. Five chill
dren were born of the union, all of whom are still
| George E. Woodruff, Ansonia; Mrs Everett B
Clark, Milford; Frank Woodruff, Milford, ant
Mr. Woodrn n is not the FIRST Of his family to di
| suddenly. An aged sister dropped suddenly GU
| Of life some years ago while sitting in q chat
having her hair dressed, and other members hav
| died with equal suddenness
| soAPsToNE AND CAPITALISTS
Recently large deposit of soapstone was dis
| covered on the soapstone mountain and a
analysis Of the find shows that it is of very pur
i quality. A company of Rockville and Tollan
The company consists Of Judge savage and Id
number of other capitalists
/ NINETY-NINE YEARS OLD AND STILL spRY.
The oldest person in Waterbury is, in all prol
ability, Mrs. Palmyra Cotton, who lives with A
| mon Scovill at No. 5 French street. On Ne
years of age and will commence to forge the las
link in the chain of a century. But the tria
ana troubles OF ninety nine years have not take
| lively yet. She was born at Bunker Hill, Water
bury. The old lady said to Waterbury Repul
hcan reporter: david Stoddard is my sister
tAtn9r7E WI Tmnthv
Sarah Nichols. There were fifteen childre
the sixth Fhere is n only left my yS sisse
Mrs. Nancy Bradley of Oakvilfe, who Is eight
every day, and myself sister, fq MuIdy, 4
lived to be 1ihnetyIttwo years Old but am seye
she said this, for she takes great pride in h,
years; sPolly, another sister, she continues
lived to be ninety-two and she married Ash,
Pritchard had cousin live to be 1903 yea
| old and don't see why can't live as long as he
When was little girl there wasn't many houst
in Waterbury, tell you. The green up thel
only shop knew of when was girl was a lit
spoon shop where Henry Grilley made pewte
were scarce those days and ali us children on
spoon we would catch fits. During my, youn
and going out to NURSE
| Mrs. Cotton remained unmarried until she W,
considered herself quite youthful maiden up
that time. She earned and saved enough none
to buy the place where she now lives.
1854 she went to live with-one of her sisters
Friendship, Allegheny county, N. Y, and, aft
stopping with her five years, met her future hu
band in the person of Ira Cotton, gay bachel
each other, and Mrs scoxill says that, she ofte
heard her her father say that it used to NAL
} street hand in hand just like school children. NJ
Soften Cot en- lived but few years after the marriag
repurchased the house on French street, whi(
she had sold when she went to live with her 81
ter"
| OF HISTORIC INTEREST.
An antique hair trunk, now reposing in the Q
tic of country house at East Great Plain, ne,
Norwich, possesses historic associations of gre
interest: 1t was once owned by Hendrix Hudso
the navigator, and was brought to the Americs
Gon cont, by him in his vessel, the Half Moo
| west passage and discovered the Hudson riv
instead Thus the old trunk antedates and exec
| IN interest the numerous heirlooms reputed
| have come over in the Maylower. The prese
| owner, Egbert E. Storer of Norwich, is q line
descendent of Hendrix Hudson.
ABOUT CONNECTICUT TOWN GOVERNMENTS.
Yesterdays Hartford Courant says: Wi
characteristic liberality of judgment the wate
bury American decides that the Courant favo
republican party's advantage lies that wayi Nc
| we are not certain that the advantage does
| that way. II our esteemed contemporary W
look up a little Connecticut history it will fl
l thoe eilS VI ILLS STATE OIU6u De-
controlled by the democratic party, and that
controlling the legislature that party has secur,
the governor when the people failed to ele
ABOUT as often as has the republican party.
The Courant has no partisan interest in Il
question whatever. Our position is simply tn
the Connecticut town as a factor in our COVER
sort of citizens. 1t is right in its theory and 81
cessful in its results. The proposition to thre
wearied Of their political duties may be eG Cited
evidence that it has ceased to have its educ
to improve citizenship by abolishing the scho
for its training.
SWEDISH CHURCH.
The Congregational churches of Hartford Al
several out of town churches have been inyit
to take part in ordaining L. WA. Bjorkman Al
installing him as pastor Of the Swedish Zion Go
TO be held on Friday next.
HARTFORD WEDDINGS.
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Rathbu
daughter of Major ]. G. Rathbun, to Mr.. Charl
G. Stone has been announced.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.. Mely
Il. Hapgood, the architect, to Miss Mary n Smit
the daughter OF Mr.. James A. Smith, on L
afternoon of December 81, at st. Johns churc
at s O'Clock.
wALLINoFoRp.
Officers of the Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. A
society have been elected as follows: Preside,
John Norton; vice president, Henry E. Arvir
secretary and collector, Howard James; tire,
urer, Robert L. Horton; trustees, B. +. Willial
Amos L. Dickinson, Thomas Kennedy, I'd; aud
ors, Herbert Atkinson, Charles Mclean, Charl
Foster, jr.
The employees of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co
| plating room contributed a very handsome fol
piece to be placed on the coffin of their associa
| John O. Mansfield Captain Mansfield was I
Oldest member of the Baptist church.
4 FUNERALS.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Douglas Russell q
| est daughter of the late e. a. Russell of Midi
| town, took place yesterday afternoon attend
| by many people of prominence in church a
| benevolent circles in that city. Deceased b
| been for many years an invalid.
The funeral Of Hon. Moses Warren Comsto
| of Mantle, one Of the Oldest and most esteem
residents of that place. took place Sunday.
| age was Seventy-Six. He had filed many offiC
| In his native town.
Funeral of Mrs. Charles A. Nettletol
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza, wife of Charl
A. Nettleton, took place yesterday afte
noon from the residence No. 81 Villa
street, attended by many sorrowi,
| friends. Rev. DR.. Phillips of the Chur,
of the Redeemer, of which deceased h,
been a member for over fifty years, Off
ated. Mr.. Phillips made very touchi,
) and appropriate remarks, in the course
which he alluded to the gentleness and p
thence of the deceased and her Christi,
life and character, and said that she "
one of the three oldest members of t.
Church of the Redeemer.s The beare
were, from the church, Hiram Camp, Hen,
10 4 L e.