Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-12

R1e8yox OF leeB6E tlW0s LII tO1sVA h0 Weo
large, tall. commanding; earnest, bold. with
voice deep and of great compass. He was
close reasoner, had good use Of language, was
practical and illustrative.
The funeral of Mrs Charles Hotchkiss was
attended at her late residence on Friday ut.
ternoon. Besides q considerable plumber OF
relatives there was a numerous company OF
members Of Cheshire grange, who wore
badges of mourning. The whole scene was
very impressive in the expression of general
sorrow for the death of 80 estimable young
wife and mother. She was Stella Mansfield,
married to Mr.. Hotchkiss ten years ago She
leaves q husband and three little children to
mourn her loss. Her former home wss New
Haven. Few young persons hayeAmace for
themselves warmer place In the hesrts Of
the people.
Nr.John Fury was buried Oh Monday. The
services we attended from the Roman Catho-
lie church. Mr.. Fury leaves family OF
grown up children. Though but laboring
man Mr.. Fury had long shown 30 much taste
and skill an gardener a. well a. care IN
keeping his homo and grounds in such neat
condition that it caused general remark and
approval.
Ir. W. H. Doolittle il still confined to tho
house with rheumatism. Mrs Samuel Brooks
of Brooksvale has been very Ill for some
weeks, but is now slightly improved: Most
of the families in that section Of Cheshire
have taken part in the prevailing sick
ness. Mr.. Chauncey Rice 10 still
worry Ill. He has erected and is operating
with the aid of his sons and others a steam
sawmill near his home on the sight of the old
time "Gaylord's mill" He IN saving rail
road ties and keg slaves, getting the wood
from hills and valleys about his home. Inn
| mense piles of keg slaves are produced every
day. These are furnished to fill orders from
Southington hardware manufacturers who
make the slaves into kegs for transporting
small articles of iron, steel, etc.
| No signs yet of the watch shop starting up
| or employing the nudierous hands who walt
| Its movements.
| Mr.. d. H. Rice has taken position in the
real estate Office of Mr.. James Curtiss of
Meriden.
A Mr.. Clark is canvassing the town Ia the
interests of New Haven county history
which IL in preparation by New York
firm.
trees from the green in front of tho Csngrs-
gational church enables the people to sec the
dial of the new town clock much more easily
than before. If some moro Of the trees
which line our sidewalks were re-
moved it would give the rest a
better chance to grow symetrical-
ly and the shades would yet
be all that any reasonable person could ask
for. Some homes and yards are made un-
healthy by too much shade. The modern
physicians tell us there is no better health
promoter than sunshine.
Another meeting of the Village Improve
ment society is called for Thursday evening,
February 10. This organization has already
done enough to justify its institution, but it's
members see much more yet to be attained.
Good walks and lighted streets we cannot do
without, now. that we have learned their
| value.
| General State News.
| DALY's $1,000 OFFER.
George Scattergood was in Hartford over
Sunday, and ia reported that he offered W.
G. Daily $1,000 for Farmer Boy.
| GIVEN UP.
| Captain Scott of New London has given up
| all hope of saving the three-masted schooner
| Pocahontas which ia ashore at Block Island.
The eastsrly storm Of last week finished the
ruin OF the vessel.
| SOLD BY THE TRUSTEES.
j. J. Franklin's house. shop and land, To-
Gated in the village OF South Coventry has
been sold by the trustees. Franklin loft
town for New Haven in March, 1889, and
has not yet returned.
BRIDGEPORT, Feb. 11.-Michael Hurnezak
which belonged to his wife, whom he married
Saturday. His wife's maiden name
was Lizzie Ksbanjo, and the couple were
married by Attorney ]. B. Klein.
STAGE DRIVER KILLED.
George s. Wight, aged forty-two, for ten
or twelve years proprietor Of the stage line
between Manchester and Manchester Green,
was instantly killed at Wrapping Monday. He
fell from his wagon in An spileptic 1T and the
horse kicked him a. he fell, killing him.
DAIRYMEN's DoINGs.
At the Connecticut dairymsn's meeting at
Hartford, February II, an organization to be
known as the Connecticut Creamery associa.
ton was formed. It embraces two-thirds Of
the creameriss of the state. II il distinct
from the Dairymen's association.
wHEnLMEN AND THE HIGHWAYS.
HARTFORD Feb. 11.-Colonel Albert A.
address before tho board of trade this morn
ing. He advocated that every effort be
made to improve the highways of the state.
QUEER FREAK.
Mason A Bates has a russell apple in which
10 q triangular piece of an entirely different
apple, about quarter of an inch wide on
the outside, formed with perfect skin around
1t and grown wedgewise to tho core, and
seems to be of the old native stock. It is q
rare curiosity.
| OFF FOR FLORIDA.
Mayor Hopkins, L. K. Mansfield, DR.. e.
A. 6tratton, Thomas F. Gahagan, George
b. Sherman, Charles and George 81.
White, Zerah Hoyt, and Albert A. Nash,
Florida. They will be gone from ono to two
months.
HAD NO IDEA OF DOING 80.
Il HARTFORD, Conn.,, Feb. 1.-THE report
that Governor Buckley will disband Com
pany z and Company F of this city because
they reelected as captains the men who
were dishonorably discharged, 10 emphatical
ly denied at the Office of the adjutant gener.
al. The governor, 60 1t ID said, has no ides
of resortipg to such a rad ical measure.
ONE OF TIE OLD SORT.
Eighty three years ago the following death
notice was published in Philadelphia: "a,
ia. When 106 he married his tenth wife,
who was only sixteen. His gray hairs had faller
off and were renewed by . dark head of hair
A new set of teeth had made their appear
anoe and he ate three pounds of pork, twt
! or three pounds of bread, and drank nearly
pint of wine few hours before his death.
No wonder he died.
NEW LoNDoNKRs WERE BELIEAING.
, 1t is strange what general faith there wa
In the prediction of another blizzard that wa
published in Fridays Day as emsnatinR from
Plainvills, Conn.,, weather prophet, and tn
precautions taken by many 90 az not to b.
caught without plenty of provisions in tn,
house in case the prediction proved true
} There IL hardly q groceryman or Q butche
but what found that his Thursday trade hai
( greatly increased. In some instances Gus
TONERS purchased whole hams and larp
, quantities Of meats and groceries. Goa
dealers also had more than the usual numbe
= of orders.-New London Day.
CAPTAIN HALRs SWORD.
: The Hartford Courant says: Captain Jon
! athan Hale of Glastonbury served In the rev
: olutionary war in Colonel Wolcott's rsgi
/ mont. He was captain of Company Sixth
> Colonel Wolcott's was one of the three regi
ments from Connecticut that shut up tn
British in Boston and that erected battsrie
: to lombard the town. This regiment hai
the honor of marching into Boston after tn
British had evacuated tho city. But abou
two weeks before that triumphant day Can