Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-06
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Mr.. Frank Howe Ii recovering from an |
attack Of the influenza, which has confined |
him to his home for the past few weeks.
Gordon Switzerland of Springfield, Mass, |
is In town once In two weeks to drill the |
Milford Oornet band.
The doctors report fewer cases of influenza
and those who have been afflicted with it as
recovering or we'll.
Plymouth church was not in condition for |
the services to be held there last Sunday, and
Rev. Mr.. Upson, the pastor, who arrived in
New York on Saturday was notified Of the
fact and spent Sunday in New York with
friends.
has caused many fears, is reported as having
passed the crisis of the disease, and hopes
are now entertained ct his recovery.
The ladies of the First church will give a
social tea at the chapel Of the church on
Thursday evening of this week. An inter-
esting programme has been arranged for the
evening and cake and tea will be served.
Rev. F. L. Ferguson will preach q sermon
to the members of Arctic Fire Engine 90.
No. ! next Sunday evening in the First
church. The company has accepted the in
vitation to be present and will appear in .
body.
A company of the pupils from the school
in New Haven where Miss Hattie Gum Is
teacher, made her visit last Saturday after
noon at her home here.
Rev. Charles Upson arrived in town on
Monday, and expects to occupy the pulpit of
Plymouth church next Sunday.
southingtoD.
Feb. Sat the annual meeting of the
| Connecticut Motor Co. the directors elected
| were: R. E. Dunston, g. @. Sterling, E. E.
Somerset, E. ]. Neale, e. w. Twitchell The
officers for the ensuing year are: President,
R. E. Dunston; secretary, ]. r. Stagg; treas
urer, Sherman Blakeslee; auditors, E. P.
Hotchkiss and @. L. Ames. The showing
| made was most satisfactory.
Thomas Skinner was yesterday before JUS
tice Andrews and received sentence of 81
costs and 30 days in jail.
A special high mass was celebrated at St.
Thomas r. G. church yesterday, for the re-
pose of the soul of Edward We're Hunt. father
of Very Rev. M. A. Hunt, pastor of the par
ish. Visiting clergymen present were:
Fathers Kelley of Brooklyn, N. Y. ,celebrant;
New Haven, sub-deacou; ODonnell of Wa
terbury, master of ceremonies; Boden of
Bristol, B. OR. Sheridan of Middletown,
James Sheridan, Windsor Locks; Walsh,
Plainville; John Quinn, Collinsville; Hunt
and Dinneen, Southington.
walllngford.
have been cutting Ice four inches thick,
from Cambell's ice pond.
Thursday night the grange gives an enter
tainment for gentlemen, In charge of George
I. William and George w. Harrison.
Rev. Hugh Mallon is confined to his home
with q severe cold.
Miss George daughter of William M.
Whitaker, is seriously Ill at her fathers
house on Church street.
The Friendly Ten gave q very successful
entertainments at the town hall last night.
Frederick Richards of the Wallingford
Times has petition circulation for his ap-
pointment as census enumerator for this
town.
A large delegation of Ivy lodge, Knights
of Pythias, went to New Haven this morn
ing.
Several military men from here with their
wives will attend the military ball in Water
bury tonight.
w. Burr Hall, the incoming postmaster,
has been spending day or two in the post
Office with the present incumbent and speaks
in the highest terms of the kind manner in
which he was received and courtesies shown
him, Mr.. W. B. Hall, the present incumbent,
kindly giving him all the information in re-
gard to the workings of the Office that lies in
Seymour D. Hall 10 digging a cellar on his
lot opposite his present residence, where he
moves the house he now lives in, fitting it
out for tenement and building himself
residence on the old site, which will be
great improvement to that part of Main
street.
The alarm of FIRE this morning was caused
| by the accidental blowing of the gong of the
| Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. factory. The
| gong rope became caught in some machinery.
General state News.
AT WARRINGTON.
The harbor committee in Washington will
hear the Bridgeport committee at the capt.
tol at 1890 q. m. to-day.
REV. II. N. GALLAGHER.
ESSEX, Conn.,, Feb. 5.-Rev. II. NJ. GAL
lagher, formerly of New Haven and pastor
| of the Baptist church here, is just recovering
| from . severe illness.
oRaANIsr RESIGNED.
Mr.. John 8. Camp has resigned his place
as organist of the Park church, Hartford, to
take effect April l. The resignation was
offered several weeks ago, and repeated
efforts were made to induce . reconsidera-
ton, but It has at last been accepted.
BRAKEMAN FATALLY HURT.
WINDSOR LOCKS, Cenn., Feb. 5.-Daniel
| Drey, 81, a brakeman on the Suffield branch
| of the Consolidated road, fell under the
| train while coupling cars this morning. His
| right leg was cut of and his left hand crush
| ed. He was taken to the Hartford hospital,
and will not recover. He was married and
lived in Sufdeld.
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
BRIDGEPORT, Feb. Sat the afternoon
Golden Eagle. In this city yesterday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: g. G.. 8. w.
Clark of New Britain; g. v. O.. Charles
Butler of New Haven; T. a. p, VIII. Rodan
of New Britain; G. N. of R., e. E. Spencer
of Meriden; G. K. Of E., George A. Hart OF
New Britain; G. s. H.. John vickers, Of
| Bridgeport; representative to supreme castle,
F. L. Trowbridge of New Haven.
| THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
The Bridgepor. lodge No. 2, o. s. D. f.,
held their first anniversary at Germsnia hall
in that city Tuesday night. 1t was pleas
ant occasion. About 500 people attended,
among which were eleven delegates from
New Haven. District Deputy Paul Gebhard
| of New Haven was also present. The grand
| march, which opened tho programme of
dancing, was lead by Floor Director John
Kaelin and daughter Miss Emma. followed by
about fifty couples. During the intermission
a nice supper was enjoyed.
| FROM A NEW BRITAIN ESTATE. ,s-sssS
The executors of the Erwin estate Of New
Britain are just now paying out considerable
sums In legacies under the Erwin will, which
good management and careful Investments
enable them to meet within the term suggest
ed by the testator himself. Among these
are: To tho Connecticut Industrial school,
SIC, 600; Fairview Cemetery chapel, 425, 600;
American Missionary association, American
Home Missionary society and American
Baptist Home Missionary society, 10000
each; Marietta college, Olivst college and
Doane college, 81, 900 each, and Drury college,
$500.
| FIRE IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Feb 4-Fire broke out In
Waverly hall building tonight at $50 and
in ten minutes the rear of the building was
enveloped In flames. An oil stove In the
| vicinity of the scenery exploded, setting fire
to the building. The stage and scenery were
destroyed and hole burned through the
roof. The Portland club room and Swede
society were also burned out.
The hall was to be occupied by an A. o. q.
w. Middlesex lodge tonight and their visits
ors to the number of 400, tables being al
ready set and loaded with edibles, but every.
thing was so wet down that the banquet was
postponed. The loss is about 50, 900.
THE STEAMER RHODE ISLAND EQUIPPED WITH
LIaHr OF 5000 CANDLE POWER.
SroNINaToN, Conn, Feb. 6.--The steamer
Rhode Island has been equipped with Q
Huntington search light for the purpose Of
locating q vessels position In the sound
when fog, mist or snow prevails. The Mas
sachusetts of the Same line 10 to be equipped
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