Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-25
LATEST CoNuEorIour NEWS.
Reports From All Parts of the seat

Reports From All Parts of the state.
 By Connecticut Associated Press.1
 TWISTED, April 24.-The Connecticut board of agriculture and Dairymen's assoaia- tion met in convention here to-day and dis- cussed topics of interest to farmers. Ex- Lieutenant Governor Hyde presided. The attendance was not 10 large as was expected, the fine weather keeping many of tho msm- bers at home tilling their lands. Addresses were made by Dr. E. H. Jenkins, vice direc- tor of the Connecticut experiment. station; Professor O. D. Woods, professor at the storrs school experiment station, who talked about food for dairy stock; John L. Kirk ham, r. F. Gold, Professor Ladd of Wap- ping, Professor Johnson of Yale. who treated the subject, "Best Breed of Cows," in Q ] thorough manner.
 BANK PRESIDENTS RRsIaNATIoN.
 BRIDGEPORT, April M.-Daniel W. Bald win, president of the Connecticut National bank, sent his resignation as fire commits sioner to Mayor DeForest to-day. MT. Bald win has been . member of the board of fire commissioners for several years. He gave no reason for his resignation, but it is under stood that he decided to step out because Mayor DeForest last Monday appointed John M. Near and John Johnson members of the board. The two new members are supposed to be opposed to Chief Gardinier and sev- eral other officers of the fire department, and 1t is thought the appointment means the re- moval of the latter. A scheme has been in the works for some time to this effect. and he resigned.
 ANExPLosIoN IN BRISTOL.
 BRISTOL, April 24.-An explosion occurred here today in the cellar of Merriman Broth ers' drug store, which is under the Gridley house. A barrel of alcohol exploded from some unknown cause and set fire to the store. Perry Holley, clerk in the store, was thrown down and bruised and cut about the face but he is not seriously hurt. The fire was put out without much trouble. The damage will not exceed $1O0.
 THE FIREMEN REFUSED IT.
 BRISTOL, April 24.-The various fire com- panies in town last night sent delegates to a meeting held at hook and ladder house and voted not to accept the $25 offered to the most popular fireman in town by the Bristol Herald. The Herald under a former man. agement offended some of the fremen and they have decided to have nothing to do with the present contest.
 TWO MAGNIFICENT GIFTS FOR A CHURCH.
 NEW MILFORD, April 24.-All Saints Me- morial church of this town is soon to receive two magnificent gifts, one costly and ar tistlc memorial window, and the other a beautiful brass pulpit. The window will be placed in the church by Mrs. Black, widow of the late w. D. Black, formerly member of the jewelry firm of Ball, Black 6 Go. Mir. Black died in this place about g year ago. He Lel a1x GoI <1o 6rcs csno interests of the town and was widely known throughout the state. The window was de- signed and executed by Tiffany, and has been in process of construction for nearly a year. It will be placed in position before Sunday, May 4, the anniversary of MT. Blacks death. Tiffany & Go. expect this window will be the finest thing of the kind l in America. The memorial pulpit is the gift of Mrs. George B. Draper, mother of Rev. F. B. Draper, of All Saints Church, and is to be placed in position by the first Sun- day in June in memory of Mrs. L. B. Good hue. It was designed and manufactured by J. & R. Lamb of New York, and is mag nifcent work of art in solid cherry and brass Several important changes are to be made in the interior arrangements of the ed. flee, which, when completed, will make All state.
 DETERRENT OPINIONS.
 A1DDLETowN, April 24.-Dr. Cleveland medical examiner for this city, who in com pany with Dr. Look of this city assisted Medical Examiner Calif of Cromwell 1T making the autopsy on the body of Thoma Lynch yesterday. is quite positive that thu man was strangled, and expressed the belle | that Bolan, the man who was last seen w1tl Lynch, ought to be held for examination b. the Hartford police. The body was sent t | Hartford to-day.
 | TOO sMART-A BoY's KNDEAvoR TO CREATE :
 SENSATION.
 MIDDLxrowN, April 24.-George Travers the missing thirteen year old boy of thi place, who it was reported by letter sent t his friends had committed suicide by jump ing off ferryboat at Groton and drownin himself, is alive and will be sent to the re form school tomorrow. He himself sent tn letter home announcing his death for tn purpose of creating sensation. His parent were at first overcome with grief and em
 ployed Undertaken Southmayd to get tn body. He telegraphed to New London ur
 dertaker about 1t, who replied that no bod had been found. Young Travers was en ployed in the office of the Postal Telegrap company in this city and ran away last Moi
 day, and has ran away several times befor