Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-09
ALL AnoUND rHB STATE.

Death or the Mother OF she Drs. Thom-
SON or new Havsn-Army and NAVY
club Dinner-A Big and Notable Land
slide 1t WlnAs0r-When Tr0us are
Plentiful - Killed BY an Indian
Death ola Former New brissin AAec-
tor.
Yesterdays Hartford Courant says ''Mrs.
Susan O. B. Thomson, wife of the venerable
DR.. Charles 8. Thomson, formerly of New
Haven, died last night, at the residence of
her son-in-law, Major John G. Kinney, on
Winthrop street. She was Frustrated with
the influenza about Christmas and never re-
gained strength, although until within
q few days her friends have
been confident of her recovery. Mrs.
Thomson was born In Griswold, in 1909, one
of the daughters of Colonel William Belchsr,
q soldier Of the war of 1912, and q grand
daughter of Captain William Belcher Of the
revolutionary army. She married DIR. Thorn
son in 1884, making her home until few
years ago in New Haven. When DR.. Thorn
son, who is now In his ninetieth year, gave
up active practice they removed to this city,
to make their home with their daughter, Mrs.
Kinney. Mrs. Thomson retained her remark.
able intellectual faculties unimpaired until
within few days Of her death. Her stricken
husband has for several years been the old
est survivor Of the Yale medical college,"
A COURT MARTIAL.
Major Burpee of the Second regiment held
q court martial Monday on about dozen
members of Co. b who were charged with
absenting themselves from drill without
good reason. No report made yet.
KILLED AT A GRADE CROSSING.
Nuxu nv{1 Tarr Ghor
dan, aged fifty seven years, was run over and
killed at the Elm street crossing of the New
England road this morning. Miss Sheridan
gates were closed.
HE PLEDGED 81 900.
At meeting of young men in Norwich
recently to boom the project for having Y.
N. O. association building in that city, one
young men pledged 81, 900 for his Unite. :"
The hdy friends are projecting q big enter
tainment In aid Of the same enterprise.
A NEW ENGLAND ROAD CONDUCTOR KILLED.
WATERBURY,, April Sat Hopewell, on
the New York and New England road, at 10
o'clock last night, Thomas McCabe. twenty
eight, married, conductor of special freight
which runs between Hopewell and Fishkill,
fell between the cars Of his train on to the
track and was run over and killed. He was
insured in Order Railway Conductors for
$4,000.
TO DINE TONIGHT.
The Appomattox meeting of the Army and
Navy club this "Wednesday evening at Gen.
trail hall, Hartford, will have the largest at
tendance of any meeting the association has
ever had. Not less than one hundred and
seventy-fve will sit down to dinner. The
business meeting will be at Z o'clock, and II
at 7:30 in order that the literary and musical
exercises may be concluded at midnight, at
which hour a special train will leave for New
Haven.
BIG TIMES AMONG THE NORWICH TRoUTINe
FRATERNITY.
The Norwich Bulletin says: There have
past two weeks than have been caught in
this region In the same length of time in the
past ifty years. Not less than 1900 front
Of legal size have been taken, and some days
the markets have been alutted. One fisher
man with basket of s'beauties'' did the town
the other day trying to sell them, and he
finally disposed of them to . marketman fol
20 cents pound, and took his pay in Goldfish
DEATH OF FORMER NEW BRITAIN RECTOR.
Rev. Mr.. Capron, who died in Jersey City
Saturday, was the second rector of st. Marks
parish in New Britain, having been placed ir
charge November 10, 1s4S, and continuing
until Easter Sunday, 1856. Mr.. Capron wal
man of commanding appearance and pos
sessing a very genial temperament. He wal
greatly beloved by all his people, several Of
whom never ceased to be in frequent com
| ishioners of St. Marks church are to day
| living. Out of nine rectors and six clergy
who oficiated at st. Marks at intervals ex'
| tending over period of ifty-two years, bu
three are to-day living, viz: Rev. f. P. kus
sell, Rev. s. B. Baldwin and Rev. Jane
Stoddard.
BIG AND NOTABLE LAND SLIDE.