Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-16
Pleasant Gathering on Humphrey
 Street.
GENERAL STATE NEWS. GleaRings from All Sections-Dfed in Saupatuck-Died in Derby.

GleaRings from All Sections-Dfed in
 Saugatuck-D1ed in Derby. SAuaATUcK, Dec. 15.-George Phelps Lawrence, senior member of the firm of Lawrence, Giles & Co.,, New York, fruit importers, was found dead in bed at his residence in this village this morn ing. Death was due to apoplexy. The deceased was wealthy and his estate here is located near Cedar Point, and is of the finest on the sound. Mir. Lawrence weighed over 300 pounds, and had been troubled with rheumatic gout for some years He will be buried in Greenwood cemetery, New York.
 JOSEPH PACKARD SWIFT DEAD.
 DERBY, Dec. 15.-Joseph Packard Swift one of the oldest residents of the town, died last night. He was born in 1901 and has been a prominent man in the old town until within few years when he retired.
 5 FORMER YALE PROFESSOR.
 BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 15.-Dr. Leonard Waldo, formerly professor at Yale college and recently connected with the Aluminium Brass and Bronze company, and Newton E. Stout, the Wall street broker, have formed 8 new firm, and ground was ne of roaa %hey W make the alloys of copper with alu8inum silicon and with the Sheffield scientific school when at Yale.
 RYLANDs IS CHIEF OF POLICE.
 BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 16.-Chief Justice Andrews to-day handed down decision in the quo war ranto case brought by Chief John Rylands
 
 finds that the common council has not abolished the office of chief of police and sustains the de- murrer filed by the chiefs counsel. John By Hal having previously decided that the dis missal of chief by the alleged board of police commissioners was illegal
 HEAVY FIRE LOSSES.
 The fire losses this year have been unusually great. President Chase of the Hartford Fire Insurance company says he will not M be 1 surprised if the total losses go up to $130, ,OOO 900 against S1150OO, 900 last year.
 SUES THE COMPANY.
 Charles Abeling of Yalesvie is suing Walling- ford and the Southern New England Telephone company for $a,5oo: His horse got tangled up in was broken. $
 ON THE SICK LIST. The shop society of the Farrel Foundry and Machine company, Ansonia, has about twenty members who are reported on the sick list, most of whom are thought to be suffering from the grip. Monday morning there were eight cases reported to the secretary, and Tuesday morning five additional cases were reported. DIED IN ANsoNrA YESTERDAY.
 Mrs. Ann T: Cable, widow of the late Horace Cable of Oxford, died yesterday morning, De- Mrs. A; H. Bartholomew on South Cliff street, Ansonia, aged eighty-two years Mrs Cable developed into pneumonia, she taking to her bed last Wednesday. She leaves two daughters, the other one being Mrs D. W. Bronson of New few would have thought by her appearance that she was so old. While she resided in Oxford, Mrs. Cable was a very active member of the Episcopal church and was at the head and front of all work in which the ladies took part.
 SUPPER TO BIoYcLIsr.
 The Birmingham Y. M. c. A. Bicycle club ten- dered to A. D. Waite, member of that club @ parting supper Monday night at tho Birmingham hotel. There was about Q score of young mon present and they had pleasant time. MT. Waite was secretary of the executive committee ap pointed by the club to arrange for and manage the field day, which was held last September. DEATH DITCH.
 Patrick Moran of Torestville was caught by @ cave-in in a ditch Monday, which he, in company with other men, was digging from the now Catholic church to the river, and the life imm e. diately crushed out of him. Another man, Rob- bert Dutton, was caught, but not seriously hurt
 CooNs '... Walter Plumb of Bristol has caught twenty eight 'coons this season, averaging fifteen pounds each, or a total weight of 'coons of 420 pounds. If this does not beat the record for this state it comes very near 1t.
 THE FARRELL coNPANY's RECEPTION. About 250 of the employees of the Farrel Foun- dry and Machine company attended reception