Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-31
ALL OVER THE STATE,

General News of Interest from All
 Sections.
 The marriage engagement of Miss Sara w. Hills of Hartford to Mr. Frank w. Hartshorne of New York has been an nounced.
 MT. Robert Hoe of New York, the lead ing stockholder in the company which manufactures the famous Hoe presses, was in Hartford on Saturday, and spent Sun day at his country villa on Talcott noun tain. MT. Hoe is liberal in his praises of Hartford.
 Major John F. Jones, formerly of Hart ford, who has been the general manager of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad and also the president of the Blacksburg Land and Improvement con- pany, whose headquarters are in Blacks burg, s. o., has resigned his former posi- ton and will hereafter give his time to the advancement of Blacksburg by attention to other interests.
 forty-six years old, a resident of North street, died suddenly at 9:3O this morning while at work in her house. She had been in good health as far as known, and the cause of death is not yet explained. The medical examiner thus far gives no positive statement, but heart disease is be- lieved to have been the cause. She leaves husband and large family.
 W1LL1MANr1c, March 3O-Miss Nellie Lynch, who was injured by Putnam train, near this city, February 2S, died at noon to-day at Dr. Hills hospital. The death resulted from the injury to the left l,,~ .zl. brain. She lost foot at the time of the accident. Ellen O'Brien, sister of Mar garet O'Brien who was killed at the time of the accident, visited Miss Lynch March Y, when the latter got greatly excited talking over the accident. She grew worse and on the 10th became unconscious and remained so until her death to-day.
 ANsoN1A, March 30.-In looking over the land records for the town of Derby the other day an old deed was found in volume 13, dated November 6, 1792 The deed was entered:
 Joseph Chuse, alias Joseph Marwihn of Kent, virtue of a special Resolve of the Honorabie the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, at October, 1792, improving and granting liberty to sell my lands in Derby.
 The document states that for the sum of e43 6s. 4d. from Judson and Nathan Stiles was conveyed to them thirty three acres of land bordering on the Naugatuck river. The deed is signed ''Joseph Mawa" |" This is undoubtedly the last piece of land in this town, and probably in this country, that was held by the Indians.
 SEYMOUR, March 29.-At the morning Easter service at Trinity Episcopal church to-day, memorial window was unveiled. It was erected by ex-Congressman and Mrs. Carlos French to the memory of their daughter, Mrs. Carlotta French, who died last summer. It is beautiful piece of work, weighing over 800 pounds and costing $2,50O. Miss French was we'll known in Washington society for her per sonal accomplishments and excellent equestrienneship.
 MT. William Rockefeller of New York, one of the directors of the Consolidated road, had his plans all made up to go to Europe Wednesday of this week, but Dis trict Attorney Delaney Nicoll told him not to leave the country until after the grand jury report upon the tunnel acci- dent. MT. Rockefeller at once postponed his trip
 The death of Mrs. Avis Porter, familiar ly known as "Aunt Avis" removes re- known members of the Society of Friends or Quakers in eastern New York. She died week ago to-day at the residence of her son-in-law, ex-Supervisor Joseph s. Hall, at Grahamsville, Sullivan county, in her ninety-eighth year. She was born in Fairfield county, this state, May IF, 1793 She was still young when she married Leonard Porter. MT. Porter died in 1860. At a celebration of "Aunt Avis" ninety seventh birthday by her family and friends last May, the fact was disclosed that the pair were the progenitors of 8 numerous family. Their descendants, living and dead, then numbered 11o; About two weeks ago she and the daughter with whom she lived, Mrs. Nancy Hall, were attacked by the grip. The mother died Monday morning, and the daughter died the same evening, the latter being seventy three years old.
 Maurice H. Cook, for three years fore man at the National Needle company, Springfield, is to resign this week to take position at Waterbury, Conn.,, his old home, whither he will take his family. MT. Cook is an expert needle maker, in which line of work he has been engaged for seventeen years. He is also crayon artist of no mean ability, several of his pictures having been displayed in Spring field within few months.
 Charles Cofey, one of Granby's repre- sentatives to the general assembly, has bought the homestead of William Dewey of Granby. Mr. Dewey, since the death of his wife, has made his home in Sufield with his daughter, Mrs. Nelson.
 Miss Ella G. Learned, 50, who was bit ten by an Italian greyhound at Hartford recently, died of hydrophobia Saturday afternoon.
 The new lodge of Odd Fellowship formed in Danbury is called Progressive lodge, No. IS. Two hundred and fifteen members took the initiatory degree, which, however, does not complete the charter membership by about sixty, who are expected to come in at the next meet ing. This beats anything in the history of Odd Fellowship. The highest number heretofore admitted was less than 150.
 The forty-third anniversary of modern spiritualism was celebrated by the Nor wich Spiritual union on Sunday with spe- cial services. The platform was prsttily