Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-27
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER THE STATE.
Died from a Coasting Accidental
Furious March Storm Pred1ctcd-I
Manufacturing Notes-Rev. Mr..
Observation-Disclosures Wrestling With 1
the silver Question-Fires-New
Launch-Hartforda as a Port Of En-
try-Obituary Notes.
Henry Pagan, eighteen, one of the vic
Tins of last Tuesday nights serious coast |
ing accident at Derby, died yesterday
morning from blood poisoning. The only
injury he received so far as is known was
the fracture of an arm Blood poisoning
set in.
Horace johnson, the Hartford weather
prophet, predicts as follows: There will be
great general disturbance in the atmos
phere of earth, to put in an appearance
from the 9Th to the 18th of March. The
storm will be furious, reaching from con-
tinent to continent. The class of people
who go down in ships to do business on
the mighty deep will have business on their
hands.
The Aluminium Brass and Bronze COM
pany of Bridgeport, in which Waterbury
capitalists are chiefly interested, has filed
with the secretary of the state certificate
of increase of capital stock from $3.50, 900
to $40O, 200, the increase to be in shares of
500 each. The company has also issued
bonds to the amount of $500, 900 900
81, 900 bonds), secured by mortgage of
the entire plant to the Atlantic Trust COM
pany of New York.
Professor A. N. johnson, we'll known
musician and father of Rev. F. A. John
&c H.
church of New Milford, while suffering
from indigestion yesterday fell unconscious
to the sidewalk. Heis seventy-thrss years
of age and very i'll. He was once organist
at DR.. Brooks church, Boston.
A fire broke out about 10 o'clock Sat
urday evening in the fourth floor of the
large building of the Plimpton Manufac-
turing company on Pearl street, Hartford.
The flames were extinguished by tho auto
matte sprinklers in the building and the
fire department was not called out. The
to about 81 800; insured. 1t is supposed
the breaking of the watchman's lantern
caused the blaze.
The Rev. Lester L. Potter completed his
service as pastor of Park church, Hartford,
Sunday morning with sermon from the
text II seek not yours, but you" With
regard to his plans for the future Mr. Pot
ter said to a reporter: 81 have no plans
except that wish to devote myself to the
recovery of Mrs. Potter's health, which was
shattered by the sickness and death of two
of the children, and which is now improv-
ing. I shall probably remain here in my
| house for time with hope of supplying
| pulpits here and there"
The Windsor Locks Machine company
| have been engaged for some time manufac-
| turing two of the largest Jordan engines
| ever built.
The Hartford board of trade will put
| itself on record with regard to the silver
| question to-day. The Courant says:
"Hartford should put herself on record in
favor of honest money and in favor of
American industry of all sorts. If we
should ever reach free silver, our standard
would at once shift to silver and our coun-
try would be at disadvantage with the
rest of the world. Some people argue that
the change would held things temporarily
under, but the shift, if it came, would be
immediate and alike to the disadvantage OF
| ALL"
fire broke out about 10 O'Clock Satur
day evening on the fourth floor of the
Plimpton Manufacturing company's build
ing on Pearl street, Hartford. The only
only thing that saved the building was the
system of automatic sprinklers, which the
company uses. The lead in two of these
was melted by the heat and the water was
thus allowed to escape. Loss 81, 500.
Mrs. Jane Abbey Roberts, wife of Mr.
William w. Roberts, proprietor of the
opera house block, Hartford, died at 1870
Saturday afternoon at the age of seventy
nine She had been a sufferer from paraly
sis for four years, and required the con
slant attention of q nurse.
The Morgan iron works of New Londo1
have just closed q contract with Mr.. Jasper
F. Goodwin to build launch for the Colum
bia college crew. The engine from the ole
boat will be used, but new boiler will b,
put in. It is expected the new launch viii
make thirteen miles an hour.
The Norwalk (borough) board of trad,
committee, consisting of Messrs. George M
Holmes, James w. Hyatt, Frederick Mead
Robert Van Buren, and John D. Kinney
have submitted their report concerning tht
proposed consolidation of Norwalk, Soutf
Norwalk and East Norwalk under a city
government. They strongly favor such con
solidation.
The Springfield Republican yesterday
says: Hartford people seem to be disturb
ed over our new dignity as a port of entry
The surveyor of the port here, as the,
learn with apparent surprise, will not b,
ford port after all. 1t has just dawnec
upon them that big slice of the former
Hartford districts business has been Gu
off, the new surveyor here making his re
ports direct to the treasury deparement
G. G. Hubbard, ex collector of the Hart
ford port, describes the situation thus
"You will observe that this is not cas-,
of the tortoise winning the race from tn,
hare; it is a case of the Massachusetts
greyhound kicking over the tortoise
snatching the Connecticut hare and get
ting away with nice chunk of hind-quar
ter"
Frank Frost died at Hotel Windham
Willimantic, Saturday morning, aged forty
eight. He was a native of Woodstock, thu
son of Rev. E. G. Frost, a retired Bsptis
clergyman of Putnam. He spent the las
six years of his life in Willimantic. Last
fall he went to Denver, COL, for his health
which he thought was benefited, but ht
gradually failed after his return. HI
leaves wife, the daughter of David Taylor
of Willimantic, two sisters, Louie C.Frost
of Putnam and Bessie F. Frost of Glsni
Falls, N. Y, and one brother, Sydney D
Frost of Philadelphia. His funeral viii
take place tomorrow at p. m. from the
Baptist church. His sister from Putnam
has cared for him during his illness.
Mrs. Abigail Wright, an aged and well
known resident of Thompsonville, and Eli
sha johnson, another well-known resident
who lives in the eastern part of the town
were buried the past week Mrs. Wright
vas seventy eight and Mr.. johnson eighty
six years of age.