Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-23
ALL OVER THE STATE.
State Board Of Agriculture-Jersey
Cattle Breeders, Meetins-Connecti-
cut Jerseys the Best-Henry KEEL.
l0gg,s Death.

StakO Oh cf8cy
Cattle Breeders Meeting-Connecti-
cut Jerseys the Best-Henry KEEL.
logg,s Death.
Board of Agriculture held at the capitol at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning, James A. Bill
of Lyme and J. NJ. Hubbard of Middletown
were reelected as members from agri-
cultural societies. E. S. Lathrop of Yer
non was elected member in place Of
Thomas A. Lake of Rockville and Norman
S. Platt of Cheshire in place of Frank S.
Platt of New Haven.
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
Jersey Breeders association was held at
the capitol this week. M. w. Terrin of
Middlefeld was elected president, Fred
erick Bronson declining reelection, and
George E. Jones of Litchfeld was elected
vice president. Directors were chosen as
follows: Benjamin Stark of New London
county, S. G. Colt of Hartford county, D.
D. Bishop Of New Haven county, and
Frederick Bronson of Fairfield county.
The directors elected for secretary R. A.
Benjamin w. Collins of Meriden. Mr..
Couch of Aiddlefeld, who has bought
$275, 600 worth of Jerseys, said those of
Connecticut were the best in the world
Hartford loses valuable and leading
| citizen in the death of Henry Kellogg.
Mr.. Kellogg was the originator of the
Phoenix Fire Insurance company of Hart
dent, holding the latter Office from August,
| 1868, until his death and under his man
| agement it has become one of the great
| companies of the country. Hebrew it's char
| ter in his own house in 1854 and secured
| its passage by the legislature and has seen
| the company grow frem 800, 200 of capital
| to 81, 000, 600 with assets exceeding 81, 60O,-
900. He gave his life work to this com
pany and the directors, in recognition of
| his devotion to it, when his health broke
down about two and a half years ago, kept
him in the position of president on salary,
though relieved of all duties, and when
ever he was able he was at his old desk in
| the Office. He leaves wife and four
daughters-Mrs. Milton Goetchius of New
York, whose husband is of J. S. Morgan &
Co.; Mrs. Edward Jewell, whose husband
| is son of Pliny Jewell, esq.,, of this city;
Mrs. Frederick Gwinn, living at Mont
clair, N. j.; and Mrs. Theodore NJ. Ives of
New York.
Hartford's Horticultural society is
| alive yet and fourishing. It has just
e1ecGed OlQC0Ib WIFI 0oOIS0 d. ATWOOD
president and has voted to hold its annual
exhibition of spring Towering bulbs
March %, "a and %. They are going to
work to make it one of the finest displays
ever given in that city and about $500 in
prizes will be given. - ..
A Rockville horse belonging to Angus
tus Burke, meat dealer, ran away Tues
day, demolished stairway and broke its
own neck. A passing train had frightened
the animal.
George 81. Bancroft of the United States
steamer Swatara arrived at his home in
Ellington last Tuesday from Corea. He
has been away nearly two years and has
Travelled in that time over 50, 900 miles.
Linus Deming, lately deceased in Mid
dIetown at the ripe age of eighty-six years,
was native of Rocky Hill and had spent
his life here up to about three years ago.
He was descendant of one of the earliest
settlers at this end of the old town of
Wethersfeld. He leaves q widow, aged
about eighty six. ~,
- The. peach orchards Of George and
Dwight Coe, Mosea'W Tsrrill and e. J.
Crawford, Ia Midd1etewn, have been badly
damaged by the recent ice storm.a A. num..
Der Of beautiful shade trees have been
broken down, some even bsing up-rooted.