Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-17
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Run on a Rockville Savings Bank
 German Depositors Excited-The
 Bank Considered All Right-An
 Elephants Capers-Typhus Fever
 The TrOtters - Obituary - Other
 Notes.
 ROCKVILLE, March 16.-A rumor became cur rent among the German citizens of this city last | night in regard to the solvency of the savings | bank of Rockville, and @ run has been in progress since business opened to-day. The officers were busy all the forenoon paying all depositors who | called for their deposits. A large amount was | paid out in sums from $5 to $1,0o0. The bank is l considered one of the strongest in the state It's annual report, October 1, 1891, showed: Bank deposits, $1, ,1a27ss; surplus, s35ooo; with s'os depositors. The origin of the rumor concerning the bank is unknown and the banks officials assure all that there is not the slightest founda- tion for the rumor.
 The run continued until late this afternoon, but it is thought to be practically over tonight I The sums Of $5 to sso5o. The bank had. with the aid of the local national banks, $200 GOO at it's dis lost by depositors. number of persons re- turned their money to the bank this evening.
 Nobody knows just how the run started, but It is said that Swede applied to the bank for loan. The officers were not satisfied with the se- curity offered and refused the loan. It is sup the idea ~ that the bank was W unable to loan the money; that he made no secret of his idea, ana % Tnere or % are two savings say banks ban T in Rockville, the one which had the run and the other the Peoples treasarer The other banks are not perceptibly affected by the run,
 AN ELEPHANTS RAMPAGE. The elephant Romeo took advantage of the departure of Barnum's show for New York to make his escape and go for walk in the ceme- tery. Keeper Newman found him. and a hot | fn1y troh hn fhxrac Nf l the enclosure was an old box car without wheels | standing on the ground. Into this plunged the | dust walked Romeo 10 be hooked in the ear by l Newman seated upon his camel. Then began a 1 MT. Eben Sanger of Canterbury was Stricken with a paralytic shock last week while about his l chores at the barn. He is well known and re- 1 spected farmer.
 l GOVERNOR BULKELEY PRESIDED Governor Bulkeley presided and was toast master at the banquet in Heublein's in Hart
 ford Tuesday evening to Alderman Patrick Mo Govern. A sword and belt were presented to judge advocate with the rank of major on the | staff of Colonel William Donoghue of the Hibernian Rifles.
 PASSED AWAY.
 Mrs. Almira Herrick, widow of Chauncy Her 1 rick, died at the old homestead in Canterbury,
 death of her husband many years ago. She was eighty four years old and had enjoyed good
 daughter Mrs Julius W W1liiams Sa % and e her son 1 Darius, with whom she was living. SILVER LAws DENOUNCED.
 ! The Hartford board of trade at it's meeting
 passed resolutions denouncing "the existing en-
 actments respecting the purchase and coinage oi
 coinage" and appealing to the Connecticut dele | gation in congress ito strive by every proper
 @ to %
 this government At the meeting of the board
 ceeding to the special business of the morning g
 he announced that he had received letter fron
 President Dewell of the New Haven board oi
 trade giving list of subscriptions to the World.
 fair fund. It is headed by Mir. Dewell's subscrip
 tion of 2,0e0 and amounts to $1o,0o0.
 Il AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
 The new lavatory, given to the university b,
 John E. Andrus of NewYork, is finished. It cos
 $7,OOO.
 The college is much disappointed at the failur | of the board of trustees to take definite actol
 with regard to the building of the gymnasium . l and high board fence around the athleti grounds. The work of canvassng the alumni i The Glee club concert Thursday evening was o
 unusual excellence. The boys were in fine voic and were greeted by full house. F. H. Tacka ceivsd' @ '''D' ''ii'e' '0nA'''Hs wore we'll fe Last week was one of unusual activity amon
 are maintained in college Three of them bar , quoted Friday evening. the Rents Hill club a l the McDonough house. the East Greenwich clu 3 l at Reeds hotel and the Bucksport club at tn Rnsswin hotel in New Britain.
 The examination for the Pierce prize in phys ology was held Saturday. Seven candidates CT
 tered, E. l.. Rice, W. C. Akers. D. A. Lehman, | E. North, L. J. Norton, H. Hopkins and Mis l l s. L. Abbott.
 E. Van Week. for three ears tutor in natl l l ematics, arrived Friday evening from Germany , 1 where for two years he has been studying matt 1 matcs at the university of Gottingen He wi :; remain about month and then return for a1 t | other year, at the close of which he expects t . l receive his doctors degree.
 HARTFORD SEMINARY ALUMNI. The Connecticut Alumni association of grad, D ates of the Hartford Theological seminary, g
 their meeting Monday in Hartford. elected th
 following officers: President, the Rev. Franc
 Williams; vice president, the Rev. John Barstop 6 secretary and treasurer, Professor A. T. Perr, t executive committee, the Rev. T. M. Hodgdo l., l and the Rev. C. s. Beardslee; committee on il
 vestigation, the Rev. A. W. Hazen, the Rev.
 H. Kelsey, the Rev. F. M Holiister: committe e l on increase of ministry, the Rev. S. A Barret Il the Rev. O: s. Pelton, the Rev. D. ". Mean l committee on endowment, the Rev. F. William y the Rev. c. H. Barber, the Rev. 0. H. Smith.
 dinner was much enjoyed and interesting a, ! l dresses were made on University Extension 1 by Professor Perry, Dr. Taylor and the Rev. M @ HOdgdOn.