Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-19
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 Benjamin R. Doolittle died Sunday evening at his home on North Farms, aged sixty-one years. The deceased was a veteran of the war and served faithfully in Company K, Fifteenth Con necticut volunteers. He was a member of good standing of Arthur H. Dutton post, G. A. R. He leaves wife and three children, Mrs Charles Edell Mrs. F. E. Olmstead and Arthur Doolittle. The funeral will occur Wednesday afternoon at o'clock from the house. Rev. c. H. Dickinson will officiate.
 The members of A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R., are requested to meet in the post room at 9 o'clock, sharp. Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral of their late comrade, Benjamin R. Doolittle.
 Charles E. Evarts has deeded to his son, Charles H. Evarts, an undivided half of 160 acres of land in Yalesville.
 The case of G. B. Mansfield vs. W. E. Marshall came up before Justice Myers yesterday and af Fe%isr for the % plaintiff, and Judge Hubbard comedy in three acts, entitled "Tulu, " in town hall, Friday evening, April 2s with the follow ing cast of characters:
 The Duchess of Toedmag .. Miss May Parmelee Lord Blazonberrie. ie........... Mark Saunders }sia Kydss M bsils Tslecat TuIu I sesrsucSer ...:::.. Miss Bertha wildman Dick Chetwyn. .....W; L. 1sgrahan The % Camera most striking character
 Reserved seats are now on sale at A. B. Pix ley's drug store.
 the social of William N. Mix camp, Sons of Vet erans, in Odd Fellows hall Friday evening, com prises F. W. Nettleton, A. H. Whiton and G. A. Complaint is made of the old stone base of the fountain that at one time, for short time. adorned the center of the square at the top of Town hill, which now lies beside the street in front of the house of D. E. Morris, on South
 Main street The stone now t Sor
 John White and James La Point had a narrow | track south of the depot ahead of the 5:50 ex- press train last evening: They barely got across
 the train ey at the rate Of tb
 ee iate to ot turn bsek TRe engineer sounded his
 second horror-stricEen at the dangerous position l of the two men.
 R. H. Atkinson, ST., had a narrow escape from serious injury early last evening by stepping on
 the loose piece of dagging over the gutter on the
 crosswalk nearJ. P. stevenson's store, which turned over, throwing MT. Atkinson off his bal
 ance and nearly prostrating him in the road-bed
 This place has been . dangerous spot for soms
 Tho opera house was we'll filled last evening al l the T. A. B. and [. society's entertainment. ' MrS. WllNAm SInlCQ dTTIVeQ n0T0 ycSLtTOAJ from Birmingham, England, and will reside or
 Washington street, opposite J. A. Il. helne ! mans.
 ] guests of Postmaster Hall, returned yesterday
 to their home in New Rochelle.
 ! T. F. Daly and James Cody caught eight fn' l pickerel in the lake Fast day.
 l s. The jurors drawn for the criminal side Of thu
 court of common pleas are W. J. Morse, Michae O'Callahan and Amos Ives.
 The board of burgesses will hold it's regula
 meeting this evening, if a quorum can be go
 Mrs. Oliver Spencer arrived home last evenin from visit to her son in Providence R. l. Dr. Wales, one of New Britain's enterprisin
 dentists, was the guest yesterday Of Dr. J. ! Barker.
 Mrs. Herman Smith has been engaged as ol
 ganist at the Episcopal church in Bristol, an l will begin her duties May 1. Quite a number from here accOmpa nied tn minstrels to Meriden last evening,
 ! Miss Clara Wildman has been ill with diphtht ] ria in Denver, Col but is now reported as on tn | improve. ,, candidates this evening and expect several appl } Rev E. E. Marble was in Now York yesterda, ban s. Russell
 Judge Hubbard made application to the pr, Mrs Mrs. A. A. HalI as legal guardian of Bessie , and Edward 6. Hall children of the late Edwar l Hall of New York, nov living with their gran' , The officers of the Congregational societ elected at the annual meeting held on sunda ! are: COmulCCcc-W. N0"GOu,I1OTdC AuSlli , l collector and treasurer, W. H. Trask; clerk, Wi | liam I. Todd; ushers, F. L. Hall, F. M. Cowle l A. D. Judd and William Pattee. 5 MT. and Mrs. L. M. Benham will return frol 5 | New York to-day.
 I l The Bodies of Both of the Boy } Found. HARTFORD April 1S-The body of Dickie Beeb , l an eleven-y year old boy, was found in the Pal !, | river in Parkville this afternoon. He left hon 4 last Wednesday and was not seen after ths 1 The medical examiner called it a case of act : dental drowning, but others think it was a deli d crate suicide, saying that the boy. was angere
 l at some correction he had received at home. @ In the morning in the same river and not f. f ! from the same place the body of six-year- o
 | James Burns was found. He fell through u l ice and was drowned two months ago, Worlds Fair Commtssi 10 ners. ,. The Connecticut commissioners for the world fair will meet at the capitol. Hartford, at oco l to-day, April19, to confirm the appointment s Major George H. Woods as executive comm a sioner and J. H. Vail as secretary. The comm r tee will also approve the action of the buildiI ', ! unitt in adOntinp ic