Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-05

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GENERAL STATE NEWS.
Gleanings of Interest From All Over
the State.
The Odd Fellows of Stony Greek and
vicinity had q red letter occasion Wednes-
day night, when the new I. o. o. F. lodge, |
Seaside lodge, No. "a, was duly instituted
by D. g. NJ. w. H. Marigold, P. g. NJ.
Fred s. Hunt, G. NJ. D. R. Alling with the
following charter members: John Robin,
J. a. Paine, A. L. Sutherland, E. Reyes,
Charles w. Belts, E. H. Howe, Il. d. Reyes,
F. F. Hill and W. q. Edwards. Officers
were then duly elected as follows: N. g.,
John Robin; v. Co., J. h. Paine; P. S., A.
L. Sutherland; Treas, E. J. Reyes. The
lodge then elected, initiated and con-
ferred the three degrees on the
following candidates: G. A. Legg, A.
w. Ross, E. s. Palmer, 81. w. Harding,
J. W. Northam, F. E. Smith, E. J. Keyes,
G. d. Williams, O.. E. Hoadley, w. j.
How'd, F. 9. Larkin, T. NJ. Bray, and F.
A. Coo. Suitable remarks on the duties
and benefits of the order were then made
by D. g. M. Marigold, P. g. M. F. S.
Hunt, g. NJ. D. R. Alling, George Walker
and w. G.. Edwards. The lodge then re-
tired to the banquet room and partook of
bountiful collation. prepared by John
Callahan of Quinnipiao lodge.
Mr.. Callahan received vote of thanks
for his skill as a caterer. The following
members of Menuncatuck lodge No 81.
were present and assisted in the exercises:
George Walker, Archie Mcmillan, Donald
Mcmillan, David Ashmun and District
Deputy Forbes; also W. G. Pote from
Waterbury.
THE K. OF L. CONVENTION.
MERIDEN, Aug AT the third days
session of N. T. A., 252, K. of L., to-day
officers were elected as follows: National
master workman, John E. Fitzgerald of
New Haven, third term; worthy foreman,
Thomas Finn of New York; secretary
treasurer, Edward J. Lynch of Hartford;
statistican, Francis Mackie of Meriden.
DEATH OF CLERGYMAN.
M1DDLETowN, Aug. 4.-Rev. William R.
Bagnall died last evening, aged seventy
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| university in 1910 and was the secretary of
| the New England Methodist Episcopal
conference.
AT THE BENCH AT NINETY.
MER1DEN, Aug. 4.-Probsbly no other
town can boast of man ninety years of
age who attends to his business ten hours
a day as regularly as does John Sutliff of
this city.
| Mr.. Sutliff's ninetieth birthday anniver-
sary was yesterday, and he went to his
| work at the Foster & Merriam factory the
same as he has done for scores of years,
twice during the day. Mr.. Sutliff is presi-
dent of the company, but works at the
bench every day. His wife is seventy
| years of age.
FAST SPRINTERS.
Ninety of the fastest sprinters in New
England have entered in the all United
States handicap, which is to be run on the
West End grounds, Waterbury, Saturday
of this week. The track is being put in
excellent condition and the running prom
Uses to be the best ever run in the state
Nolan of Norwich will undoubtedly come
in for prize.
HAD PAwNED IT.
George M. Bunce, the Berlin milkman
who is we'll known in Hartford, had a val
clothing stolen from his house in Berlin
Wednesday. Mr.. Bunce at once suspected
William King, who had been in his employ
on the farm. King was arrested ant
bound over to the superior court. He hat
pawned the watch for IS.
A NEW HAvENER WAS BEST MAN.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaa,
Murray on Lexington street, New Britain
was the scene of another wedding Monda,
night. The contracting parties were
Andrew Davis of Waterbury and Mis-
Flora G. Glib of this city. The Rev. G
Il. Sandwich of the First church officiated
and those present from out of town were
Alexander McVicker of New Haven, wht
acted as best man, and Mrs. Roderick Nc
Kensie and Miss Jennie Davis, sisters O.
the groom, William Matt, James Beck
Miss Angelina Matt, and Miss Fleury Of
Waterbury.
THE HORSE RAN AWAY.
Charles Gates of Saybrook, mail clerl
on the Shore Line division of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
drove with his wife to Essex from thi
place Tuesday morning, and when return
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pace, throwing Mrs. Gates to tie ground
Her injuries were not serious.
DEACON wINToN's REQUESTS.
The will of Deacon Andrew L. Winton
who was killed at Bridgeport last week
disposed of an estate estimated at $3.50, 900
His wife and children get most of it. If tn
net value of the estate, after the paymen
of the specific requests, is as much as $50,
; 600, the following requests will be paid
To the Park Street Congregational Churcl
society, $500; to the Park street Congrega
tional church, to be used as hospita
, fund, $500; to the American Missionar,
society of New York, $500; to the Ameri
can Board of Commissioners for Foreigl
Missions of Massachusetts, $500; to tn
trustees for the fund for ministers, $500.
THE wILLIMANTIC CAMP MEETING.
During the noon hour at the Willimarti
| camp meeting this week meetings are he'll.
in the various society buildings and ar
largely attended. In the afternoon OF
} Wednesday the speaker was the Rev. DR.
W. A. Spencer of Philadelphia, secretar,
of the board of church extension. Hi
theme was 1.-THE Character of Christ" II
believed that the character of the Bibl
was such that it precluded the possibility
of any other authorship than that of tn
infinite. He laid special emphasis on tn
influence of Christ in the civilization O
the world and gave interesting accounts O.
the work of the church among the Bohe
mians and anarchists of Chicago and among
the Modocs of the west. The Afternoon
service was held in the outdoor auditori
UNI and an unusually large audience wa
present. The sermon in the evening wa
preached by the Rev. E. J. Ayres of No1tl
Grosvenordale.
The speaker yesterday morning wa
Bishop G. D. Foss of Philadelphia. In tn
afternoon the Rev. DR.. w. N Brodbeck O
Brookline, Mass, delivered the discourse
and the evening sermon was preached b,
the Rev. N. D. Stafford, pastor of the Viii
limantic Methodist church.
l. LOVED PHYSICIAN.
All business was suspended in Norfoll
Tuesday afternoon during DR.. WEIGH
funeral. In the course of an able tall
about the man DR.. Eddy of Canaan said:
'Never have known physician who's