Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-22

extended it will be difficult for many priests having part in the ceremonies to reach Hartford after saying early mass in their respective churches.
 Bishop Mcfarland, who died about 1874. It was proposed by him when the present diocese of GOO Roman Catholics in the state, most of whom have contributed in some way to the erection of the cathedral. The building cost about $500, 900 of the early pointed Gothic style of architecture. and is 264 feet long north and south by 17s feet The two towers on the front add 60 feet to the width of the massive building on Farmington
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 S rSdh the Stands the was broken Wednesday. August 30, 1876: and the first stone was laid Saturday, September 30: in pressive at ths laying of the corner stone on Sunday, April %, 1877. The work progressed Bishop Galberry, who succeeded Bishop McFar land, on February 1O 1878. He died suddenly in New York about three years later, and was sue Right Rev Bishop Lawrence T. McMahon, who was consecrated in the basement of the cathe- dral August 10, 1879. Under his management and supervision the 2. eat work begun nearly twenty years ago, has been brought to completion: The architect of the cathedral is P c. Keeley of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 ROYAL ARcANUMITEs ENJOY LIFE.
 The New Haven members who were present at the grand council meeting, Royal Arcanum, in and banquet given the guests by B. H. Webb council of Hartford: The banquet was at City man, formerly of New Haven, was master of ceremonies, and speeches were made by Past
 sene of ast Supreme Regent A. c. Tripp of Baltimore and many of the state officers.
 At the close of the business meeting of the day the f0lOyginp offiparS elected and installed by Deputy Supreme Regent S. N. Trent of Pitts burg: Grand regent, John Mackrille of West Ha- Bridsepor ] grand @ oEator. John m S Davenport of Stamford; past gran1 regent, John A. Hutchin-
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 9f Waterbury; grand chapla ain, z: HI Prentiee or
 of St grand sentry, M Dunbar of Torrington; grand trustee for three years W. O. Davenport of Nor wich.
 THE LATE EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR. HARTFORD, April 21.-Lulu Wilcox, known to the Roman Catholic church Sister Celesta, who has been a nun for several years, has left | the church and returned to the world. Miss Will cox's mother is the wife of William Craven, who Mrs Craven belongs to the Seymour family, and | is heir 70 the estate of the late Governor Sey mour. Her daughter was educated in the Roman Catholic church and has been connected with it slnce she was nine years old. She is now twenty l fOur She has been QlSSatlSf1eQ with her life for some time, and all the influences of the church were insufficient to restrain her desire to again ! mingle with the world. Miss Wilcox is noted for her beauty and accomplishments, being among other things an accomplished musician. On this account, perhaps, it has been rumored that she was to join some musical organization She is now in Norwich.
 WANTED IT EXTENDED. South Glastonbury was all excitement Wed
 nesday night over big meeting held to consider | means for bringing down to that place the cleo. tric road. John Tryon was made chairman and George Carrier clerk. All present expressed de- Glastonbury, and the opinion was that the ex. tension would pay the company. Under its
 charter the company has 1a power pow to- to leaye a the
 bury people think that it would be better for the business of the road, as well as more convenient highway. A nnmber of manufacturers told the l meeting that they could give the road a consid troduced by J. H Hale and unanimously adopted asking for the extension desired.
 HAS WRITTEN TO CHAIRMAN EAsTERBRooK. The committee on highway improvement ap-
 pointed by the state board of trade at it's annual meeting in Waterbury in January, of which F. B. Rice is member, have reported an act which
 will be presented to the next legislature for the better improvement of the roads of the state. The proposed act contemplates a state highway commission of three members which shall have
 charge of the roads of the state and interest the people in new methods and recommend certain
 
 committee think that there will be general acquiescence in the proposition from every town of expense in repairing the roads is heavy tax on country towns, and as a natural consequence Connecticut is overrun with mighty web of poor highways MT. Rice informed an American reporter that the committee had taken this action without even sending him notice of the meeting at which certain reforms in the form of written 'a letter to Chairman Easterbrook -o of New Haven asking for information of the sub ject.-Waterbury American.
 DEATH OLD RESIDENT. In the death of the venerable Timothy Om- stead Scott of this town a representative of the oldest settlers of the town has passed away
 He died Sunday at the advanced age of ninety five years. He is survived by two sons, William Hattie A, of New York. Harvey s 0, of NorwaiF' sways sesa ossn m till sav s citizen, not having taken part in public affairs. Had he lived eight years yea longer it would have ries-the eighteenth, the nineteenth and the twentieth. The ancient Ridgefield of Mr. Scott's boyhood is scarcely recognizable in the Ridge carly d days I are fast disappearine the most t. cons m spicuous still extant being the Stebbins home stead and Resseguie inn.-Ridgefeld Press.
 THEY FAVOR MIR. TROUT.
 The democrats of Naugatuck met Wednesday anu oloCUeu 6UIOrQ0y Wllllam heQQ0Uy, NOyeS 8. Andrew, Terrence Ford and Samuel Marshall delegates to the state convention to be held in this city May 10. The New Haven Union says the delegates all favor the election of Alexander Troup for county delegate to the national con- vehtion. The convention voted to hold prima- ries in the future and to have twenty-one dele gates.
 TWAS EVER THUS.
 Yesterdays Waterbury Republican says: The Meriden Journal says in 8 leading editorial: Dis cussihg the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel Lee of the Second regiment, O. N. G., the Water bury Republican says the fact is and no effort is made to conceal it, that the New Haven papers are jealous because the regimental headquarters enough: And it always was so and always will be so, we fear It was so when Colonel Graham or Middletown was in command, and before that when Colonel Bario of this city was the com manding officer of the regiment With five com panies of the ten in the regiment located in New Haven it is held, whether rightfully or not, that the headquarters should be in that city of the regiment that the colonel should be New Haven man. And be the outside colonel ever so capable, be he even so able and popular an officer as Colonel Doherty-and he is one of the best the regiment ever had-he never can depend upon the same hearty support of the New Haven officers that would be given to g commanoant from that city; indeed, it is frei quently all he can do to thwart the many schemYs to force him to resign. The Second is not aloee in this matter The same state of affairs pie vails in other regiments similarly situated, IS for instance in the First, where recently @ Hart ford combination was formed and successf ully worked against Colonel Erichson of New Britain, a very good officer, with the result that now he is out and Hartford man is at the head of that TAI