Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-27
CONNECTICUT NEWS.

Gleanings From all Parts of the State.
Mrs. Murray, assistant postmaster at
Branford, who was stricken with paralysis
Saturday night, died yesterday morning at
II o'clock. Mrs. Murray was forty-eight
years old and had large circle of friends
in Branford and East River, her former
residence.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
William 8. Williams has been reap
pointed by Governor Buckley harbor-
master for the harbor of Hartford for three
years.
Edwin a. Caay of this city was ap-
pointed railroad policeman on application
of the Philadelphia and Reading road.
CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MR.. sHIpMAN.
The Rev. Frank R. Shipman, late assist
ant pastor of the Center church. Hartford,
received as Christmas gift from some of
his personal friends In the church copy
of the Cambridge edition of Shakespeare,
nine volumes, and q draft for 940. Mr..
Shipman will sail for Europe to-day in the
Teutonic to spend about six months in
England. He will attend course of lect-
ures at Oxford university before his re-
| turn.
HARTFORD ART SOCIETY.
The Hartford Art society have arranged
the following interesting course of art lee
lures to be given in Hosmer hall Saturday
afternoon at $50:
January Miss Susan Hsyes Ward, "orienta1
| Hangings and Embroidery"
DroP
Lotus in Classic Ornaments"
| February 4-Pro.essor Allan Marquard, 'Greeh
| Art
February 1s-Professor B.I. Wheeler, .'The Ar
of the Creeks az Inlue1eed by their Rsligien
| Discoveries in Greece
March 1s-Professor Thomas Dawson, 'Tht
Niobe Group"
DID NOT SHOW UP IN NoRwALK.
| NoRwALK, Dec. 26.-Nothing has ye
been seen here of Carl Bullock, the younl
Williams college student who was ARRESTED
in New Haven Saturday night apparent.
insane, and who was released from tn
New Haven hospital yesterday, announc
ing that he was coming here to visit hi
uncle, George E. Miller, who resides o.
high street.
Bullock is we'll known here and frequent
ly visited at the residence of his uncle. 81
is engaged to Miss Alice Mallory of Sout
, Norwalk, the daughter of wealthy res
!, dent of that part Of the town. The ma
3 rage is announced to take place the latte
part of this week, and Bullock was boun
for this town to spend Christmas with b
1 uncle when stopped at New Haven. He
said to have very comfortable fortune
: his own right.
: MORE THAN A CENTENARIAN.
T,oHx D1l ToJ of To
/. Hartford completed her one hundred an
f second year of her life Sunday. She hi
+ none of the fsebleness which is usually Il
- main characteristic of persons of her gre
,: age, and converses easily and clearly upc
!, all topics. She was born in Wethers6el
. less than a decade after the close of Il
! American war for independence, and
;, maid, wife and widow has always liv.
;. within radius of score of miles of b
- birth place. Eighty two years ago yeste
- day she was married to Ansel Talcott, al
- four of their children are now living.
i, CONNECTICUT SCHOOL DOCUMENTS.
?, The state board of education has issu
!. two interesting documents for teaohe,
I One was handbook on Respiration
t. and the other treated of "Gymnastios
g; Common Schools" The latter was p,
a. pared by DR.. William G.. Anderson,
sooiate director of the Yale gymnssiu
and is full of useful points on the subje
The documents can be had on spplicati
free of charge.
'o HARTFORD YOUNG MANS PLIGHT.
- A New York dispatch yesterday go
r. Ayoung man, giving his name as Hal
nd LaRose, of Hartford, Conn.,, thought
ng needed an overcoat Saturday night q
ed stole one belonging to Frank Vain
ia Walmer caught him and had him loci
, up. In his pocket was found bank bot
. showing an account of $4,000 on
10 Clinton National bank, belonging to
ub S Gordon. LaRose could offer no exp
nation as to how the book came into
- | possession and the police are now look
W. up the owner of the book. The yor
IL man was held for trial on the charge
ed theft.
We JULIA HALL RECOVERING.
lie, Banker Russell L. Halls daughter,
he Julia Hall, of New Canaan, who has
his appeared twice from home, is now stead
ut recovering from the effects of her last
Ter venture and is able to ride and walk alb,
ds under the care of trained nurses.
to complete recovery is assured.
of THESE GIFTS WE'RE NOT REFUSED.
I'D Hartford Courant: The Hartford c
on Gaelght company notified its employ
ct: about eighty five, on Saturday afternt
A. that commencing on January 1 all til
'or salaries would be raised. The rate of
11 sr vance was uniform and none were fore
D ten. General John P. HARRISON, the tire
r urer of the company. said that the &C
m pany had had prosperous year, was
-. isfied with the service received from
nj employees. and the company thought
-or should share its prosperity with tbs
&C. The act was a surprise to the employ
and when asked how they liked it Gene
"a HARRISON said none of them had refused
40 THEY WANT PASTOR.
ny THoMPsoNvILLE, Dec, rs -Negotiati
1s- are in progress by the Park Congregatio
R church of Springfield to induce the R
ic, w. Fl. Dexter, present pastor CT the Pl
q. byterian church here, to move to Spri
field and accept that pulpit. Mr.. DIX
is much beloved by his people here,
they are praying that he may resist
of temptation to change.
Mr.. Dexter is great believer in the o.