Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-08
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

Obituary NOtes-Men of More or Less
Note - Railroad Promotions lot.
tings Here and There.
E. S. Clapp, aged eighty-three, one of
Windsor's oldest and most respected resi-
dents, died Wednesday after brief illness
from grip and pneumonia. He was for
many years prominent in town and church
affairs. For more than forty years he was
a steward and leader in the M. E. church,
ever liberal with his means, energetic ID
the work and faithful to the cause He
was the oldest of five brothers and the first
to pass away. His wife died eight years
ago. One son, John Sslden Clapp of Paris,
Me-, and three daughters, Miss MS. Clapp,
Mrs. Eli P. Ellsworth of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Mrs. M. S. Brewer, wife of Professor
Brewer of Fairfield academy, survive him.
Colonel Thomas A. Mead, one of the best
known men in Connecticut, died at Green
wich, Tuesday, aged SO. Colonel Mead
was selectman of the town for six years,
assessor eleven years, q member of the
legislature in 1862 and 1872, and was a
county commissioner for two terms. He
helped to lay out the route of the New
Greenwich. He was an appraiser of dam
ages for lands for the New York and New
Haven railroad, the Danbury and Norwalk
and the Housatonic road in Fairfield
county. He settled many estates in Green
wich, was warden of the borough of Green
witch, and also a burgess at one time.
George B. Weed of George B. Weed &
Co., shoe manufacturers, Norwalk, died
Tuesday evening. At the time of his death
Mr.. Weed WAS the sole proprietor. He was
married December /, 1890 to Miss Leila,
will have the sympathy of large circle of
friends in her deep affection. His age was
twenty-six.
The Bridgeport Farmer denies authenti-
cally the story which has been in circula-
ton for several days to the effect that the
remains of P. T. Barnum were buried in a
spot only known to Mrs. Barnum and q
few others, while the casket which the
public followed to the grave in Mountain
Grove cemetery contained only dummy
Sister Mary Dominic died Wednesday at
the Convent of Mercy at Danbury from
cancer of the stomach. at the age OF TWEEN
| ty-four. In the world her name was
| Theresa Guinan, and her family live on
Ely street in Danbury.
The number of cases of finished hats
shipped from Danbury in 1891 was 1873, 906
The shipment in 1890 was 133, 315 cases.
The cases vary from three to eight dozen.
With four dozen as an average the number
of hats shipped from Dsnbury is figured
at six and one-half millions. And this
| does not include Bethel and Mill Plain,
which are really in the Danbury hating
| district.
Rev. Mr.. Macy has accepted the call of
the Congregational church in Newington
to become its pastor for $1,1OO and the
parsonage. Tho people will bring his fur
niture from Minneapolis, Mimi.
A. w. Martin, agent of the New York
and New England road at Fishkill- on tho
Hudson, has been promoted to tho position
of agent at Southbridge. J. 81. Weir, who
agent at Putnam, Conn, in place of Mr..
Dale, who resigns to engage in other bust
ness. w. Thayer, who has been conduo-
tor on the road for many years, is now
acting trainmaster, with headquarters at
Hartford.
| Colonel John N. Wilsey, who has been
appointed and has qualified as special
agent in charge of the United States
stamped envelope works in Hartford, to
succeed Lieutenant Colonel B. F. Blakes-
lee, has been in the postal service continu-
became clerk in the New York postoff1ce.
In 1864, when President Lincoln called
for 100, 900 men for 100 days. Colonel Will
sey with several other friends raised the
One Hundred and Second Regiment, New
York volunteers. He was appointed tc
the colonelcy and served until the 1egi-
ment was mustered out He had previous.
1y held the captaincy of Company E,
Twenty second regiment, New York ma
tional guard. Colonel Wilsey is promi-
nent member of Robert o. Tyler post,
Hartford.
1 Model for Memorial.