Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-28
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

ncVs NAuneT- 1Ae ls " II
Home-The bridgeport Post - Obit-
uary Notes, Etc.
Rev. Mr.. Park of Birmingham preached
yesterday to his people on the subject:
'The Atonement Of Christ" In the even
ing the quartette choir of the church as
sisted by the second choir gave a praise
service.
In Birmingham Saturday Selectman
George B. Clark received the written resig-
nation of DR.. George L. Beardsley, who
resigns in toto from all Offices in the gift
of the town or town officials which he is at
present holding.
The home of g. F. Tolles, the clothier in
Ansonia. was damaged about 500 by fire
Saturday,
The Skinner family held reunion in
Bridgeport Thanksgiving day.
Two physicians who are doing large
part Of the vaccination in Ansonia say that
since the first case in Birmingham was dis
covered. OF those they have but very
few left, and they will probably have to
secure more.
The new operetta ''Bess," composed by
Professor Carl Bigge of New Britain and
written by Mrs. Carrie EstelIa Roberts of
Bristol, will be produced at the Bristol
opera house December and 7. Robert g.
Merriman of this city has been engaged as
leading tenor.
At the First Baptist church in New Brit
ain yesterday morning the Rev. G. A. Pid-
dock, editor of the Christian Secretary,
gave an interesting address on the "Social
and Spiritual Condition of Germany"
Mr.. Paddock has just returned from Ger
many.
Rev. DR.. William Maher. now of the Mil
ford R. @. church, formerly chancellor of
the Hartford diocese, and who has many
friends in New Haven, his former home,
was presented with a gold chalice and a
set of the Encyclopedias Britannica last
Wednesday night in Hartford by the Holy
Name society, of which he was formerly
| chaplain.
The list of creditors of the insolvent
estate of Nichols 6 Peace, Bridgeport,
| was fled in the probate court Saturday
| MOI ming. The amount of credits, against
| which there are absolutely no assets, is
claims.
F. S. Gorham, who was appointed by
| the Fairfield county supervisor of the
League of American Wheelmen to take the
census Of the bicyclists of Shelton, has
| completed the work and made his report
| Saturday. There are seventy-six riders in
| Shelton, be finds, aud but few members of
| the L. A. w.
The new hotel which j. g. Lincoln is
building at Berlin Junction is being
rapidly completed. The woodwork is
nearly completed and the structure will
| soon be ready for the plasterers. The
building ia three stories high and will cost
| about 81 500.
| short time since the young son of
James Brennan of Seymour, while romp-
| ing through the woods, came upon a nest
of ten partridge eggs, and watching the
nest closely for few days, found that it
had been deserted and took the eggs home
in his hat, setting them under an am
bilious hen, who at the time was trying to
hatch from two china eggs. A few days
later ten young partridges made their ap.
pearance, and as they are growing we'll the
lad will keep them for breeding purposes
if he can successfully raise them, and will
make a business of it Their foster moth
er, the hen, is as proud of them as if they
were her young chicks,
| J. w. Parsons of Stanley post, New
I Britain, is in receipt of a letter from the
adjutant of Robert E. Lee post No. /, Of
Richmond, Va, acknowledging the receipt
Of one of the badges worn by Stanley pos
at the recent reunion in Washington. The
badge has been deposited in the museum
of the southern soldiers home at Rich
mond, together with scores of others re
ceived from other northern posts.
The case of B. Fl. Douglass & Sons O.
| New Haven vs. ndichael Oefnger of Meri
den was heard before Justice Fem Satur
day morning and continued for two weeks
The Connecticut l. o. o. F. home, "Fsil
| View" near New London, will be opened
for inmates December 5. J. n. Cloyes, P
g. of Phoenix lodge of New Britain, has
been appointed janitor and will remov,
there December l.
Mrs. III. A. Brockway, wife of the lat
DR.. Brockway and mother of DR.. Theodor
Brockway of New Britain, died in Youngs
town, O., yesterday. The remains wer'
brought to New Britain and services wer
held at her sons house, 81 Walnut street
| at O'Clock yesterday.
Two large barns owned by the Costell
brothers at Esgleville, town of Mansfield
were destroyed by fire about O'clock Sat
urday morning. Thirty head of cattle an
two horses were burned to death. TIL
loss Is about So, 900, the insurance bu
$500. 1t is believed that the fire was O
incendiary origin.
One of the notable newspaper successe
of Connecticut is the Bridgeport Evenin
Post. Starting nearly ten years ago in tn
humblest quarters in East Bridgeport, tt
day it occupies it's fine new building in th
heart of the city and can boast of one c
the most complete daily newspaper outfit
in this part of the country. The Post FIR
day evening in honor of its plant gave
banquet to its employees and regular adve1
Users at Brennan's cafe, across the stree
from the Post building. Fully 200 IS
down to the fine spread, after being show
through the Posts new home.
The remains of the grandmother
Policeman Charles D. Lewis, G. A an
William Lewis of Me1iden. who died
Southington, were brought to Meride
Saturday. She was over ninety years
age. The body was taken to the We
cemetery, where services We're held at tt
grave at 1890, John E. Durand Officiating
Secretary Lindsey of the state board
= health complains that the state law of r
curing towns to report to the state boar
q the names of their health committees
q violated, and that the following twent
q three towns have made no report this yea
I Bethany, Cole brook, Danbury. Fsirfel,
! Pennington, Glastonbury, Mancheste
Naugatuck. New Fairfield, Pomfret, Pro
Il pect, Stratfcrd, Westbrook, West Hsrtfor,
Il Westport, wellington, Windham, Woo
bridge, Woodstock, Bridgeport, Simsbul
and Sprsgue.
II Edward 81. Lyon, son of the late Ha
0 | tOru Lyon anu president OF Inc Y our
Il Mems Republican club of Bridgeport,
3 seriously i'll at his residence His ailmel
8 ia infsmmatory rheumatism, to which l
is has been subject for many years, his q
~ tacks being frequent, protracted and vel
painful.
Westport is now supplied with runnir
water, the waterworks being complete
Many years ago prominent citizens COZ
menced raising funds with view to e
tablishing a good system of waterwork
but it was net until June, 1891, that tt
4 stockholders commenced active operation
The water is supplied from a big star
| pipe, the top of which is 1875 feet above Il
| level of the town. The reservoir, locat
4 in the eastern part of the town, is a1mo
} finished. Twelve miles of mains have be-
4 laid, and it is estimated that there will
| pressure of seventy pounds to the squa
| inch when the stand pipe is full. This
| sufficient to throw water over the highe
Y buildings in town.
A wildcat jumped through an open wi
dow of the Alder Ridge schoolhou-e in Il
town of Hamburg few days ago just
School Visitor Hayden Gray had finish
"a the examination of class. At sight
ir the animal the scholars ran screaming to
l. corner of the room and huddled togeth
30 on top of the desks. The school visitor
y man we'll along in years, climbed on top
70 the teachers desk and yelled for her
y come up, too. Miss Alice Griswold, t
5. teacher, is plucky woman, and she b
no intention of retreating. She stood ne