Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-10
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ther, in whose rooms lay the body of Mrs. Standish, who died yesterday. The corpse was carried out before the fremen began work.
 GRIP CAUSES ANOTHER SUICIDE. MERIDEN, Feb. 9.-Charles Tonnis, g satin finisher employed at the Brittania shop, committed suicide this noon by cut ting his throat. He was forty-nine years old and leaves widow and two children. The act was due to temporary insanity re- sulting from the grip.
 NEW CHAPEL USED.
 The Hartford Post says Tho Rev.Sto o. Seymour, rector of Trinity parish, as- sisted by the Rev. Francis Goodwin, con- | ducted the services at the parish building on Sigourney street Sunday. There was a large attendance, as it was the first use of the new edifice and general satisfaction with it's details was expressed. It will be the home of the society until the new church is built. The acoustics of the rooms are excellent. It seats some two hundred more than the old church, which | is now being pulled down. Work on the l church will be done each year only as fast as the money is raised so that there will be | no debt on it's completion. It will cost some $2O0, ,0O0 and will be one of the finest Episcopal church buildings in New Eng land. Work begins on it at once. The 1 chapel is of English architecture. It is ell shaped and the congregation sits in the wing. The seats are of special pattern and very comfortable.
 l TO CONTEST THE WILL OF DANIEL HAND.
 Judge Charles Post of the probate court for the district of Guilford has admitted the will and the fourteen codicils of the late Daniel Hand to probate. Judge Lu- which he is executor. Lynde Harrison appeared for the heirs -at-law, twenty-nine in number. and John w. filling appeared for the American Missionary association, which is the residuary legatee
 The principal heirs -at-law are Mrs. Simeon J. Fox, Mrs. William Elliott and Mrs. William Skinner, formerly of this city, I. L. Scranton of Madison, Mrs. Elizabeth Sharn of San Francisco and Dr. Darnham. No evidence against any of the parts of the will was presented, but Dr. Charles Farnham of Randolph, Mass, one of the heirs -at-law, gave notice of an appeal on the ground that the evidence on which the will had been admitted Was in. sufficient, and bond will be filed as soon as the probate judge has prepared the ap. peal papers.
 NEW BARGEs TO BE BUILT. Robert Palmer &c Son have been awarded the contract to build six of the big barges of the Wilkesbarre and Lehigh Coal com pany's fleet. Three are 200 feet in length and three 160 feet in length. They also have contract to build fire boat for tht : city of Brooklyn. The keels for two of thu 3 barges were laid Saturday. The jobs vii furnish employment for the Noank ship carpenters for some time to come. Tn, keels for the other four barges ars out ant also that for the fire boat.
 v DEATH OF JOHN W. SUMNER. : John w. Sumner of Bolton died at hi home Monday, aged seventy-nine years ! He leaves widow and two sons, ex-Lieu = tenant Governor George G. Sumner ant Frank c. Sumner, treasurer of the Hart ford Trust company of this city. MT Summers death was caused by the grip \ He represented Bolton in the general as sembly of 1878 and was active in politicl and town affairs.
 TO HAVE FIRE BOAT.
 SToNINGToN, Feb. 9.-Messrs. Rober Palmer & Son of Noank have been award ed the contract to build fire boat for tn
 
 1 tect the shipping in New York bay and als adj junt to the fire department. Addition
 have been made to the working force o
 the yard at Noank.
 THE ERICKSON BANQUET.
 The banquet given by Colonel Erichso
 to his staff officers at the Russwin hotel il
 New Britain Monday evening was attende fl by Colonel Erickson, Lieutenant Colone
 Alfred L. Thompson, Major John Hickey : Adjutant Lucius B. Norton, Lieutenan
 Arthur M. Lane, quartermaster; Lieuten ant William c. Cheney, paymaster; Cap
 tain Charles H. Faulkner, inspector of riff s practice; Major Thomas Rockwell, surgeon
 Chaplain H. H. Kelsey, Sergeant Major T l A. Kimberly, Quartermaster Sergeant R. c
 Lawson, Commissary Sergeant c. Eugen
 Wilson, Hospital Steward R. B. Bancroft
 Chief Trumpeter Henry Scheuy, ex-Chap
 lains James w. Cooper and James Stod
 dard and ex-Adjutant Fred 0. Wilson. Al
 the field, staff and non commissioned staf
 officers were present except Assistant Sur
 geon Frank H. Peltier and Drum Majo
 William c. Steele. Speeches were mad
 by Rev. H. H. Kelsey, who acted as toast
 master, Colonel Erichson, Lieutenant Col
 onel Thompson, Lieutenant Cheney, Sel
 geant Major Kimberly, Commissary Ser , geant Wilson and ex-Chaplains Cooper an
 Stoddard
 GOVERNOR BULKELEY AND THE WORLD
 Governor BIlkeley issued the followin = to-day. copies of which were circulate among the members of the general assen bly,:
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, HARTFORD, Feb 8, 1892. To the People of the State of Connecticut towing to the failure of the general at sembly to make provision for the repre- sentation of this state at the Columbia ! exposition of 1893, and at the earnest re 5 quest of the commissioners and the ladiei 3 board of .he Worlds Columbian expos ] ton and of representatives of varied indus
 trial interests of this state, and to the en
 that Connecticut, which for nearly ce1
 tury has been foremost in the develop ! ment of the inventive, educative, manu featuring and industrial genius of he , people may participate in this expos tion intended to illustrate the growth an i development of the country in tn T America by Christopher Columbus,
 most cordially invite all persons interested
 especially representative from each o1 :. ganized industry, boards of trade, manu
 featuring firm or corporation, educations - or agricultural society and institution
 meet in convention in the hall of the hous rn of representatives in the capitol at Har it. ford on Monday, the 22d day of February l; is; at 10 o'clock a. m. for the appointment ( ts ts 8 commission to organize and provide fo 8, an adequate and creditable exhibition ( n- the arts and industries of Connecticut an 1n m to consider the expediency of raising, b d. popular subscription, sum sufficient ss defray the expenses of such a commissio -l to be used in the same manner as legi
 lative appropriation would be, applicatio
 to be made to the general assembly for a
 appropriation for the reimbursement (
 those who join in such subscription.
 M. G. BULKRLEY, Governor"
 CAPTAIN E. F. CURTIS.
 Captain Edward F. Curtis, we'll know river and steamboat captain, died at tt residence of his son. -in-law, H. D. Lyncl of New York, on Saturday afternoon pneumonia. Captain Curtis was born 6 I Derby, this state, on May 3, 1920. H father was steamboat captain. Csptai Curtis first vessel was on the Bridgepo line, which he left to take command of th
 Dean Richmond of the Albany line o
 the breaking out of the war he was tram
 ferred to the steamer Commodore, engage
 in the transportation of troops, and subst
 uuently to the Knickerbocker, which Vt skoI fkar 4h<1 11~ o&