Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-21
ABOUT THE STATE.

Hartford Singers Interpret Gilbert X Sullivan-wo orldss Fair Ladies'
 BOard-A Little Incidsnt-SOns of
 '76-A Dogs Savage Work-Daboll
 of Almanac Fame-Fire in Willim-
 anIic.
 Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera, ''The Pirates of Penzance," was given at Foot Guard hall, Hartford, yesterday before 8 large audience by the Hartford Opera company. The cast was as follows: Rich ard, a private chief, George B. Wright; Samuel, his lieutenant, T. w. Hannum, jr.; Frederick, a private apprentice, Joseph F. Sheehan; Major General Stan ley, James Gilbert; Edward, sergeant of police, Charles R. Burnham; Mabel, Stan ley's youngest daughter, Miss Mary H. Mansfield; Kate, Edith and Isabel, other daughters of Stanley, Misses Nelly Carey, L. Myrtle Ludlow and Helen A. Bowles; Ruth, piratical maid of all work, Miss Emma c. Futile. Irving Emerson con- ducted the opera.
 HORRIBLE WORK SAVAGE DOG. HARTFORD, April aO.-Maud Hugett, aged four, youngest daughter of Henry G. Hugett of East Hartford was playing tag with another little girl yesterday, when she stepped on William Duffy's big Newfoundland dog Lion: The dog g made spring at her and seized her little face in his big jaws, making terrible wounds. One tooth entered her eye The dog bit her again on
 b covery was doubtful, and at the best che would bear bad scars for life. Duffy is blacksmith LADIES HAVE A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT. At the meeting of the ladies' board of man | off fLax foir in yesterday, Mrs Morgan G: BuIkeley. presiding l among those present were Mrs. Isabella Beechel l Hooker, Connecticut's member of the worlds
 alternate, and an unexpected incident occurred
 zation. Gsn % and Mrs. Virginia s@ith moved tha
 Mrs Mrs Bulkeiey said that permanent. .organi
 zation at that time was advisable, bu
 nef board should Select their
 cers. Miss Smith thought she was accomplish
 ing this, as they were all members of the board
 ley said: q must ask you to excuse me, Mrs
 Hooker, but do not understand that as lad
 you are ha put
 tated and with the final decision Mrs. Hooker
 Mrs. Hooker stated afterwards that this ha l come upon her so unexpectedly that she wa
 completely mp eS; prostrated; str d +,.+ not a ! allowed to work with our sisters: We don | want to belong to the mems body, and the
 ladies' board to appoint committee of three | work with the building committee in the matte
 of decoration and furnishing. Nothing was sai
 about us. We have no part in the work at al :; | now"
 GOOD STORY TRUE
 David A. Dabol, the maker of the famous ol Farmers almanac, lives and works in an ol house in Center Groton this state, the birthplac of the Daboll almanac makers for more than ! century. The almanac is the oldest and mo l day. The story goes that it's first maker got l boom in a remarkable way. By some mistake l , ! put down a snow storm for day early in Jul , l The ood-natured farmers were inclined to owe l l look it printers blunder, and were at wol 7 as usual on that day, when suddenly dark e f l cold, and in a few minutes snowfiakes were ia
 sed M ana f5em bed naee 5ha dsy t4 , ! Bible in thousands of country househol throughout America Bridgeport Standard. SONS OF THE REVOLUTION OF '76. l At the semi i-annual meeting of the board l managers of the Connecticut Society of the So l l of the American Revolution the following res u tion, offered by Hon. E. J. Hill of Norwalk w ! passed:
 s Resolved, By the board of managers of u n l Connecticut Society of the Sons of the Americ, h l Revolution, that the natural welfare of this s l cety and the Sons of the Revolution would - l greatly served by a union of the two organiz s | tions and to that end the delegates to the
 tional congress of this society are hereby !
 | Quested to use all honorable means to bri e | about such union.
 n On account of the increase of membersh
 l Joseph G. Woodward was appointed an ad T. l tional delegate to the national convention. y The following new members were elected l. | the society:
 a ! E. D. Wildman of Danbury, Miss Alice J. Tyl | of Ozone Park L. l.; Mrs. Mary c Campbell D Hartford, John H. Leeds of New Haven, Charl @ | A. Tucker of Norwalk, Aaron Smith of Wal = house Point Thomas H. Hulbutt of Chicago, Il
 l Thomas Chester Walbridge of Germantow @ Pa., and the Rev. Samuel H: House of Norwic | The annual me6tiQQ will be held in HArtfO n | May 10.
 O $!5,OOO DAMAGE IN A wILLIMANTIC WAREHOUSE v W1LL1MANTIc, April 20.-Fire broke out u q morning in the large wholesale warehouse !. | Durkee. Stiles & Co., of this city. It originat :. l in the rear end of the building, but from sol It unknown cause There was from S3O, coo to $4 y GOO worth of stock in the building. Loss $15,O is l mostly by water. Insured for $20,OOO.