Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-02
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

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ing schools. .
James q. Cherry, accountant for E. D.
Fuller & Co.. wholesale grocers on Water |
street, Norwich, had giant frecraeker
explode in his right hand between II and
IL O'Clock Thursday morning in the rear
Of the firms store. The hand was lacerat-
ed the entire length of the palm and the
third finger, which was subsequently am
putated, hung only by a small piece of
flesh. The next finger was so badly in
jured that there still remains some ques-
ton whether it can be saved. Mr.. Cherry
narrowly escaped losing his hand outright;
and it will be long time before he will
regain the use Of 1t. He was taken to his
home on Prospect street, Greenville, and
DR.. G.. R. Harris dressed the hand.
DERBY SAVINGS BANK.
At the annual meeting of the Derby
Savings bank of Birmingham Thursday
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, William E. Downs; vice president,
David Torrance; secretary and treasurer,
Thomas S. Birdseye; directors, E. N.
Shelton, Clark N. Rogers, Charles a. Net
tleton, Henry A. Nettleton, George W.
Beardsley, Benjamin Nichols, George B.
Clark. The usual dividend was declared.
DR.. Royal W. Pinney was elected an in
corporator: The bank has had very
prosperous year.
THE FLAG RAISING AND CELEBRATION ON
THE FOURTH AT SHELTON.
The following is the program for the
flag raising on July A at the Derby silver
factory, Shelton, of which Mr.. Watson J.
Miller, it's liberal-spirited president, is the
prime mover: Assemble at the silver shop
at $50 a. m. Unfurling of flag. Address
by Rev. J. J. Cooper. March to residence
OF w. J. Miller, South End. headed by a
drum corps. Unfurling of flag by Miss
Leolyn Smith, after brief recitation by
that young lady. Salute to the flag with
cannon accompaniment Singing by Glee
club. Address by Rev. A. A. Lathbury.
Singing by Glee club. Serving of refresh
ments, O. R. Just, caterer.
The line reforming will then march to
the shipping room of the Derby Silver
company, which will be appropriately
decorated for the occasion, and first elass
banquet served by William Holian of the
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toasts will be responded to: "Our
Borough" Warden q. A. Shelton; "Our
Boys" John T. Mccarthy; "Our Veter-
ans" Charles Scranton. Hon. A. w.
Paige and Judge Joseph Tomlinson will
also speak. In the afternoon President
Miller will entertain and banquet party
of twenty-five relatives and personal
friends at his beautiful residence in Shell
ton, on the fine lawn of which he has just
erected another large flagstaff whence he
filings to the breeze on the Fourth another
fine American flag with all forty-four stars
upon it. Among the guests will be friends
from New Haven.
THE MUSIC TEACHERS CONVENTION.
An invention which it is claimed devel
ops technic in piano playing to better ad
vantage and in less time than can be done
| on the piano is Virgil's clavier, and instru
ment with keyboard like that of piano
but producing ne musical sounds-a silent
piano. The clavier will be exhibited dur
| ing the music teachers convention to b.
held in Bridgeport July S, 6 and 7. Mr.
Virgil will lecture and illustrate with
pupil, Miss Geyer, on the clavier and also
on the pianoforte. An interesting feature
will be the performance by Miss Geyer O.
| piece of music on the piano which sh'
has learned on the clavier, but has neve
heard played. She will play it on the
piano for tho first time during the leo
ture, showing that music may be learned
without using the piano. Mr.. Virgil ant
Miss Geyer have been occurring in New
York city to the great surprise and admir-
alton of professional musicians and othera
Bridgeport will be indebted to this associ
alton which meets in Bridgeport mex
week July 5, 8 and 7, for the first presenta
ton Of that noble work of the great mas
ter of music, Hendel, the Oratorio of tn
Messiah This oratorio has never beel
presented in any large city in this stat
with orchestra before One place only i
the state, Stamford, has ever heard it, an
this is due to the fact that Mr.. Alfred Hal
lam, an Englishman, settled there an
found sufficient material to work wit
which he has trained for several year.
, Mr.. Hallam received his training i
oratorio under the celebrated musician
DR.. Joseph Barnby and Sir John Stainer i
England. The society presents oratoric
3 three or four times every year in Stan
ford.
> MANUAL TRAINING scHooLs-1HosE
PHILADELPHIA.
On the general subject of manual trail
!; ing schools in which New Haven is {
much interested at present, owing to IL
generous gift of Mrs. Boardman, our col
temporary, the Bridgeport Standard, r
, marks: "Wherever the manual trainir
school has been tried it makes a place fl
itself by the demonstration of it's usefulness
and there is no longer room for doubt thu
, a good amount of manual training accon
, panying the discipline of the mind is
@ great advantage to the student, and result
in development dirscted along both mel
L | fol nd 1,hueioo1 1iroo nd in,
| most advantageous manner. We a
4 pleased to find constant testimony to th
fact from intelligent and competent o
servers, wherever the experiment has BET
tried and we append as part of the un
- versal approval, the following notice of ii
Philadelphia manual training schools fro
the Public Ledger of that city:
l. CAN who are interested in industrial educate
training schools Of the city Both contain We
II | pupils, besides drawings and samples of eli
modelling that testify to the thoroughness of t
is reason to doubt that the claims of the teac
ers that the work In the shops promotes men,
sMsg ito Sdtt 's sss esr G ~e pupils
d | Wherever comparison has been made betwe
/. boys educated on parallel lnes..except that o
It has been shown that this shop training Is
real adv ..9 y; n. IN devsopng the ntegenee
l. schools are now well established, and the met
J. DDS Of their work and the results achieved Dug
q | 10 be known to all who are connected with pti
lie education"
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~ Az A CANDIDATE. .
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9 Hines support was based not only up'
3 personal qualifications which appealed
the favor Of large number of Yale alui
If nj In Connecticut who knew him, but b
Is intelligent and important services In Il
T. cause of education and his connection wi
|. the school system of the state made hi
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college. In view of the general admissi,
g. that Judge Rowland would and ought
If be elected, Mr.. Hines narrow escape fro
I SUCCESS without personal effort and wit
= out systematic canvas by his friends,
D. remarkable. He must inevitably be O lea
le ing and worthy candidate for the next '
O. cancy.
FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES.
Mrs. Susan v. Hubbard's land in Par
Vile, Hartford, which is wanted by
m New York, New Haven and Hartford ra
IN road in improving their roadbed, has be
oi condemned by The railroad commissioner
The superior court will appoint the O
* praisers.
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