Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-05
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

Jottlngs from All SectiOns-Obituary
NOtes-Sad Bereavements-A Tug. |
trikes-PersO nal-He Had
the Cash With IIfm-Churches and
Pastors. |
The Second Congregational church. Water
bury, celebrated its fortieth anniversary Sun
day. During the forty years 1866 persons have
become members of the church, 651 by profess
sion of faith and SIS by letter. In the last ten
years 255 have come into the church, the largest
number of any one year being in 1855, when
thirty eight we're received. May, 1876, was the
banner year, when seventy four were received.
The present membership is s44 IA by profession
and 400 by letter.
The Waterbury Republican says: F. t.
Brown caught eight fine trout in Marshall lake
last week
cafe, Bridgeport, Saturday night: Postmaster
Knowlton was present and entertained his faith
full carriers Te,s With aa pleasing speech Wy o,
died Saturday night at her home in Waterbury,
aged thirty-four Her death was duo to pleuro-
The de- ceased was the only sister Of Miss Mary
Felter, matron at the Waterbury hospital.
| three -year-old son of Charles F. Thaler
leather worker in Waterbury, took dose Of car
| oolic acid late Saturday afternoon and after lin
gerng in agony for some hours died in the even
Frances D.. fifty seyen, wife OF John Ray Of
Waterville, died Sunday morning.
Neapoutin Ammard of 25 Pond street, Water
bury, died Saturday night of consumption at the
h ea ,p peomses to be an exciting
| tournament in the city hail. Waterbury, on Fast
day; Teams from Company g, Rogers &
Abrigador will struggle for $25 prize.
| Mrs F. 4. Mason and daughter, Miss Clara, of
Bridgeport, have arrived from Cuba, where they
in health
n Two thoassnd people witnessed runaway in
daughter were thrown out and seriously hurt;
bridge and Rebert f. Chapman at st. LOUIS Mo- Mo-
Mr. Chapman is Son Of ex-Mayor Chapman of
Hartford, and he is well known in Waterbury,
| Waterbury Button company.
Ths Concordia Singing society, Waterbury, Is
taking steps to have building and hall of Its
Mrs. L. H. Norton of Bridgeport lies critically
ill at her home on Myrtle avenue.
| Mary McGovern, a Waterbury pauper, was
found dead in her room Sunday.
ws ed ;sPsspgE s0 eiept Bridgeport
The first issue of the Stamford Advocate as a
d anr instead of weekly occurred yesterday
Prosecuting Agent Mahan has raided seven un-
LICENSED iiau9s resorts Ct stoningt9n Point ~
brate its centennial at Bridgeport tonight.
The Holland Hill school building at Fairfield
was burned Sunday. 1t was the work OF fire
Rev. Mr.. Lord of Hartford preached two very
able temperance sermons in the NJ. E. church,
The pews in the M. E. church. stratford, will
| be sold Monday evening, April IL.
The w. c. T. U. of Stratford will meet Thurs
| day afternoon at Mrs Sarah Smiths
| Court Shields, A. o. F. Of A. of Waterbury, by
the quarterly report just issued, has 81 ,50949 in
its treasury and its membership is steadily in
| creasing.
| ALL the operators of Yost's type making facto-
~ at Bridgeport are on strike because their fore
| man. Il. A. Chase, was discharged Besides this
| Bridgeport has bod carriers strike and the
/ striking plush factory girls are still out.
| Mr.. John Lally and Mr. Connors have built new
iron fences on the Belden place, Stratford
| Long Brook, Stratford has been posted for
| fishing in the interest of j. w. Beach and D. c.
| Wood.
Henry Warburton, who was sent to the Water
| bury town house Saturday for drunkenness, had
| in belt which buckled around his person
| over So, 700 in cash and securities.
| A. H. Moore proprietor of the Cloverdale stock
farm has purchased from Monroe Salisbury of
| Pleasanton, Cal, the stallion Director, with
record of s:17 for $4,000. Director is sire of
| Direct, with record Of 2:06.
| Rev. H. w. Pfnkham Of Bridgeport, Sunday
| evening, in a very able sermon defended the po
| stion he has taken on the political situation and
said that if to attack the interests of the liquor
| men was to become political parson" he was
| glad to be classed such.
| The teachers and scholars of the Center school,
| Norwalk, are arranging for an entertainment to
be given in the opera house there Tuesday even
| ing, April 26.