Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-02
WEBB HALL.
And Some RecoIlections of the Pales.
tine Garden.
rTrox, t4a Mfddlofoun Heraldl

tine Garden.
From the Middletown Herald.1
About sixty years ago when the ladies' OF
Hartford and New Haven came to this city
to do their shopping, Middletown could
boast of public garden. 1t was situated
on the northerly corner Of High and WILL
lam streets, occupying about an acre and
half of ground, with the public house In
the southwest corner of the garden. The
entrance was on High street, north OF the
building, where the loungers passed
through large gateway, over which was q
large semi circular sign, upon which IN
large letters was painted. 1.-THE Palestine
Garden" This entrance led the lounger
to the groves of the garden, where amid
shady recesses, ice cream and cooling
drinks were served, and tired limbs found
rest amid beds of strawberries and howers' ar
ranged in the most elaborate and captiVanns
style. The manager, Heth F. Camp, resorted to
every means of drawing the public to the gar
den. There were large paper balloons sent up
various other attractions. The students Of Cap
tain Pottingtll's military school were en- ms
best customers; and when West Point was estan-
displaying too much luxury for the quiet citizens
Of Middletown to support He Is said TO nave ave
n so obse9 o 81
date in the town clerks Office we find TINS rec.
6uFham for saiss Of 5000
to our full satisfaction Of Isaac webb OF Mloole,
town, do sell to him the premises now occupied
by Heth F. Camp, subject to mortgage gwen Dy
said Camp to Arthur Harper Of Philadelphia, to
secure the payment of a certain note dated the
27th day Of April, A. D., 1928"
time and had an office In the Mansion house
blnck-now the Parshley block. He took i'm
s n the en- aSag e and bis
"Squeers,' welcomed the first fifteen applicants
to webb hall L. Here he ~, cess
while abroad he contracted the Asiatic fever and
was obliged to return home. In the "constltu-
ton" OF Wednesday, October the 5, 1912, we find
this account of his sad ending
MELANCHOLY EVENT.
A shade Of deep gloom has been cast over our
usually quiet city by the untimely end of our es
Unable citizen, Isaac Webb, Esq. Since his re-
turn from abroad, Mr.. Webb has been observed
at times to bs singularly depressed in spirit He
has shown an unusual absence of mind and a
strong tendency to take gloomy and responding
views of things. This has been ascribed to dis
ease which he contracted while abroad and of
return. OF late these symptoms have appeared
to increase, but so as not to excite any serious
alarm On Thursday last, the 18th ult,, he ate
bis dinner with more than ordinary appetite,
soon after which he went out to return alive no
more 1t appeared Afterwards that he took pass
age on board the Kosciusko, and when off
New Haven. his hat was found in the
stern of the boat, but the owner
E ~ fear G hs e cast snss os ss Bs
excepting insanity of mind, no cause can be
assigned for such an act. His circumstances
were good his domestic relations peculiarly
happy, aud he enjoyed, to high degree, the
confidence and respect of his fellow citizens.
In addition he has ocen for many years a pro-
fessor Of religion OF undouhted sincerity and
as to THU event, which has created such chasm
in our society, we must probably await the reve-
Iations of the great day. The body was found
on Saturday morning between 10 and II o'clock,
on the beach at Clinton, east of Faulkners
Island. 1t had no doubt been cast ashore by the
tide It was brought to his late residence on
Sabbath morning, whence it was conveyed to
the grave between and 2 o'clock, attended by a
numerous concourse of relatives, friends and
citizens.
At his death the gchool was closed, after his
widow had become the and wife of Professor Sill
passed from one owner to another until it came
into the possession Of DR.. Bell, lately resident
OF this city. He in turn disposed of it to the
trustees of Wesleyan university, and it is now
occupied by the ladies as their dormitory. The
whole career of the building was one of public
interest, and even now it is renewed again into
a means of education.
Fastest Time Ever Made.
One of the Royal Blue Line trains of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, on q recent
| run between New York and Washington
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