Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-13
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General Notes of Interest Throughout
 the State.

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 the State.
 STAMFORD, June 11.-T. Fl. Smart & Co.,, traw hat makers, employing 300 persons, nnounce today their intention of going ut of business this week. The illness of IT. Smart is the principal reason given for his action, there being no financial diff ulty. The firm will try and lease the actory to another firm before next autumn. |
 TAKEN AN APPEAL. John M. Hawlsy has taken an appeal l rom the decision of Judge Tallmadge of he probate court, who decided adversely o him in the contest over the will of his :ather, Munson Hawley. The amount in dispute is $7, ,OOO.
 FORMERLY OF THIS CITY. Rev. 0. De Lyon Nichols, formerly as- slstant rector at St. Thomas, this city, and whose parents reside in Bridgeport, hss been appointed chaplain of Wards leland, New York, by the New York board of charities and correction.
 DIED IN wETHERsF1ELD.
 Dr. Francis N. Welles of Wethersdeld, who has owned aRd occupied for many years the historic Webb house in Wethers- field and who Is member of one of the oldest Connecticut families, died at his home at 6:30 o'clock Saturday night from Q series of henorrhages.
 SINGULAR CASE.
 BRIDGEPORT, June 12-Robert Walsh, k1a r,bo oda aktano nt to end his life at Westport week ago yes- terday, died at the hospital this morning az result of his act Death was produced by cerebro-spinal meningitis. The case of Walsh is most peculiar one, and interests the medical fraternity. In shooting him self he placed the revolver barrel at his hips and shot upward. At the hospital next day a piece of the fattened bullet was discharged from his nOstrils, ana the physicians in charge were unable to deter mine whether or not the remainder of the bullet was in his head. During the first two days at the hospital Walsh showed no serious effects from the bullet, but on brain trouble set in. Dr. Wright of the staff of hospital physicians said this morn ing that the exact location of the ball could not be determined without an au- topsy. He will endeavor to gain the consent of the relatives and make an examination of the brain before the body Is taken from the hospital. Dr. Wright said that the of the and % the m arising G E from uf would have extended to the membrane, thus dis. meningitis: It is possible, the doctor though :. for the bullet let to Q th have e1tsnded % into the mem dtion would produce about the same symptoms. The case is @ rare one, and the fact of the man living and partially retaining his reason, causes much speculation and discussion among the age and unmarried. He had four brothers living in Westport.
 DEATH OF THE REV. CHARLES N. SEYMOUR. The Rev. Charles Nathaniel Seymour, a widely known Congregational minister, died June il, at East Hartford, ct the advanced age of seventy eight years. MT. Seymour waa a native of Hart ford Conn.,, the son of MT. Charles and Elizabeth (spenceD Seymour, born April 4, 1915. His academic studies were pursued at Yale and Washington, (uow Trinity colleges, from the lat his full theological course at Yale, graduating ir 1s43. He was married July g. 1s44, to Henristta sf CT %s R o Gi In the same year he was ordained and settled i, % oveT 5ns snd ssa cessive settlements at Broad Brook, Conn; Whateley, Mass, Brooklyn and Holland his faithful wife did good work. His last tv' Failing health led to his resignation of his To | aud he has since divided his time between Brook | lyn and East Hartford, making his home wit place. A broken collar bone, the result of ia | about year ago, and which could not be full restored, still more epfeebled him and rendere the last year of his life wearsome and often ez | tremely painful. His last sickness was short.
 Two daughters Mrs. A. J. Morton of Eas Hartford and Miss Kate A. Seymour of Brooi lUr md Mr rod O ! the National Fire Insurance company, Hartford | and two grand -sons survive him. The funera will be attended at Hartford tomorrow at 2:9 | p. m.
 I. o. F. STAMFORD.
 STAMFORD, June 12.-It was 50 hot yesterda that the Odd Fellows memorial was only fairl well attended. The service in the hall consiste of the usual opening exercises with an invocs ! tion by the veteran chaplain, Abijah McEwel Marigold. At the cemetery Past Grand Warde \ James Bishop Of New Haven delivered an inte I esting address.
 | CAPITAL STOCK TAKEN UP.
 The capital stock of $3O, ,00O for the new City ( Richmond Steamboat company of New Londo is now all taken up. The company owns tn | steamer City of Richmond, which has been chal ! tered by several New Haven societies during tn | summer for excursions.
 CRUSHED TO DEATH.
 HARTFORD, June 12-Daniel Hickey fifty. .seve | years olu, was luStAutiy hlAcu the Smaller & Hall quarry at Portland this morI ! ing by @ large rock falling on him, breaking hi | back. He leaves & widow. Hickey was workin ! seventy feet below the surface. His fello' Il workmen saw the rock loosening and shouted | him. but being little deaf he did no. hear thei warning. He had worked in the quarry twenty without serious injury to himself
 | SERIOUSLY BURNED-A RUNAWAY HORSES WORE
 ANsoNIA, June RIA three-year old daughte of Benjamin Nolan of Seymour was seriousl | burned yesterday. She will recover.
 runaway horse in Seymour yesterday dashe | steps, injuring all of the children. One of thel | is in a critical condition.
 BROUGHT SUIT.
 ! BRIDGEPORT, June 12.-The Edison Phonograp company has brought suit against the America ! Graphophone company of Bridgeport claimin an infringement on the patents of Mir. Edisol Superintendent T. E. Mcdonald, on whom th l papers were served by United States Marsh, Strong said that the case in reality was c counte | suit to the action brought by his company 6 | Washington short time ago, over the pater ! for a recording point and cutter and their al | tachments. This patent, the Graphophone con | pany claim, is the invention of c. A. Bell and | Taintor, and is owned by them: MT. McDonal | says the patent was granted May 4, 1S85, and Mi ! December 4, 1888. The Edison suit also covers | few small patents of Mir. McDonald's The Grapl | ophone company intends to test the case to tn | end.
 Alfred Reading Circle.