Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-14
CONNECTICUT JoTTINGs.

Events and Happenings In Connecti-
cut Educators Meet To-day - A
Bright Three-Year.Old - Milford
Influences.
The Connecticut council of education
will meet in the supreme court room at the
capitol to day. The principal paper will
be read by George h. Marvin, supervisor
of schools at Boston, on ''Quali6cations of
Teachers" For discussion the subject will
be divided into three heads: "What These
Qualifications Should Be-" "How At
tained," and Glow Ascertsined." The
discussion will be by W. B. Ferguson,
superintendent of schools at Middletown;
e. O. Willard, superintendent of schools at
Stamford; James Stoddard, principal of
the Cheshire military academy; W. F. Cor
dy, principal of the Second North school,
Hartford; V. G.. Curtis, superintendent of
New Haven schools; 8. E Forman, prin-
cipal of Bristol high school, and the Hon.
Edward D. Robbins of the state board of
education. A business meeting will follow
the discussion. The meeting will begin at
10 a. m.
THE DOCTORS BOY.
Little three-year-old Carlton Henry, son
of DR.. Headley, the popular physician of
Milford, hearing the other day that his pa
and ma had gone to New Haven on shop
ping expedition, turned the matter over In
his mind and decided that it was inoum-
bent upon him to come to the big city, too.
So off he went to the depot all alone by his
little self, head up and keeping his bright
eyes wide open. When the train rolled up
to the station he walked boldly out with
the rest of the passengers, and was lifted
aboard by one of the brskemen and soon
would have been on fair way towards the
completion Of his little enterprise but for
the timely interference of an incoming pas
| senger, who recognized him, and finding
him to be alone promptly lifted him from
| the train and gave him in charge of one of
| the nverymen at the station, who delivered
| him safely at home none the worse for his
venture.
ROGER SHERMAN COUNCIL OF MILFORD.
Roger Sherman council No. "a, N. P
U. of Milford, installed officers Wednes.
| day night and the M. A. A, held an en-
thusiastic meeting the same night and
heard several new applications for mem
| bership
Ansantawa of Milford has installed
| officers as follows: William L. Merwin
w. NJ; Dennis NJ. Bristol, S. w.; Trea
Clark, I. W; Henry Davidson. treasurer
Colin A. Campbell, secretary; R L Ford
s. D.; L, RI. Page, I. D.; Castel Tibbals
8. S !; Charles Roder, I. g.; George A
Roberts, chaplain; Csstel o. Isbel, mar
shall; Charles Graham, tyler.
| THE REFORM SCHOOL
The number of boys in the state reforr
school the past three or four years ha
averaged 43O. Superintendent Howe state
in his annual report that on the lat of Jul!
last it was 321, and he thinks the decrease
is due to the preventive influence of tn
| institution. The sanitary condition of tn,
school has been good and the death rat,
small. Telegraphy and printing have beer
| introduced among the trades taught, ant
forty boys are engaged in them. Thes
over So, 900 in the last year. Superintend
Howe estimates that 70 per cent of tn
boys who leave the institution make n,
further trouble to their communities.
BURGLARS WORK.
NoRwALK, Jan. 13.-Burglsrs broke in
to the Norwalk hotel last night and enter
ing the room of Edward NJ. Lockwood,
horse trainer, stole money and valuable
amounting to several hundred dollars.
THE GREATEST ON EARTH.
BR1DaEPoRT, Jan. 13.-In the superio
court this morning the Gaze of G. Barnun
Seeley, grandson of the late P. T. Barnum
against Executors Benjamin Fish and W
P. Hincks was heard. Mr.. Sseley sue
for per cent of the Barnum estates
profits from the Greatest Show on Esrtl
during the past season and the EXECUTOR
refuse it because Mr.. Seeley was not in tn,
employment of the show.
The hearing was on demurrer, and At
torney Thompson, who represents tn
estate, claimed that the court had no juris
diotion. He stated the clause of the vii
under which Mr.. Seeley sues does not in
vest the executors with power to emplo,
Seeley, and 80 he was not connected will
the show. As no services were rendered
Mr.. Thompson argued that it was not com
pulsory on the executors to pay him. At
torneys Stoddard and Bishop, for the plain
tiff, asked that the demurrer be overruled
on the ground that the will distinctly
authorizes the payment of 3 per cent. O
the net profits to Mr.. Seeley.