Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-27

city was probated here yesterday before
| Judge Carter. 1t contains no public be-
quests to colleges or charitable institutions.
Mr.. Sturtevant divides 500, 900 among his
heirs and trusted servants. To Emeline
Taylor, who cared for Mr.. Sturtevant, who
has been an invalid for years, the will
gives $40, 600, a handsome house on Maple
Grove avenue and an annual income of
81 GOO. Mr.. Sturtevant was o self made
man, starting In life as q mule spinner.
He made his fortune as contractor and
builder.
| SOCIETY EVENT IN NERIDEN.
MERIDKN, March 90 The marriage of
Miss May L. Parmlee, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Psrmlee, and Mr.. o.
car L. Harrison was celebrated at the resi-
dencs of the brides parents last evening,
the ceremony being performed by Rev.
Asher Anderson. The bridesmaid was
Miss Bertha Camp of this city and the best
man DR.. d. s Miles of Bridgeport. The
bride is one of the best known young So
ciety ladies in this city, while the groom
is well and favorably known In his profess
sion in the metropolis. The young people
received many handsome gifts. They will
| reside at the Park Avenue hotel, New York,
after an extended wedding tour.
| DR.. WARMERS YACHT.
| BRIDGEroRr, March 26.-The handsome
keel yacht Daring, we'll known in Con-
necticut waters as the property of DR.. 1.
de Yer Warner of this city, has just been
sold to Buffalo, N. Y. yachtsman for use
on the great lakes, and to convey the new
| owner to the worlds fair. The boat is 105
feet In length and cost $50, 900 in 1886.
| DR.. Warner has since spent several thous-
and dollars in improving her, and she Is
| known as one of the beat appointed yachts
on the sound. The selling price is un-
known. She is now in this city, but will
| be overhauled at once and started for Buff
| falo.
| CARPENTERS AND MAsoNs.
ROCKVILLE, March 26.-The carpenters
and masons of this city have united in q
demand for nine hours work per day for
the same pay which they now receive for
ten hours, and have served notice on their
employers that if their demands are not
acceded to by April they will strike at
that time. As most of the contractors have
| finished up their winters work they do not
| fear strike Immediately and 1t is probable
| that they will delay action on the matter
until April. The new $50, 600 high school
will not be completed by April, but the
contractors, George Arnold & Co., say they
90 uoI rear StIlko.
LAMP FACTORY.
MANCHESTER, March 26.-There is now
| a prospect that the Perkins electric lamp
factory, which was closed in January by
an injunction of the Edison company, will
be started at an early date as the company
expects to secure the rights on two new
lamps which 1t is claimed do not infringe
on the Edison patent. John Warning, the
electrician of the company, after three
years work has produced lamp with gas
in the bulb instead of o vacuum. The car
bon burns as bright and lasts as long, 1t Is
| claimed, as in the vacuum bulbs. Mr..
Warnings discovery is considered a very
valuable one as many inventors have ex-
without success. The new lamp is of the
same shape and general appearance as the
old style but the flament Is as steady as If
burning In the open air, showing that 1t is
surrounded by an atmospheric pressure.
The Perkins company has not yet secured
the right to manufacture this lamp and 1t
is possible that special company may be
organized for this purpose. The company
has also found another lamp in Chicago,
| which is a vacuum lamp, but 1t not made
entirely of glass. The Apologize lamp is
made in two pieces with band of plat
mum fused between the two sections,
making an air-tight joint. The company
has bought this lamp and 1t is probable
that the two lamps will be combined and
placed on the market as soon as possible.
A BRIDGEPORT PASTOR RESIGNS.
BRIDGEPORT, March 26,-Rev. R. G. 8.
McNeille, pastor of the South Congregs-
} tional church in this city, formerly pastor
of New Haven church, to day presented
, his resignation. He sent in the letter
, through Rev. Joel S. Ives of Stratford,
pastor of the Congregational church there,
Mr.. McNeille himself being out of town.
, Mr.. McNeille began his work In the Con-
gregational church here In December, 1877,
and under his charge the church has great
| ly increased in membership and prosper
, ity. The resson for his resignation is not
known, but it is said that there has been
trouble In the church recently, and that
his action was probably induced by this.
Three years ago there was consider
Q able dissention in the church, some
: of the members Directing vigorously to
some of the pastors teachings and meth
DDS. There was division and for q time
o bitter church war. The friends of the
: retained. At that time he stated that II
l
% he would Immediately resign. He Il
70 q ute wealthy and Is In dependent. he hal
g several peculiarities to which some of bill
= congregation did not take kindly. He Ii
accustomed to wear q dress suit in thu
pulpit and this was for time grea
cause of controversy. The South Congre
N gational church is the second Oldest Con
le gregational churon in the city.
IL BRIDeEYoRT's PANIC.
ID BRIDGEPORT, March 28.-There was
st panic in this city last night among tn
a proprietors of Questionable resorts, due +
In the fact that it was rumored the polio
were about to N AXE a big raid. BridgePor
went very dry after closing hour last nigh
and all the dens were tightly closed. Th
p report originated from the fact that
- squad of officers started out In patrc
WACO to raid the cred House." notoriou
p. resort on the Burr road. The proprietor
"a had evidently been warned, however,
~ the police found nothing.
Nv BAsKBALL.
Bn1peEpoRT, March 80. - John n
NJ Major, the we'll known baseball catcher, t.
Ssi day returned to Manager Ward of the Ne
NJ Yorks the contract sent him few day
ne since. He refused to sign 1t, as the salsI
set was not large enough. He has sever
sas offers from clubs in the southern leagu
ter and will not sign for the money offere
m He thinks the New York club will come
The his terms.
SCI GERMAN DEMOCRATS TO BOLT THE TICKLE
ss,a BRIDeEroRT, March 26.-The Concord
sps society and the German Democratic unit
zen held big meetings this afternoon to Ia
al action regarding the recent democratic ci
ns. convention in which German, Gurdt
.se. B. Lee, was dropped as tax collector aft
the one years service and Mr.. F. ]. Moon
all. substituted on the ticket They resent u
by action of the democrats and declare th
em they will bolt In the coming election.
the Germans can poll three Thousand vol
=. this Will elect the republican ticket If tn
Sd. carry out their threats.
In FAST TINE BIT A vKsTIBULE TRAIN.
BR1DeEpoaT, March 26.-The afterno
ing vestibule train between New York
the Boston this afternoon made the fast
hey time ever made in this state. The distar