Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-08
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
special Dispatches OF Interest From
Various Parts of the State.

special Dispatches of Interest From |
Various Parts of the State.
THoMPsoNv1LLE, August 7.-Riehard
Van Deusen, aged eixty- three years, died
on Sunday of peritonitis. He was well
known and for years managed the North
family of Shakers living in the eastern
part OF the town. His loss will be severe
~ felt In the Shaker district, where COM
petent men to maHage the large estate are
few and where the problem of the future
of the Shakers is yearly becoming more
serious. It's members are steadily de-
creasing in number and it is doubtful If
1t receives enough accessions to make good
the losses by death. The Enfield Shaker
colony ia made up of three families-the
North family, the Church family and the
South family. The three farms owned by
these three families consist of $500 acres
of rich land, and buildings valued at over
$4,000. Tbs Shakers hold their own
funeral services and make their collins and
bury the dead in their cemetery near at
hand.
KNIFE COMPANY TO REBUILD.
W1NsrED, Aug. THE managers of the
Empire Knife company have decided to
rebuild upon the site where their factory
was destroyed by ire not long since. Over
sixty men with large families were thrown
out of work. They will aid in the building
of the new factory.
WINsTED AND LAKEvILLE.
WINsTED, Aug THE second of the
| series of games Of baseball between the
clubs of Winsted and Lakeville for the
| championship of Litchfeld county will be
played at Laksville on Wednesday. The
Lakeville club is composed of seven Yale
| players, including the crack pitcher, Car
| ter and Stevenson, the first baseman.
The WInsted club is made up of local play
| ers, with Simmons and Doyle as battery.
! There was great excitement in Winsted
Saturday evening when the home club won
the first game of the series by a ecore of 3
to 2.
BOYS STOLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
New LONDON, Aug. 1.-TWO italian boys
stole some dynamite cartridges this morn
ing which were used for blasting purposes.
| They then threw them into a stove in the
shanty where they lived. A fearful ex-
plosion followed. The stove and shanty
are in ruins and the boys are frightfully
injured.
AN oLp.TIME NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD.
DANBURY, Aug. w. L. Hockenbury,
an old-time printer and newspaper man,
died here yesterday of consumption, aged
eixty-eight years. He at one time pub
lished the New Milford Opinion.
TO RUN ON FOUR DAYS TIME.
M1DDLETowN, Aug. THE Middletown
Plats compsny's large silver plate works
began four days. time to-day and will go
continue till orders increase. This is a
reduction of one day.
MIDDLEToWNs CHIEF OF POLICE DEAD.
M1DDLFrowN, Aug. 7.-Chief of Police
J. A. Chapman died at St. Luke's hospital,
New York, to-day. He was fifty-six years
old. Mr.. Chapman served during the war
in the Twenty-fourth Connecticut Volun-
teers. He came to this city seventeen o,
twenty years ago. In March, 1882, he was
chosen patrolman, and in April, 1888, was
elected chief and had served in that capac
ity ever since. He was a member of Ma
sonic, Red Men and Mechanics lodges, wss
past commander of Mansfield post, g. A
A., and past dictator of the Knights O.
Honor. He leaves second wife ant
daughter by first wife. He was popula
!, with all, and an excellent officer and citi
zen. The remains will arrive here to-nigh
from New York.