Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-02
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
What Is Going on in the state
Waterbury Police Form BENEFIT
Association HOW About the
Weather-Laid at Rest.

CONNHC1lSOI N Il tSs
What is Going on in the State
Waterbury Police Form a Benefit
Association HOW About the
Weather-Laid at Rest.
WATERBURY POLICE.
Chief Egan, on behalf of the members
of the Waterbury police department here,
presented petition to the Waterbury po-
lice board for permission to formally or
ganize mutual aid association composed
exclusively of the members of the force,
not excluding the officers. The petition
was signed by every member of the force.
The fund will not consist of money, hut OF
days. 1t is expected that each member, OF
whom there are twenty-seven, will put In
to the fund at first two days of the twelve
which are allowed him with full pay, an
nually. The limit of the fund will be sixty
days. When any member is sick he Will
be allowed to draw from this fund to the
extent of the days lost. When the fund Is
exhausted, the members will again throw
in two days, and so on. The association
reserves the right to expel any member by
|
have right to dissolve the association If
it proves in any way detrimental to the po-
lice force. 80,
Heretofore when an officer has been Ill
the other members Of the force have been
in the habit of donating certain amounts
In money, Just as their means would al
low, the time cost being made good in that
way.
nIED IN NORWICH.
Frank W. Barnum, clerk for the last two
years in Lee & Osgood's drug store, Nor
wich, aged forty-fye, and native of
Bethel, died Monday of pneumonia. The
remains were taken yesterday to Bethel for
interment.
Mrs. August Tilley of Norwich died Monday
night after an eighteen months illness. She was
Mrs s.' William liz n. Andrews of tat city:
Mrs. Honora Trihy died in Norwich MONDAY:
aged slx1y-three Mrs Trihy was me wiao Mo- OF
wich. Her remains were taken yesterday to Sag
Harbor, her old home, for int 'rment.
LET'S TALK ABOUT TIE WEATHER.
To-day is the I'd Of February and ground hog
day. According to believers in the ground hogs
ability to prognosticate the weather, il the day
scared al his shadow end retire to his winter
quarters, there TO remain during Six weeks m re-
of winter weather. If, on the contrary, the day
is cloudy the backbone of the winter may be con
sdered broken
LEAVES 100000.
The last sad rites of Henry E. Russell, presi
dent OF the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing com
pany, New Brit ain, were solemnzad at his late
residence in New York on Tue day The entire
works Of the company were closed on that day
the business men of New Britain left on an early
train Monday night to attetd the funeral. It i
estimated by thse who are well informed TIA
the deceased left an estate va ued at about u,
0O0,00
OFF FOR FLORIDA.
D. B. Wilson, &c rye Tracy, Jay II. Hart, T. L
| Sanford and wife, T. D. Barlow, F. E. Cross, Lev
H. Toucey, N. W. Heater, F. A Sanford, all O.
Waterbury, left yesterday on a six weeks trip
Thev sailed from New York via the Savannah
line of steamers. and will proceed down The east
| err coast OF Florida, theme up TIL Indian rive
as far as AXE Worth, returning by the st john
river to Jacksonville.
NEW haven DEPUTY
| Deputy Sheriff Pond of New Haven was IL
Waterbury yesterday on business. it is rumored
connected with the deputy sherifship Squabble
Waterbury Repubcan.
NO CHILDREN ADMITTED.
The committee in charge of the American
| bands free concert at city hall February hav
| decided that no children will be admitted excep
| accompanied by parents or guardians.
| WILL BE FREE FROM DEBT.
| Yesterday Grand Master Ware was to pay OF
the mortgage Of Sc, 900 on the o id Fellows HON
at Fairview, held by Mrs. fleming, which wi
| free the place from debt. The money was i
| bank ready to change hands.
BUILDING A FERRYBoAT AT NoANK.
new ferryboat is in course of construction a
| Robert Palmer's ship yard in Noank for the ferr
| between Greenport and Shelter Island. She
| not so long as the Colonel Ledy ard, but has grea
| er beam and will have promenade deck.
THE FUNERAL DR.. HENRY W. BUELL..
L1TCHFIELD, Conn., Feb. THE funeral of tn
late Henry ". Buell.. superintendent of the Bue
sanitarium here, took place here this afternoo
from the Congregational church, a large numbe
of relatives and friends being in attendance. Til
| services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. NJ
| Symington Many handsome floral tributes to-
| titled TO the love and esteem in which the d
| ceased was held. Judge G. B. Andrews, Hol
| George M Woodruff, Deacon +. D Mcneil, Geore
E. Jones, George Kinney and Charles B. Bisho
| acted as bearers. Interment was in the Ltchfiel
!, | cemetery.