Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-29
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STATE NEWS JOTTINGs.

Funerals OF the Three Drowned
Young People of meriden-uhe Con.
selidated and the New England -
Ex-Governor Buckley - The Odd
FellowA' Home-General News.
j. E. Selden, aged sixty-two, of Moodus, |
editor and publisher of the Connecticut
Valley Advertiser, was found dead in his
bed Saturday. He had just completed |
twenty five years. service on tho Advsrtis- |
or. He was prominent Free Mason In
1891 he was democratic member of the
general assembly. he WAS widower and
leaves no children. MIR. Sslden was born
in Haddam Neck In 1882, and in early life
engaged In mercantile business in Haddam
Landing for Ave years. Later he was in
the proprietary medicine business, owner of
hotel and advertising agent for Demss
Barnes & Co. of New York.
The new Washington bridge, which was
to be the pride of Fairfield and New Haven
counties, collapsed Saturday morning be-
fore completion. Damage several thou
sand dollars.
Michael Morrison Of Rockville fell on
the ice while skating and received inter
| nal mi uries, of which he died Friday.
| Dr.. Burke of Middlstown, who has been
seriously i'll with the grip, is recovering
"Rtalto" of the Boston Advertiser writes
that prominent New Haven official whom
| he nat assured him that mo matter who
controls the New York and New England
proper y, the New York extension scheme
! ia now az dead as Cae ,sr's wife, and, with
that killed. our pc sible interest in New
York and New England ceased. As to the
New Haven taking the New York and
New England, I fail to gee what they
could do with it, even If 1t were given to
them"
The Rsv. DR.. Charles NJ Lsmson, who
has accspted tine passionate of tie Center
church, Hartford, preached his farewell
sermon at st. Johnsbury, VT, yesterday.
The frat sermon of his psstorase In BART
ford will be pres he'd on Sunday, Fehru-
airy II.
Nearly 5000 have signed the pledge at
the Murphy meetings in Bridgeport. MT.
Murphy spoke to men only in that city
yesterday afternoon on the topic Zone OF
the Boys"
At mass meeting of Wesleyan studen ts
held Saturday 1t was voted unanimously
not to allow any but regular members 81
the athletic teams to VICAR the plain letter
"W" on their sweaters or jerseys.
Rev. Crandsll J. North, presiding elder
of the New Haven district, preached al
Emwood yeatsrday afternoon and at Park
Vile in the evening.
Ex-Governor Morgan q. Bulkeley viii
act as master of ceremonies at the ;ecep-
ton to be given in honor of the nattona
commander, Captain Adams of Lynn, and
= Department. Commander Rogers of Aeri
den a. the g. A. R encsmpmeut in Hart
ford, February IA and Is. He will enter
tain these gentlemen aud members of th
! II .1,I
g Owing to the death of Mrs. Bement o
= Remington the estate of her husbsni
(Which she was given the life use of
i Charles BsInens, who died In 1890, will
be divided as follows: Mary A. is gtvel
81, 900. the furniture which is valued g
: 1928 20, and the honse and lot at 13'
9 Wooster street, Nav Haven, valued q
j s. 600. The balance of the estate goes Il
a his three children, Mary A, Edward P.
y and William o. Bamsnt The estat
amounts to s23. 179 81.
q The annual meeting of the stakeholder
b of the Wheeler & Wilson company resulted
: in the election of the following directors
W. 81. Perry, A. F. Chase. @. N. Wsylsnd
+ Frederick Hurd, D. u. Morgan. Isaac Hol
!. den, Samuel Wheeler, Joseph G. W. Wi!
q lett and f. Kingsbury Curtis. Mr.. Wheele
succse DIS his father, deceased, and Mr.. Cur
tbs NJ. Shelton, resigned.
:. Mr.. George Hawlsy of Yale entertainer
i a dczsn or more ladies from the tahleau
performance at Y. NJ. G. A. ball in Bridge
j., port Friday night, at the residence of hi
" parents, Mr.. and Nrs. Alexander Hswley
y There were about the same number of Ysl
70 men preoent, and the occasion was yer,
Il pleasant one indeed.
The funerals of Miss Mabel Rose Ysuc
l. and william ]. Schroeder of Meriden, wh
n were drowned, was held at one and tn
70 same time yesterday. Tba remains wer
n taken to ST Johns Lutheran church 10 til
afternoon. where services began at O'Clock
# Rev. William Koepchen, formerly of Ne,
"A Mr.. Feth of New York. The churc a choir
of which each of the deceased wa
h member, assisted. The burial c
: Miss Yauch YVES in the East GENE
! terry and was attended by Profesea
4 Feth, and that of Mr.. Schroeder in tn
West cemetery was attended by Pas
d tor Koepchen. The Meriden high schoe
J., class of '95 sent pillow inscribed ''Clsst
- mate" IS a floral tribute to the funeral c
J. Miss Mabel Ysuch, who was member c
/, this class The funeral of the other sictir
/. of the Booth pond accident, Henry
h Loefer, s!so took place yesterds
J afternoon.
The treasurer of the Connecticut Cd
Fellows' home in his report up to the fri
o of January, gives the number of lodge
n contributing to the home to ba sixty leigh
"A and that thirty-two of these lodges ns
=. made donations in addition to their cor
20 tribdtions. Five encsmpments, includtp
d the state encampment- have made contr
buttons and twenty-five Rebskah lodge
A. have douated to tbs furnishing of th
! building. Tho state Rsbeksh conventio
!, was also q contributor. In round figure
=. the total contributions to January LIST, hs
4 amounted to $25 600