The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-01
.DOINGS IN CONNECTICUT.
INTERVIEWING EVENTS IN VARIOUS
 PLACES IN THE STATE.

Was a Welt Known ClairvOyant-An An
 cient Book-An Animal Freak-Ohicef
 Elected-Young Peoples Union of tn
 Methodist Church--Pastor of St. Andrew
 New Haven, Chosen Presldent-Addresse
 by Rev. A. D. Vail and Rev. A. J. smith
 New England Farms.
 Mrs. Harriet l.. Stanton, relict of tn
 late Samuel B. Stanton of Scotland
 who died on the Fist instant, at the az
 of eighty years, was widely know
 throughout eastern Connecticut as clairvoyant. Her only, Robert r. Stan ton, resides on the homestead.
 The friends of Deacon George Her bert Allen of Hamden takes place Sat urday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. MT Allen had been i'll for the past foul weeks. His wife Mary T. Allen, Is { sister of Mrs. William H. Mckenzie o. Tracy and Mrs. Seymour E. Hotchkisi of Curtis avenue. Meriden.
 Dr. J.. L. Gardner has on exhibition in sholes' pharmacy, New London, per. haps the oldest book in that town dated 17OO. It treats of the painting art, chemistry palmistry, astrology and other curious and quaint lore.
 An animal freak In the shape of Q fiTe-legged steer resides in a barn owned by Benjamin B. Katzenstein Hartford meat dealer, in the rear of his home, 49 Bellevue street. The ami mal came from Buffalo two weeks ago and is fat and perfectly healthy. The fifth leg grows from the shoulders and hangs down on the left side, reaching nearly to the Knees of the perfect legs. It is almost perfect in shape.
 Hartford, Feb 28The annual meet ing of the Connecticut Mutual Life In surance company was held yesterday forenoon, General William B. Franklin acting as chairman. A E. Hart and ID. W. Parsons acted as tellers and the old board of directors was re-elect- ed as follows:
 Henry c. Robinson, Thomas Sisson, Jacob l.. Greene, Frank w, Cheney, William B. Franklin, Edward M. Bunce, James J. Goodwin. Charles M. Beach, John NJ Taylor, James A. Smith, William c. skinner The vacancy caused by the death of Director Charles J. Bishop of Boston was not filled. The auditors elected were Edward w. Parson, Herbert White and Charles A. Pease, the latter taking the place of James s. Tryon. deceased. The d. rectors will elect the officers at an- other meeting.
 New Britain, Feb. 2S.-The annual meeting of the Young Peoples union of the Methodist Episcopal church of New Haven district was held in this city in Trinity Methodist church yes- terday. About 250 delegates attended. Rev E K. Young gave the address of welcome. The. reports were then made and were very encouraging.
 The Rev. 0. w. Scott had been sched- uled for ain address, but he was pre- vented from being present, and the ad-. dress of Rev. J. H. James of Rockville on "Temperance Work" was delivered.
 A midday lunch was prepared by the members Of the Trinity Christian En- deavor union The nominating committee presented the following list of officers, all of whom were unanimously elected: President, the Rev. w. NJ. Carr of New Haven; first vice president, the Rev w. H. Kidd of Milford; second vice president, I. J. Strong of Hartford; third vice pres- ident, c. IL. Hart of West Winsted: fourth vice. president, Mrs. F! 1 Skin ner of New Britain; corresponding sec the Rev. E. A. Dent of Windsor; recording secretary, Miss Hattie F. Tyrell of New Haven; treasurer, J, R. Ensign of Simsbury.
 The Rev Dr. A. D. Vail of New Ha- ven gave an address on the evolution of the church which occupied much of the afternoon session. Later the Rev. A. J. Smith of New Haven delivered an lecture to the juniors.
 The New York Times pays New Eng land farms and farmers these high com plments:
 The farming of New England is des- tined to become the leader and example for the whole of the United States. It has past it's first estate as a mere gath erer of the spoils of past centuries of of the soil and is now fast be- coming, as that of old England, typical )f new life and modern progress In science and practice. The fact is, as shown by Prof. sanborn, that the yield of every crop of New England, as well IS the stock of farm animals, is on a cale of rapid increase, while in the west l he scale is retrograding. The intensive arming of the east is outyelding the ex- ensive farming of the west, and the beginning is now made in both direc- ions in either way. Thus it Is that the uture will doubtless show a very greHt evival of agriculture in the east hence orth, with corresponding advantages O the whole community. New England o-day offers the best opportunity of the continent for poor man to procure a arm home, Here to-day is the most opening for capital, for little las to be realized to make the invest nent paying one.
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