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WOOL AND COTTON MARKETS.

Boston. April z5.-The Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin Will say tomorrow % the wool
market: The market r. dgH. the only sale
OF washed feeces IL 500 pounds OF Hies-
igan X. Prices are firmly held. however.
In SPITE OF the small szies % domestic
wool Liberal deliveries OF fo-Sigu wool
continue The mos; rotabei sale was n
tne line Of the newly arrived Cape wool.
TO cost zsHsac clean for clothing and con- b
Ing Australian, A0ntevisdo and Arger-
tine WOODS have slzo been taken freely a;
the old rates The Fsliiis are all busy. The
largest wool securing plant IN New E-r-
land i running rs hours q week, night ani
dzy Las. week yzs tns best Easter week
that the retail sloihlsrE Rave known ,os
years. The sales q the week are 1sss %
pounds. d0mes;lc. and 10000 pounds %
foreign. against i7ss.s. Iogsts domestic
ard 7-5-Ss pounds fore-g - isst week. ana
IisDds,D pounds domestic sn- szz.fss yosrci
foreign fcr TIE Ezrae week isF; year.
& LOUIS. ApTf z-Hool-1Jist sn5 .
shade User. con5lng. re. Nghi Aoe. -.
heavy me. 7Gec, rlsdizirn. Isss2zc: tge
WASHED. i7azflzc.
New orleans. Apra z-coaos-Firra;
nisdl.ng. 10.
Kew Yor<. ApTi = -rotios--elgs't. mo
ding lie FgtEr.E ciases quiet. taass
- 30 bales January. 40. Nsrca. - April
8 q. May. re7. Ju-e. r.iz. JAY. = II Ess
;snbe-. = =. October. sn3 November. = 81 +.
r.<rs-rt,er 8 =
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dull. and a few poor cows sold at N-sa<s
l.s5: but very many went below SEQ.
Hogs-L.ght hogs were stronger. ana
largely cents per 100 pounds higher. While
heavy hogs averaged cents lower. The
bulk Of the hcgs brought a.oen407ss> the
best heavy selling al sale. and prime 1shs
at sAosn4VsS.. The market closed badly.
especially for heavy hogs.
SAeep-The sheep market developed soma
weakness. Sales were made az NS1S .
for inferior lambs. and the best Colorado
fiocks brought $50. the bulk OF the 1904
fetching S.H1175. Sheep sold At $500
SIS. FOR very common prime lots. but hard
~ any sales occurred above $50. Prime
lams sold slowly at S-dS.
Receipts cattle. 400; hogs. See; Sheep
7.eo.
Kansas City. April %.-Cattle-Receirts
5.0o0 Bes; grades steady; others weak. Tex
as steers S. 2J6.l -, Texas cows S.sssSeps
native steers Ss5eSfs~eo: native COWS. ana
he.fers s2ioR4io: s;ockers and feeders.
$3oDGis0: bulls. s.-Ssai4ss.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 Market opsaed
weak.closed steady. bulk OF sales $40
ass: mixed. ss7sffaso: lights. GSGSS:
workers S. 800 80: Pigs. xSooNS-Isc.
Sheep-Receipts. 2cS: market steady:
lambs. s25aSso; muttons s-59t&.
Representative sales; Texas steers. ~
head. average 100 pounds. aG; Texas
cows. 3 head, average ilaa pounds. 40:
native steers. IS head average iSeo pounds.
$500; native cows and he.fers. - head. ay-
e-age 500 pounds. uI5: s;ocixers and fees-
ers. 70 head. average $50 POUNDS - 20; bulls
head, average go pounds. a.
ST LOUIS
81. Louis. April 2S.-Esitie-Rece.pts, /.
500: marke; generally strong. Fancy ex-
port steers S.aosi5.Ss: fair 10 choice native
shipping steers $45oS.Soo; steers under -
600 pounds. S3Sanf3s. stocsers and feeders
6 G0ff4 20: cows and heifers. GeatSs. Tex
as snd Indian steers. S=.AS14. -. cows ana
heifers s2eN36
Hogs-Rece.pis. So0o. Market steady 10
strcng: Light. S.Sas9S; mixed. sS7sasss:
heavy, $3so3iI.oo.
Sheep-Receipts eco Market steseyi
lambs. sS51G6.e5: Texts sheep. s3@gt5os
ehpring lambs. $oo6ise.
NEW YORK.
New York. April s3-Beeves-Receirts
s.lsI. Quiet. firm for good steers; stays
and oxen. s3STl4 80; bulls. s.. 0o7fa 80: Cables
quote American steers al i0i11fiia-c; sheep.
iOls912izc: refrigerator beef. sGsizc. En-
ports 1879 bseves.
Sheep and lambs-Recelpts. SIS. Good
stock IN fair demand and firm. north grade
slow and weak. Unshorn sheep. a@'uS -;
clipped sheep. D5SaI.75.
Hogs-Receipis. 2.iE. Weak al S1sS
"a
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compared with 2,5e1. 900 bushels in the
corresponding week OF 1898. Exports OF
Indian corn amount 10 i.7Se, SIS bushels
this week. against 2.s2S.eoo bushels las,
week. less than 1.ooo,e 600 bushels in The
week OF 1896. less than half as many in
the corresponding week OF 1895. and as
compars. With 1,6is.090 bushels in the
third week OF 1894.
There sre 2le business failures through
OUT the United Stats for the week. CON-
pared with 1875 last week. s4o In the third
week OF April. 1896. % in the CORES
pordins period OF 1895, e0i in 1894. and
with 1SS in thel Ike week OF April. 1898.
There are .: business failures reported
from the Dominion OF Canada this week.
compared with SO last week. 81 IN the
week year ago and % two years ago.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.

There were over 1900 people az TIE big
tent last night. and the crowd went away
vel pleased. The vitascope was especial
ly good.
This afternoon matinee free = every
body and an elegant diamond ring is 70
be giver 20 the handsomest baby present
The Paiges attracted a packed house
a. the Crawford Grand last night. The
bill was Forge; Ne Not" ard the COM
paay gave a very good presentation OF
this beautiful play. TIE audience was
well pleased After the play the ana
teur can;as, was held AMI considerable
interest conferred in this feature OF the
performance There were twelve 7eg.s-
;eTei, but only six appeared The sue
csssfui Contestants were Miss Hathaway
and Miss Spriagate. Tonight RIP Van
Winkse' VIII be played. and = grand
matinee vii be given this afternoon.
TCnight's performance will Close 10 En-
gaseneat OF this popular company.
Americans ara the most inventive pso-
pie or earth To thern have been issued
Ees .iy eeo,0Do patents. Q. n1o-c ;asa enc
third OF all the patents issued IN tAe
world. No discovery Of modern years has
been Of create. benefit 70 mankind than
Caambe-lasa's C0Iic.eCholera and D.ar-
rhOea Remedy. OF has done r.s7r= - r.
leye pain ard suffering J. ". Vaughn
OF Oakt0a, Ky. says; 4 have assd
ChaEbsri2in's C5lic. Ciolsra and Oar
rhoea Remedy in my family % several
years. Az ind {: . be me BIS. medicine
/ ever used .or cramps II the stomach
and 5owe-z" For sale oy druggists
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Barry 4. Bantam Cham piou.

San Francisco. Cal, April 25.-Five
thousand people saw Jimmy Barry and
Jimmy Anthony, bantam weights, fight
twenty rounds before the National
Athletic club. the organization that con-
Quoted the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey fiasco.
Although Anthony was still on his feet
when the twentieth round closed. the
referee announced that, as the contest
was for points. Barry was clearly en-
titled 10 the decision and the purse. and
was the champion bantam weight of the
world.
San FRANCHISES. April cS-Bob Arm
strong (colored) made Pruett. the local
coiored heavy weight. quit in the first
round. Armstrong hit his man four
times on the face and when Pruett saw
hloni ha omit
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Western League Games.

Indianapolis, Ind, April s5.-Score:
RH E
INDIANAPOLIS .i1oos0 % 10
Grand Rapids % 5 o 0 0 o o o. Il 5
Batteries-Gear. Monroe and kohoe:
Foreman. Reidy and Buckley.
Columbus, Ohio. April 2S.-Score:
RI E
Columbus .oo0s11o o@4
Detroit :. =. IS . / 0 0 ! o. -
Batteries-Jones. Smith and Fisher;
Eagan and frost.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 2S.-Score:
RHE
Milwaukee o ) 5 0 o. SIS 10 .
Minneapolis :. % 0 o o. o-S .
Ba:teries-Jones and Spear; Figge-
mier. Kaghey and Moran.
Kansas City. Mo-, April 2S.-Kansas
C!.y-St. Paul game postponed or ac-
count OF wet grounds
a worthless man usually has few posses
sions, but you can usually depend that
Eife Is one OF them
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Ahtppera-

Astle & Son OF Haven. had two CAR OF
ho.s on the market
J. w workman OF Lyons stopped o.
here on his way home from aknsas CT .
where he had been with three cars Of C. a.
tie.
Harvey Grace OF Cheney topped me II ar.
kei aga.n today at s3s7s. with hne .oaA
OF hogs.
Joe scott OF Peck WAS Up with a iosf
OF hogs and cattle
l. G. Council OF Anthony c the
market with one car OF mixed hogs.
J. II Kei. of Clearwater had one car ef
mixed hogs on The market.
Whlfmer a. Hsrnlsh Of Conway Spring,
had one car of hogs on he mark e.
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DIT GOODS NAEKETs-

View Tcrk. Arrg WIN Ire c5ozs .,
TIE seek fhs volume q r@E t1s--s&s ef-
s@ctAd sos0;E up -zrEe srn0z<z; TIA. Wa
srr-ease. lsrxssy ~ fo-Esr1erEs o. e.
market saczs i1c-eszf sfssSir@ss Ar .
rejected 81 agents hzz--x stvsrrsf -as
rs-scs % Fepp<-el S-1 ArtTbac1Tzf1 VIZ
saees.ars sad G.gcs 80 ccstcz rza5ets ~zcs
al rszf tsr yzrf y csss- roes14 % -
descriptions - sfssST AZ x2o-t es5Ts--sz
pr.allnx c.2ts.z aaa sla stsasg az 80.
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WeYIer Lets John j. Kelly go.

Washington. April 2s.-Consul General
Lee has cshled the state department that
John ]. Kelly OF Philadelphia has been
released and Will leave the island.
Nothing is known at the department OF
the conditions under which Kelly was
arrested
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IIvFsrocS MAExnTx

ClsrzEo April Z-csffse-f.e1s.rfs C
c2ttle wee SRA. a4t szf.r.sBi 20 Tss isEs
ilssi selzarf AL sz4Es 49, mostly ~
iez@- free Ths baik sf - - ssttte
scls ~ fiEffsss. N.tE azs's4 Fas~s -
3 ff<fz. s-1 = car i1sf &C sz-cT Assss--
brc8Ea; E-a Ths sfsr ks< AID fss1sT .ss-.
szs awe q. - s<ssess sTtc@H % -
yss- scr ;ae eeff fssesTs. = = t<l-g 10 =
ga aL2-2z1s- S2z--=S sal vsss .s..e-
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DOSE is REPEATED
ALL THURSDAYS WINNERS AT
BASEBALL WIN AGAIN.

Not Case of Split Luck to Date, Even
Philadelphia and Boston Keeping up
Their Initial Lick-Phillies Pull Out in
the Ninth inning and Get Four Runs
They Don't Have to Bave-Washington
Jams Seven Runs Into the Fifth and
Never Smiles Aeain-Reds and Cham
pions Win-Western League.
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RANK CLEARINGS.

New York. April 23.-The following table,
by Bradstreets. shows the ,atoi
c,earances at the principal cities and the
percentage OF increase or decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Chicago grain and produce markets, fur
r;shed by z. L, Bostick Commission Mer-
chant, rooms 10 and u over Kansas Ma
t:onal Bank Telephone i6,
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IF SUNK In THE SEA
GREECE AND TURKEY MIGHT MORE
DISTURB MARKETS.

There Was Only the Fear Of General War
to Count ~ an Element of Confusion.
and European Markets, Knowing More.
Suffered Less, Having Already Dis
counted the Situation Larceiy-Uncer-
taiuty Remains. However, aad VIII
Affect Money and Staples for . While
BTadstreet's Review.
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WICHITA Markets

w.cA,ta. kan. April =. 1877.
HOGS.
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STOCKS AND BONDS
DULLNEss RULES TIE STOCK MAR
KEr THE SESSION THROUGH.

Total Sales Come Under Ninety Thousand
Shares. Tobacco Leading in Individual
Volume. on . Selling Movement-War
Situation Dominates and There IL .
Close Sticking to London's Level Of VAL
ues-Bond Market Fairly Active-Gov-
ernmeuts We'll Held-London Market
BIank-Review of the Week.
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BALTIMORE :: BOSTON 5.
GAME POSTPONED.

St. Louis. No. April 2S.-St. Louis
Pittsburg game postponed on account of
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New York. April 23.-Brais;ree,'s f.
rancia. review tomorrow viii say:
Saturday and Monday las; were signal
lied by heavy selling and considerable
declines on the part Of The foreign houses
and by bearish manifestations by the 10
cal traders. The declaration % war be-
tween Turkey ard Greece was the cause,
and it was assumed that when the Lo--
don and continental markets reopsusd On
Tuesday. after Inc Easter vacation. they
would be in mere Or less panicky con-
ditior. and that American stocks would
be thorwn On New York il -arge quaint
ties The results. however. we're a great
disappointment n the bears Bosh Lon
don ard the contiIsn: took ne news #
war calmly ard apparently concluded
that The disturbance would BE- limited 10
the original coTn5a,sn,s. o. scoa ended
Spectators Il London who lad sid our
stocks on ;hs opposite theory. q course
ma9e haste to cover their sao-; contracts
and the local bear eoa,.nss-s also ag--
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List of Patents

Issued from the United States patent
office, Tuesday, September 90, 1897, for
the state Of Connecticut, furnished us
from the office of Earle & Seymour, So
licitors of patents, S6S Chapel street,
New Haven, Conn:
I. H. Abel and G. w. Golf, assignors
to East Hampton Bell company, East
Hampton, bicycle bell
A. J. Beaton, assignor to Beaton &
Bradley company, Southington, floor
sleeve and ceiling plate.
r. A. Bruel, Bridgeport, wise
r. G. Cornforth, assignor one-half to
f. H. Beecher, Seymour, fitting for cy-
cles.
w. K. Henry, New Britain, spring
hinge.
III. A. House, Bridgeport, coupling
driving shafts.
Ii. X. Jones, Hartford, assignor tc
Russell & Erwin Manufacturing com.
pany, New Britain, machine for head
ing pointed blanks.
Same, die for heading screw blanks.
L. E. Nearing, Wallingford, assignol
One-halI 10 WI. ocHWeIHef, bridgeport
strainer.
w A. Penfield, assignor to Bradley
& Hubbard Manufacturing company
| Meriden, bicycle bell.
| W. E. Porter, assignor to New Haver
Clock company, stenl-winding and set
| ting watch.
F. H. Richards, Hartford, cigarette
machine.
A. H Van Solver Bridgeport, oyste
dredge.
A. NJ Wilcox, Meriden, carpet fasten
er.
| DESIGNS
| H. H Eames. Hartford, dash for We
| hicles.
| A. D. Field, Waterbury, body-plat
| for buckles.
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corner of a switch house and he was
killed instantly.
The relief engine was waiting for the
express as usual. Engineer Padden,
seeing the express bearing down upon
him. boarded the engine, threw open
the throttle and tried to get out Of the
way of the approaching express The
express overlook him, however, when
near the Water street bridge.
SUPERINTENDENT Plat Of the CONSOLE
dated road said last evening that the
railroad company would make a thor
ouch investigation of the accident. 1t
is very seldom that the Westinghouse
air brakes fail to operate, and they are
so constructed that In case they get
out of order the brakes are at once set.
WHY this should not have been the case
in the accident yesterday will be mat
ter for investigation.
Engineer Charles Pierson was sixty
three years of age. He was an old en-
gineer on the road. His home was in
Mt. Vernon, N. Y. He was married
and had three children. He was part
owner of the Pierson overall factory at
240 East Forty-third street, New York
His son has charge of the factory. A
few years ago Engineer Pierson was
injured this side of Hartford. He was
considered one of the most reliable en-
gineers on the road, and was well
known and we'll liked by railroad men
His friends, accompanied by a Mt Yer.
non undertaken, arrived here last even
ing and took charge of the body, which
will ha taken to Mt Vernon for inter.
ment. His personal effects were takeT
charge Of by Coroner Mix and handed
over to his friends. His watch was
still running when it was taken from
mis- body
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ORGANIC CHANGES
The wholesome process of secretion
by the use of Carlsbad Water.

Prof. Hlawazek, an authority
on stomachic diseasessays: "What
we have positively ascertained is,
that Carlsbad Water in high
degree promotes organic changes
in the system; that principally by
its alkaline constituents, it acts as
an absorbent of fat and as an
antacid throughout the organism,
and that it performs this whole
some action by stimulating, aug
menting and chemically altering
the whole process of secretion"
Beware Of limitations. The gen
uine Carlsbad Water and Carlsbad
Sprudel Salt must have the seal
Of the City Of Carlsbad and the
signature of Eisner & Mendelson
Co., sole agents, New York." on
every label.
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FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
ENGINEER PETERSON LOSES HIS
LIFE ON HIS ENGINE.

Boston Express Dashes Into an Engine at
Union Depot-Engine and Mail Car
wrecked Coroner Investigating the
Accident, the Cause of Which is Yet
Uncertain.
The express for Boston due here at
II o'clock yesterday morning crashed
into the relief engine which was wait
ing on the track between Union depot
and the Water street bridge.
Engineer Charles Pierson of the ex-
press was instantly killed and his body
badly mangled. His fireman, John
Patrick Padden, who was alone on the
relief engine, also escaped uninjured.
The engine of the express train was
overturned and was considerably dam
aged, but will be repaired in few
days. The tender of the relief engine
was also somewhat damaged, but the
engine itself escaped
The express train was made up of
five coaches and two mail cars. Mail
car 1884, which was behind the tender,
u,os corsidarahIy damaged but the rest
ne tba trai,, was taken 10 BOSTON after
h.,f on bo,,,.,s delav The wrecked
~ rive ara mat, car were soon cleared
fro,,, +1,e +rack Nv tbe wrecking train.
ard tho +racl, uas ra1aid
uy,a hod,, of the dead engineer was
romovad 70 tba hapeape room where
Maaioa1 Ex.r,irar White viewed the
,.a,,.irs ond ordered them removed ia
a,yis 3. nTavcoclr,s Coroner Mix is
ir,,as+;ga+iny the accident the cause
~ ,,,1,;ea, is, not vat annarent
whe,, tbe exnress dashed into the
,.a1;ep ENGINE n was slowed down to
hoIf snaed WHY the express was not
~ cnnId not 10 stonned vet remains ia
ha learned II Is not known whether
~ a;r brolyes failed n onerate or in
30 CO +I,.y did wbather +be hand brakes
y
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Cottage Ham Rolls.

a
1000 lbs of those fine Cot
tage Ham Rolls-nicest piece
Of meat you ever had in the
house-only 1Oc per lib.
Fine lot Fancy Spring
Chickens.
Cape Cod Cranberries &C
quart, 8 qts csc.
Fancy Lemons, large and
juicy, 1oc dozen.
Fine Table Oranges CSC doz.
Large line fresh Vegetables.
Sweet Potatoes, Turnips,
Parsnips, etc.
The Yacht Club" Salad
Dressing, large bottles, said to
be the finest salad dressing on
the market. Our price 25c
per bottle try it.
Many other grand bargains.
ID. M. WEIGH & SON.
2Sand 30 Congress Avenue,
Branches-Grand Avenue, Fair Haven; 175
Campbell Avenue. West Haven.
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X ANNUAL TO-DAY.

Of the New Haven County Auxiliaries
and Mission Circles in Milford
The annual meeting of the New Ha-
ven County Auxiliaries and Mission
Circles Of the New Haven branch will
be held in the Plymouth church, Mil
ford, this morning, session beginning
at 1890 o'clock. The train leaves New
Haven at 9:35 a. m.
There will be addresses by Mr., A. B.
Williams, leader Of the Yale Student
Volunteer band, and Miss q. M. Stone,
missionary from Phillipopolis, Turkey.
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READ! READ!
wonders never cease and tile wonder
full bargains displayed on our Great Bar-
facts:
Legs of Lamb, Zoe lb Loin and Porter
house Steaks lie lib. For want of space
we cannot quote the hundreds of bargains
we have in store for yous but come and
see for yourself.
e. SCHOENBERGER & SON, Palace
Market, -92-96 George street, and 1-2-3
Central Market, Congress avenue.
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(Signed) HENRY T. BLAKE,
OPENING ADDRESS

At the Yale Divinity School By Profess
sor Curtis.
The opening address before the Yale
Divinity school will be given by Pro-
fessor Curtis this afternoon at o'clock
in the Marquand chapel. Subject: "Old
and New Truth in Respect to the Old
Testament" The public is invited.
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THE LEADvILLE IRON oJJTPtT,

Leadville, Col, Sept. ga careful
estimate of the present tonnage of the
mines of the Leadville district shows a
daily output of 1000 tons. Much of
this product is argentiferous iron. The
average gross value of the product is
about $40 per ton. Leadville is now
producing more ore. though of low
grade, than at any other time in her
history. Two hundred tons of magnan-
ferrous iron is being sent to the Illinois
Steel works daily.
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PRESENTATION TO HISTORICAL
SOCIETY

OF Colonel Joseph Parker's Portrait.
At the meeting of the Historical so
ciety on Monday evening last an ele-
giant portrait of the late Colonel Joseph
Parker of this city was presented to
the society by his only son, Parker, and
his daughter, Miss Eliza Townsend Par
ker.
The portrait was painted by the cele-
brated artist, Mr.. A. W. Twitchell Ga
kinsman Of Rev. DR.. Twitchell of this
city, of Albany, N. Y, who has paint
ed the portraits of Bishop Doane and
many of the ex-governors and other
prominent citizens of the state of New
York. The portrait of Mr.. Parker was
gratefully accepted by the society and
the secretary was directed to send the
following letter of Acknowledgements:
New Haven Colony Historical Society
144 Grove street, New Haven, Conn,
September %. 1897.
Mr. Joseph Parker:
My Dear Sir: At the regular meet
ing of the New Haven Colony Historical
society, held last evening at Colonial
Hail. the elegant portrait of your late
father, presented by yourself and your
sister to the society, was exhibited and
your letter donating the same was read.
The portrait was much admired both
as likeness and work Of art, and it
will be valued not only on these &C
counts but as the memorial of an emf
nent and honorable citizen Of New
Haven, a friend of the Historical So
ciety, man ever ready to cooperate
in phifanthropic and beneficial work.
The portrait was gratefully accepted
by the society and the secretary was
unanimously directed to express the
thanks of the society to the donors.
Very truly yours.
| (Signed) HENRY T. BLAKE,
| Secretary.
Colonel Joseph Parker was closely
and prominently identified with the
manufacturing interests of New Haven
for nearly fifty years, being connected
with or proprietor of West Rock Paper
Mill from 1910 to the year of his death
1887, in the manufacture of paper. In
| 1856 Colonel Parker conceived the idea
and was the inventor of blotting paper
and since that time the entire product
of the mill has been devoted to it's man.
ufacture, the business being continued
by the Incorporated company of JOSEPH
| Parker &, Son company of which his
| son, Joseph Parker, is president.
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trial. / took two bottles and was
cured. can cheerfully state, if more
ladies would only give your medicine
a fair trial they would bless the day
they saw the advertisement, and there
would be happier homes. Imean to do
all / can for you in the future. l
have you alone to thank for my recov'
ery, for which am very grateful"