The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-29
TIRIOUlS ITEMS.

FERROUS ITEMS,
 George Bartram, a well known and highly respected resident of Bridgeport, ended his life at the home of his mother in Norwalk yesterday morning by cutting his throat with a bread knife. Mr. Bartram was for many years connected with the firm of F. A. Bartram & Co.,, of Bridgeport. The concern at one time ranked among the leading pork houses in New England F. A. Bartram the head of the concern, was an uncle of the deceased and the latter held an interest in the firm for many years. About two years ago the concern gave up business and since that time MT Bartram has not been active ly engaged He leaves a wife.
 Fire yesterday destroyed the residence of J. Fred Medcalf at New City Park, part of the town of Essex. MT. and Mrs. Medcalf both had narrow escapes, oelng obliged to leave the house in their night clothes. The loss on the build ing and contents is estimated at s4OOo with $2,000 insurance.
 Wlnsted, ept. 2S.-Edward S. Cham plon of Litchfield was nominated for sheriff of Litchfield county at the demo- cratic county convention held here to- day.
 The funeral of Mrs. Roxy Smith of SOnthinQtOn will ho ba1I o4 |, East street, that town, this afternoon at o'clock. She will be buried in South End cemetery.
 The Hon. and Mrs. Morris w. Sev- mour have closed their South street house In Litchfield for the season. They expect to spend the month of October Ill Washington, D. C., as MT. Seymour IS one of the lay delegates from this state to the Episcopal general conven- ton which begins it's sessions at the na- tion's capital next Tuesday.
 Walter Leigh, candidate for the nom- lnatlon or sheriff, was in Ansonia yes- terday looking after his interests.
 John Hall the well known Yale foot pail player, Is the coach for the famous carlisle school Indian eleven this fall.
 Mrs Griggs of this city, musical in- structor in the public schools of An sonia, is again attending to her duties ana the pupils are making good prog ress. Last term Mrs. Griggs was able to give but little attention to her pu- pils because Of continued sickness, but. this fall, her health is better than it has been in months.
 At the West Haven Methodist Epis- copal church, on Friday evening in place of the regular prayer meeting there will be an old-fashioned love feast. Bread and water will be passed and songs and testimonies will be the order of the evening.
 Last evening demonstration of the making of lantern slides was given in the rooms of the New Haven Photo graph society, 127 Orange street. Hartford, Sept 2S.-Insurance Con- | missioner Frederick A. Betts has authorized the admission of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation. | limited, of London, to this state. to do a credit indemnity business. The capi- tai stock is s5,000,0O0. The statutory deposit, which amounts to $2O2, ,000, has been made in New York state. The company's surplus in the United States is $67,45
 Norwich, Sept. 2S.-The Rev. John Lloyd Pitner, pastor of the Central Methodist church of Norwich, received a call to the First Methodist Episcopal church of San Diego, Cal, by telegraph, yesterday, and will leave as soon as he can make arrangements for his new | field. This change has been made nec- essary by the delicate health of Mrs. Pitner, who is unable to endure the New | England winters
 The large three-matsed schooner Henry M. Grant, Captain Sutphin, is at the dock with 240,000 feet of lumber from Norfolk, Va. The trip consumed | the best of twenty days, an extraordi- ! narily long passage. Northeast winds delayed the vessel, and there was much danger.
 The Rev. Dr. c. H. Payne of Mont gomery, W. Va, has been given unan- | imous call to the pastorate of the Union Baptist church or Wooster street, Hartford succeeding the Rev. J. w. Anderson, who has retired from the Hartford field. The membership of the ch11rrh is unUa rds of 250