The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-28
F4RTO US ITEMS

March 19, to which a large gathering is
 expected.
 An operation for tumor was perform
 ed on Bartley Fox of Derby in the New Haven hospital Wednesday night. Yes terday morning MT. Fox was reported
 as resting comfortably,
 The trustees of the Newtown Savings
 bank at a meeting on Tuesday elected
 David c. Peck president and William
 Homer Hubbell trustee, to fill the va
 cancy caused by the death of the late
 Aaron Sanford.
 Hervilla Hart and Robert w. VII
 Hams, who have been spending the
 winter with the Bristol colony at Indian
 Beach, Sarasota bay, Fla, will leave for home this week. They will sail from Jacksonville.
 Joseph Diamond, the smallpox pa- tient auartered at Waterbury's conta- gious disease hospital, is a very sick man but had improved some yesterday, The Salvation Army shelter is still cuarantined.
 Governor Mclean has reappointed Daniel Olihan of Bridgeport to be in spector of boilers for the fourth district for the term of three years from March | g.
 | Charles Henry Peck of NeWtoWn, who has been i'll for several weeks with the grip, is now suffering from nervous exhaustion, and is very weak.
 The Rev. Jeremiah Curtin of West Haven preached at large congregation at St. Francis Xavier's church Wednes- day night Sin was his subject, and he gave a very instructive discourse. Many of those who knew Father Curtin when he was stationed at St. Patrick's church met him after the services. The Rev. Father Curtin is one of the best known Catholic clergymen in the state, and those who heard him preach were | given a rare treat.-Waterbury Amer | ican
 The matter of holding a summer re union and banquet of the Legislative club of 1901 at Pleasure Beach or some other suitable shore resort is being l considered Souvenir" Taylor, secre- | tary of the club, has learned from many | of the delegates to the constitutional convention, who are members of the club, that it is their intention to attend the reunion if they possibly can. The members of the legislative clubs of '99 and '97 vii probably be invited to par ticipate in the gathering. Two of the Methodist church shed roofs in Woodbury collapsed owing to the large amount of snow which had gathered upon them. The late storm in old Woodbury was very heavy-about foo of fa11 "a of pa r. tie from Bethlehem way came to Woodbury breaking paths, and MT Stones three pair of horses from South bury; also several large teams from other directions.
 Mrs, John Peterson, who lives in the Stafford district gave birth Tuesday to twins. It is the fourth time. Mrs. Pet erson is mother of fourteen children, and but thirty-five years of age.
 The directors of the New England To bacco Growers association at a meet ing held in Hartford yesterday accept ed the resignation of President H. s. Frye by vote of 10 to 4 and elected Edmund Halladay of Suffield his sue cessor.
 MT. and Mrs. L. s. Chapman of Derby went to Danbury Wednesday, where Mrs Chapmans father was very i'll, and word was received that her father died yesterday morning about o'clock.
 Hiram Weeks of Washington, this state, father of Eli D. Weeks, a well known insurance agent of Hartford, will be 100 years old next Sunday. He is also the oldest Episcopalian in the state His faculties are well preserved. The neighbors and friends of the ven- erable citizen vii celebrate the event
 Dr. G. A. Shelton of Shelton is con1 valescing after a couple of weeks ill- ness from an attack of appendicitis, which at one time assumed a serious form. The doctor is now rapidly gain ing strength and hopes to be able to resume practice once more in few days.
 Miss Catherine Burns died at her home on Cherry street, Derby, yester- day morning, shortly before 3 o'clock. The cause of death was grip, from which she had suffered several months. Her mother and a sister, Miss Mary Burns, survive her Miss Burns was well known in Derby, having lived there all her life, and she has many friends who will regret her death.
 Mrs. Mary L. Mehaffey of Portland came Wednesday to this city to attend the wedding of friend. While in the Elm City she is spending few days with Captain and Mrs. Joseph J. Me haffcy.
 Miss Florence Sagendorf of Bridge- port, who by reason of a severe illness, was obliged to give up her studies at the state normal school in this city, expects to return tomorrow to resume her studies at the school.
 Miss Loomis at the Old Peoples home celebrated her ninety seventh birthday anniversary Wednesday.
 The roof on the barn in the rear of Mrs. Sarah L. Petrie's in Norwich col lapsed Wednesday night, the weight of the snow being too much for the sup ports The barn is unoccupied, other wise the damage would have been large It will take s400 to put the roof back in shape again.
 Miss Minnie Lawton, whose marriage to Burton Rogers will take place in the near future, was made the object of a linen showed Wednesday afternoon by her young lady friends in Meriden so- ciety circles The affair was d happy surprise, and took place at the home | of Miss Bessie Linsley on Colony street. l All sorts of useful and fancy linen articles were among the gifts, napkins, l table cloths, doilies, etc The hours ad- l joining the shower time were made 1!