The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-16
VARIOUS ITEMS.

John H. Kite, cashier of the Firs 1 National bank of Rockville for the las thirty years. died suddenly at noor
 yesterday of apoplexy. He had sligh
 shock a few days ago. MT. Kite is sur.
 vived by wife, one son and a daugh.
 ter. His son is eraployed by the J. J
 Began Manufacturing company as 2 {! traveling salesman and his daughter is
 a student at Mt. Holyoke college. ] William R. Sill of Hartford, son oi e1I- Ijeutenantn Governor Sill, is ill al | Troy, N. Y, MT. Sill, who is one of Stuart Robson's advance representa- tives, was hurrying to New York from | Chicago for surgical treatment, but up-
 on reaching Troy he succumbed and a | serious operation was performed by
 Drs. E. A. Brown, Nichols and Bryan. Frederick Backes. a member of the firm of M, Backes & Sons manufac- | turers of fireworks in Wallingford, was injured about the fact by an explosion in the 'silver room" of the factory yes terday. MT. Backes was severely burn ed about the fact and may lose his eye sight.
 A meeting of members of the South Congregational church was held We'd nesday evening at which it was voted to extend a call to the pastor, the Rev. w. H. Sallman for another year from
 July 1. The vote Of the church was
 practically unanimous. The church so- ciety will take similar action at meet
 ing to be held this evening.
 Plans for a new Barnum X Bailey
 barn to accommodate 400 horses have
 just been completed by the New Haven
 architects, Richard Williams and Wal
 ter P. Banks. The building will be erected in Bridgeport at the circus
 headquarters. It will be Of brick and
 will be two stories in height. The plans have been accepted and estimates will now be made.
 Governor Mclean has appointed Mary Hall and Edwin A. Down of Hartford, George F. Spencer of Deep River and Charles P Kellogg of Waterbury dele gates to the national conference of charities and correction to be held at Detroit, May 2S-June 5,
 The following pensions were issued yesterday; Original, to James Thurston of Norwich, $6 per month; increase to Leander Parmelee of New Haven, $30 per month; original widows to Hannah D. Brown, Canton Center, $S per month.
 The society started in Mt. Carmel for the purpose of improving the vil- lage known as the Mt. Carmel In1- provement association, is under the di rectorshp of Mrs c. A Morton and several others prominent in that bor- ough, and is giving an entertainment and dance of three nights duration, which began last night and is held in Hitchcock's hall, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the purchase of lamps, etc, for the improvement of the borough.
 The new chaoel now under construc- tion at the Evergreen cemetery, New Haven. will afford an improvement that will be greatly appreciated It will cost about $25, 900. The walls are now well above the ground and the work is satisfactorily. The build ing Is of East Haven stone and will form an attractive feature in the cem- etery. The front of the building will be devoted to offices and the rear will be the chapel.
 The commission on parochial archives | of the Episcopal church in the diocese of Connecticut met In the guild room | 1f St. PauI's church Wednesday. There | were present: Rev. William G. Andrews | ,f Guilford, chairman; Rev. Joseph | Hooper of Durham, Rev. Storrs o. Sey- nour of Litchfeld, Rev. James Gam mack of West Hartford. and Clarence | Bryant of Windsor, Edward B. L. Car CT Of Stamford, and r. Clarence Bis sell of Wilimantic and the Rev F. w. | Bailey of New Haven, copyist of arch yes and secretary of the commission. Progress was reported by the mem ,ers. and the president and secretary were directed to formulate report to he diocesan convention in June.