The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-20

caused his death. He leaves a widow
and a son.
| Charles Holmes, aged fifty years, an
employe of the International Silver
company in Meriden, was perhaps IA
tally injured yesterday by falling down
an elevator shaft, distance of fifteen
feet His skull was fractured and he is
not expected to recover.
| Secretary S. P. Thrasher was an
nounced to deliver his illustrated lee
ture on Whales and Whaling" last
evening in the Congregational church,
| Deep River.
| Charles F. Hipp, a timekeeper at Cor
| bins shop, New Britain, dropped dead
at the shop yesterday morning. Mr..
| Hipp was one of the best known Ger
man residents of New Britain. He is
survived by wife and six sons. Mr..
Hipp resided at 125 Winthrop street.
Medical Examiner Wright examined
the body and said heart failure was the
! cause.
| In the United States district court
yesterday afternoon Judge Plat grant
! ed discharges in bankruptcy to the fol-
| lowing: Lewis Anderson, of New Brit
ain, Francis Mulrain of Ansonia, and
Willard A. Church, of Norwich.
| Edward Roberts, of Stratford has
made application to the county COM
missioners for a license to conduct a
saloon in the Tucker block in Stratford
and in consequence Of the application
Stratford is up in arms.
| The caucus of the republican repre-
IN frOy Eoi,,fia16
! county will be held at the state capitol
this afternoon to select two candidates
for appointment as county comm ission-
ers
| At the store of the NJ. Steinert Sons
| company in Bridgeport on Saturday af
! ternoon large party was delightfully."-
entertained by Clarence Edward Dial,
'celloist, and with selections on the
| pianola and the orchestrelle. The con-
cert was the fourth in the Steinert free
series and was highly appreciated.
! A bowling match between a team
representing the Bridgeport Y. M. c. A.
and team representing the Railroad
Y. M G.. A, Of this city was held at the
Bridgeport Y. M. c. A alleys Saturday
evening. Bridgeport won by narrow
margin.
Rev. Charles N. Nichols, pastor of the
Baptist church of Andover, died Sun
day evening after an illness of nine
days with pneumonia. His wife sur
vivss him.
Rev. J. w Richardson, of Plainfield,
N. j., has accepted the call to the pas
torate of the First Baptist church in
Stamford, which has been vacant since
the resignation of Rev. George Braker
last fall
The famous firm of c. Rogers &
Brothers. of Meriden, known all over
the world as manufacturers CT silver
plated ware, was wiped completely out
of existence Saturday by an edict Of
the International Silver company. the
trust which has recently absorbed the
company, discharging every salaried
employe of the concern and closing the
factory indefinitely. While changes In
the factory had been anticipated after
it passed into the hands of the Interna-
tional company. the move on Saturday
was a thorough surprise. Included
among the men discharged were former
President Cephas r. Rogers. Gilbert
Rogers, Wilbur F. Rogers and George
F. Rogers. They are among the best
known men in Meriden. Two of the
Rogers brothers have been in the plat
ed silver business for fifty years, and
the firm was organized in 1866 and has
been growing until it is one Of the lar
gest manufacturing concerns in the
state
In Hartford yesterday owing 10 the
cold snap the coal dealers were besiog-
ed for coal, but, unlike previous occa-
sions, they We're not turned away, but
told they could have coal, whether a
regular customer or not. but the price
would be $12 ton More coal is now
being received in Hartford than the
daily consumption of coar amounts to,
and lower prices are expected before