The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-18
CAPITOL CITY NEWS
Commander Appel, of the State G. A. R., Complies Report
 on Veterans.
SENATOR FOR GLASTONBURY
Legislative History for 1907 Out Soon Chase Estate Inyentoried
 at S617.f99.
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 Hartford, March 17.-Departmen Commander Charles A. Appel of Mid dletown, will be able to report at the annual encampment to be held in that city May 12 and 13 under the auspices of Mansfield Post, that he has visited all of the Grand Army posts in the state during the year and that one post which had surrendered its charter, has been revived. The death rate in the order for the year has been high. The names of two department officers, Medical Director Levi Jewett of Cobalt and Junior Vice Commander Horace r. Fox of Hartford. appear in the years necro- logy. The actual membership at present in the Connecticut Grand Ar my is considerably under 5000 The i principal candidate for the depart ment commandership. succeeding Commander Appel is General George Havcns of New London. who was at the head of the National Guard in the state in 1893.
 tPIltIdl lidNtnS was tHt bl lilV III St who enlisted from Eastern Connecti- cut in the civil war. He served in the Second Connecticut three months He enlisted in Company C of the First Connecticut Cavalry, November 22, 1861, and was three years in that regiment. seeing much service in the field In 1893. when the state prison investigation was inaugurated under Governor Morris of New Haven, Gen eral IIayens as commander of the National Guard. was assigned to duty at the prison, and assumed the war den's position. He remained there until order was restored and the se- lection of General Chamberlain's sue cessor effected. General l1avens g past commander of Perkins post Of New London. He is member of Brainard lodge. F. and A. M. of that city and has held the office of Chief of Police for years. Commander Appel, who will retire in May, belong ed to the Ninth Pennsylvania Caval- ry in the civil war. His administra- tion as department commander has been excellent in every way.
 The Legislative History for 1907, published by William II. Taylor of Putnam. will be issued in the course of week Three or four copies were pulled" from the press. Saturday.one being for Governor Woodruff. who has been one of the firmest friends of the publication from tho start, The speech of Governor Woodruff on ac- cepting tho nomination for governor | in 1906. will be included in the his l tory. It will be 9 new feature Tn the souvenir publications The new work has been executed in Mir, Taylor's hest vein and will hc valued by mem bers of the General Assembly, all Of whom will receive copies.
 Samuel A. Williams of Glastonbury, who made an able contest for the senatorial nomination in the Second district two years ago, will be In the field again this year, He is one of the foremost manufacturers in the district and has served in the house. Dr. F. H. Mayberry of East Hart ford, who was Representative Wil- Hams competitor two years ago, will support him for the senatorship this year. It is generally felt that Glas- tonbury is entitled to senatorial hon ors, not having had a senator for a long while The town of South Wind sor. which was represented in the senate in 1907 for the first time in
 forty years, more than made good through the session. Howard A.. Middleton of that town, who was the senator from the Seventh district. had been member of the Constitu- tional convention and was prepared by training and instinct for legislative work.
 His father. John Middleton. was an old time legislator from Enfield. With his experience the senator from South Windsor Mir. Middleton, was prepar- cd for valuable work In the senate. This was rendered in full. and he is to he a candidate for reelection this year. Senator Middleton Is in the
 prime of life and is 8 man of high ideals morally and politically. He is one of South Windsors most res pected citizens and will have its solid support for new term in the senate.
 Representative F.. Hart Fem of Methersfeld. who has been one of tho ablest newspaper workers in the General Assembly for twenty years, has resumed editorial relationship ! with The Courant and has taken the state desk for the campaign. Mir. Fenn is instinctively newspaper
 man. clean cut as a newsgatherer and fearless in the presentation of the facts. which he has gathered His return to The Courant will be grati4 fying to his friends throughout the state.
 The estate left by President George |, Chase of the Hartford Fire Insur- ance company has been inventoried at ssl7.1ga He was the owner of 500
 shares of the Hartford Fire, which went into the inventory at s37s,00o. President Chase was large owner
 of the stock of the Sanborn Map
 company. which at one time con trolled the field in publishing fire in
 surance maps. His stock in that com
 pany amounted to ss9.750. There is
 more ar less curiosity about the fact
 that he left no will The only heirs are the widow and the son, Charles F..
 Chase. who has been made president of the company. succeeding his fath-
 CT The Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit company has been made ad-