Connecticut western news., 1910-05-12
NEWS ABOUT THE STATE
Personals and Other Items of Interest
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Clipped from Exchanges. The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Connecticut will be held in Waterbury Tuesday and Wednesday, May IF and 18
 At the May meeting of the state board of charities held last week in the capitol, the following members were elected delegates to the National Convention of Charities aud Corrections to be held in St. Louis, May 19 to 26: Dr. Edwin A. Down of Hartford, Miss Anna 0. Walter of Middletown, J. B. Holman of Saybrook, Secretary Charles P. Kellogg of Waterbury.
 The oldest male resident of Connec- ticut died in New Haven last week. Had he lived until September he would be los years old. He is survived by five children. twenty-six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and brother 85 years old who resides in Troy, N. Y.
 The state highway commissioner has asked the boroughs or towns to have the trees which have been planted along the highways rebuilt with state money examined, and to report upon those that are dead. The commissioner stated that it is the intention of the depart ment to replace all trees that have not lived and to take care of those that are thriving in order that the state high ways may be we'll protected in the future
 The Shore Line electric road from New Haven to Ivoryton will be com pleted the whole distance by July 1.
 The New Haven police are after slot machines. They purpose to put the illegal ones out of business.
 A Bridgeport physician says that he is quite often called upon to attend men who have been drinking whiskey largely compounded of wood alcohol. The stuff, he says, is made and sold in the low saloons. He anticipates trouble from the poison booze.
 Princess Jessie of the Schaghticoke Indians of Kent, has gone to New York to study drawing. painting and design ing in order that she may be helpful in the basket-making industry of her people. She is a daughter of the late Chief James Harris and her mother, still living, is white woman who married the chief many years ago.
 George Dudley Seymour of New Haven, formerly of Bristol, has been appointed by Governor Weeks a mem- Der of the state sculpture commission.
 Carl Funk, the driver of an anto truck belonging to the Barthel Brewing Com pany of Stamford, is under a bond Of $3, 800 for manslaughter in causing the death of John Dowd of South Norwalk Dowd was an employee of the street department here and was run over by the truck, dying few hours later. He leaves four sons and two daughters.
 The memorial window to the Rev. G. Brinley Morgan, late rector of Christ church (EpiscopaD, New Haven. who y being struck by an automobile, was dedicated at Christ church last Thurs day afternoon. Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of Connecticut delivered the address. The memorial was paid for by subscriptions from the parish. It is placed in the great west window of the edifice and represents the Te Deum. In the center is the throne which is sur rounded by the cherubim and seraphim. Under the throne lower down in the window are representations of the greater saints of the church.
 Dr. Frank W. Wright, health officer of New Haven, received an appointment from the federal government as acting assistant surgeon for the marine hos pital service. He fills vacancy caused by the death of Dr. John P O. Foster.
 Joseph E. Hubinger of New Haven, who owns Maplehurst farm in Nut Plains, JGuilford, has purchased of Ralph Parker of Guilford 400 acres of farm land adjoining Maplehurst farm The additional land which MT. Hub finger has bought gives hlm altogether 400 acres of land for his Guilford country place.
 Julius Gay, treasurer of the Farming ton Sayings bank, has resigned and E. H. Deming succeeds him. MT Gays eyes have troubled him, but he still L. ! Al- z at the bank for much of the time.
 John Callahan, of Forestville, died of pneumonia last Saturday, aged 104. His health until week before his death was perfect. He is survived by three children, twenty seven grandchildren and fifteen great at-grandchildren.
 At the request of the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad Com pany the governor has appointed Will