Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Rev. MT. Sloan of Stratford, has constant additions to his Faith Mission believers.
 Largest assortment of infants caps and bounets at Rufie store, selling cheap to-day.
 The new board of pharmacy comnlsslon- CTS will organize at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 3.
 Arrangements have been made to give a strawberry festival at the First M. E. church shortly.
 stratford has elected Charles B. Curtis and Robert CIarkson delegates to the Demo- cratic State convention.
 Waterbury sends 0. R. Bannon, 0. H. Car far. B. Sedawick and John Thompson to the Democratic State convention
 contention of teachers tekes place Tn Wsllinpford to-day, called by Secretary O' D. Hine, of the State Board of Education.
 This afternoon at o'clock the annual meeting of the New Haven Orphan Asylum takes place at the chapel of the Unlteo cnurch on Temple street.
 The New Haven veterans of the navy VIII ,arade in Hartford on Buckingham day, w. 0. Wells, lieutenant for the State, and W. C. Gould, captain.
 The Hartford Foot Guards were finely en- tertained in Worcester yesterday. They turned out large company and were headed by Colts band.
 The annual reunion Of the society of the Army of the Potomac will occur at Brook lyu. N. Y, on Wednesday and Thursday, June Il and 12.
 nE. Lo,o.~ank oF M n EaSs's aforo in Meriden, next to the First National bank, was damaged $500 by fire yesterday morn ing; fully insured.
 The funeral of Mrs. Carrie 8. Hawkins of Ansonia, who died of consumption after an illness of a year and a half, took place on Tuesday afternoon.
 The eight o'clock Sunday morning train out of New York is one of the most popular on the'New York road. More Sunday trains will probably be added.
 The Rev. Samuel H. Giesy, D. D., rector of Christ church at Norwich, has declined an urgent and unanimous election to the rector ship of St. Peters church in Easton, Md.
 The First Connecticut light battery will hold a reunion on Buckingham day. The call has been issued by Theron Upson, of Kensineton, secretary of the organization.
 The Sons of Veterans made parade las evening through various of our principsl streets. They made fine appearance, and attracted much attention and favorable com- ment.
 Wooster Lo6ge, F. and A. M, will meet for work on Saturday evening. Last even ing the lodge worked the third degree, the candidate being an employe at the WiHChes- ter armory.
 Rev. Phoebe Hanaford, who recently &C., cspted the pastorate of the Second Univer- salist church. has taken up her residence in the Armstrong block on Howe street, near Sylvan avenue.
 Gordon s. Andrews, a well known stone cutter of Waterbury, died Tuesday night, aged seventy-five. His death was the result of injuries caused by the falling of a stepping stone on which he was ct work.
 One of the young ladies at the Hartford telephone office has become quite a fsvorite with the subscribers on her section, and yess terday morning shO was presented with $25 by a well known lady of that city.
 While crossing the track of the New Haven railroad at Fourth avenue and 1Toth street, New York, Tuesday afternoon, Frank Ko- wohlavy, thirty years old, was struck by en- zine No. AZ, drawing 8 train on it's way to New Haven, and killed.
 The funeral of Mrs. T. J. Bradstreet, of Thomaston, took place on Tuesday after noon. She was the mother of Judge Brad street of Thomaston, Doctor Bradstreet of Meriden, T. D. Bradstrest of Thomaston and Mrs. French, wife of Principal French, of the Skinner school, this city.
 The Army and Navy club of Connecticut hold their sixth annual reunion at Allyn Hall, Hartford, June IS, Buckingham day. President Arthur, General Sheridan, Gen eraI Terry and other distinguished citizens and soldiers have been invited to be present, and Senators Hswley and Platt are also ex- pected-
 At the Memorial day parade in Ansonis the Ansonia fire department, Echo Hose and Hook and Ladder company of Shelton and the wardens and burgesses of both boroughs participate, together with the G. A. R., who will be headed, blythe Sons of Veterans drum corps. The addresses at the park will be by E. P. Gager, Rev. J. B. Thran and Dr. Beardsley