Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

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 An entertainment will be given at the Col lege street church by the Sewing society this evening.
 John Canary, who keeps saloon on Grand street, was arrested last evening for violation of the Sunday liquor law.
 Seth S. Hall, one of Middletown's old cltl- zens, died Monday, aged S3. He was for many years in the stage line business.
 The Adelphi Literary association give their eighth grand annual sociable at Loomls Temple of Music next Friday evening
 Bridget Doyle, aged about 37, died at the hospital last evening of consumption. She had been at the institution but short time Moses Thomas, the tea man of S59 Chapel street, is building a brick house on Con gress avenue, next to George Hellingers sa- loon.
 James Mcclure of Plainville, who was kill ed near Pennington on Monday night, was sixty-five years of age and widower with two grown up children.
 A wagon belonging to John P. Thompson, night soil contractor, was smashed into pieces by Canal railroad engine early yesterday morning at Hazel street crossing.
 The Derby Silver company have informed their striking workmen that they cannot in crease the prices for labor, the state of trade and business and the low prices of goods not allowing.
 The Rev. B. F. Kidder and wife, of Nau- patuck, are preparing to spend week visit ing with friends in West Haven. The Rev. MT. Gilbert, of West Haven, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church in Nauga tuck next Sunday.
 The steamer Plymouth Rock, sold in New York at auction last week for $7,S25, origi nally cost $500, ,OO0. She was built thirty rvg years ago for the route from Stonlngton t steamer on the Sound.
 Colonel Leavenworth and Lieutenant Jack son (signal service) went up from New Ha- ven Monday night to inspect the companies A and G, of Waterbury. Governor -HsTf1 son and the other distinguished guests of tho . c. A. R. post of Waterbury were present par of the'tfme.
 MT. Samuel H. Arlnstead, who was throwr out of a wagon near the corner of Elm and Orange streets Monday evening, was more comfortable last evening and hopes were en tertained of his recovery. MT. Armstead'' little boy, who was with him in the wagon escaped harm.
 Professor o. s. Fowler, the New Yorl phrenologist, delivers the first of his course of health lectures this afternoon at 2:St o'clock to ladies only. His subject will b. ssFemale Health and Bloom Restored" Th' admission is fifteen cents, reserved seats twenty-five cents.
 Governor Harrison and xCongressmar Kellogg paid a visit yesterday morning ir Waterbury to John E. Lowell, who was MT Harrison's instructor after the latter was four years old-and in whose New Haver school MT. Harrison at one time taught. MT Lowell now lives with his son-in-law, F. L White, at 15 Kingsbury street in Water bury.
 Death of One of the oldest Women
 In the State.
 Mrs. Grace Mcintyre, familiarly known as "Aunty,'' and for sixty years or more a resi- dent/of Bridgeport, passed away at her resi- dence on Highland avenue Monday morning. She died of old age. Her exact age was no known, but it is thought to have been be- tween 97 and 100 years. The funeral will  tine church, when a mass will be celebrated The Madison Typhoid Fever Cases.
 Only one death has resulted from the ty phoid fever epidemic in Madison, and all bu one or two of the remainder of the patient have recovered. The cause of the epidemi was laid to the wells, the water from severa of which was officially examined after th scourge broke out. Notwithstanding thi finding, only one we'll has been cleared ou as far as known. This is the well O MT. Blatchley, of Madison, gentleman who has had charge of the men in th' building of the English drive at East Rocl Park, New Haven. Some in Madison doub strongly that the we'll water caused tht trouble, as some of the persons who had tn. fever lived mile and half from the so des ignated polluted wells. One of the victims of the feYer, MT. J. N. Bishop of this city bookkeeper at the establishment of MT. Ed P. Merwin in this city, taken dow1 while on visit to Madison friends thre' days after his arrival there. He was i'll si1 weeks, but is now nearly restored to hi wonted health.
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