Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-13
LOCAL NEWS
Brief Mention.

The strawberry festival at the First church. Fair Haven, netted quite handsome profit.
 The Southington Foresters' base ball nine are to play the Court Metropolitan Foresters of this city.
 At the Sperry street skating rink there will be an exhibition of clog dancing by MT. Nick Conway this evening.
 Lieutenant Colonel Blakeslse, of Hartford. was at Niantie Thursday arranging for the shipment of tents to Maine.
 The Derby roads new locomotive was made at Paterson and cost $5, 800. It is named the Eli s. Quintard.
 Examinations have begun at the Yale Law school. Speaker Simonds completed his lee lures on patent law yesterday
 Hon. William J. Mills and wife arrived in Las Vegas, New Mexico, last week, having had safe and pleasant journey.
 Senator Platt has gone to Chicago to at tend the session of the interstate commerce commission. He will be absent until July 1st
 General Harbison, of Hartford, who was badly stunned and bruised by a runaway ac- cident on Thursday, was doing comfortably yesterday
 Miss Ida Zeidler will be united in marriage July 1st at the residence of her mother, on Hamilton street, to MT. Van Oppen, a con tractor at Sargent's.
 The Hopkins Grammar school annual is out and looks finely. The Stafford company were the printers It reflects credit on the school in all respects.
 Governor Harrison will attend the com mencemeat exercises at Trinity. He has also accepted an invitation from Mr. Bowen to at tend the Fourth of July celebration at Wood stock.
 Guests from New Haven were present ct an elaborate lawn party given at Ware house Point Thursday night by MT. and Mrs. Horace Barber at their country resi- dence.
 The horse on cab No. 118 fell last evening at the corner of Chapel and State streets. The driver was thrown from his seat, but landed on his feet unharmed. No damage was done.
 Harmony division No. 5, Sons of Temper ance, voted at it's meeting Thursday evening to hold a mammoth strawberry festival at their headquarters in G. A. R. hall next Thursday evening.
 Washington camp No. 1, P. o. s. of A., at their meeting last evening conferred the red degree on two candidates, after which the white degree was conferred on four mem bers of Camp No 5, of Meriden.
 Rev. Dr. Barbour will speak at the Sea- mems Bethel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A local orchestra will furnish music. At the temperance meeting in the evening there will be good speaking.
 Rev James F. Crowley, of this city, will be admitted to the priesthood at Alleghany seminary, in New York, next Wednesday, On the following Sunday he will celebrate his first high mass at St. Johns R. c. church in this city.
 To-morrow morning the Grays attend divine service at the Church of the Re- deemer, and in, the afternoon decorate the graves of deceased members. Flowers may be left this afternoon and tomorrow morn ing at the Union armory.
 Tomorrow will be "Children's day" at Trinity M. E. church. The Sunday school room will be decorated with flowers, and there will be special services at 2:30 p. m. In the evening the pastor, Rev. Dr. J. o. Peck, will preach, his subject being ''The Employments of Heaven"
 You can find anything you want at most any price you name in the line of ladies, | gents, misses and children's shoes at M. Dillon's, 88 Church street. Notwithstanding the flaming advertisements seen every day in papers quoting prices, Dillon beats them all The proper way to fix it is to get your minds eye on what you want, the price you want to pay, now compare it, then wear it, and we know you will think our way.