Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Mourning paper, all borders at Dorman's
 Waterbury's Odd Fellows make an excur sion to Savin Rock to-day.
 Monday, September 6, will be the day o1 which the public schools will open
 Of the total eclipse of the sun next Sun day little will be seen in the United States
 Edward Walsh, a newsboy, while running on Wooster Square yesterday fell and broke his wrist.
 The fare on the Whitneyville horse rail- road line was changed from six to five cents August 1.
 The Committee on Streets met yesterday afternoon and looked over several petitions for electric.lights.
 There was no quorum of the Board of Health last evening, consequently no busi- ness was transacted.
 Palmer post, G. A. R., will attend the ded- ication of the soldiers monument at Hart ford, September IF.
 Richard O. Morris, of New London, has been appointed deputy by United States Marshal Nathan U. Bates.
 Work was commenced Monday in Ansonia on the erection of new grand stand to seat 800 people at the new trotting park.
 Smoke issuing from the stove in Atwater's tailoring room at SIS Chapel street was the cause of the alarm of fire yesterday noon.
 Much improvement is reported in the case of Stiles L.. Beach, of South Front street, who was so badly injured Monday by gas pipe exploding.
 Mrs. J. T. Peck, of Bristol, arrived at Morris Cove yesterday and her daughters, Jennie and Ellen, are to join her there in day or two.
 A broken valve in the locomotive drawing the Shore Line train due in this city at 1O:55 a. m yesterday, delayed the train an hour at East Lyme.
 Captain s. B. Horne of Winsted, who has been to Ireland and England on trip of business and pleasure, returned home Mon- day evening.
 Colonel w. B. Wooster, of Birning- ham, is on his journey homo from Europe and will arrive in time to attend the postponed reunion of the Twentieth regi- ment
 Mir John H. Platt, of the New York law firm of Hutchins & Platt, died at South Manchester Saturday of malarial fever. He was 59 years of age and graduate of Union college.
 M Whites yacht Starlight got back Mon day evening from her cruise. Philadel- phia party had her. They went to Martha's Vineyard and highly enjoyed their sail and excursion.
 A new division of the Sons of Temperance, to be known as Columbia division, will be instituted in the parlors of the Howard ave nue Congregational church on Monday even- ing, September 6.
 A son of Michael Grove came from Middle town yesterday and took away from the aims house his insane father, who has been here since August IS, having been sent to the almshouse by the police. Marshal N. D. Bates formally opened the United States district court yesterday morn l ing in this city, and immediately adjourned it sine die because of the unavoidable ab sence of Judge Shipman. Sheridan council No. 24, K. of O., of Waterbury, will give an excursion to Savin Rock September Il, 18S6 It was the inten- tion of the committee in charge to visit Mys- tic Island, the popular summer resort on the Sound, but it was impossible to get Q date Edward M. Coe of New Haven, who died Saturday at the residence of a brother-in- law, died from attack of meningitis. The deceased was a machinist and 40 years of age. The remains were taken to Madison for interment. Several years ago MT. Goes father was killed in Windsor by mail bag thrown from passing train