Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-26
LOCAL NEW S.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention
 Visiting cards engraved or printed at Dor mans.
 Rents collected promptly at H. P. Hoad- ley's.
 Cobble gutters are being laid on Beerf street between Chapel and Martin streets.
 Rev. E. P. Payson breaches his farewell sermon at the Congregational church in An sonia to morrow.
 The Second regiment band has been en- gagged for the Grand Army picnic at Savin Rock on August 9th.
 Mrs. Joseph J. Stanton made a complaint at the police office last night against her bus, band for neglect to support his child.
 William R. Osborne, of Milford, identified large roll of stolen carpet at the police office last night as that stolen from his house by Murty Savage.
 All the financial secretaries of the Knights of Columbus councils are to meet Supreme Knight J. J. Phalen in New Haven to-day on important business.
 Mrs. Lydia Sperry of Westbrook, sister of Mrs. Wealthy Foote of this city, died in the latter place yesterday afternoon after an il,.- ness of several months.
 James Dunn, sixty-three, father of Joh1 Dunn of Sperry Place, Middletown, died at Middletown Thursday, whither he was taken for treatment some months ago.
 Monday is the last day of Dr. KimbelPs stay in this city. All should avail them selves of this final opportunity who require skillful work in his department.
 At Trinity M. E. church tomorrow the pastor, Rev. Dr. J. O. Peck, will preach morning and evening. The Bible school will meet at 12 m. instead of 2:30 p. m. duling the summer months.
 Rev. E. M. Jerome will preach at the Sea mems Bethel tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The superintendent will conduct the temperance meeting in the evening. There will be good music at both services.
 Mr. Frank D. Rood, executive clerk in the Governors office, Hartford, and Miss Agnes B. Chambers. daughter of MT. Francis Cham bers, were married Thursday afternoon in Hartford, Rev. J. H. Twitchell officiating.
 The clerks of F. M Brown & Co.'s dry goods store have formed a base ball nine and will be glad to play a nine from any other dry goods store in the city. M M. Meaney, Y M. communications.
 A play, "It Never Rains but it Pours," written by young lady who is one of the "sweet girl graduates" of St. Margaret's, Wa terbury, was given by the Dramatic club in Litchfield the other evening at Armory hall. It was a success.
 The contract for furnishing about 2,00O uniforms for the 0. N. G. was awarded at Hartford yesterday to Stayker & Co.,, of New York, at between $14 and $16 per suit, the exact price to be determined on when the quality of materials is selected.
 Councilman Beers, who is taking the photographs of the present Board of Coun- cilmen, has nearly completed the list and commenced taking those of the Board of All dermen. The venerable City Sheriff Hollis has been given 8 sitting and his picture is pronounced 8 fine one.
 Another party of Danbury tourists will and Mrs. Amos H. filling and Misses Susie and Carrie filling. On reaching Paris they will join the party that left Ansonia three weeks since and will then take trip into Russia, Finland, Norway, etc.
 Rev. Burdett Hart will deliver in his own church next Sunday morning,if pleasant, the concio ad clerum which was preached last week before the general association at Norwich on 'The Attitude of the Connecticut Pulpits Towards the New Theology" so called. The cars run for the morning service.
 Those light felt hats at Burgess & Burgess are highly fashionable and in great demand, and tourists and excursionists, including many prominent citizens, have bought large ly of the standard and unequalled stock of trunks and travelling bags sold by this en- terprising and old established house.