Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-30
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief Mention.


Children's note paper at Dorman's.
Attorney James P. Pigott, of this city, is
visiting in Meriden.
The life of the late Colonel Dexter R.
Wright was insured for $50, 00O
Monson & Carpenter will close their store
every day at p. m. until September II.
San Salvador council No. 1, K. of c., will
picnic at Glen Island Thursday of next week,
Miss Gertie Cowles, of this city, is spend
ing couple of weeks in Merideno visiting
friends.
Price, Lee & Co.'s New England railway
guide for August has been issued, and is of
great use to travellers.
The fremen want semi-monthly payments
as we'll as the policemen, and are signing a
petition to that effect.
Pierpont B. Foster, of Orange street, was
much worse last evening. Small hopes are
now entertained for his recovery.
The owl and fox presented to John II.
Starin by Joseph Elley, the Crown street
shoemaker, were shipped to Glen Island yes
terday.
Mr.. S. D. Miller, the State street produce
dealer, was thrown from his wagon on COTE
street yesterday, but escaped with few
bruises.
Over forty policemen want semi-monthly
payments, among them being many of the
precinct officers, while nine want monthly
payments.
Miss Eliza Landfear, of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, has suffered
relapse which has left her in very weak
condition.
The sloop yacht Princess, Captain John
Brinley, of Amboy, N. (which is making
cruise to the eastward, stopped in this harbor
yesterday.
Patrick Malloy's horse ran away yesterday
morning in Winchester avenue, wrecked the
delivery wagon attached and threw out
Clerk Cassidy.
Travellers accident tickets, costing only 25
cents day or 81. so for thirty days, are for
sale at North's insurance agency, next door
to the postofice.
twenty-five cents day or a. so for thirty,
are for sale at North's insurance agency, next
door to the postofGce.
The Elm City will take party on Saturday
from up the Canal railroad to Mystic Island.
The boat leaves Belle dock at 9 a. M, and
Canal dock at $50 sharp.
Two children, while berrying in field in
Torrington Wednesday, found the body of
an unknown man. The authorities were no.
tilted. He was evidently tramp.
Foskett & Bishop, of New Haven, will on
Monday next commence the work of hang
ing and laying the pipe for automatic fire
extinguishing apparatus at the shops of w.
Beckerle & Co., of Danbury.
The funeral of Marion Riggs Osborn, the
six year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ed
ward Osborne, of Birmingham, who died
Wednesday, will take place in Birmingham
this afternoon at two o'clock.
Captain J. H. Ward, agent of the New
Haven Steamboat company, was consi6era-
bly, better yesterday. His fractured arm
was examined by the surgeon last night and
found to be getting along nicely.
At Stratford First Lieutenant Eugene
Moorehouse has been elected captain of
Company z, First regiment, vice Bruce H.
Weller resigned. Stiles Judson, jr., has
been promoted to first lieutenant
Miss Noble, the telegraph operator at OAR |
len depot, came near being shot Tuesday |
evening by some man firing pistol out of |
an express train window as it passed the /
station. The bullet passed within an inch |
of Miss Nobls head