Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Scaling wax and SealS at DOILuduS.
 The New London Y. M. c. A. has now a membership of 225.
 Fine trotting on Rimmon pond, Seymour, is expected this week.
 Mark Twain, it is said, will make half a million dollars out of the Grant book.
 A whist club has been formed in Ansonia It numbers thirty ladies and gentlemen.
 The Teutonia Menner Chor's grand mas querade ball takes place next Monday even ing.
 The third annual alumni assembly will take place at Loomis' Temple of Music this evening.
 Samuel Christereen, aged twenty-two, of East Hartford, is missing. His mind is un settled.
 The annual State encampment of the G. A. R. will be held in this city tomorrow and Thursday.
 MT. Loper, janitor of Skinner school, has about week past.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Y. w. c. A. was held yesterday afternoon.
 The work of raising the schooner sunk off Milford was not begun yesterday owing to the cold weather and high wind.
 Thomas orchestra, of this city, play at the masquerade ball of the Seymour Social club in Seymour Opera House February IS.
 Hyde Kingsley, one of Willimantic's best citizens, who died on Saturday, nected with various of the financial institu- tions of the place.
 About 200 college men and ladies will at tend the Hartford Yale mems reception tonight. Professor Ladd will speak and the Glee club sing.
 The per cent. which w. P. Niles is paying on the insolvent estate of Hemingway & Bradley is 35 1-10 per cent. instead of 1-1O per cent as has been stated.
 The third annual meeting of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick-will be held February 8. The annual banquet will be eaten at the Grand Union Hotel March IF.
 Mrs. Harriet c. Day, widow of the late Deacon Albert Day of Hartford, died yester- day at the residence of Mrs. Lucius Barbour, in that city, aged eighty seven.
 The Bridgeport common council is consid ering proposition to spend $250, on the city streets during the next five years and to borrow the money to do it with forthwith.
 William Bromm, son of August c. Bromm of 30S DixweH avenue, died at his fathers residence yesterday in the twentieth year of his age, after an illness of eight days with pneumonia.
 Dewell H. Holcemb, of Burlington, was tried before United States Commissioner Marvin at Hartford yesterday charged with selling five casks of cider brandy in Hart ford without license. Decision reserved.
 John Allen has rented the Lincoln rink for February and 6 for his fifty hour go-as-you- please walking match, instead of the Dwight street rink as he previously intended. He has a large number of entries by we'll known pedestrians.
 This afternoon, at the residence of Thomas R. Trowbridge, No. 59 Elm street, will take place the marriage of his daughter, Miss Emelie Eliza Trowbridge, to George Bliss Rogers of Cambridge, Mass, captain of the famous Yale crew of 1880.
 It was so cold yesterday morning at the Skinner school that the scholars were dis missed for the forenoon at twenty minutes before twelve. School was held again in the afternoon as usual. Something was the matter with the heating apparatus.
 Nov is the time to buy beautiful seal skin sacque or sealskin plush sacque al ready made, or made to order, at Burgess 6 Burgess old, reliable fur store. Prices Q great inducement; quality fine. The only manufacturers of fur garments in the city.
 The next meeting of the Women's Board of Citv MiSsions will he held at 8 o'clock this afternoon. All interested are invited to at tend. New members are desired from any of the churches in the city. Volunteers are also wanted as Friendly visitors to the poOr"