Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-17
LOCAL NE w S.
Brtef Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Letter files at Dorman's.
 Harper's for May is received and for sale by T. H. Pease & Son.
 Secretary Day of the Board of Education has gone for an extended visit to New York.
 Elias H. Snow long engaged in steamboat ing on the Connecticut. died in Hartford yes terday.
 Janitor Robert Walker, of the Union ar mory, has lost valuable $50 English setter by distemper.
 At Shows they have already commenced to draw ice cream soda water with Horton's unrivalled ice cream.
 Driver Phinney's truck team was damaged by a runaway on Elm street yesterday and MT. Phinney was quite badly bruised.
 Ask any walking delegate" who orders you to boycott the COURIER what his name is and who or what he professes to represent.
 Dr. Kimbell, the noted ehiropodist, is To- cated at the Tontine, not the Fremont House. He has already operated upon many cases.
 The Thalheimers, Captain Thalheimer, de- feated the Unevens, Captain Brown, in game of polo yesterday afternoon by score of 3 to 1.
 Monday evening Germa mia and Humboldt lodges, I. o. o. F of this city, will visit Bee- thoven lodge of Hartford, the party leaving here by the 6:26 train.
 At Trinity M. E. church tomorrow even ing Rev Dr. Peck will continue the Pill grim's Progress lecture course. Subject, 'The Palace Beautiful"
 The Good Sarmaritans' meeting will be held tomorrow in their hall, No. S17 Chapel street. There will be good speaking and other interesting exercises.
 Police Officer James Reynolds was sus- pended yesterday by Chief Bollman for leav- ing his beat without permission. The officer will be laid off for three days.
 Mrs. Edward Stevens and MT. F. E. Nor gan have bought the "Whitlock cottage" at Savin Rock, and after making repails and alterations expect to occupy it this sum- mer.
 Mrs. Amoret Conklyn was buried from her late residence, AT Perkins street, yesterday af- ternoon. The interment was in the Union cemetery. The Rev. Erastus Blakeslee off, ciated.
 Rev. S. H. Bray will speak at the Seamen's Bethel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A local orchestra will furnish music. MT. Hart and others will address the temperance meet ing in the evening.
 The funeral of Lieutenant John Carroll took place yesterday afternoon from St. Marys church. The interment was in St. Bernard's cemetery. Admiral Foote post, G. A. R., had charge of the funeral.
 On next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at Beecher's exchange, No. 769 Chapel street, will be sold at public auction the premises on the southwest corner of State and Edwards streets, and other valuable property in other parts of the city.
 A new switch has been laid at the corner of State and Chapel streets on the horse rail road, which will save a good deal of time when a branch car is to go from the main line to the branch road. The switch is the design of Superintendent Graham.
 Mrs. Dudley, wife of MT. A. E. Dudley, the insurance agent met with quite Q sad accident yesterday morning. She has been obliged to use crutches for over three years Yesterday morning she fell and broke her arm at the wrist. Dr. Russell attended the case.
 There was a slight fire yesterday morning in the Wilbur F. Day building on Broad way, in which Smith 6 Go. keep a grocery at No. 2. The fire was in the upper tene- ment at No. 7, occupied by William J. Dav- idson, and was extinguishsd without much harm being done
 A dark bay horse and top carriage, togeth- ar with a Oold nIatad vyhip and 1iOht h1apkat which were stolen from John Hill of Meri- den, were found by Horace P. Shares early yesterday morning standing under his shed at North Haven. A Meriden officer came down and took back the team.
 J. B. Sargent will address the meeting of the Equal Rights Debating club tomorrow evening at Loomis' Temple of Music; sub ject, "An Employers View the of Relations oe Capital and Labor." Lecture at o'clock. Ladies and gentlemen invited. Questions and short speeches at the close of the lec- turo.