Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 See the pocketbooks at Dorman's.
 Pianos, pianos, two prices, 643 Chapel street. "a
 Van Phou Lee lectures on Chins before the Hartford Y. M. c. A. to-morrow even- ing
 Miss Carrie McGaughey, of Wallingford, is recovering from a severe attack of pneu- monia.
 Charlotte A. Totten bought the George w. Goodsan premises, Mo- 6 High street, for $S,O00.
 R. s. Hieka, late cashier of the Stafford bank, has been assigned to work in the kitch- en at the State plison- - a-1-
 Rev. W. D. Mckinney, of Ansonia, will read paper before the New Haven minis tera' meeting to-day on "Hnms Rule"
 Tomorrow evening the next lecture of the Free academy course at Norwich will be ds- hvered by MT. Donald G. Mitehesl, of New Haven.
 s'The Odd Fellows Mutual aid associa- tion have paid in benefits during 1887 $82,- 95O.22. The receipts amounted to $94,- 24s.40.
 Mrs. Coughlin, wife of Kearn Cough1in of Bridgeport died on Saturday of cancer in the stomach after an illness of eleven months.
 Mr. and Mrs. PitkiD, of Wethers6eld, have been put in charge of the Hartford county temporary home for children, succeeding Miss Hare.
 Dr. Amelia A. Porter, a homeopathic phy- sician, graduate of the Boston university school of medicine, has established an office in Waterbury.
 It is reported that New Britain is to have a Republican daily newspaper backed by ex- State Treasurer Chamberlain and other influ- ential party men.
 To-day the shell fish commission will be- gin the werk of assessing the oyster ground property in the State in order to lay tax for the coming year.
 Deputy Grand Master Workman Willis Curtis, of New Haven, installed the officers of Silver City lodge, A. O. U. w., of Meri- den on Friday evening. :.
 Rev. MT. Means of St. Johns Episcopal church yesterday morning preached an ad- mirable and very impressive sermon; sub ject, "Be not weary in we'll doing."
 The officers of Francis s. Long post, G. A. R., Willimantic, recently elected, were in stalled Friday evening by Assistant Quarter master General W. E. Morgan, of New Ha- ven.
 Some of the walks in the western part of the city are in a dangerous condition, hsv- been neither cleaned from the ice or put in good order by sprinkling with sand or saw dust.
 Another sudden drop in the thermometer last evening New England weather keeps up it's reputation for variability. The phy- sicians report many cases of sickness in town. ..-
 Elisha B. Wetmore, formerly 8 conduc- tor on the Air Line railroad and now super- intendent of the New York Rapid Transit company, is visiting his mother in Middle town.
 The Black child's case was brought be- fore Judge Gardner in Ansonia and the parents making no objection the child was committed to the Home for the Friendlets in this city.
 Burwell Carter of PlaiAville, years ago of the clock shop in this city, finding his orders too numerous for his Plainville shop, will in the spring establish brass foundry in New Britain also.
 The Rockville house at Rockville was on Friday evening leased to Cameron & Sons, of Boston. The mortgage of 5000 held by E. S. Henry has been taken by the Thomp- son Savings bank.
 The Meriden Republican gave it's readers on Saturday fine illustration of the gymna- sium of the Meriden Y. M. c. A. which shows that the ssGym" is very thoroughly and handsomely equipped.
 Somebody who has taken the trouble to look over the figures finds that 67 of the 167 towns in the State have a smaller population than the number of patients in the State in- sane hospital at Middletown.
 Misses Nellie Byxbee, Grace and Alice Porter and Fife Hotchkiss of New Haven, and a number of New Haven young men at attended brilliant surprise party given Miss Etta Warner, of Meriden, Friday night.
 William H-Gonklfn addressed the Juvenile Temple yesterday afternoon. Superinten-r dent T. R. Thomson read a poem. The Tenn pIe, under MT Thomson's able management, is in Aourishing condition and has large at
 
 siding in Hawleyville, fell down the cellar stairs at his residence Saturday afternoon, breaking his neck, causing instant death. Deceased was seventy-6ve years of age and leaves family. ''
 Harrison Ferris, the Clone fsherman," drowned under the ice in Lake Waramaug on Wednesday last, had lived for many years in Kansas dug out, hut with roof matched with dirt. Ferris served in the war for the Union three years His age was ffty-one.
 GaHey Could NOt AMord To put it in the paper every time he secured . position for q graduate of his Sherthand and Typewriting school at 49 Church street It would cost Q small fortune. .tss T Charity Conference and Boys Clubs. The Rev. J. O. Collins, of New Haven, who has successfully established a number of boys' clubs and is doing a large work for